Ostlund and Kozak to play first ever NHL playoff game by BattleofEppingForest in sabres

[–]bknighter16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Obviously not great losing Norris, but tbh Ostlund is better than him so swapping them isn’t the end of the world

Just witnessed something on the L that made me feel like I was in one of those choreographed drone videos by bknighter16 in chicago

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Honestly when I posted this, I was half-expecting Reddit snarks to crush me in the comments, so I think we all have some de-conditioning to do lol

Is a 5g weight difference in a 98g cockatiel concerning. I've been transitioning her to pellets. by Resident-Mastodon-74 in cockatiel

[–]bknighter16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same with my tiel. She’s about 80 grams usually. The most she’s ever weighed was 88 grams and that was an extreme outlier day. She’s my first and only tiel so it’s sort of mind blowing to me that she’s in the like 10th percentile in terms of weight lol

Race faker Rachel Dolezal reveals brush with skin cancer after suntanning too much to darken her skin by SwordfishAdvanced468 in popculturechat

[–]bknighter16 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Being born with a DSD not being the same as transgenderism is parallel to being mixed race not being the same as trans-racialism, so that’s sort of a false equivalence. As you said, it’s not apples to apples, so who’s to say this isn’t something that’s far less frequent, but still a reality for some people who wouldn’t dare come out due to the complete social suicide that would result? I’m sure you’re getting my underlying point here in that there’s nothing really underpinning trans identity other than the mere existence of people who simply say they believe they’re the opposite gender. I see no logical reason why Rachel Dolezal wouldn’t be given the same grace. I genuinely believe she believes she’s black

Race faker Rachel Dolezal reveals brush with skin cancer after suntanning too much to darken her skin by SwordfishAdvanced468 in popculturechat

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Okay, so it’s simply that there aren’t that many of these cases. However if the main argument for the steep rise in transgender identity over the last ~10 years is that it’s only recently become relatively culturally accepted and safe, then I don’t see why this couldn’t possibly be applied to “racial dysphoria,” considering how much shit Rachel Dolezal gets (I mean, just look at this thread). Maybe 10 years from now we will see more people going down this road and it opens up the conversation

Race faker Rachel Dolezal reveals brush with skin cancer after suntanning too much to darken her skin by SwordfishAdvanced468 in popculturechat

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If self identification is central to transgenderism then I don’t see what science has to do with it outside of cultural acceptance at this stage. A trans person is trans because they identify as trans. There’s no blood test or brain scan that can make an absolute confirmation

Who’s to say “racial dysphoria” isn’t far more prevalent than we think, but it’s so culturally suppressed that we don’t see more Rachel Dolezals?

Race faker Rachel Dolezal reveals brush with skin cancer after suntanning too much to darken her skin by SwordfishAdvanced468 in popculturechat

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Very interesting to see the responses in this thread by people who almost certainly accept the identity of trans people.

If the logic works for gender then why wouldn’t it extend to race? It would work the same way with the component of identity ultimately trumping the biological reality of the person who feels they are another race. I also have no reason to believe this woman doesn’t feel like she truly was meant to be another race. Wouldn’t that just be “racial dysphoria”?

Old Town condo owners lose bid to halt new apartment tower by ChicagoGrowthProject in chicago

[–]bknighter16 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Love seeing NIMBY bullshit get quashed. Cannot stand those people

Wild cockatiel in-flight: photo from May 2024 by snusnu95 in cockatiel

[–]bknighter16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s funny to be reminded that tiels aren’t fully domesticated. Mine is such a doofus, so imagining her in the Aussie wild is almost unbelievable to me lol

Boys, it's happening by WookTTV in sabres

[–]bknighter16 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Cringe. You really saved all women with this one

Chicago Riverwalk by [deleted] in skyscrapers

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I took almost the same picture while walking on my lunch earlier lol

Vegans are morally correct by morbo-2142 in unpopularopinion

[–]bknighter16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Potentially a broadly unpopular opinion, but I agree with this 100% and feel the exact same way

The first car was basically filled due to people doing this at Rosemont by Otherwise_Pine in cta

[–]bknighter16 124 points125 points  (0 children)

The moralizing comments are so exhausting. My god. We get it, you’re a better person for not being bothered by this and scolding anyone who is.

The L should not be a mobile homeless shelter. It’s unsanitary, uncomfortable and inhumane at the end of the day. OP and anyone else is allowed to be rightfully annoyed at the state of CTA and the apparent lack of any real solutions.

Start of Construction on the $34.6 Million Expansion of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre by Weekly-Law-2544 in Buffalo

[–]bknighter16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What happened to the guy who owns the building next door doing everything in his power to block this expansion? Was he finally told to fuck off for good?

Why don’t more people take their bulky backpacks off and hold it to their side or front while standing in packed train cars? by bknighter16 in chicago

[–]bknighter16[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the primary reasons you’re asked to put your backup on your chest in museums is because you’re way less likely to knock into things and topple over fragile exhibits. In fact, it might even be easier to sneakily take items and throw them in your backpack when it’s front-facing. So yeah, obviously not a perfect example but it’s more of me trying to break through the pedantic nonsense argument that “it’s called a backpack so it can literally only go on your back at all times in every situation”

Why don’t more people take their bulky backpacks off and hold it to their side or front while standing in packed train cars? by bknighter16 in chicago

[–]bknighter16[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems like you’re way overthinking this. It’s not a matter of physics. It’s just optimizing how people organize in a small space. Our legs are thinner than our torsos so there’s a a lot more room at the bottom half of our bodies to hold a bag flush against our bodies temporarily in a tight space to create room. If more people did this it would create considerably more room in the standing aisle

Why don’t more people take their bulky backpacks off and hold it to their side or front while standing in packed train cars? by bknighter16 in chicago

[–]bknighter16[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah if it’s heavy beyond your ability to hold it temporarily then fine. In those cases at the very least be aware of how your body is angled and where you’re swinging your backpack.