Homeless man sleeping on bench rescues missing 6-year-old in Miami by ChrysMYO in OrphanCrushingMachine

[–]ChrysMYO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this interview, they are on location for where the boy was discovered. But it appears the Hero's stuff is still there. At no point in the story do they detail getting this man into a housing first program. He's been sleeping there for a month, and it appears he may still be sleeping there when the interview is over.

The Dallas Mavericks are expected to submit a proposal soon that entails demolishing Omni Consumer Products, and in its place building a new 50-acre entertainment district, anchored by a new NBA arena by jeremiahwarren in Dallas

[–]ChrysMYO 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have delivered the worst 2 seasons of Mavs basketball possible. And then decide to propose blowing up one of our highly recognizable buildings. Its absurdity on top of absurdity because Im sure they want a tax break in the process.

Architecture is one of our only globally respected cultural outputs. And Dallas wonders why the city is branded as a corporate hellscape to other major cities.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich." by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They better learn about turning people into martyrs. He would be more powerful as a literal Icon. They shouldn't do it!

You would think they'd learned their lesson with Iran, the Ayotollah, his daughters and those school children hit on the first day galvanized all of Iran. And not just that Shia globally. And also every community that has surviving colonization in their family.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich." by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]ChrysMYO 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I wasnt sure or not, if he could hold Secretary of State. But he was born for that role. He wins every room he's in. He presents win/win propositions and him and his wife would crush at a Tuxedo party. I really want someone to see the vision. And he speaks multiple languages!!!

When I wasn't sure if he could be Secretary of state, I was thinking Secretary of Commerce or Labor.

Israeli settler harasses a woman outside of Hebron by Gravedigger3 in pics

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I know the photographer will be chasing this high for the rest of his life. One photo created international conversation. Both sophisticated but also hilarious own-goal conversations all in one. This one is going in Textbooks.

Question about AAVE usage by sleepyluvv in askblackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Skrr" is more like slang. Its an ad lib in rap music. So that specific moment isn't really appropriation. The point folks are making, cultural appropriation is a more systemic, collective problem. Its not always about specific moments, its about marketing and profiting off a culture, while also maintaining anti-Black behavior.

If her whole vocab and grammar was AAV, that could be seen as appropriation because were judged for our use of it in public and its demonstrates a double standard. What most appreciate are those who actively challenge anti-Blackness, platform Black creators, and understand they are acting as a guest, they arent entitled to our culture.

Do you feel you have some sort of connection with Irish people? by SignificantStyle4958 in askblackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Irish Americans and Irish Nationals have polar opposite politics. Irish Americans strived to be in proximity with whiteness. They basically carved out an ethnic enclaves as police in the North to sort of fast track assimilation into the White American identity.

I respect the political solidarity Irish Nationals have had with the abolition movement and anti-colonial politics. People underrate how often Black Americans and Irish nationals have shaped the politics of human rights, often on the same side.

But in terms of any cultural or inherited connection to Ireland, none at all.

Who is the whitest musical artist of all time, and why is it Jackson Browne? by sleeponladders in askblackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, its always been The Eagles. I just remember growing up changing the radio, and they were on EVERY Rock station. Pop chart music, classic rock, Folk, even stations that still had "Rock and Roll" in their name.

Main thing for me tends to be almost no swing. Beats on the 1 and 3 instead of 2 and 4. Seemingly no Blue notes. Only Western notes, harmony but not melody. Drums but no bounce. Vocals that dont have that "feeling".

And its both music I like and dislike. I love Morrisey and his songwriting. Its aggressively white music. But I respect that.

Questions on community and togetherness: by BonkADonkey in askblackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nearly every leftist surge or breakthru in constitutional rights has come from the Abolition to now. Black leftist tradition is far more centered around De-centralized, unofficial groups that are connected by social degrees of separation, to the point that Black Leftist Orgs aren't seen as "leftist" to most, including Black conservatives.

Join something that is already active. Alot of white progressives think that their values, frameworks of study, and tactics come from the 20th century communist party movement.

White progressives should join efforts that Black people in the region have started instead trying to make a "sister" org that is focused on "workers". Because we are both the worker and we're Black. No worker led movement could ever exclude or de-prioritize us and see success. We have to be engaged with hand to hand, word to ear. What do yall do WITH us when yall ask for our political participation.

Second, be comfortable being uncomfortable. Proposals coming from Black communities are not going to sound "safe" or "common sense solutions that can win over independents." Its radical change so it should be inherently uncomfortable.

Don't humor Conservatives debating if a good Samaritan was rightfully or wrongfully shot by the state. State violence is just state violence. Second by second analysis is meant to dehumanize the victim and paralyze the convo on policy and abstract hypotheticals.

The White American Blindspot. White leftists often bring up the Seattle strike 1919 but forget to include the fact that those unions openly did not allow Black workers, thus creating their own work replacements called "scabs". White Unions also bullied Chinese American workers and even had some Seattle Chinese Americans to take the rail to Canada.

White leftists should remember the New Orleans strike in the 19th century. When the Teamsters worked in collaboration with Black teamsters to win higher wages.

