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Apr 2, 2016 16:28
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What I think is really funny is that when people go, "I really wish I saw more people like myself in movies and on television", some idiot always goes, "Well, fuckin' make your own then." And then people go ahead and make their own shows or movies, and then people get really mad about that, too. WHAT DO YOU WANT
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Apr 2, 2016 16:38
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They want them to not exist
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Apr 2, 2016 16:39
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The unpopular opinion meme is great for outing racists/sexists/mras that think that it's just an opinion man, everybody has one  .
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Apr 2, 2016 16:45
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Palpek posted:The unpopular opinion meme is great for outing racists/sexists/mras that think that it's just an opinion man, everybody has one Yep. It's a goldmine.   This isn't unpopular. If this were the middle ages, entire epics would be sung by bards, commemorating how loving strange he looks. People would set aside a day every year to wear masks that look like him to frighten away evil spirits.  The title on this was, "As a potential immigrant..." which is my favourite line of reasoning on the internet ever. People will preface potentially controversial opinions with "I am a member of the group I am criticizing" as if this gives their argument more weight. It doesn't.  quote:Sonderously 57 points : 2 replies : 7 months ago reply
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Apr 2, 2016 17:06
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cash crab posted:What I think is really funny is that when people go, "I really wish I saw more people like myself in movies and on television", some idiot always goes, "Well, fuckin' make your own then." And then people go ahead and make their own shows or movies, and then people get really mad about that, too. WHAT DO YOU WANT I also get really annoyed by straw men.
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Apr 2, 2016 17:11
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The bad comment section is full of people calling this guy stupid.
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Apr 2, 2016 17:24
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Trying to find actual numbers on this is a minefield of "statistics" trumpeted by MRAs and predatory divorce lawyers, but the best numbers I could find when I tried to really research it a few years ago were that 90-95% of men who ask for custody receive full or partial custody.
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Apr 2, 2016 19:37
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You can father a child via rape, get convicted of it and still get parental rights to the child in some states.
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Apr 2, 2016 19:43
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Palpek posted:Mods, seriously now. jeez fine okay!!!
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Apr 2, 2016 19:44
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I know a lot of ex-pats in Mexico, and trust me, they aren't the least bit conforming to being Mexican. They purchase up little enclaves where they can live with other ex-pats and learn just enough Spanish to order at a restaurant. If they can do that, so can everyone else.
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Apr 2, 2016 20:13
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Eponine posted:You can father a child via rape, get convicted of it and still get parental rights to the child in some states. How the gently caress does that even work? What loving judge would do that?
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Apr 2, 2016 20:24
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Solice Kirsk posted:How the gently caress does that even work? What loving judge would do that? The US is a breeding-ground of religious fundamentalism.
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Apr 2, 2016 20:26
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Picnic Princess posted:I know a lot of ex-pats in Mexico, and trust me, they aren't the least bit conforming to being Mexican. They purchase up little enclaves where they can live with other ex-pats and learn just enough Spanish to order at a restaurant. If they can do that, so can everyone else. lol I'm remembering an episode an episode of House Hunters or something where they follow a white American couple trying to find their dream house in Panama and they checked up with them a few months after they bought a house and the wife goes on about how "we've really involved ourselves in the culture and we've already met and made friends with a ton of locals!" Cut to them sitting at a table full of American, English-speaking white people.
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Apr 2, 2016 20:31
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Solice Kirsk posted:How the gently caress does that even work? What loving judge would do that? http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/us/rapist-child-custody/ A few years old, but as of 2013 31 states allowed rapist to apply for joint custody. It sounds like it's being mostly stopped though.
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Apr 2, 2016 20:33
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Jerry Cotton posted:The US is a breeding-ground of religious fundamentalism. Yeah, I live here. I still can't see that ever happening and a quick Google search didn't get me any cases where it actually happened. Just some where a rapist tried for visitation as a way to get out of paying child support. And I can't even find anything about that either. Edit: Ok, found a couple....I loving hate everything. Solice Kirsk has a new favorite as of 20:41 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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Apr 2, 2016 20:39
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Ahem. You don't 'immigrate' to another country, you emigrate.
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Apr 2, 2016 20:55
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GWBBQ posted:Trying to find actual numbers on this is a minefield of "statistics" trumpeted by MRAs and predatory divorce lawyers, but the best numbers I could find when I tried to really research it a few years ago were that 90-95% of men who ask for custody receive full or partial custody. Here's a set of statistics from a few states that specifically look at cases where both parents applied for custody: http://www.villainouscompany.com/vcblog/archives/2012/04/child_supportcu.html Unsurprisignly, the spread in those cases between fathers and mothers getting primary custody is pretty much 50-50. The actual imbalance in overall numbers stems pretty much entirely from the fact that fathers are much less likely to even file for custody in the first place.
