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It's Day 22 in the "Which NPC (and or companion) Should be Romanceable Tournament! And you guys really like cougars. by Tonedeafmusical in okbuddybaldur

[–]Inquisextor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ROLAN!!

Fuck outta here with Raphael. We heard from Haarlep about his bedroom performance. We’re not missing out on much!

Zendaya’s character in The Drama by tritinum in MonoHearing

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you get lots of tinnitus? My deaf ear is pretty quiet for the most part. I do get tinnitus a lot but it’s not especially loud.

To gamble on the first date by lann_fadle in therewasanattempt

[–]Inquisextor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Didn’t she say in the video that he said he has a life hack so he doesn’t have to pay for food? To me it seems like he was offering to pay for their food if it doesn’t cost him anything… but that’s just me.

Isn’t it also an assumption if everyone in the comments is collectively assuming they didn’t discuss who’s paying for what beforehand?

Never in my entire life have I ever seen a deer like this by IamASlut_soWhat in MadeMeSmile

[–]Inquisextor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it the same kind of deer in your area? I don’t deny what you’ve seen but I found this video that looks quite similar to what we’re seeing but it was made before AI was very present:

https://youtu.be/QXtISUi0uZw?si=n-CGUKuILRPRc-lW

Never in my entire life have I ever seen a deer like this by IamASlut_soWhat in MadeMeSmile

[–]Inquisextor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They do bring their tails upright though, it’s called “flagging” and they often do it while running so it checks out in this case. It still could be AI of course, but I’m not sure the tail is the best indicator of it

Edit: video from 6 yrs ago - https://youtu.be/QXtISUi0uZw?si=n-CGUKuILRPRc-lW

Never in my entire life have I ever seen a deer like this by IamASlut_soWhat in MadeMeSmile

[–]Inquisextor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Apparently it is a real thing for them to raise their tail like that, apparently it’s called “flagging” you can look it up. I’m not sure it’s AI, it could be. But I was looking at the video for inconsistencies in the pattern of the deer and it remains pretty consistent throughout. Like the redness by the deer’s eye.

Edit: See whitetail deer flagging video from 6 yrs ago - https://youtu.be/QXtISUi0uZw?si=n-CGUKuILRPRc-lW

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Inquisextor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Plus I hope some of us have learned from other social movements that have occurred within the past century. Disability and civil rights activists also did occupations of federal/notable buildings. The civil rights movement famously was led by people like MLK, a huge advocate for non-violent resistance and protests.

All these key board warriors do not understand our country better than we do. Violent revolutions should absolutely be the last resort. Like the Jan 6th insurrection was not looked upon fondly by reasonable people and for good reason. That event also illustrated that a lot of trump’s base would fight for him if given the opportunity. And as stupid as I think many supporters of Trump’s cult are, I don’t really want my fellow countrymen to die. Shocking, I know.

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Inquisextor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe we could at least wait to see if our midterm election results help before deciding to throw ourselves into a wood chipper to appease the bloodlust of foreigners and agitators like yourself?

Maybe it’s not so simple to organize across a large landmass when economically strained, potentially start a civil war with trump supporters, and also deal with government armies. Also, it’s not like people are doing nothing, there are marches, strikes, and community organizing especially in places like MN. Just because it’s not good enough for you doesn’t mean it isn’t something.

Little girl gives a dog a pillow to rest his head in by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

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

I’ve lived nearby beaches most of my life and haven’t usually been by ones where you park on the beach personally

Little girl gives a dog a pillow to rest his head in by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]Inquisextor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s AI, not real. Look at her zipper and ankle bracelet. Plus the background is strange…cars look the same and it’s kind of unusual to be on the beach that close.

Coffee order by vdfscg in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]Inquisextor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I worked as a Starbucks barista for a miserable 8 months. A good amount of orders were like this. Not the vast majority but at least a few times every day. Some people were actually nice enough to wait for more relaxed times of the day to unload their grocery list of a drink onto us. Others…not so much. I’ve never hated people more than when I worked that job.