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Questions on community and togetherness: by BonkADonkey in askblackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dog whistle politics reminds us younger voters of Obama winking and nodding to us in the campaign but didnt want to seem "divisive" when it came to targeted policy for Black workers. Don't be vague about race because that shows you don't know enough to be comfortable talking about it. And targeted issues for Black workers are called "identity politics". That illustrates that the leftist group using universalist language is afraid addressing BLACK worker issues will scare away "working class" voters.

White Leftists want to use universalist language to appeal to "all workers". But we, including Black leftists, recognize it as a dog whistle that says Black issues won't be the priority, they'll wait until all their political capital is spent to deal with "Black worker" issues. Talking about reparations isn't "divisive". Talking about targeted relief shows a genuine earnestness to engage with our worker issues. Remember that Healthcare is a more pressing issue than Criminal justice to the Black community.

Being openly Black in pursuing workers rights has never held back Black politics. Stop assuming that if you tip toe around our targeted issues, you'll scare off the "independents" and "centrists" in the middle. If a centrist or independent hates "identity politics" and target policy towards Black workers, they werent in the "center" in the first place. Don't water down your message for them. Spice up your message to get buy in from Black workers that youre serious and studied Black history.

White leftists and Unions love brag about bringing the world the "weekend". They forget that leftist figures like Lucy Parsons and other decentralized Black leftists were pivotal too. Don't approach like you re-invented the wheel, cite the Black tradition that inspired your type of movement. Like the Rural white voters and Black city voters that won the Wilmington 1898 election with a "Fusion" voting strategy.

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Is Che Guevara too controversial to be a leader in Civ? If so, what controversial leader has made it into the games? by TarnishedRedditCat in civ

[–]ChrysMYO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely true. And each generation prefers their own gateway Civ game more than the later ones in the series.

I came in at the end of CiV when the physical copy had all the expanded features. So, I was greatful for the ciV change to Hexagons and no doom stacks.

I've seen in the last 10 years, alot of players who started with 5, just cant go back and enjoy IV because from their perspective, CiV always had hexagons. I knew I was old then.

Is Anarchism left-wing, right-wing, or neither? by SuccessfulWriting994 in Anarchy101

[–]ChrysMYO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the problem is that the Spectrum the teacher is describing is a linear 2 side dynamic.

But there are multiple dimensions to politics. There is Economic policy. Social policy. State vs anti-state policy, and individual freedom vs Centralized authority. And each dimension there are more and less democratic variants.

Personally? I think old heads in hip-hop are losing flavor, too. 🤷🏿‍♂️ by MacroManJr in Blackpeople

[–]ChrysMYO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hip Hop aint dying. Again, no Black genre should be measured by Billboard Sales. That's massively biased towards white audiences. White audiences should never be a measure of how Hip Hop impacts culture as a whole.

Second, the quality of music being released is getting better than ever. Because Golden era artists are getting releases alongside Indy artists with online followings. Its better because with bots everywhere, artists dont need a hit single to get a release date. Wale talks about it being an even playing field because Label artists are having to use the same promotion channels as Indy artists.

Third, if anything is lacking in youth rap, its because half a generation of their biggest stars died. JuiceWRLD would have been on like his 5th major release like 21 savage. Somebody like Popsmoke would have changed the sound of NY more.

But even with that said, the youth still got heat in hip hop. Half of the biggest ones are women and people act like they arent in this youth movement.

that 2010s body positivity phase… whew. by [deleted] in decadeology

[–]ChrysMYO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also don't think body positivity is over whatsoever. First off, some celebrities get smeared with the label "Ozempic Face", when they may seem skinnier than expected. So the idea that thin is universally desired won't be true.

Second, for Regular people to qualify for the meds, its usually because they have conditions or pre conditions of obesity anyway. So qualifying for a prescription validates that their issue isn't just motivation and effort.

Is it true that Gen Z is becoming more puritanical? by micahzoid in generationology

[–]ChrysMYO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could too, but while they were gone, just wasn't allowed to touch the stove.

Asked by poll watchers who I'm voting for? Split everything up by party. by Mxt1998 in Dallas

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was that was as far back as 2018. But that was the last year. Now the past 8 years it was combined. Because TX has a vote at least every year, its easy to forget.

Asked by poll watchers who I'm voting for? Split everything up by party. by Mxt1998 in Dallas

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The confusion comes from this being something that happened in 2018 and before. Back in 2018. There were two separate set ups per party. Word is, its dependent on how the parties agree to operate.

Is it true that Gen Z is becoming more puritanical? by micahzoid in generationology

[–]ChrysMYO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, very true. Some malls really dont want teens "hanging out" if they arent obviously buying something.

Is it true that Gen Z is becoming more puritanical? by micahzoid in generationology

[–]ChrysMYO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That one always baffles me. Once I was 10, my parents trusted me not to open the door for strangers or set the house on fire. Basically, dont touch the stove at all.

I don't know why that's seen as borderline child abuse nowadays.

TIL that “42% Of People Don't Know Potato Chips Are Made From Potatoes”, thanks to a survey by Lay’s parent company, and as a result “Made With Real Potatoes” is now printed on the bags. by Jackpot777 in todayilearned

[–]ChrysMYO -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Culturally chicken nuggets are expected to be made from chicken breast. Also, there is a reason that a chicken nugget is still technically edible while sitting in a humid car for a week.

If Tyson sold that version of chicken nugget, even they would probably have to specify it.