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Apr 2, 2016 21:08
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Honestly even if it never got granted, the courts in those states basically allow rapists to maintain contact and legally harass their victims. For a crime of power, it's putting a lot of power in the hands of the perpetrator towards his victim. Not only rapists, but even fathers who have been accused and sometimes even been proven guilty of domestic abuse towards their children have gotten custody and/or visitation rights when they fight for them. The custody thing for MRA's is the easiest one of all their arguments to strike down. My neighbor growing up was a single father whose wife left and paid child support and had the kids on alternating weekends. ,
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Apr 2, 2016 21:09
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Eponine posted:Honestly even if it never got granted, the courts in those states basically allow rapists to maintain contact and legally harass their victims. For a crime of power, it's putting a lot of power in the hands of the perpetrator towards his victim. Because rape isn't about about power, its about women wearing too sexy clothing, and men just can't help themselves, so it's logically consistent if you're a giant loving rear end in a top hat.
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Apr 2, 2016 21:59
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GWBBQ posted:Trying to find actual numbers on this is a minefield of "statistics" trumpeted by MRAs and predatory divorce lawyers, but the best numbers I could find when I tried to really research it a few years ago were that 90-95% of men who ask for custody receive full or partial custody. There really haven't been good studies on it. The data that there are suggest what you just said, but the research is sparse and dated. It would be amazing if someone did some really solid research on the topic, but the state of record collection in US courts is abysmal.
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Apr 2, 2016 23:05
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Solice Kirsk posted:Yeah, I live here. I still can't see that ever happening and a quick Google search didn't get me any cases where it actually happened. Just some where a rapist tried for visitation as a way to get out of paying child support. And I can't even find anything about that either. I can't find it now but someone on my FB posted an article recently where a teenage rape victim couldn't file for state support for her child so she could finish loving high school because the state made it mandatory she sue for child support and if she did, it would give her rapist the right to sue for custody.
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Apr 2, 2016 23:57
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Well that oughtta teach that teen mom about the importance of practicing safe rape in the future. None of this would have happened if they only taught abstinence in school.
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Apr 3, 2016 00:10
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:jeez fine okay!!! this is truly how i wanted to be remembered.
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Apr 3, 2016 00:52
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cash crab posted:What I think is really funny is that when people go, "I really wish I saw more people like myself in movies and on television", some idiot always goes, "Well, fuckin' make your own then." And then people go ahead and make their own shows or movies, and then people get really mad about that, too. WHAT DO YOU WANT Look, I'm sorry I just don't think that Tyler Perry makes good movies. 
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Apr 3, 2016 09:39
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God Hole posted:lol I'm remembering an episode an episode of House Hunters or something where they follow a white American couple trying to find their dream house in Panama and they checked up with them a few months after they bought a house and the wife goes on about how "we've really involved ourselves in the culture and we've already met and made friends with a ton of locals!" See also: every English person in Spain.
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Apr 3, 2016 11:39
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Once again that retarded boob dragon comic hits the front page and the comments are precisely as you'd expectquote:Really wanted it to be porn. Thought it was going to be porn. Realized plot way too thick to be porn. Someone make this porn. quote:Wow, this is actually pretty funny and well written and when does the dragon get absolutely railed? quote:Dang, she's got some hefty dragon mammaries. Not *the* strangest boner I've ever had...
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Apr 3, 2016 15:43
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goose fleet posted:Once again that retarded boob dragon comic hits the front page and the comments are precisely as you'd expect I'm really happy that I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Apr 3, 2016 15:51
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 http://imgur.com/gallery/s8MGr3u Check the comments for extra fun! I love the first part of that image. "Calls all white people racists because their ancestors owned slaves." Such a loving strawman than it might as well dance around and singing about its lack of brains. I have a lot more to say about this bullshit meme, but I'll leave it at that.
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Apr 3, 2016 16:35
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trapped mouse posted:
It's weird, because he's technically right on a couple of accounts. Like, yes. The majority of white people didn't own slaves. Because they were incredibly expensive. And yes, many indentured servants did come here during the founding of America, and in many ways, they were not distinguished from blacks for a period of time. Howard Zinn actually wrote about this in A People's History, I would suggest reading it if you haven't already. Mostly because he explains why this very quickly changed. Also, you're wrong, the comments weren't fun at all.
