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  • I’m utterly befuddled by this woman; somehow she hates the idea of trans women so much that she’s now closely allied with Posie Parker, a woman who hates women, hates suffrage, has advocated for the removal of women’s rights for years, and shares closely held opinions from just right of Goebbels.

    Somehow Jo has become so utterly single-minded, she’s paired with the antithesis of all the other things she believes in (and still claims to believe as justification of her anti-trans nonsense).







  • I think you’ve got some wonderful answers here already so I just want to add something that a few points brought to mind.

    In my opinion one can authentically play a trait without playing a diagnosis. A great example of this is Drax in the MCU. He isn’t “the autistic one” he’s the guy with hyper literal interpretation. That autistic (amongst other classes) people relate that and feel seen isn’t because he’s “being autistic” but because he sees things like them; the other characters regard that and it somewhat authentically shows the outcomes one such person might have in these wild tales.

    You can represent elements of neurodivergence without going all in on an ND character that might only serve to entrench stigma.








  • Maybe I am. I also was a teacher in the Dutch education system, so maybe I’m speaking with a much greater understanding of the impacts on the classroom than you are. Phones are addictive in some senses and restricting access to them and likewise connected devices should be considered if they are having a proven impact on schooling, which they are. Maybe they won’t need to be restricted forever, I would hope not, but as technological advancement outstrips society’s ability to affect change to match we need some controls.

    I chose my example of cocaine specifically, unlike cheese and fats there is a direct psychological and dopamine impact to Phones. Your examples of shopping and sugar are telling though, as shopping isn’t something you can do in the middle of a class, and many educational systems have come round to the idea that maybe refined sugar isn’t conducive to concentration, and have thus banned sale on school grounds and some have gone as far to ban it’s consumption too.

    So perhaps I am a moron, but in this topic I’m speaking with a much better understanding of the subject than perhaps you’re giving me credit for. Engaging with the reasons for a change you don’t like can help you understand how best to affect a different change that more closely aligns with your views, instead of taking a “regulation is bad” stance and therefore throwing out totally inane counters.

    Or you can call me names on the internet for not agreeing with you. Deine Wahl, Fotzengesicht.