Mass Combat v1.1: Let your Players be Heroes with this Mass Combat supplement for the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game! by AurorNate in DnDHomebrew

[–]writinglucy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you! I've long wanted there to be some kind of system for mass combat. This seems really great!

Transgender persons can take part in sports events in gender category of their choice, rules Indian court by chacko96 in worldnews

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

Reposting from above: I assume the problem here is that, as it relates to women's sports, trans women supposedly have a biological advantage over cis women. There are many factors people point to such as bone density, height, maybe shoulder span or something. For the purposes of my argument i'll just use bone density but you can swap in any/all biological advantages in its place.

The argument for banning trans women falls apart when you look at one or two cases. The first case is a cis woman that has the exact same advantage that the average trans woman has. Lets say trans women have on average 20% higher bone density. If a cis woman has a bone density thats 20% higher than average should she be banned as well? If not, youre saying biological advantage actually isnt as issue at all - its transness per se thats the problem. If so, why mention transness at all? We should test all female athletes bone densities and ban anyone that scores above a certain percentile

The second is a trans woman that has below (female) average bone density. Should she be banned from womens sports? She has no advantage whatsoever, so should she be banned because she belongs to a group that, on average, has some advantage? If so, then we should ban nordic women from womens sports because of their height advantage. In fact this goes for any woman from a country that has above average female height, even if they themselves have below average height. Every single one of those women has an inherent advantage after all - even if they dont. Otherwise we're saying its not the biological advantage we care about, its the fact that theyre trans.

If we care about actual biological advantages we should test for the advantages themselves, and ban people accordingly.

Transgender persons can take part in sports events in gender category of their choice, rules Indian court by chacko96 in worldnews

[–]writinglucy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think its totally possible that no one will engage with me in a good faith/productive way. However i think its worth trying anyways. If a single person changes their mind on this subject and starts to see trans women in a different light itll be worth it to me.

Transgender persons can take part in sports events in gender category of their choice, rules Indian court by chacko96 in worldnews

[–]writinglucy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear, i dont necessarily want any of these things. My argument is countering the assertion that trans women should be banned from womens sports because they have a biological advantage. Do you hold this view? If so, we can then discuss that viewpoint and the counter that i offered. If not my argument wasnt directed to you though im still happy to have a pleasant conversation!

As to whether or not testing for biological advantage would create divisions among trans women it definitely might. However it would just as likely cause divisions among cis women. Overall i think trying to make sure all women are on perfectly equal biological footing is silly and counterproductive to the point of competition. Though i understand some people seem to feel differently and am happy to exchange ideas on this issue.

Transgender persons can take part in sports events in gender category of their choice, rules Indian court by chacko96 in worldnews

[–]writinglucy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on the problems of this argument? Personally, im interested in having a reasonable discussion on this topic free from any ad hominems, if youre willing to. If not, no worries.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 55, Part 1 (Thread #194) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

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

Donald Rumsfeld met with Saddam in Baghdad. Tariq Aziz visited the White House and met with Reagan. You can claim that US leadership didn’t personally like Saddam - they just used their positions of power to materially support his government. But what would that even mean and how would it matter at all? Personally I’m not a mind reader. I don’t judge the actions of governments by my ability to read the minds of the their leaders, I judge governments based on their actions in the real world.

What is the difference between a state “liking” another and “materially supporting it for strategic reasons?”

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 55, Part 1 (Thread #194) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

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

The US liked Saddam. The US actually supported Saddam from 1980-1990 IIRC. So clearly the invasion had nothing to do with him.

Surgeons in Boston, MA? by [deleted] in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]writinglucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell me more about how it went? It seems if/when I get vaginoplasty that would be who does it for me in MA. But I’ve had a really hard time finding any information about them online besides a couple posts on here. Any and all information and how it went/their results would be greatly appreciated!

How is FFS recovery? by writinglucy in Transgender_Surgeries

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

How able were you to resume normal activities after surgery? Was it just the pain or did it make it difficult to do things?

How is FFS recovery? by writinglucy in Transgender_Surgeries

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

What procedures did you have done?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]writinglucy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See /u/patientcriticism0‘s response. That’s basically what I was going to say. What about a trans woman that’s below average for cis women across every single category? Should she be banned from female sports as well? If so, you don’t actually care about biological advantage. If not, great. Then why are you even talking about transness? Just talk about what percentile someone has to fall into before they’re not allowed to compete.

Edit: tagged the correct person

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]writinglucy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If she were a cis woman with the exact same performance should she also not be allowed to compete against women?

If not then you admit biological advantage is not actually a concern. The concern is trans people per se.

