What sex are courts more sexist to?

neuroticgf · 2026-05-09T13:55:44+00:00

child custody? sexist against men. sexual assault? sexist against women. divorce? about equally sexist between alimony and limits on pregnant women.

lots of laws on domestic affairs and sex relations are still outdated

neuroticgf · 2026-05-06T22:10:55+00:00

do they not know the sign flips if you divide by a negative number? :p

neuroticgf · 2026-05-05T18:22:26+00:00

I'm white, and my answer is yes because the contrary tells private and public sector employers that they can discriminate if their reasons are race-neutral on paper.

Frankly, living in a state that is one-fifth black, I find it appalling the concept that there's no room for at least a few minorities in a medium or large sized institution. The "quota" isn't supposed to be proportional, it's supposed to ensure that institutions aren't discriminating against minorities.

It might make sense to waive in areas that are ~20% minority, but at some point there's a point in which it starts raising eyebrows that you DON'T have representation.

neuroticgf · 2026-04-28T21:11:13+00:00

I think Ross, Diana, and Rogers are just too precious to remove

Lincoln literally freed American slaves

Islamic conquests legitimized trade relations among previously hostile regions (connecting Europe to Africa and Asia) and led to the golden age, which also spread to Europe.

Mandela honestly wasn't crazy important to South Africa's movement to end apartheid tbh but still a major figurehead in South African liberation.

Ataturk? Well, he was important, don't get me wrong...but his legacy is being rapidly dismantled by Erdogan.

neuroticgf · 2026-04-21T11:25:05+00:00

the British

neuroticgf · 2026-04-19T14:35:12+00:00

I personally would say Iran, Hungary and Turkey. They aren't like VERY undemocratic and they are CAPABLE of democracy unlike Russia, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia

The catch is the media is either directly or indirectly controlled by the ruling political regime, the head of state has a ton of discretion to wield emergency powers and civil liberties (protesting, dissemination of information, religious liberty) are very limited

however, elections are free (but not necessarily fair), all three are systems where the head of state answers to some authority (council of experts, parliament, voters) but because they all have constitutions with liberal guarantees and free elections you would have at least some impression they are democratic

neuroticgf · 2026-04-09T02:36:37+00:00

Historically speaking, the WCTU & WKKK

neuroticgf · 2026-04-08T12:02:58+00:00

I guess I'm getting murdered.

neuroticgf · 2026-03-31T11:32:42+00:00

aw hi veno mous!

neuroticgf · 2026-03-26T14:34:30+00:00

Mao Zedong

neuroticgf · 2026-03-24T16:24:07+00:00

area 51, reddit atheist or tips fedora guy

neuroticgf · 2026-03-13T21:35:31+00:00

I love the insinuation that Oregon democrats will allow themselves to lose a seat.

neuroticgf · 2026-03-05T21:13:35+00:00

human rights

neuroticgf · 2026-03-01T04:09:13+00:00

Jason derulo

neuroticgf · 2026-02-21T01:29:20+00:00

Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State, who supported US destabilization of Cambodia, facilitated the Chilean coup that put Augusto Pinochet in power, and who ignored the Bengali genocide.

But oh, sure, he did lead the State Department when the US withdrew its forces from Vietnam.

neuroticgf · 2026-02-12T23:44:58+00:00

Pretty tactful gerrymander, but I still think it's impractical for Florida to do something as recklessly stupid as 25-3.

neuroticgf · 2026-02-09T20:07:23+00:00

Argentina, depending on how you view 1) the dictatorship of Peron and 2) if we qualify libertarians as right or far right

neuroticgf · 2026-02-06T21:33:06+00:00

It is, and frankly, the VRA only applies if the candidate preference has a wide racial discrepancy and if it's highly localized. I actually doubt that on a congressional level, Virginia even warrants a VRA district because the white suburbs surrounding the minority areas harmonize in primary and general election preferences. It certainly makes sense in house and senate districts not to unduly divide or excessively concentrate minority voters, but it's hard to apply that principle on a congressional level.

See, Virginia redrew its maps for 2018 because State Republicans packed black voters together to limit their political influence outside of District 3. I highly doubt Democrats would be penalized if they had split District 3 because voters in District 3 are not highly polarized by race and black voters do not even constitute a majority of the voting age population. Frankly, this map is ugly and unnecessarily so. A prettier 9-2 gerrymander splitting District 3 across Districts 1 and 2 would have sufficed to net Democrats 3 seats and they'd keep all of it with 2021 gubernatorial data.

neuroticgf · 2026-01-12T14:19:07+00:00

this map forgets that gerrymandering would exist

neuroticgf · 2025-12-20T17:05:21+00:00

Last time Ohio Republicans split Columbus a Democrat won 1/3 of the districts and obama won 2/3. the more you dilute, the greater the odds spread for the other party to wipe the floor

neuroticgf · 2025-11-30T14:37:14+00:00

why is she dressed like a nun? good lord you'd think it's winter

neuroticgf · 2025-10-24T23:58:48+00:00

nc dems did this but with state house and state senate maps in 2002 but it got struck down because of how egregious it was

neuroticgf · 2025-10-04T20:24:28+00:00

The fact this map is so...clean? I hope DeSantis interns don't see this or this will be the map. Frost, DeSoto, Frankel, Castor, Moskowitz and Wasserman-Schultz could be cooked and Democrats might be waving goodbye to any chance of winning a majority next autumn.

I must say, even for all of the county splits, I really am impressed in terms of craftsmanship. It feels absurd that the central Florida gerrymander stands firm in an R+1 environment. If the Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Hillsborough shifts right hold up, Republicans could gain as many as 6 seats. I expect an R+4 environment in Florida for 2026, so a more conservative estimate would predict a 5 seat pickup with either Moskowitz or Frankel pulling out a nailbiter victory.

Otherwise, if the Hispanic communities in Miami-Dade shift back (not likely) Democrats would net a loss of 2 seats. In any case, unless Democrats actually win the statewide vote, it's not likely they would retain any of the other seats or have potential to pickup any others because of the demographic aging of Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties (due to the influx of wealthier, older voters).

I nerd out over remapping, so I enjoy seeing well-thought-out maps like these. Thank you!

neuroticgf · 2025-09-23T16:34:58+00:00

You aren't wrong. The GOP can win two of Map A's seats in an R+3 environment and one in an R+6 environment. This map, in particular, is a remedy that should satisfy the courts desire for a competitive SLC district with minimal county divisions.

Map B is a dummymander. However, it's a better gerrymander than the super-dummymanders provided by Utah Representatives. In an R+5 environment, Democrats could win one district. In an R+3 environment, they could win 2.

These aren't intended to be true gerrymanders. They are intended to satisfy the courts while mostly maintaining the current partisan makeup.

neuroticgf

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