Posts by mark taslov
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Up Front: Walk This Way, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Whether that is because the left candidate didn’t have a penis (USA)
I have reservations about this Bart. Being transgender or simply undergoing GRS would most likely not have enhanced the left candidate’s chances of an electoral victory in the USA.
I understand that what you meant and what you said are two entirely different things that we have been conditioned to habitually conflate. I hope we reach a point in my lifetime where this is no longer the case.
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Hard News: The next four years, in reply to Conal Tuohy,
Our side, which is incontestably morally superior and not intimidating might be inclined to coin a catchy meme like “The Polish Missile Crisis”.
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I’ve always felt it’s a civic responsibility to remain skeptical of leaders while they’re in office, whatever their stripe, but it’s safe to say now that I am going to miss Barack and Michelle immeasurably – remarkable human beings – courageous nurturing spirits.
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Up Front: Walk This Way, in reply to Russell Brown,
Pantea “Pani” Farvid, PhD: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology, AUT
That is genuinely heartening Russell. I had to google and I'm pleased I did.
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Up Front: Walk This Way, in reply to Emma Hart,
So there is also a virtual march for people who, for whatever reason, can’t get to a physical one.
Thanks for this Emma, I'll be there.
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Up Front: Walk This Way, in reply to Tristan,
Being told your not a lesbian because you are not attracted to trans women seems really hurtful.
It’s more than that Tristan. It’s misogyny: “Be attracted to X or I invalidate you” – Rape culture. There are bigots in every minority who do this shit – and risk turning subjugated groups into political footballs – for their own gratification. Humanity is expert at vilifying whole movements based on the actions of a subgroup.
What the article tended to skirt around as it misgendered OKCupid's entire trans women cohort is that lesbian transgender women are subject to this.
"The identities of these men are respected, they are never accused of bigotry for seeking to partner only with “cis lesbians,”
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Hard News: The next four years, in reply to Farmer Green,
is . . . speculation
Quite de rigueur, more instantly gratifying than cleaning up after ourselves.
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Hard News: The next four years, in reply to Farmer Green,
Tough question for 6:30am M. Green. Eschatology isn’t something I’m confident speculating on. i’ll defer to you, for now.
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The Mandate of Heaven (Cracked)
