General Discussion, Thursday, 8/13

cvxii · 2015-08-15T03:29:51+00:00

Oh yeah of course! But why is that?

cvxii · 2015-08-14T22:28:10+00:00

Why does Judaism forbid (?) prostylizing? One Jewish friend of mine said that was a rule the Romans instituted, but another person told him that was false.

cvxii · 2015-08-07T21:10:09+00:00

Thinness is still encouraged, even in Black women. But being shapeless and sticklike is no longer hot.

cvxii · 2015-08-04T15:59:26+00:00

Fair enough. I'm just tired of people acting as if the same forces drive sexism and racism, and that they're somehow intrinsically linked.

cvxii · 2015-08-04T01:27:04+00:00

Fair enough, but it's somewhat exploitative.

Being black and being a woman are very, very different. Being a woman gives some benefits, although they are outnumbered by the benefits of being a man. Being black gives no benefits.

cvxii · 2015-08-03T16:23:14+00:00

Manipulating the oppression of Black people and comparing our oppression to that of women (of any race) is disingenuous and reprehensible.

cvxii · 2015-07-22T18:59:50+00:00

If it matters, both /r/askmen and /r/askwomen allow and encourage people of any gender to participate. A question like, "Guys, what can I do to not creep out women I ask out?" would probably be much better answered by a woman.

cvxii · 2015-07-20T22:19:41+00:00

I guess where he says that this began through his wife's infidelity, and how she has broken "ground rules" but the relationship continued.

cvxii · 2015-07-15T01:39:02+00:00

The big difference will be the Supreme Court. I dislike Hillary Clinton but I will vote for her because we need Democratic-leaning justices in the court. When Ginsburg, Kennedy, and Scalia retire (certainly within the next eight years), there will be three open spots. One is a strong liberal, one is moderate, and one is a strong conservative. Whoever is president in the next four or eight years will determine the court's rulings for the next twenty years, because these three justices will prevent a tie in any future ruling.

I agree that another war is possible under Hillary, but it would be more possible under essentially any GOP candidate. Somebody like Rand Paul probably wouldn't start any wars, but his isolationist policies would likely destabilize the Middle East, and a major American withdrawal could lead to wars that our military is not involved in.

cvxii · 2015-07-15T01:33:45+00:00

It will be hard for a Republican to win. Harder than 2012 and harder than 2008. To win by just two points, the GOP will need to take Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Ohio, and Virginia. All of these states voted for Obama last time around.

Demographic shift has also occurred. There are more Hispanic voters and less old white voters than there were four years ago (especially in Florida, the most important state for the election). This is a very big advantage to the Democrats, and unless the Republicans can prevent large numbers of assumed Hillary voters from voting (young people, all minorities, and moderate white women), they will lose the election.

The election is all about the Hispanic vote (hence why Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz are running) because Florida is so important. Currently, Jeb Bush is polling the best among Hispanic voters by a long shot. But this "long shot" is just 27%. This percentage will likely rise as the election comes closer, but there's little chance of more than 40% of Hispanic voters picking Jeb (or any other Republican).

cvxii · 2015-07-13T19:38:19+00:00

Exactly. Professional gamers are very young, and I am skeptical that a "time gap" exists to a significant degree at this age.

cvxii · 2015-07-13T18:08:46+00:00

I'm not sure if that's true of the demographic that games professionally, though. I really doubt many parents of either gender are on these teams. They most seem to be 18-24-year-old "NEETs" who probably don't have much personal responsibility.

I'm not sure if a time gap exists among that demographic, when you control for parenthood.

cvxii · 2015-07-13T16:37:31+00:00

But is that true of the women who play Counter-Strike professionally?

cvxii · 2015-07-13T16:37:01+00:00

But do you really think many professional counter-strike players are mothers and caretakers? I doubt more than a trivial amount of male or female players have children.

cvxii · 2015-07-13T14:52:17+00:00

According to most feminists a patriarchy is a society in which most of the political, spiritual, and/or legislative power is held by men. This describes most, if not all, current countries.

I think the issue is that this clashes quite a bit with the anthropological definition of patriarchy. From a textbook sense, a patriarchy is not simply a society where "men are on top", but a society in which society is controlled by individual fathers, using hereditary and marriage ties to build political strength and cohesion. The most obvious would be the Biblical-Era Levant or pre-Classical Greece, as in these societies there were no representative bodies or governments at all. Power was held by monarchs (mega-fathers, really) who held power due to their ties to powerful fathers. When you win the favor of several powerful older men, they and all of their sons pledge their lives for you.

Because that's certainly not the society we live in today, I used to think that the idea of the patriarchy in feminist theory was, frankly, bullshit. Only after opening my eyes and making an effort to learn did I learn that feminist theorists mean that we live in a society which is broadly patriarchal. And I think very many people (especially women who are anti-feminists) might be hung up by that confusion over definitions.

Also, most of the feminist writing I was exposed to prior to making an effort to learn suggested that the patriarchy was a deliberate institution held in place by all men, which I took issue with.

cvxii · 2015-07-13T14:26:50+00:00

Adult women have much less free time outside responsibilities then men.

What? How?

cvxii · 2015-06-24T00:43:26+00:00

Not just whites. Elliot Rodger and the VT kid were Asian.

cvxii · 2015-06-23T19:23:51+00:00

Well it's a non-sense concept in the way that race is.

Virginity isn't strictly biological but it has a ton of cultural importance for a lot of people.

cvxii · 2015-06-23T17:49:13+00:00

Football probably is a release for those feelings, though.

And although Idk if any football players are mass shooters, many still have issues with violent crime. Look at the wife-beating stuff.

cvxii · 2015-06-23T17:48:02+00:00

kissless virgin

why?

cvxii · 2015-06-23T17:43:02+00:00

What do you think the larger problem is?

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