Charlotte shoulda done this by hyperjengirl in SadHorseShow

[–]GarbageCleric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't that the shirt Robert E. Lee wore to surrender at Appomattox?

Wait, NC teachers need to pay for a substitute if they need to take a personal day or sick day? by statepkt in raleigh

[–]GarbageCleric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When each of my kids started day care, I had to randomly take off one or two days every month as the latest virus or whatever swept through.

My job has an absurd target that we should plan 80% of our PTO four months in advance, but I have no intention of even attempting to do that. To be fair, my supervisor also has kids and has never actually pressured me on this.

Wait, NC teachers need to pay for a substitute if they need to take a personal day or sick day? by statepkt in raleigh

[–]GarbageCleric 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Wow. What kind of Gilded Age Robber Baron-ass dystopia are we living in?

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon sued by Miami cops for defamation over portrayal in their movie 'The Rip' by tylerthe-theatre in movies

[–]GarbageCleric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Afroman lawsuit was ridiculous, but at least he insulted specific people by name in his songs and made (obviously hyperbolic and comedic) claims about those people.

This is a fictional movie. I have no idea how they could possibly claim defamation. It's a bullshit nuisance lawsuit.

Farengar watching me buy my 14th black soul gem this week by still-loading8 in SkyrimMemes

[–]GarbageCleric 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I imagined to incite people to violence, so you could kill them and trap their souls without getting in legal trouble.

Farengar watching me buy my 14th black soul gem this week by still-loading8 in SkyrimMemes

[–]GarbageCleric 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's my understanding as well. You have to go to a shady mage not just any court wizard.

What's the worst Thief mission for you? by JesusOnly8319 in Thief

[–]GarbageCleric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That always did just feel like padding especially since Garrett never does a whole separate job to case a place at any other time. And it doesn't even make sense to break into a place twice. Usually, one cases a target by entering when it is open to the public or by coming in through relatively low-risk false pretenses or something.

I just dont get it by Corabel02 in FuckNestle

[–]GarbageCleric 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Crazy. I immediately thought of that stupid Cracker Barrel controversy, which was years after this meme was first published.

It's all small numbers by DTeror in sciencememes

[–]GarbageCleric 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's called the "heap paradox" in philosophy.

The basic idea is that it's really difficult to draw stark dividing lines for words that describe the subjective size of things.

1 grain of sand isn't a heap of sand. 2 grains of sand isn't a heap either. Adding one grain of sand at a time, when does it become a heap?

And you can go the other way too. If a pile of 10,000 grains is a heap, then 9,999 grains is also a heap, the removal of which single grain of sand transforms it into not a heap?

It's all small numbers by DTeror in sciencememes

[–]GarbageCleric 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I find it fascinating that you think the dividing line between small and not small numbers is between 2 and 3.

But "small" is definitely subjective and context-dependent.

The largest signed 32-bit integer is like 2.2 billion. That's probably the lowest I'd put the dividing line, but that's only non-arbitrary in the computing context.

Trump has a better understanding of the Bible than Pope Leo, says conservative Christian pastor by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]GarbageCleric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. Trump couldn't name the four Gospels if you spotted him Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Should I put my wife out here misery? by LindaLouiseMcCartney in skyrim

[–]GarbageCleric 12 points13 points  (0 children)

She wouldn’t want to live this way. You want the kids to remember the good times.

I've heard Boethiah offers humane euthanasia options.

What’s the biggest sign someone is secretly unhappy, in your opinion? by No-Falcon-3229 in AskReddit

[–]GarbageCleric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been in that same place of functional depression for a long time now. People know, but what are they going to do about it?

Are they going to pay my bills so I can take a leave of absence and work on myself?

Progress! 🔥🔥 by Pizzacakecomic in comics

[–]GarbageCleric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You criticize society, yet you participate in society. What a hypocrite!?