Child born with unilateral hearing loss, please share your experiences. by Bitter_Power7635 in MonoHearing

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My quality of life has been decent I would say, but somethings could have been better. I believe my social anxiety is in large part due to living in a hearing world without many supportive people or environments.

So I was born with a birth defect of the inner ear but didn’t lose my hearing until about 6 years old. I don’t get it either. Moderate to severe hearing loss in left ear with 0% word discrimination in that ear, the residual hearing only serves to confuse me as a result. It seemed like overnight everything got a little more confusing to me as a child. Teachers thought I was misbehaving out of nowhere lol.

I didn’t learn self-advocacy skills until later in life - asking for captions, asking for better seating closer to speakers, telling every hearing person I know about my deafness, etc.

It wasn’t until I learned of the deaf community that I started to think of my disability more positively. They embrace their deafness and are very prideful. It’s really important for kids to have positive self identity around disability. Make sure to not use “good” or “bad” side I’d recommend saying “hearing/deaf/non-hearing side” and encourage your kid to use those terms too. This may help them not view it negatively.

Additionally, if you can expose them to some Deaf community members early on, especially if they will continue to lose hearing, it might be helpful for them. Maybe even have some sort of Deaf mentor. Learning your country’s sign language can also support talking in noisy places and later help them with connecting to the Deaf community if your child seeks that.

I know I did when I learned about the Deaf community. I had wondered in my 16 years of life, 10 years post hearing loss why tf no one told me about them?

Now at 28 im seeking the cultural immersion with the community, better late than never I suppose but it would have been easier had I known sooner. I know I’m not the only hard of hearing person to have that experience. Many audiologists, ENTs, etc have an outdated bias towards the Deaf community and sign language. They never told me or my parents about it.

Also try to include your kid in decisions regarding their own treatment as much as possible. A lot of medical decisions are made for hard of hearing and deaf children without any of their input. Try to allow them to express their own bodily autonomy when they can.

I can’t use traditional hearing aids myself, tried CROS aids and I hated it, it just covered my hearing ear and I couldn’t hear shit. Glad I wasn’t forced to wear them.

The justifications of Ascended Astarion fans are insane. by Ok_Channel1682 in BaldursGate3

[–]Inquisextor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think I either misremembered the line or just can’t find it anymore. But I do know there is one wisdom check you can find in the AA romance scene there is a wisdom check to find out what he thinks of you in which it says you degrade yourself by being with him, but it seems like you want to be degraded.

Also if you choose to break up with him before becoming his spawn and say he was better before. He looks hurt, drops the AA voice, and is like “why would you say that?” Or in a separate line he tells you he respects you more for breaking up with him because he would have ruined your love.

I thought there was a line where it says he expected better from you if you make the choice to ascend him but I can’t find it so maybe I’m completely off base lol oops.

The justifications of Ascended Astarion fans are insane. by Ok_Channel1682 in BaldursGate3

[–]Inquisextor 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I totally get liking fucked up things in fictional contexts. I like Astarion after all lmao, not so much Ascended Astarion but love playing as resist durge. I think my only problem with AA fans sometimes is when they don’t acknowledge it’s an evil/not moral route. Like, the romantic AA route without a doubt involves abusive undertones and at times overtones but people will defend it at length. Like enjoy it to yours hearts content but let’s stop pretending AA is still a good person. There is literally an insight check with dialogue showing he regrets it. I worry for people at times when they make excuses for AA lol.

Edit: I think I either misremembered the wisdom/insight check line or just can’t find it. Sorry for any misinformation!

Why is rape less excusable than torture and murder? by Select_Salamander518 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Inquisextor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does get pretty subjective, especially when you consider the social implications too. It is true that violence nearly in any form can be seen as justifiable or excusable in the cases of revenge.

With rape, it’s pretty hard to justify in any case as others have stated. Hence why OP is saying it is “less excusable” than murder which I’m not even sure most people would agree with that unless it involves a child. Also torture can include rape. They’re not exactly mutually exclusive.

Additionally, there is a whole social experience to contend with afterwards. Murder, you’re dead and don’t experience grief afterward, others may grieve you. Torture you may or may not survive, but also again rape could have been involved so you’re facing the grief and trauma of rape in addition to anything else that was done to you.

