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I'm similar to your kid. I have celiac and also severe lactose intolerance. Fortunately, a lot of candy is free of most allergens. For example, Sour Patch kids and Laffy Taffy. (Not sure if it's vegan though.) I also had a nephew with a peanut allergy, so I try to read labels when I buy Halloween candy (though this year I decided to reverse trick or treat the houses on my block with kids and then turn the lights off, since kids don't really go out anymore like they used to.)

I was a server, and this was never a problem and isn't even a potential problem. I can't even think of a time when I had to use someone's third-person pronouns. You're trying to create outrage over a problem that only exists inside the minds of bigots.

After seeing this post, I'm determined to more than double my potato salad consumption

Oh, that's really great though. I didn't know.

Black plastic bags aside, it looks like a nice place for a stroll and a picnic

Important point: "Biodegradable" plastic doesn't biodegrade in the same way as something like a banana. It disinitegrates to the point that it is invisible to humans, but it introduces microplastics into the environment.

I used https://youtubetranscript.com/?v=NgGLFozNM2o and did a ctl+F for "Mendel," and there's nothing

That site has an ad for NFTs lmao

Nor mine. I've had a lot of women talk to me about their relationship goals, perhaps because I'm gay so they know I'm a disinterested third party. I've never had anyone confide in me that they like the company of abusive assholes. Quite the contrary, in fact.

What I have noticed are a lot of guys who think they're nice to women, but really aren't. I've also seen men who project a completely fabricated persona to women, acting polite and caring, but being the most vicious untrustworthy backstabbers in the room -- e.g., being extremely polite and civil to the woman, but then telling me they can't wait to get into her pants, etc., the moment she's out of earshot.

It always used to surprise me that bands like Nirvana would play with the Dwarves, considering their reputation and actions at shows

Someone pointed out that it looks like the setup for some sea lioning, and now I tend to agree.

They were violent pricks at their shows. They'd beat the shit out of random people at their shows just to be edgy.

I come from the school of showing unity, support, and mutual aid. Dancing at shows was one thing, but deliberately hurting people is fucked up imo.

Hmmm. I feel like it's more a deliberate distortion of reality.

The way I see it, it's closely related to the approach used by segregationists who would use things like gerrymandering or poll tax to exclude Black voters and then claim that it's not racist policy because they didn't expressly mention race.

Same! If you think of it, please let me know 🙏

Whatever it is, it's pretty common to the point that I can predict the entire conversation:

Me: [Posts links to numerous transphobic tweets by Rowling].

Them: That's not transphobic, she's just saying [superficial bad-faith reading of the tweet in question and a statement about transgender people being "too sensitive"]

If there's not a term for this, someone needs to coin one lol

I used to engage, but I've learned from my tenure on reddit to recognize the pattern and that there's no point

There'ren't no peeps whomst'd make u say't

This is the same thing as people who claim Trump's not racist. It's so patently absurd to claim that you can't see evidence of her transphobia even when it's right in front of you that people are left dumbfounded. It's so obvious you're not saying this is earnest.

Someone help me out, isn't there a name for this technique? It's not "gish gallop" because it's not an endless stream of out-of-pocket claims, but rather one claim that's so colossally batshit that it can't be addressed. It's like someone saying, "No one's produced evidence of humans requiring oxygen to live." It's a way to successfully dodge an issue because of the absurdity of the claim being made. Is it called "red herring"?

My heros will only ever possibly be my neighbors wherever I live.

That's what I'm always saying! I know so many good working class folks in my friend group and neighborhood. I don't feel compelled to look up to some celebrity who's ultimately a complete rando to me.

There are artists and other famous people whose work I respect and admire, but my heros are people I know irl

Holy shit beebarfbadger, how'd you get in here?

I can tell by the knife and gorilla tape you're holding that you're here to help me with home repairs, so thanks!

I'd like to add Lakota People's Law Project and Minnesota Freedom Fund