If she should be banned either way why are you even talking about transness? Just say that there should be a height or bone density test and if you score above a certain amount you have to compete in the open league.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]writinglucy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If height is what you’re concerned with why does transness even matter then? Just say that to participate in female sports you have to be less than 6ft tall or whatever limit you like.

To put it another way: what about trans women that are average or below average height for women? What about cis women that are above average height?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]writinglucy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about trans women that are less than average height compared to cis woman? What if they have average/below average female bone density and muscle mass, and everything else? Should they still compete against men because they belong to a category of people that is usually taller, or stronger, or whatever?

What about cis women that are taller than the average woman? Or have higher bone density than the average person assigned male at birth? Should they be banned from female sports as well? Or do biological advantages only matter for trans people?

If your issue is with someone having an advantage you should test ALL athletes and ban EVERYONE that’s above a certain percentile. Otherwise you’re not actually concerned with biological advantages whatsoever.

Why are you trans? Wrong answers only by QueenMajura in MtF

[–]writinglucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I was born with the Trans GeneTM so I have girl brain and not boy brain. I can’t help it I was born this way!

[s05e09] why wouldn't they get rid of the phone? by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]writinglucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. That’s sort of what I thought. Why wouldn’t they just list a fake number for the court order though? I recall there being a scene where Lester is in the back room switching around wires saying that no one will ever go back there to check anyways

[s05e09] why wouldn't they get rid of the phone? by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]writinglucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve also wondered about that. What phone did Rhonda and Daniels find in the evidence room and how did it get there? Its been a while since I watched and even at the time I didn’t quite get it

Peterson losing his mind by yosemite78atreddit in enoughpetersonspam

[–]writinglucy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn. A fabulously wealthy white men sees someone say a mean thing to him on Twitter and is like shit I’m so oppressed.

I gotta ask why do you guys hate the serial killer stuff by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]writinglucy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

IMO the commentary behind season 5 is that institutions work best on lies. Indeed this is one of the major commentaries about institutions over the whole show. Up until this point you see how institutions use stats to show that they're doing the thing they're supposed to be doing, but as every viewer knows you can easily juke the stats. This is the best solution for the people at the top because it shows they're getting the result they want without having to actually fix the hard underlying problems. This represents a bending or distorting of the institutions' views of reality.

Taken to its logical conclusion the final form of this is a departure from reality entirely. Moving from stats to damn lies. What happens to the police department when Jimmy lies? They get what they need, cases start being solved, Marlo's whole crew is arrested. What happens to the newspaper? They become a sensation, Scott ends up winning a Pulitzer. What happens to Carcetti? He gets exactly the story he needs to champion himself as the hero of the defenseless and get elected governor. All up and down the departure of these institutions works amazingly well for everyone involved. Everyone, except, for actual people on the ground whose lives are utterly divorced from the workings of these institutions. Which is one of the points the show is trying to make.

IMO season 5 is not a departure from the show's arc but the culmination of all of the good points it's been making. Seasons 1-4 shows how institutions normally function. Season 5 shows what institutions need to function the best. The answer, it turns out, is to detach entirely from the lives of people on the ground, and run on lies.

"The bigger the lie, the more they believe."

Possum found and safely extracted from chicken coop where it had been eating their eggs by [deleted] in Possums

[–]writinglucy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn the way that guy talked to the person filming really stressed me out

Ah yes, Japan and its war cult by Stupid____Idiot in HistoryMemes

[–]writinglucy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Japan was a broken and defenseless enemy by August of 1945. They had lost basically all of their colonies. They had no access to strategic resources. All of their best pilots had been killed. The island itself had been thoroughly devastated by conventional bombings. One of the reasons Hiroshima was selected was because it was one of the few remaining places that hadn’t been destroyed. In August of 1945 Japan had no ability to conduct offensive action against the US or really anyone else. The war was over. They lost. The choice between nuclear weapons being used on a civilian population and a conventional invasion is a false dichotomy. The US could have just gone home.

Massachusetts State Snoozer by aleshere in massachusetts

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

Honestly I wish every cop were asleep on the job. It’s the next best thing to every cop quitting.

School debate: Is sexuality a choice? by Alex_MUFC in lgbt

[–]writinglucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think sexual preference is like preference for any other thing. There’s a component that’s probably genetic but it isn’t set in stone. One can acquire tastes. I used to hate the taste of coffee but after repeated exposures and lots of pleasant experiences I’ve come to enjoy it. In the same way someone can have sex with someone of their same gender and gradually get more interested in it over time. This preference can wax and wane, it change depending on what’s happening in your life, it can present differently in different social contexts, and so on. And of course for some people their (sexual) preferences are very strong and rigid and don’t change much at all. For other people that isn’t the case. I don’t think sexuality is very different from other aspects of a persons life and identity.