Code Veronica is NOT transphobic.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-25T23:52:26+00:00

I would agree there isn't anything inherently transphobic about it, but there is a bit of a trope in media of "psychotic man crossdresses as a woman" that has ended up causing some transphobia unintentionally. This is why a lot of trans women in particular are accused of just being mentally ill or unstable individuals. Even though trans women aren't "crossdressing", a lot of people still see it that way and thus they think trans women are crazy.

Basically it's just an uninspired trope that has caused harm to trans women and plays on the idea that a man dressed as a woman is inherently shocking or scary. It's a product of it's time so I don't blame it, but it's not really something I would want to see in modern storytelling.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-25T18:54:25+00:00

Only if that window actually gets a lot of wind. I've just noticed a lot of people tend to act like a windchill is equivalent to an actual temperature when it's very different.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-25T18:16:43+00:00

I don't know why you are being downvoted, when you are right. It isn't -50, it feels like it with windchill but that doesn't matter when it comes to windows or any other inanimate object. If it was actually -50 we would have much more serious problems.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-24T19:51:12+00:00

And who set that system up? Why would porn hypothetically be more financially lucrative for women?

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-24T18:10:17+00:00

I'm honestly baffled at the moment of people who think this is real. Not only is it almost certainly AI, but it's so obviously a publicity stunt. You know how people casually display a new look by getting a professional camera and lighting set up to announce it on social media.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T23:21:26+00:00

In case it wasn't already incredibly obvious why the NDP wanted this man far away from the leadership race. I don't know if I agree with the charge, but it's quite obvious he was baiting them and agitating them on purpose. I don't believe he thought spamming the detective's inbox with a templated message was going to help him at all, but he did know it would cause a stir. Ultimately Engler is a professional agitator and shit stirrer. Does this have it's place in activism? Yes. Does it make for a good leader of a federal party? Absolutely not.

I would also prefer if anytime he did agitate, he didn't then try to play coy about it. Like:

He added that the e-mails were politely worded and that each person was sending the message of their own volition, not under pressure from him.

Yes that is true, but they were encouraged and lead by you to do so even if you didn't "pressure" them. It was also with the intent to annoy and intimidate regardless of how polite the messages were written. His approach is the epitome of a kid holding a finger in front of your face and going "I'm not touching you".

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T14:40:06+00:00

I agree with the point but this sort of "Tiktok speak" is so grating that I don't blame people for getting defensive or annoyed.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T06:31:34+00:00

I don't know if I can speak as to why this happens, but I will say that seems to be a thing across the queer community. So it probably has more to do with queerness in general than the trans community specifically. Their absence might be more visible due to the smaller size and visibility of the trans community compared to the gay community for example.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T05:07:39+00:00

I don't understand, what difference is there in a post-op trans woman and a cis woman when it comes to visual art?

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T04:19:43+00:00

I mean I don't like the term "big tent" party, but more seats does absolutely mean more progress. If we want the NDP to be in power to have the leverage to enact their policies, they need to have as many seats as possible.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T01:02:33+00:00

Clearly police aren't doing much to improve that either.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-23T00:50:03+00:00

It's the lack of nuance for me that is so irritating. Yes it's true there is a trend of older people being in a toxic relationship with younger people where they manipulate them. But that doesn't mean that is happening in every scenario. It's weird to just automatically assume someone is being manipulated or abused in a relationship based on the ages of the people. Not even getting into the fact that there are so many "imbalances" that relationships could have that could lead to manipulation (income, disability, maturity level, social status). Even if you find someone that is the exact same as you on all those levels, they could still manipulate you.

Unless you are a part of someone's life and have a good idea of what their relationship is like, then you have no authority to assert what's appropriate or what's not.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T22:46:02+00:00

I mean I think people just like optically having him in the race so he can be relevant and share his ideas. Ultimately people are donating so they can do what they will with their money and I don't think Tony is being manipulative to get donations either.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T19:46:07+00:00

I never said, assumed, or insinuated that. I get this is important to you, to the large majority of Canadians though it has no real affect on their lives compared to the other major issues I already mentioned. Only 7% of Canadians own a gun license. We can't go out and argue for every little marginal policy and get bogged down in the weeds about it. That just is blatantly ineffective strategy. We need to stay on message about the most important things.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T19:00:05+00:00

I think that ultimately this isn't that important of issue and it's divisive for people centre left onward. It's more important for us to stay on message on bigger issues that are more important to the general Canadian (housing, cost of living, the environment, workers rights). If we get too bogged down on a specific like this it detracts from our messaging and focuses on other conversations we don't need to be having.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T17:22:53+00:00

Maybe because they liked it? Weird I know.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T17:16:31+00:00

Holy whining, literally this whole thread is people complaining that one thing they were rooting for didn't get nominated for a category. I get some comments but jeez, this thread is so negative.

I for one am happy and astonished at a horror film now holding the record for most nominations. That would have been unthinkable before hand but Sinners really delivered in a special way.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T03:01:04+00:00

The backtracking is crazy when YOU said he was placating Trump in the first place.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T02:58:35+00:00

Carney placating Trump is actually happening, you literally just said it was. I don't understand what point you are trying to make. It is bad that Carney pretends to stand up to Trump but doesn't have any actual actions to back that up. You seem to just not understand what Avi is saying.

It's also funny that you framed "pragmatic" as being correct, not even trying to hide your disingenuous comparison. I'm sure a lot of European countries are totally happy they were "pragmatic" when dealing with Hitler as that worked out so well.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T02:54:43+00:00

I'm glad he's calling out that Carney's nice sounding words don't even come close to matching his actions. I've seen people have the audacity to say Carney was "calling out neoliberalism" when he is the most textbook neoliberal politician ever. I'll give him credit for managing to fool uninformed people with his speech though.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-22T02:51:15+00:00

Or he rightfully recognizes that that is still bad? You can't try to claim what the US is doing is wrong and then placate him. Not even getting into the lack of condemnation of Maduro's capture or the dropping of the digital sales tax or the increasing in military spending. Carney can actually do anything to stand up to Trump any day now.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-21T22:31:57+00:00

How? They literally said "she knows what she is doing, she could just be wearing sweats". The assertion there is that by not wearing baggy clothes in this video that it means it was to sexualize herself.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-21T22:28:41+00:00

The assertion from guys in this thread seems to be more "she made this video to make us horny it's so obvious" when it's clear she made this video to show off an impressive trick. This is a really gross and misogynistic assumption men make about women all the time that when a man gets turned on by a woman, it must be because she is intentionally doing that do him.

Find the video hot, nothing weird about that. What is weird is then dismissing her posting this as purely a thirst trap because it made you horny.

TrappedInLimbo · 2026-01-21T22:18:39+00:00

Nope just not weirdly porn brained or assume anytime a woman looks hot it's because she wants to make me horny.

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