This is Joel Pett's cartoon for the USA Today on December 13, 2009. It's the highlight of his career, and yet still it hasn't reached the people who need to see it most.
/r/Columbus . !columbus@lemmy.world exists but it never really took off and has been dead for 8 months. I haven't had anything relevant to post there, but if I find something good, I'll post it. !ohio@midwest.social just isn't the same.
Nothing much. Just messing around on here and playing !Wordle@lemmy.world and !retrogaming@lemmy.world while I'm waiting for my turn at the DMV. If I can find good art of Luigi Mangione flying with a balloon or something, I'll post it my old subreddit.
That's definitely going to ruin people's athletic careers, but at least this arbitrary definition has some merit in athletics. It's important to say that getting disqualified this way doesn't make someone a less "real" woman. Women can get disqualified from events this way. That's why I'd rename them to the "open" and "two X chromosomes" contests.
I like CSAs! That's exactly the kind of post-capitalist rebellion we need right now.
But in reality, I rely on processed foods more than I'd like to admit. I don't think CSAs can send me pizzas. Until I change myself enough, I'll continue to eat pizza, but I won't buy pizza from Papa John's.
OK, so hold up. This isn't testing if a woman is trans. This test also disqualifies cis women who have genetic conditions that give them masculine physical traits. This article gives examples of women's gold medalists who are cis but would now be disqualified.
We might have to replace the men's and women's categories with "open" and "two X chromosomes". Cis and trans people of all genders might be surprised to find whether or not they qualify for the "two X chromosomes" category. Particularly effeminate cis men might qualify for "two X chromosomes". This actually seems like a fair way to level the playing field, accomplishing what the current men's and women's divisions try to do.
I am a little worried about the idea of disqualifying athletes for having beneficial genes. This could have implications beyond women's sports, like being banned from basketball for being too tall.
Whether you decide to fight or flee, I won't judge you. Do what makes sense for you and your loved ones. This is a difficult decision. Don't let Lemmy guilt trip you over it.
I have a family and kids that need me. I'll support the resistance where I can, but I can't fight on the front lines. I'm lucky I'm not a target of this administration yet, but if we go out and protest, we may become targets.
In recent years, my family has been getting our passports together and fulfilling requirements to get jobs in another country. If things get violent in my hometown, we can flee across the border. I'll do whatever it takes to keep my family safe.
If I was alone and no one depended on me, I'd disappear into the resistance. Somewhere, there's a cache of vintage World War II weapons that would love to fight Nazis again. But, I'm honestly not the gun nut type.
I'm American, and I've been trying to boycott Trump donors for several years. They're hard to avoid, especially with food, but it's possible. The way my country is falling to fascism makes me sick. I feel bad paying my taxes because I know my tax money is funding this garbage too.
That all living things are worthy of my compassion. If the millions of conservatives out there somehow prove me wrong... then all attempts at civilization are doomed to collapse and we're reverting back to feudal times.
This is Joel Pett's cartoon for the USA Today on December 13, 2009. It's the highlight of his career, and yet still it hasn't reached the people who need to see it most.