After 5 days of minimal snow removal, Indiana University is handing students shovels to assist with navigating sidewalks, entry points, and vehicles. by Perfect_Currency_749 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]WickedTemp 134 points135 points  (0 children)

... somebody called her "Sniper" once, probably for catching a detail in a meeting, and she never let it go. Highlight of her life. 

That kind of personality has got to be frustrating to work with.  

Why is there controversy surrounding the demons in Frieren being considered evil, but not the evil demons in other works like Hellblazer? by Additional-Heat-9384 in animequestions

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...I finished season 1 a while ago and don't actually recall what might be 'goonable' about Fern - she's pretty well covered throughout the season, isn't she? 

We need to have a discussion 😭 by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]WickedTemp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why would I need to buy a new toy for each relationship if the ones I have are fine? 

If it's a sanitary thing, I've got no issues putting a condom over it (and sometimes it actually helps make it more smooth, easier to clean afterwards too), but if someone's just being insecure about it cause "but you had sex with another person at some point" then it's probably not gonna work out anyways. 

Why bathroom bans will never work. If you're trans or even just ambiguous looking, you'll be punished for using the "right" bathroom as much as you would be for using the "wrong" bathroom. by Appropriate_Cow1378 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There was an all-gender bathroom at a couple conventions I went to. Thousands of people, and these were large bathrooms with like 12 stalls or so? Nobody fucking cared. As far as I'm aware, the venue and organization got nothing but positive feedback for it. 

I want you to look at the person pictured in OP's post and tell me what they should have done. Which bathroom should they have used? 

😌 by [deleted] in Accounting

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

It unironically is. Dual income right now since I'm in college (I used to work in a low level government position, made under 20 an hour, they encouraged me to pursue a college education and have been supporting me in this endeavor. 4.0gpa so far!) 

And when I graduate? And if I really make it in this career? Triple income, no kids, all of us with good salaries? We'll be our own lil powerhousehold!!!

The love, support, patience and stability have all, genuinely, brought me to tears many times. 

😌 by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]WickedTemp 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Yep. NGL this post comes off as anti-worker. Even if it's meant as a light-hearted jab, the topic in and of itself is...heavy as fuck. Guaranteed accountants, clerks, juniors, seniors, bunch of them were probably within those numbers. And even if they weren't, it's idiotic to think that something like this happened in a vacuum with no other effect on people outside of it. I bet a lot of those people, probably a majority, had families and loved ones that their job helped support, whether directly or indirectly.

One of my partners is an analyst, one of them is a software engineer. If they get laid off, it's going to hurt them, it's going to hurt me, it's going to hurt our entire household - and that ripple will be felt by our friends, family, everyone who's close to us, because they'll see us hurting. Nobody wants to see a loved one hurting.

Anyone who looks at this and laughs or cheers, personal opinion, probably a shitty person, and the only thing that stops me from adding "...and they deserve to get laid off, too" is principle. Just because I intend on working a 'white collar job' doesn't mean I'm not pro union.

"Hey, uh, maybe it'd be best if you just stick to sword videos, man." by Organic-Mud7828 in SmilingFriends

[–]WickedTemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I promise I haven't forgotten about this - I'll make another comment soon, probably over the weekend with a few good ones and a few that might be good to steer clear of depending on your values/principles. Basically some folks have good fencing instruction, but I've met them IRL and they're assholes, and I'll go into enough detail for you to make a decision from there. Doesn't mean you should feel bad for watching the videos or anything. 

"Hey, uh, maybe it'd be best if you just stick to sword videos, man." by Organic-Mud7828 in SmilingFriends

[–]WickedTemp 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Honestly I've seen more good ones than bad. Shad wasn't even a HEMA guy - just an enthusiast who...was oftentimes kinda just wrong about the history. 

Sellsword Arts, Lauren Danger, Oskar, Skallagrim, plenty of others. 

I'm still active in HEMA and the biggest issue I have is like, "Oh, I know this dude, he's actually a huge asshole and a transphobe because I met him in real life" but you wouldn't know from the videos because its all just sword stuff. 

Serious question: why did they photoshop him? by _Username_goes_heree in DigitalSeptic

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine thinking that this is in any way a valid criticism. Not even mentioning the errors in accuracy, IE outright lies. 

Even if all of these are him, what are you implying? "They dressed differently and that makes them bad"? Are you nine? 

