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gucci void main posted:as a cis privileged male i would like to be able to track my male pms let me help you "24/7" there
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quote:I didn't want to write a book at first, but I accidentally found my story when she ran out of gas on the side of the highway one night. only one option for donations quote:Pledge $25 or more
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Nov 26, 2013 17:15
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that's right, for the cost of a hard cover best seller written by a great author, you can have this poo poo i wrote that is gonna change the world
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quote:After a some time I started reading about my idol, Nikola Tesla, v relevant and on topic, this is sure to be a well-written and edited masterpiece
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hubris.height posted:
idgi, did this guy write this page as if he were his novel's protagonist, or is he actually claiming that this stuff took place. either way... ugh.
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Nov 26, 2013 18:06
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 im the "By:" straight out of a 5th grade book report
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Nov 26, 2013 18:09
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The very first time I've seen her, her car broke down on the side of the interstate. The very first time I've seen her, her car broke down on the side of the interstate. The very first time I've seen her, her car broke down on the side of the interstate. The very first time I've seen her, her car broke down on the side of the interstate. The very first time I've seen her, her car broke down on the side of the interstate.
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Nov 26, 2013 18:10
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dude reminds me of the person who makes those hilarious gang stalking comics
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Nov 26, 2013 18:27
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hubris.height posted:therefore i feel like this kickstarter must be exploitative bullshit that seeks to take money from the emotionally vulnerable that run tumblrs talking about xheir gender identity. i'm ok with this, i believe in the equality of everyone to be stupid and get scammed out of their money
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Nov 26, 2013 19:15
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 if they're dumb enough to try the rhythm method in the year 2013 i guess they deserve what they get
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Nov 26, 2013 19:18
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i thought the whole cycle thing was bullshit and youll still get pregnant any of those days
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Nov 26, 2013 19:21
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Werthog 95 posted:
it would be awesome if your phone just kept yelling that stuff at you at top volume
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Nov 26, 2013 19:27
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Dead Inside Darwin posted:i thought the whole cycle thing was bullshit and youll still get pregnant any of those days i think they're covering their asses on that by saying "safer" which is even funnier
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Nov 26, 2013 19:31
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Werthog 95 posted:
i'm not supporting any project that can't tell "its" from "it's" 
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Nov 27, 2013 00:39
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Dead Inside Darwin posted:i thought the whole cycle thing was bullshit and youll still get pregnant any of those days nah, there are certainly days (weeks) when it's impossible for a woman to conceive, it's just nigh-impossible to predict with perfect accuracy over a long-enough time
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Nov 27, 2013 00:43
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goddamnedtwisto posted:nah, there are certainly days (weeks) when it's impossible for a woman to conceive, it's just nigh-impossible to predict with perfect accuracy over a long-enough time when in my presence women have a 100% chance of not conceiving
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Nov 27, 2013 00:50
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prefect posted:i'm not supporting any project that can't tell "its" from "it's"
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USSMICHELLEBACHMAN posted:when in my presence women have a 100% chance of not conceiving
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prefect posted:i'm not supporting any project that can't tell "its" from "it's" Well they got one of them right, so that's something I guess. Maybe that's the stretch goal.
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Nov 27, 2013 01:58
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i guess i'm a bit behind the times here but i never knew that menstrual cycle calculators could be sexist and anti-genderist or w/e
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Ripoff posted:i guess i'm a bit behind the times here but i never knew that menstrual cycle calculators could be sexist and anti-genderist or w/e this is for people who have vaginas but i guess break down in sobbing fits when an inanimate object assumes they're women
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Nov 27, 2013 15:38
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if you say the word "woman" to someone who is LGBTGTEIAKOMGWTFBBQ then in their eyes you are worse than hitler
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Nov 27, 2013 15:40
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Looking into it, there are a lot of issues with MCALC. I understand that it was only supposed to be a small project, but the fact is that it spiralled into the spotlight and if you can’t handle it being that big, you should just drop it. You can’t blame your audience. It seems like the dev team is striving to fix the issues, but I don’t like how they’re handling their critics. For example, saying these criticisms are "why more apps like this one don’t exist on the market". Heck no. It is NOT the audience’s fault for calling you out when you make mistakes. I understand completely that making fully inclusive apps/shows/games is HARD. It is VERY DIFFICULT. It is much, MUCH easier to make something that plays into cultural and social norms and appeases “the masses” while excluding the many real people who don’t fall into socially ideal categories. Because if you don’t care about those people, you can just ignore them. But if you are striving to make something FOR those real people, you CAN’T ignore them. And that’s what makes it difficult. Because if you are claiming to make something inclusive, you have to MAKE IT inclusive, which means you have to listen to EVERYONE. Because it is so difficult, if you don’t understand what you’re trying to do and mess it up (say, by defaulting to the assumption that everyone has penis-in-vagina sex), you are going to get called out on it (a lot, if it’s popular). And people are going to be understandably angry if you shout it from the rooftops that your app is gender-neutral when it’s really incredibly limited. And even if you’ve already said you’re going to change it, you do NOT have the right to get angry back at these people. Even if you’re going to change it, that doesn’t change the fact that you did something terribly assumptive and sexually-hetero-normative and then had the gall to call it gender-neutral. The fact is that these people have to face people shaming their lives every day, and it’s even worse when someone pretends to praise them while still shaming them. It’s great that your app is still in beta and you still have the ability, opportunity and drive to change it to be more inclusive. But you cannot complain about your own audience like this. That’s incredibly petty. Gender queer people owe you absolutely nothing. If you can’t handle the pressure when you bullshit gender-neutrality, then give up and don’t make the app. Queerfolk don’t need some whiny white knight; they need someone who can stand up and take all the pressures they face every day. There are very few of those people, but if you aren’t one of them, please don’t pretend to be.