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Apr 3, 2016 16:44
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Two separate "trans people are bad and dumb for wanting pronouns" posts on the front page. Truly, this is the most prolific problem facing white male middle class 18-24 american society. http://imgur.com/gallery/kcN15MC http://imgur.com/gallery/VlasF
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Apr 3, 2016 17:00
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kazil posted:Two separate "trans people are bad and dumb for wanting pronouns" posts on the front page. Truly, this is the most prolific problem facing white male middle class 18-24 american society. quote:I am trans myself quote:But for now, if you're a cross dresser like me who enjoys living as another gender without surgery, Beyond that weird little tidbit, I've seen this same type of post quite a few times, and I'm always reminded of a friend of mine who struggles at work a lot with people not using his pronouns and the one girl there who says to him, "I'm trying, but it's just really hard because I just don't see you that way." I am taking a wild stab in the dark here, but maybe that's part of the reason some people get frustrated. Just maybe.
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Apr 3, 2016 17:07
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cash crab posted:It's weird, because he's technically right on a couple of accounts. Like, yes. The majority of white people didn't own slaves. Because they were incredibly expensive. And yes, many indentured servants did come here during the founding of America, and in many ways, they were not distinguished from blacks for a period of time. Howard Zinn actually wrote about this in A People's History, I would suggest reading it if you haven't already. Mostly because he explains why this very quickly changed. Well, yes, I know all this. The reason the image is so dumb (and I think you're well aware of this too) is that "All white people are racist" is actually a valid claim due to unconscious prejudices that white people and people of all races in the USA carry. To say that this is because their ancestors owned slaves is oversimplifying to the point of idiocy. It was because of the systematic separation of race in America that was brought about because of slavery, and the eventual separation between white and black slaves. Plus, this rear end in a top hat (and all the people in the comments) seems to think that because only 6% of white people in the south owned slaves, the other 94% were totally cool with black people? Did they ignore the fact that black people still weren't really citizens until the 1960s? And that we're still doing our best to take away their basic rights like voting? Did they ignore all that in black history month because they were too busy complaining about how there wasn't white history month? Also, this quote is great: quote:What's awkward is when your family actually did own large plantations. But I can't go back and change what they did so I won't feel guilty. Yeah, good thing that racism is over now and you can't do anything to help out black people today.
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Apr 3, 2016 17:08
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People on Imgur debating the complex, multifarious issues of our evolving society of tolerance and understanding is like a class of 8 year olds debating the theoretical physics of black holes.
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Apr 3, 2016 17:11
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blarzgh posted:People on Imgur debating the complex, multifarious issues of our evolving society of tolerance and understanding is like a class of 8 year olds debating the theoretical physics of black holes. 
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Apr 3, 2016 17:12
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Your fetish involves 8-year olds?
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Apr 3, 2016 17:20
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trapped mouse posted:Well, yes, I know all this. The reason the image is so dumb (and I think you're well aware of this too) is that "All white people are racist" is actually a valid claim due to unconscious prejudices that white people and people of all races in the USA carry. To say that this is because their ancestors owned slaves is oversimplifying to the point of idiocy. It was because of the systematic separation of race in America that was brought about because of slavery, and the eventual separation between white and black slaves. Plus, this rear end in a top hat (and all the people in the comments) seems to think that because only 6% of white people in the south owned slaves, the other 94% were totally cool with black people? Did they ignore the fact that black people still weren't really citizens until the 1960s? And that we're still doing our best to take away their basic rights like voting? Did they ignore all that in black history month because they were too busy complaining about how there wasn't white history month? You've pretty much touched on all the nuance and background that most of these people are missing (and maybe deliberately ignoring). I feel like some of the discomfort some people feel over confronting the fact that they may benefit from racial oppression in some way comes from the fact that they feel like they didn't personally go out and do anything, and so they're upset that it's being suggested to them they might have to do something about it anyway.
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Apr 3, 2016 17:22
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Who What Now posted:Your fetish involves 8-year olds? Specifically, 8 year olds debating the theoretical physics of black holes. No kink shaming!
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Apr 3, 2016 17:44
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April 1st was imgur for pets. April 3rd is imgur for transphobes. http://imgur.com/gallery/YEbq4Ei
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Apr 3, 2016 19:14
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Today imgur got a gif of a girl doing some poses: http://i.imgur.com/c9hzPtQ.webm The comments with the most points:  drat, what an emotionally unstable, scary bitch who worst of all doesn't gently caress me. What a sad loving community. At least there are like 2 people calling this out for what it is hanging there with 0 points, probably soon to be downvoted: 
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