LotsRegret
5mo ago
I think this is the other side of the mind-kill coin you see out of media analysis through a feminist/queer/whatever lens. Suddenly the lens becomes blinders and it becomes simple to find any grievance, perceived or otherwise, to condemn the show (or praise it if you can claim certain characters are X-coded)
LotsRegret
7mo ago
You have to feel for BU here - after all, the guy won a MacArthur genius grant and wrote a NYT bestseller. There was no way to predict he had no idea how to run an academically rigorous enterprise.
Absolutely not. Firstly, Kendi's entire philosophy could be summarized simply that "any difference in outcome is caused by racism, we just need to find the racism". That isn't academic or rigorous, it is a conclusion looking for targets. Secondly, receiving accolades and awards for saying politically flattering things to those people who are granting those awards and are part of the cultural and political elite isn't impressive.
LotsRegret
7mo ago
In sociopolitical contexts, what is your personal, off-the-cuff definition or interpretation of the term NPC?
LotsRegret
8mo ago
Seems space exploration and colonization could be a good outlet for the dangerous world desires.
LotsRegret
8mo ago
Which is why you don't need everyone to choose blue, just over half the people, which is a much more tenable solution.
LotsRegret
8mo ago
I'm not sure I'd consider this a "conspiracy" outside of the most trivial sense of the word as the FBI, and law enforcement in general, tend to be loathe to reveal details on active investigations or even if there is an investigation going on.
So people not revealing they are investigating Hunter Biden and they have his laptop is just standard operating procedure, the same behavior they'd do for essentially any other crime they suspect went or is going on.
While I generally agree with you about Trump being elected allows DEI groups to unite and point to him as evidence of their correctness, one thing to consider is the difference in SCOTUS makeup (and other judiciary appointments) Trump (or another Republican president) versus Biden (or another Democratic president) would institute. The only reason affirmative action is dead is because of Trump getting three nominees in SCOTUS, which is likely one of the few things which can really attack DEI policies.
LotsRegret
9mo ago
Are you sure about that?
Was Fifty Shades of Grey a well written product?
Was Jersey Shore a well produced TV show?
I'd never suggest the quality of the product and the sales figures are anything but loosely correlated.
LotsRegret
11mo ago
Do people on both side of the debate actually care about women's sports, or is it just an excuse to wage the culture war?
I care insomuch as I have a daughter who wants to compete in sports as I did when I was young and be given a "fair shot" at becoming an athlete worthy of scholarships, etc.
As a compromise, I think trans women should compete in sports where there testosterone does not give you an advantage, such as long-distance swimming, fast climbing, equestrian sports, shooting, etc.
Something to consider is it isn't just current levels of testosterone which gives one an advantage. Going through male puberty grants additional bone density, height, muscle mass, etc. than had they of been women going through puberty. So while their muscle mass may regress some, the advantages of extra height and bone density do not disappear
LotsRegret
1yr ago
Obviously not the OP, but I'd point to the myriad of women empowerment messaging you see almost everywhere whereas the same messaging doesn't exist for men or boys. From "The Future Is Female" to "Women Get It Done" to positive affirmations on yogurt (this annoyed my spouse enough for them to rant about it to me).
I'm not sure I'd include the complaint about indifference of the universe towards being a man in the email, as I think it distracts from what should be focused on and could rankle sensibilities of the person reading it who may believe the world is set up for male benefits.
LotsRegret
1yr ago
I think the existence of the ability to travel faster than light which is known to at least one alien species drastically worsens the fermi paradox. With faster than light travel, massive galactic empires can form in (astrologically) insignificant timescales and why we haven't heard/seen them is more inexplicable.
LotsRegret
1yr ago
This is my understanding as well, but if the laws are challenged, how long would it take to go to SCOTUS? By the time it is deemed unconstitutional, well, the election season is over. "Oops"?
LotsRegret
1yr ago
It may be powerful, but is it a power which results in a stronger, healthier, and better nation?
I personally much prefer a nation which organizes along a shared ethic, not ethnic line.
LotsRegret
1yr ago
It is the job of the production team to educate the relevant actors on proper gun-handling procedures and ensure the safety of the gun.
Of which, Baldwin, having worked on many movies where guns were used were well aware of.
A big issue in the Baldwin situation is that in the scene that was being shot, Baldwin was meant to be quickly drawing the gun. He was not meant to be firing it. If you look at the filming right before the incident happened, his finger is clearly inside the trigger guard and likely near or on the trigger itself. So the revolver should have never of been fired in the first place. It was his negligence by pulling the trigger. If he was in a scene wherein he was intended to "shoot" the gun, and that is when the negligent discharge happened I would have more empathy towards Baldwin's innocence. This is not the case, so the armorer failed by allowing live ammunition onto the set and Baldwin failed by negligently pulling the trigger of the revolver when the scene did not call for it. Both made critical errors, leading to the death of one and another injured, and both are justifiably going to be charged.
LotsRegret
1yr ago
The incentives are aligned to favor clickbait, which is why the media tends to be so bad.
I'm not entirely sure the incentives of clickbait explain this as well as is theorized. Let's look at NPR which is funded by the government and donations. They don't have the same incentives, but I think NPR is even worse than many or even most MSM outlets when it comes to political slants. So while clickbait incentives may be driving part of the problem I don't think it is sufficient or even a necessary element for why the news media is so bad.
LotsRegret
1yr ago
"Historically Marginalized" is and will be useful to refuse AA to white men (or whites and men) when they are drastically underrepresented in academia and work sectors that are seen as important by those in power. Men are already moderately underrepresented in university attendance, yet very few are giving men AA, as they are not "historically marginalized". So all the current is against them, despite them already being underrepresented.
To what end? Assuming they had the caucus system in now and Trump were to be win the nomination (regardless of if he won in CO's caucus or not), the same reason for stripping him from the primary roster is also true for the general election roster.
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