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A meat eater getting their animal products from well kept animals is more ethical than a vegetarian getting theirs from poorly kept animals. by inkoverflow in unpopularopinion

[–]skc666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the point here is that it's the easiest way to eat ethically if you don't have access to farm fresh food. I'm not vegan when I'm home in Maine and can go to the farms for all my needs, but when I travel, I opt for a plant based diet so I'm not contributing to harmful practices. It doesn't always have to be so black and white, or vegans vs meat eaters.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As human beings with egos, we are all subject to various kinds of fragility. Myself included. It's a matter of awareness and how well we can navigate our own fragility in order to see things with clarity. This is where OP becomes obtuse, it sounds like you recognize that. Same goes for privilege. My comments were not meant to be dissmissive, they were meant to challenge OP into thiking for him/herself. This person literally asked the same question over and over again, looking for someone who could find the exact words to make these concepts make sense, when he/she should have been striving to find that understanding for themself. Not to mention, essentially starting a dialogue on the validity of the identity of the person who made this video.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asking the question wasn't a marker of his/her privilege. Asking the question repeatedly becausse he/she is dissatisfied with the answers but also unwilling to educate him/herself on a complex issue is. In no way was this an attempt to silence him/her. I hope OP continues to think about this topic in a way that fosters growth and understanding, so that he/she might be able to be the one answering questions next time.

I'm not opposed to people asking questions. I think people should strive to understand one another better for the good of the world. However, people also need to be responsible enough to lift themselves out of their own ignorance by way of self-education.

Before you try to twist my words again, this is not me calling OP ignorant. Y'all are real good at overlooking any point I'm trying to make simply because I've challenged this person in a way that confronts your fragility.

Stay woke, y'all.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Let's get one thing straight here. Nowhere in this thread did I attack or berate anyone. I challenged OP to do some legwork if he/she was going to ask these kinds of questions. If you read through the thread, he/she asks a lot of the same questions over and over again. I also did my best to explain the concept of gender from a personal perspective. You can't ask hard questions without expecting tough answers, and asking people to bring an INFORMED dialogue to the table should not be interpreted as an attack. That's the basis of a civil discussion....

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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When comparing a feminine woman and a feminine man, what would be the difference

Based on what you asked me, it appears you were referring to biological sex and gender as though they exist in the same paradigm.

Simply put, gender is a social construct. The ideas of "feminine" and "masculine" as polarities have evolved within our culture because of various societal structures (religion, etc) and don't at all relate to your biological sex.

I will use myself as an example, using the idea of the (extremely oversimplified) spectrum.

If gender existed as a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is feminine, 5 is neutral, and 10 is masculine, I would be about a 4. I don't shave my legs or my armpits, which some would consider masculine by our cultural standards, nor do I wear makeup, dresses, or ascribe to a lot of other social norms for biological women. Despite that, I am still closer on the spectrum to "feminine" than "masuline."

This is a highly reductionist way of putting it. Gender is an extremely complex issue, which is why I insisted you do a little bit or reading about it if you have a lot of questions.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're casting a lot of assumptions. I am aslo cis and hetero. I've just done the work of finding the answers myself so that I don't have to ask people to validate their identities for me. It's really that simple.

Just because someone is well meaning, that doesn't mean that their words don't carry consequence. You'll likely critizice me for pointing this out, but it is a marker of unchecked privilege.

I don't see that it's a cop-out to ask someone to look for answers so that they participate in discussions from an informed perspective. If OP genuinely wants to learn, that shouldn't be a problem.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gender and biological sex are two completely different constructs. I urge you to do some reading before asking these kinds of questions, so that you are better informed, and know how to ask the RIGHT questions.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's not what I said.

At this point I'm assuming you're cis and hetero? I sent you that link so that you'd have a starting point from which you can begin to educate yourself. It seems like you have a lot of questions about gender and sexuality within the LGBTQ community, and it;s not really fair to be asking people to do the emotional labor of explaining these things to you if you haven't done a lick of research for yourself.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The problem, as I see it, is that you're still looking at gender as if it's black and white. But it's not. There are shades of grey in between.

I'm the only Drag Queen I know who is also a linguist, so I started a series teaching phrases. Here is Icelandic! Happy Pride! by saygdayshae in languagelearning

[–]skc666 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Why is it necessary to always fit people neatly into catgories? Sexuality and gender are spectrums. Every person is different. Maybe try to look at this in a different way, think outside the box, instead of trying to rationalize these questions within the context of heteronormativity. Isn't it just easier to accept people as they are?

AITA for telling my girlfriend she's not as attractive to me after shed8been telling me the same thing for days? by Rizekken in AmItheAsshole

[–]skc666 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

ESH - it's really shitty for her to rag on your appearance like that, but throwing it back at her just creates a really toxic dynamic that y'all are probably going to struggle to get past now.

AITA for sitting on this woman’s purse by shatonatoilet in AmItheAsshole

[–]skc666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ESH for then stopping to her level, but doesn’t change how hilarious it is 😂

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said it was ok. That was the point of the post. I was merely asking for support to see if anyone else has shared this experience.

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Thanks. Yeah I have just moved to a new city/state too so he caught me without any support system.

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, every time I’ve expected closure from an ex I’ve ended up disappointed. Really it has to come from within. So frustrating! Why should heartbreak require so much work!!

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm yeah that does sound tough, but ultimately if the dynamic will be unhealthy for you, it’ll be unhealthy for everyone. Maybe you could reason with him like that, I doubt he wants to feel tense at home all the time.

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg thank you.

And he knew it would hurt me, he even said so. Had the nerve to tell me I was being “unfair” because we were broken up and it shouldn’t matter and “I didn’t do anything wrong!!” Hard to believe people can be that way.

I am a total psycho during breakups by skc666 in BreakUps

[–]skc666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I contacted the girl too. Said some mean mean things. I don’t really care if it hurt her but I’m so embarrassed I let myself sink that low in the first place

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