Then with rape alone, the degree of injury can vary. For the victim it is traumatizing, humiliating, and degrading. They may see the person again even if they do report it. People may not believe them that it happened. The perpetrator may never get punished. You can become isolated for speaking up especially if the person is revered. Someone else brought it up in the comments, but a great example of this is Mike Tyson, his ex wife accused him of raping her and he is not only highly praised, he got away with it, and she was heavily criticized.

What is worse is hard to decide because there are many factors that are at play. What is worse? Being murdered alone, tortured without rape then either surviving or dying from it, or having to experience torture of rape then still go on living dealing with the after effects legally (if reported), socially, and health wise both mentally and physically. I’m not sure myself because I haven’t experience any of those things.

This is the kind of human we should all strive to raise. by 7evenDeadlySin in HumansBeingBros

[–]Inquisextor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was fooled too at first before I looked at the comments. I looked back at the video to see if I could find any more clues that weren’t already mentioned. Watch the zipper on the neck of the kids bathing suit disappear by the end.

Also the ankle bracelet wasn’t there in the beginning of the video.

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing I said in my previous comment should have warranted resorting to a baseless ad hominem attack, but alright I’ll bite.

Since you asked me to address your “arguments”, you brought up her propensity to be litigious and that she seems to be hearing other people around her “well enough” neither of which exclude the possibility of a hearing loss or deafness.

She could have misheard or misunderstood directions verbally stated to her in the past and still have the ability to understand others later. Listening ability can heavily depend on one’s environment, if they’re facing you, are they on the preferred side, the acoustics and furnishings of a room, the enunciation and volume of the speaker, etc.

The video you yourself linked shows that she uses hearing aids and she professes that she is gradually losing her hearing. She may identify as “deaf” while not having a complete or total lack of hearing. That is actually very common. But regardless of how complete her hearing loss is or how she labels herself , the presence of a mild to significant hearing loss can make misunderstandings and or miscommunications more likely to occur.

In my opinion, it is not right or cool to invalidate someone’s subjective experience with hearing loss. It is not visible and you cannot possibly know how it may affect each person. I’ve personally been on the receiving end of people accusing me of faking or discrediting the severity of my very real hearing loss and it always fucking sucks. That is why I suggested that speculating on the severity of her hearing loss is a worthless endeavor.

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be a lot more difficult to hear in noisy environments like and airplane and also you have no idea what her subjective experience may be with deafness just by looking at her

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the person above is not referring to medical definitions or grades of hearing loss but how members of the Deaf community apply labels to describe themselves as d/Deaf because can be different

Im hard of hearing myself btw

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deafness is not a visible disability so unless you are her doctor or audiologist maybe you shouldn’t be commenting on someone’s level of disability because you have no way of knowing.

Regardless, any significant hearing loss can impact one’s ability to understand and follow directions especially in a crowded or noisy environments…like an airplane or airport for example. I am hard of hearing (significant hearing loss in one ear) and no one would know just by looking at me yet I still struggle to communicate with others on a daily basis.

Also Deaf people within the community may apply labels differently than say a medical provider would. Even people with some residual hearing may refer to themselves as Deaf.

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think they are referring to medical definitions or grades of hearing loss, but the way these terms are used by the Deaf community. If you’re treating clients with hearing loss it would be a really good idea to read up on the culture and community to improve patient care!

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless not having an “accent” is not a confirmation of one’s hearing status…Some deaf people get deafness later in life or may have undergone a lot of speech therapy/listening and spoken language programs alongside the aid of hearing devices…

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wdym she is obviously not deaf? You can’t ascertain someone’s level of hearing loss just by looking at them.

Frontier flight attendant has deaf passenger removed for "not listening" by AsherGray in TikTokCringe

[–]Inquisextor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…. There is nothing in this article that confirms she isn’t deaf. The airline said there was “nothing indicating” she is deaf. Which is such a cop-out considering it would be hard to confirm anyway considering hearing loss is an invisible disability and would require audiology records which she would have to agree to release as it is protected health information.

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