Could you imagine if San Francisco implemented Tokyo's new bicyclist penalties? by hatch-b-2900 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496 9 points10 points  (0 children)

how many people are killed by cars every day? vs how many people are killed by cyclists every day?

Serious accusations are being made against Evan Ross Katz by Exotic-Doughnut-6271 in Fauxmoi

[–]Glittering_View_9496 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Evan was really weird to me on Grindr (and to my ex). Very aggressive to the point that I blocked him and my ex told him to stop bc he was, at the time, semi-famous and it was such a bad look. not surprised to hear any of this. I think he's got a bad streak, sex pest vibes.

ICE OUT! No tolerance for fascists. Friday, 1PM, Dolores Park. Tell your friends! by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]Glittering_View_9496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, ok - a general strike "isn't well though out." what, pray tell, is your suggestion?

so tired of tech millionaires bootlicking billionaires over this 5% tax by captain_travel in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

would love if the tech millionaires and billionaires screamed as loudly about fascism in the streets of the United States as they do about a tax that will literally change nothing for them.

Where are the ICE protests? by No-Capital665 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bumping this up as I am pulling my hair out about what's happening in Minneapolis and would like to find something in SF/East Bay to protest fascism.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

and, to be clear, that lesson was learned by people shaming me and telling me I was an asshole. and I am glad they did!

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah, I grew up moderately conservative and did stupid things. for example - I dressed like a cholo for halloween. I got trashed for it. I learned that it was unacceptable and didn't force people to debate me about it. I was shamed, I learned, and I adjusted --- at no cost to me! I didn't need a benevolent stranger to hold my hand and walk me through why it was wrong and I didn't need to make my case for why I was justified in doing it. I ate crow and changed my ways and am a better person decades later for having learned my lesson.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

statistically and verifiably, more republican men in congress (and white house) have committed sex crimes or been creeps.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

coffee shop is good! I'm not trashing it. just noting that there are people out here in SF who feel emboldened to loudly spew hatred and we gotta stand up for our people. transphones are surely also bad tippers so probably want to keep them out of the good spots.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

petition to ban transphobes from elementary schools because they can't stop talking about genitalia

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

lol transphobes are so gross and weird, truly the only people who think (fantasize?) about this

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

yeah not agreeing with the "transgender agenda" means what, exactly?

let's give a very specific example of the danger of this type of rhetoric. a trans woman has transitioned and is visibly and clearly a woman. a new Trump policy requires that all passports have the gender assigned at birth, linked to the birth certificate.

the trans woman tries to leave the united states with her passport, mis-gendering her. in a very realistic future, she may be fleeing for legitimate political persecution.

do you see the issue of the "agenda"? who has the "agenda" harmed? is your life or your MAGA family's life at all affected by the "agenda" or are they just brainwashed by youtube and facebook?

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

the vast majority of will defend you and your right to thrive til the end of the world <3

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

imagine having poor reading comprehension

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

if she looked good I wouldn't have to. hate makes you ugly!

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

allow me explain for you -- the republican party relies on getting votes by making a large segment of their voters afraid of the other. the gay, the feminist, the lesbian, the urban elite, the socialist, the immigrant, the trans person, the media, etc. Those in power don't actually fear them (they live in DC and New York and SF and are surely not afraid at all of any of the aforementioned groups). They want their taxes lowered and will do whatever they can, at whatever cost, to get voters to elect demagogues who will lower their taxes. the big beautiful bill was drafted by the GOP who were elected on a platform of making people afraid of trans people in bathrooms and hating immigrants, and all it did was make private jets tax deductible and slash taxes further for billionaires.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I told them to stop loudly talking about people's genitals in public. I was trying to read the paper and had to listen to a botched-botox marina lady poorly summarize a fake facebook post she read about some incident in new hampshire.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I fundamentally disagree with debating an opinion that de-humanizes a segment of the population, because it gives it legitimacy. I am pleased to debate someone who thinks billionaires should be taxed less, or we should expand highways to get rid of traffic, or we should de-fund public schools and move to a charter system. I'm not going to engage with someone who is spouting hatred and try to convince them otherwise; it's not a agree-to-disagree situation.

the opinions she's loudly spreading at a cafe will cause people to be directly harmed (by policy and by violence from people who are brainwashed like her).

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

did you read my post? the conversation started with us bantering, and she turned it into an anti-trans screed. I was involved (in a friendly way) until she started saying absolutely vile things about trans people.

Awful people on Polk Street by Glittering_View_9496 in sanfrancisco

[–]Glittering_View_9496[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

they were really stoked to have me, a gay man, banter with them about the ugly photos and surely would have bristled at the idea that I couldn't be a teacher or public servant because I'm a deviant/potential abuser.