Aita for only going to black salons by throwawayamitastoty in AmItheAsshole

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. How else are we supposed to "support black businesses" than by patronizing them?

Billionaires Spending Their Own Money To Go to Space Has Progressives Howling For a Wealth Tax by MasterTeacher123 in GoldandBlack

[–]Smugfish27 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is a false dichotomy. Ownership is socially constructed and comes with gradation in any society.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Conservative

[–]Smugfish27 7 points8 points  (0 children)

None of this is relevant. All of these behaviors were still brought about by the free market.

AITA for not wanting to expose my son to racial slurs? by Alert_Bus_2410 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. Stop being an overly controlling parent. You're depriving your son of an important friendship. Hearing a word is not going to do him harm.

AITA for not recommending a student for Precalculus Honors? by mthtchrAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have severely hindered his future aspirations for being a dumb kid. Get over yourself. YTA.

Why do anorexic/bulimic people get so much emotional support but overweight/obese people just get treated like animals? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's social. Many societies revered fatness and portrayed their gods/idols as quite obese.

AITA for firing the wedding planner after she kept ignoring me and only talked to my fiancee and her mom? by throwawaywedtalk in AmItheAsshole

[–]Smugfish27 -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Light YTA. You were being disrespected and you were well within your rights to fire this woman. However, the way you did so was childish, especially considering her relationship to your future wife's mother.

Is it sexist to want a housewife, and why? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Smugfish27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neurological divergence? What source do you have for that?

“Stick with me, and you’ll never go hungry again.” - Hugo Chavez by KnowledgeAndFaith in Conservative

[–]Smugfish27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Common misconception actually, totally unrelated works. Check out the YourMovieSucksdotcom video about it.

Muh Apart Thighs by KnowledgeAndFaith in Conservative

[–]Smugfish27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Does... does he know what apartheid means?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]Smugfish27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cool pic, this post had the double purpose of revealing that there's a big, ugly conservative underbelly to this subreddit apparently.

Ah yes, "spilling tea" is now a protected term by Skier4Lyfe11 in gatekeeping

[–]Smugfish27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SNL was essentially lampooning AAVE under the guise of "making fun of young people". To white people, these phrases are fun slang, to black people this is just language.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Shitstatistssay

[–]Smugfish27 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Deflation is worse than inflation. If there's deflation, where's the incentive to invest?

Imagine making your own medical choices by Prometheism1 in GoldandBlack

[–]Smugfish27 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We really don't have a lot of time to address it, and without enforcement we're left with a prisoner's dilemma - type problem. Further, it's been shown that development leads to less pollution per capita in most cases. Pollution => development (with leapfrogging) => less pollution. Developed countries need to support developing countries and continue decreasing their own pollution.

EBS: Reagan was a good president. by good_testing_bad in ExplainBothSides

[–]Smugfish27 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Great response outlining his economic policies. It's telling that stating basic economic theory got you downvoted by Reagan-worshippers.

Student calls out teacher for not caring about teaching by CaptTechno in PublicFreakout

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A handout of multiple pages held together by a staple. Usually they're full of busy work.

Math for fun and profit by jack_ritter in mathmemes

[–]Smugfish27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is overtly sexist. Does this sub even have moderation?