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Also, another thing that bothers me about MCALC is that when they talk about adding their neutral option, they’ve said multiple times that it’s for “lesbians and asexuals”. That is NOT gender-neutral language! Two people with vaginas who are doing-the-do are not necessarily lesbians! A lesbian is not necessarily someone with a vagina! And an asexual is not necessarily someone who doesn’t have sex! Here’s a fun exercise. Let’s break apart the two base cases of people who want to use your app: people who aren’t concerned about pregnancy (and just want to monitor their menstrual cycle), and people who are concerned about pregnancy. And let’s do it gender-neutrally. (Remember? That thing your app claims to be?) People who are NOT concerned about personally becoming pregnant: someone who is not having sex with another person someone who does not possess ovaries/womb/etc. (not the target audience of this app, since it’s for menstruation) someone with a vagina having sex with another person with a vagina - these could be lesbians, bisexuals, pansexuals, asexuals, women, transmen or gender queer individuals someone with a vagina having sex with someone with a penis where the sex does NOT involve vaginal intercourse or the chance of fertilization (oral, anal, pegging, grinding, using hands, etc) someone who is infertile (or their partner is) People who ARE concerned about pregnancy: someone with a vagina having vaginal intercourse with someone with a penis when both are fertile (they may both be lesbians if the person with a penis is a transwoman; one of them may be asexual because being asexual doesn’t mean they don’t have sex (it means they do not experience sexual attraction)) someone who may be concerned about rape See? This is how difficult it is to be truly inclusive and gender-neutral. And there’s still a good chance I messed up and didn’t include some people. If you are not 100% committed to being gender-neutral with EVERYTHING in your app, then you should not be making an app that claims to be gender-neutral. Alternately, you should get someone who is more sensitive about gender-neutrality on your dev team as a consultant.
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just search for #mcalc on tumblr and educate urself
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Just over 90 minutes ago: Since the rhythm method (one of the calculation we currently use) is not so effective when preventing unwanted pregnancies … OMG, no, this is not neutral language! The rhythm method, with no consideration for ovulation or the luteal phase, fails for predicting menstruation in addition to also being unreliable for contraception and conception. Not everyone tracks their period for pregnancy. What is this obsession with pregnancy? Does it not ever occur to these male developers that people want to track their cycles to, you know, track their cycles?
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Nov 27, 2013 15:48
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jesus loving christ just dont use the app if youre so upset about it
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Dead Inside Darwin posted:jesus loving christ just dont use the app if youre so upset about it yeah you'd expect them to be more neutral about gender issues
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Dead Inside Darwin posted:jesus loving christ just dont use the app if youre so upset about it this is why its stupid to cater to the fringe theyll be even madder at you for trying
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Al! posted:this is why its stupid to cater to the fringe theyll be even madder at you for trying yep, youll never ever get it right for 100% of possible users and the 0.001% you offend will start such a huge stink it will catch on with the other users who dont give a poo poo but feel like theyre social warriors
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Werthog 95 posted:Just over 90 minutes ago: hahaha 5 the one mistake you made was telling anyone it did anything at all, good luck next time
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oh fyi that mcalc post is going around again so I thought I’d say this. I’ve been using the mcalc app and it’s a nice thought but there are some problematic aspects to it there seems to be an arbitrary upper weight limit of 150 pounds (???) on the settings which ask for your weight/age/whatever, presumably to help predict periods better
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Nov 27, 2013 16:29
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Al! posted:oh fyi that mcalc post is going around again so I thought I’d say this. I’ve been using the mcalc app and it’s a nice thought but there are some problematic aspects to it wait really
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it's another c/p. apparently the app is also a buggy piece of poo poo and it's made by a bunch of dudes, lol
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Dead Inside Darwin posted:wait really tbf if you're outside average weight it wreaks havoc on your cycles
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Werthog 95 posted:it's another c/p. apparently the app is also a buggy piece of poo poo and it's made by a bunch of dudes, lol if someone gets pregnant on that app they should sue for paternity
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Nov 27, 2013 17:10
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Al! posted:if someone gets pregnant on that app they should sue for paternity it's "safer" to have sex now with your lawfully wedded husband in order to produce glorious children for our lord and savior Jesus Christ instead of spilling your husbands seed like a heathen
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Werthog 95 posted:this is for people who have vaginas but i guess break down in sobbing fits when an inanimate object assumes they're women thats the thing most of those apps dont ever say that or identify the user at all, they simply ask for the dates and poo poo needed.
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