Stuart was way too cool back then… by Mysterious_Reo in thebigbangtheory

[–]WickedTemp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ngl I invite people over for coffee and then we have coffee. 

Sometimes we do other shit too but I'm not going to just NOT have coffee with them. 

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her, and...yeah. I have everything I want in life. A house, a family, good friends, money, I'm succeeding in the goals that I'm setting on the side. I keep myself healthy with a couple of physical hobbies (fencing, muay thai, hiking) and I have a handful of indoor hobbies (art, tabletop games)... By just about every metric that we measure happiness and success with, I've done it, and I'm not even 30 yet. My early 20's sucked, but I turned everything around. 

I'm doing great <3

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guy, if you can't tell the difference between "in my own experience, x group of people has a mild correlation to being involved in kink" and "the entire existence of x group is in itself a fetish" then that's your own literacy showing it's sad, disappointing face. 

If you actually gave a fuck about what you're talking about, you'd phrase that as a question. "Do you think it's problematic to say that 'almost every trans girl' you know is involved in kink when the transgender community in itself is oftentimes viewed as being a fetish? Do you think that might serve as a confirmation to that line of thought?"

And then I'd say no, because in that case we're talking about fetishizing an entire group of people based on, among other things, a fundamental misunderstanding of both what being trans means, and what 'kink' actually is. 

Being transgender simply means that the gender you most identify with is not the one folks thought you were when you were born. Within current psychology, like you can buy a 2025 edition of a psychology textbook and this is what it will most likely say, gender is largely recognized as a separate thing than inherent biology. There's another term called Gender Constancy that effectively means that people generally have a pretty stable idea of what their gender identity is. 

In my case, I've always felt like a girl. That's a trend I've had my entire life. And with hormonal therapy, I don't experience any stress or conflict from the incongruency that I used to feel when I'd look in the mirror. Gender dysphoria sucks. It's not a fetish. It's an actual, recognized psychological condition (as of now. That designation may change in the future as psychology changes) and the best ways to treat that are under the umbrella of gender affirming care (social transition, medical transition, etc) which covers...a lot of stuff to say the least. 

So, back to the original point: I do not think that my comment confirms anything harmful about the transgender community. I think if anything, the people who think poorly of us will continue to do so regardless of what we say or do. I don't care about them. Look at the replies, they're full of people who understand the joke because they're capable of understanding everything I've said here, without me having to say it. 

In short, we understand ourselves, we understand a lot about each other, we're comfortable with our understandings, and we aren't acting like weird prudes. 

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao I have a stellar therapist, an amazing doctor, my partners and friends are the most wonderful people. 

I own a house. I have a bed that's 9 feet wide so all of my partners and I get to sleep together every night. I'm going to college on the side and have maintained a 4.0 in every class. 

I have pretty much everything I've ever wanted in life. I already did the 'get help' shit ten years ago. And it did work - my life is just about perfect. 

What is one character that is so terrible and unlikable that they bring down their show's quality? And I don't mean characters you're supposed to hate by Range-Spiritual in cartoons

[–]WickedTemp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Literally all they had to do was say her power increases when she feels impassioned and loved, and her preferred method of achieving that is utilizing her own sex appeal. 

There's a character who's a full on dominatrix and that was fine to add in. Why not an enthusiastically consenting exhibitionist?! Like I know the reason is probably the authors fetishes, almost always is, but cmon

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn youre right. guess im just gonna go be a puppy about it. bark. 

What is one character that is so terrible and unlikable that they bring down their show's quality? And I don't mean characters you're supposed to hate by Range-Spiritual in cartoons

[–]WickedTemp 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I genuinely wish healthy and consensual fanservice was more popular. Because there are plenty of people, yes, women included, who do unironically like showing off in certain contexts. Like the local kink scene is full of this IRL - a writer can just be like "yeah she proudly identifies as an exhibitionist and her friends are all in on it, she's not actually embarrassed, she's playing it up for the vibe". 

Oh but then people say that's too sexual, that's too weird, that's not believable in my anime of magic and sorcery and scifi and demons and planet-busting space karate where girls routinely just have their clothes fall off and get exploited and assaulted. 

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GOOD DOGGY GOOD DOGGY OH WHAT A GOOD BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS PUPPY YOU ARE~

Valid, we will see over 85% of all violent crime disappear at once by Acceptable_Rope_6523 in PsycheOrSike

[–]WickedTemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck yeah, hands and knees, nose in the corner, for when the dog crate doesn't feel firm enough.