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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 08:41:22 PM

It is a good indicator that people do not believe that women and transwomen are interchangeable.  You can still still respect their rights of course, but at a fundamental level most people do not seem them as exactly the same.  This massive gap between stated belief and behavior is an indicator of false preference.

But not all cisgendered women are interchangeable either. And the statement trans women are women doesn't mean that trans women are exactly the same as cisgender women.

This is odd.  How can Tran woman = woman and Trans woman ≠ woman both be true at the same time?  Two equal things are the same, that's what equal means.  If person who dates woman discriminates against trans woman then they don't really believe that trans woman are women.  They don't seem them as equal.

#2

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 08:17:19 PM

Makes sense to me. Reviewing copyright claims probably involves a lot of book reading, so you want someone good at that, like a librarian.

#3

Gaming HQ / Re: Crusader Kings III

Last post by jimmy olsen - Today at 08:09:39 PM

Ugh, my stupid mother in law changed her inheritance law from female to equality right before she died, so my wife only inherited a county and her brother inherited the kingdom.

I don't want to fight Nubia because I don't want to give the Fatimids an opening, and I want to make a hybrid Ethiopian and Nubian culture once I'm Emperor. However, I'm not sure I can get enough counties even if I conquer every single non-Nubian one

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Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Jacob - Today at 07:06:44 PM

@Jacob, La Presse is saying that Quebec's economic development Minister is Joly.

Okay cool.

On the surface of it having a federal minister for economic development for each of the provinces/ regions makes a lot of sense to me. I expect there are wins to be had from more focused collaboration.

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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 07:02:41 PM

I saw Flash Gordon in one of the old far uptown Manhattan movie palaces, a huge ornate decaying theater. It was in what could fairly be called a diverse neighborhood.  We arrived early and another movie was ending with some kind of action suspense plot, and some of our fellow patrons freely and enthusiastically gave advice to the protagonists about their next course of action and warned them about lurking dangers. The main feature enjoyed similar high spirited participation.

Reminds me of an old Eddie Murphy skit about the only people allowed to talk in movie theaters are black people during kung fu movies.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 06:53:28 PM

Yeah I think there are many very good reasons women may want to have single sex spaces or services - and I really don't get how it's patriarchal to note that men are vastly, vastly more predatory and dangerous to women than vice versa. I think part of that is social construction of gender roles and it is something we should fight (though I've not got great hopes of the Andrew Tate generation ), but I think it is a reality. Pretending otherwise feels to me a bit like the way some European states are officially "colour blind".

Sorry not another side in an oppositional perspective - another angle, perhaps.

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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 06:41:22 PM

I've never got the supreme hate for it.

Well...there is that whole Scientology thing.

That's what the director blames. People just kneejerk not giving it a chance because of the scientology associations.

Certainly valid to avoid giving any business to the film due to this, and it certainly does have hints of Hubbards lunacy (evil psychologist aliens), but going in ignoring scientology and just watching it as a film in its own right... It's not unfun.

#8

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 06:37:29 PM

Valmy I wasn't focusing on bathrooms, that bit is silly.

But I would argue that you are not less patriarchal than the system you trash when you dismiss concerns of women over sharing so-called protected spaces with males.


Sheilbh,

The other side to this, which trans rights activists often point to, is that in opinion polling the British public are broadly pretty supportive. There are one or two issues (sports and single sex spaces) where there's strong opposition (I think a majority of voters of all voters).

I don't think this is another side to what I was writing at all (and my view in general) I think it's the same side.

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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by mongers - Today at 06:13:51 PM

I saw Flash Gordon in one of the old far uptown Manhattan movie palaces, a huge ornate decaying theater. It was in what could fairly be called a diverse neighborhood.  We arrived early and another movie was ending with some kind of action suspense plot, and some of our fellow patrons freely and enthusiastically gave advice to the protagonists about their next course of action and warned them about lurking dangers. The main feature enjoyed similar high spirited participation.

My grandfather took me to see it, he was about 76 or 77 at the time.  He had fled Communist Ukraine in the 1920s and then Nazi Vienna in 1938, and made it as far as Brussels when the Blitzkrieg caught up with him; he spent the next 5 years running and dodging around Belgium with a wife and small child. In the 60s/70s he ran a fur shop in a "transitional" neighborhood in NYC with the transition mostly going the wrong way.  Ever since he died in the 90s, I've often thought about seeing Flash Gordon that day. I can't even imagine what he must of have thought of it.  If I asked at the time, I don't remember his answer.

 

He'd seen it all?

Some older people can't stand the way the world has changed during their lifetime and can see little of redeeming value in it. Others can't take it seriously, but in a kinder forgiving way; sounds like he was more from this category?

 

#10

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 06:08:03 PM

Oh I'm so sorry Raz - I've experience with dementia and it is really bad, especially when there's other stress or causes for confusion for that person.

I hope the lawyer can help on finding a solution.