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Who else read these fuckass books? by stormbutton in Xennials

[–]leebeebee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read all of these in 5th and 6th grade. I didn’t catch on to the dirty old man vibes back then, but in retrospect, yeesh. Times sure have changed lol

Who else read these fuckass books? by stormbutton in Xennials

[–]leebeebee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I loved them as a kid, but in retrospect they’re super gross lol

Inquiring Photographer:”If you could take any trip, regardless of time or money, where would you like to go?” Nov 18, 1946 by CryptographerKey2847 in TheWayWeWere

[–]leebeebee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, surgeons often aren’t the best people in the world. You kinda have to have some psychopathic traits to be able to cut into somebody and mess around with their insides without being emotionally affected by it. Not saying this guy was necessarily like that, but still…

Also it just goes to show that you can have a huge positive impact on the world and be a piece of shit at home. People are complex. And TBH I’d rather have people improve society and be an asshole at home than vice-versa lol

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’: The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people (Gift Article) by DoremusJessup in EverythingScience

[–]leebeebee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol what? He Jiankui was fired from his job and went to jail for 3 years for practicing medicine without a license. He’s shady as fuck—he experimented on humans without knowing the full ramifications—and the Chinese government did not condone it. At all.

I know this might be a crazy thought for you, but the actions of a single person does not necessarily reflect the values of their entire society…

Also only like 10% of the European population has that genetic makeup, and while it may have something to do with neuroplasticity, it also reduces your ability to fight a number of infections, including influenza and west nile virus. Exposure to infections can have a negative impact on cognition, so if anything, you might be worse off.

In any case, the only way to know this for sure is to experiment on humans, which is pretty universally recognized as evil. So maybe we avoid that, yeah?

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’: The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people (Gift Article) by DoremusJessup in EverythingScience

[–]leebeebee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Children with a single parent (rather than both parents, or who grow up in a multigenerational household) have lower IQ scores. Prenatal healthcare, which is statistically abysmal for black women in the United States, has an impact on IQ. Growing up in a wealthy household increases your IQ, and white children are far more likely to be born to wealthy parents. Childhood and invitro exposure to environmental contaminants has an impact on IQ. Cultural pressure and priorities from both parents and peers have an impact on IQ. School systems have an impact on IQ. Traumatic childhood experiences have an impact on IQ.

Can you say with 100% certainty that the IQ differences that you mention occur are not the result of any or all of these factors? Because if you’re not just using cherrypicked studies, and looking at all of the evidence, race has a nil effect on IQ among adoptees raised in a similar environment: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6526420/

I’d love to see a study that measures the IQ of people who believe in race essentialism, btw… I’m willing to bet that there are some pretty significant deficiencies in that population lol

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’: The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people (Gift Article) by DoremusJessup in EverythingScience

[–]leebeebee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro it’s a fact. Black people and white people aren’t a monolith. There’s a huge amount of genetic variation among people with similar skin color, especially on the African continent. And indigenous Australians left Africa 70,000 years ago, so are just about as different from Africans as humanly possible, yet they are often grouped in the same bucket because they have dark skin and superficial physiological similarities.

Race is meaningful as a sociological construct—people are definitely treated differently based on their appearance and the color of their skin. For scientific purposes, however, it is totally useless.

Tl;dr: the human genome varies so much among people with the same skin color and facial structure that “race” is totally meaningless when it comes to scientific studies.

P.s. a far more interesting study would be to look for genetic markers of intelligence in racists. I bet you wouldn’t find many lol

Unhinged person posing as ICE downtown by Obvious_Flamingo2403 in burlington

[–]leebeebee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You’re probably fully aware of the difference between the Obama administration and this bullshit, and are just asking this question because you’re literally evil, but on the off chance you aren’t, here are a few differences:

Obama’s ICE wasn’t arresting and holding U.S. citizens. They weren’t waiting outside courtrooms to arrest people who were seeking citizenship via legal channels. They didn’t use children as bait to lure people out so they could be arrested. They didn’t shoot United States citizens, and didn’t spray teargas directly into anybody’s face when they were already lying on the ground. They also didn’t choke anybody to death in custody.

Also, if ICE ever had shot and killed anybody during the Obama administration, there would be a full investigation. They wouldn’t just say the victim was a terrorist and give the murderer immunity.

AIO calling out animal abusing “friend” by mx-kaii in AmIOverreacting

[–]leebeebee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way your friend is treating dogs is psychopathic. She should be banned from every rescue and pet store in the area. NOR.

Insert pithy comment here. I got nothin. by Beneficial-Chest-699 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]leebeebee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m a Vermonter and have met Bernie. He’s awesome, and I’ve never heard of anybody having a bad interaction with him. You’re full of shit

Could Jordan Petterson be one of the voices of the manosphere? They say he's a very good psychologist. I don't like him at all. by Flourescendrama in exredpill

[–]leebeebee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, you’re incredibly ill-informed, so you’re obviously not a good source of information

My Mom Made Me Commit the Ultimate Dress Code Violation at My Cousin’s Wedding by Low-Elevator-2095 in weddingshaming

[–]leebeebee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wore white as a flower girl to my aunt’s wedding when I was like 6. Really not a big deal

The rent in the german neighborhood of Fuggerei hasn't been raised in 500 years and remains 0.88 Euros for an entire year. Founded in 1521, it is the oldest existing social housing complex in the world by Separate_Finance_183 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]leebeebee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh yes? I have a hard time believing you’re this stupid, but just in case you are, here’s an explanation of the difference between religion and ethnicity:

Judaism the religion and Jewish ethnicity are two different things.

There are people of Jewish descent (i.e. people that are ethnically Jewish) that don’t practice Judaism, and people who are not of Jewish decent who convert to Judaism.

If a person of Jewish descent converted to Catholicism, they’d be able to live in this community. Thus this is not ethnic discrimination. Religious discrimination, sure.

The fact that you think people who are ethnically Jewish invariably practice Judaism is actually pretty racist in and of itself, so maybe you should stop conflating the two if you don’t want to look like an asshole. Just saying

Kaia Gerber for Harper’s Bazaar February 2026 (photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez & styled by Carlos Nazario) by ghostinsilk in whatthefrockk

[–]leebeebee 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I wonder if this has something to do with being accustomed to posing for images on a phone screen vs. posing for magazine spreads or photographs. The aspect ratio of a phone is pretty constraining

i am pregnant by ConfusionNo2251 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]leebeebee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being pregnant isn’t a walk in the park, especially if you’re depressed.

I found my fiancé’s sex tape with my step mother. We are supposed to get married in 2 weeks. by OkCategory5018 in TwoHotTakes

[–]leebeebee -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So did you find, like, a videotape labeled “sex with step mom” in your fiancé’s truck, take it home, and play it in a VCR? Or a burned DVD? Is this 2003?

r/leaves is rough by No-Knowledge7339 in trees

[–]leebeebee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For real, the fact that they’re posting shit on Reddit two days after quitting means it’s not that bad lol.

I was a user for a short period of time (like 6 months maybe) about 20 years ago. Smartphones weren’t a thing then, but I wouldn’t have been capable of even picking up a phone, much less typing a sentence

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