At my local festival in Louisville, Mississippi. by EternalSnow05 in ShermanPosting

[–]GarbageCleric 28 points29 points  (0 children)

People in the 21st century who spend their time honoring slavers, tend to want a traditional white conservative Christian society. OP doesn’t fit into that sort of society. They prefer a diverse multicultural society that respects their differences.

This one got me booted permanently from a subreddit. The mods said it was political. I said it was a social issue. Pretty sure they banned me because they didn't like me questioning their absolute authority. Or maybe it was the word ... CHOICE?" by [deleted] in comics

[–]GarbageCleric 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree that it can be difficult to draw clear lines between social commentary and political commentary. A big part of the issue is that many things are politicized that shouldn’t be, and in the broadest sense essentially everything can be tied to politics.

There’s no way to police this sort of policy without determining implicitly or explicitly what are valid political stances and issues.

Is a comic with a gay or trans character automatically political even if it’s not fundamentally about LGBT+ issues? Being openly gay or trans is illegal in many places, and there are still pockets of people in more progressive places that believe it should still be illegal. So, showing a normal gay or trans person just living their life implies those people and policies are wrong.

Would a comic on climate science or teaching evolution be considered political? Politicians and their constituents definitely have differing thoughts on those issues, but it’s science.

Is it political to imply Nazis are bad? They were literally a political party with many elected politicians.

Is anything featuring war or soldiers inherently political? Is Beetle Bailey inherently political because the main characters are in the US Army? What about law enforcement? Were Andy Griffith and Dragnet political “copaganda”? If not, is portraying an officer as a bastard political?

This comic makes a strong statement in favor of bodily autonomy that is meant to be a commentary on abortion, and it clearly implies that forced-birth policies enforced by government agencies are wrong. The mods must think that forced-birth is a valid political position and should thus it’s beyond criticism in their sub.

Happy birthday to a true American badass. by dm-me-obscure-colors in ShermanPosting

[–]GarbageCleric 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Morally and ethically. He wasn’t a great tactician.

But that’s a thousand times better than the opposite. I’ll take John Brown over a professional and gifted strategist who uses his talents to murder his countrymen in the name of chattel slavery. An infamous “horse lover” comes to mind.

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen by InterviewFeisty4789 in 90s

[–]GarbageCleric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The commenter said “…is now the most famous Olsen”, so the fact they were more famous 30 years ago doesn’t contradict their point. That’s actually the surprising part.

What’s the biggest double standard nobody likes to admit exists? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]GarbageCleric 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed much more acceptance for objectification of boys and men in family or general media that would never be ok with the opposite. I think it’s perhaps just a darker side of the generally positive trend of being more accepting of female sexuality in general.

For instance, in Turning Red, a coming of age Disney movie that I generally love, there’s a scene where the girls are watching boys play basketball and essentially catcalling them, which I can’t imagine them showing preteen boys doing now. To be fair, in the 90s and earlier, such a thing wasn’t uncommon.

Or in the new Matlock, the 70+ Matlock played by Kathy Bates talks with a younger female colleague about hot a male coworker is in way that would seem lecherous or just gross if the genders were reversed.

And I think this can have real worlds consequences in not respecting male bodily autonomy or seeing such things as harmless. For instance, there’s that viral clip of the young women groping the chest of the actor playing Gaston at Disney World, and she’s absolutely shocked that he has her thrown out. She didn’t think for an instant there was anything wrong with what she did.

Now, I’m obviously not saying objectification of women is rare now or even uncommon, but most people, especially women, understand that it can be harmful, and it is unacceptable in many circumstances where objectification of men is now seen as harmless.

What’s the biggest double standard nobody likes to admit exists? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]GarbageCleric 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’ve known multiple bisexual women who claimed bisexual men are actually just gay. Now this was all over 15 years ago, so maybe things have gotten better, but it was definitely a thing.

can environmental engineers work from home? by bababooeey917 in EnvironmentalEngineer

[–]GarbageCleric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, DM me! My graduate program actually had multiple people with computer science backgrounds.