This reminds me of the ASMR video I watched where this person removed my cranial nerves for cleaning and I was so immersed that I was kind of weirded out and upset by their sudden theft.
Has is occurred to you that the reason no one is arguing that Biden and Harris aren't pieces of shit is because they are actually pieces of shit, and no one in this reply chain said otherwise? That's why "no one said that" was so funny to me.
Everything about biology is a random effect. Even a mutation that's selected for wasn't planned; it just happened by chance. Like if you're an aquatic species maybe you'll end up being a strong swimmer over generations, but the water doesn't pressure you towards that on its own. You have to coincidentally develop flukes that make you a stronger swimmer before those traits can be selected for.
Sometimes traits that get passed down aren't beneficial at all because they don't make an impact on reproduction. Think of an animal that comes in many colors like a house cat or certain fish species. In such cases it's clear that the color of the animal doesn't have any bearing on its ability to reproduce, so a variety of colors are passed down for no particular reason.
I would love to learn why this isn't completely stupid, if anyone has a way of explaining. We'd be down entire genres of games if developers didn't copy each other's homework.
I would like to understand what you're saying better. I assume the original OP was a thread about sports (though honestly I have no idea). Given that context, how should someone in OP's position behave/respond (if at all) to the posts about trans women in sports?
Why are you making it one thing or the other? We can have more than one conversation. Do you think we should shut up about trans rights altogether because all this bickering over such an insignificant number of people is distracting from larger human rights issues?
If it's the case that the conversation itself upsets you because it hurts and you're sick of seeing it, I totally get that; it's valid.
It depends on where the kids are in their development. AFAB and AMAB kids are functionally identical until puberty starts. A trans child should, imo, be allowed puberty-prevention treatments so that they can choose what kind of puberty they'd like to have when they're older. And that's sure as heck not doing anyone favors in the athletics department.
Ah, I wondered if it might have been a typo since "mistborn" seems like a more plausible word. I've been meaning to get around to Sanderson since forever, but I didn't do any reading for the longest time, and I've been on a big sci-fi kick since starting up again because I'm mostly interested in stories that use novel premises to examine issues like human rights and the nature of consciousness/life, etc. I've felt like fantasy is too meaningless adventure-y? Not enough induction of personal growth. But I'm in the middle of The Magicians right now, and that's really proving me wrong, and also there was Tehanu. That was a hard book to read because it was so real.
I think the trans women who are passionate about their sport disagree with you. Why would you just be okay with letting someone literally lose their hobby or even career over their gender? It's dehumanizing.
I don't see what harm this conversation has. People who aren't terrible will be better educated and people who are terrible weren't trans allies in the first place. What have we lost?
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Frankly they can call me a biological male all day if they want to deliver some hormones to a girl who needs them.
You know they're going to stop that, right? They're not going to allow people to transition at all if they get their way.
Assuming you're genuinely uninformed and confused, trans women do not have any advantages over cis women if they've been on HRT. The lack of testosterone affects the body dramatically. You can see evidence of this in the fact that trans women aren't dominating any of the competitions which have allowed them.
Furthermore, sports were never fair in the first place. Some people are more naturally gifted in various areas than others. There are actually cis female athletes who have been forced to medically lower their natural testosterone levels in the name of fairness, and that's some Harrison Bergeron shit.
The only thing I use Reddit for is porn, and my feed isn't empty, so either they're doing this in stages or there's some other criteria they're using beyond just being NSFW.
I don't think it's just Tumblr either; I know quite a few people who are allergic to the shift key. I kind of dig it as a style though? Like it's a dialect sort of thing.
Back in my day sugar was only C and H.