SkyeStarfall

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[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Yes

It's worth to keep in mind that whether something is disparaging or not depends on the intention, and the context. Similar to how, say, "gay" can be used both positively and negatively, for example, "that's so gay".

So why do some people like it/its? You'd need to ask the relevant person, there can be different reasons that are ultimately personal.

But here's one way to think about it: We use 'it' for animals, right? Like if we have a dog, which we love, we often will still say 'it' for it, right? But that doesn't mean we value it less, or somehow objectify it, or treat it like an object. We still acknowledge and respect it as a living breathing feeling being, and yet we may still use 'it' for it. This may be one way people might think of using it/its for themselves, at least!

And also there's something about the vibe of it/its, I dunno, it's hard to describe, but it is kinda growing on me a little bit as well

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's fair, but unless what you do requires windows in some way (like, say, Photoshop), Linux tends to be better for productivity as well, if you learn it

But of course, I understand that it takes some upfront work and learning to change your workflow, so I don't blame people for not doing it

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Oh neat! I've used this actually

Thanks for making mods :3

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's mostly what I was referring to in my latter paragraph, yes

But the important takeaway is that it's not the core of what pornography is

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

seeing violence is probably worse than seeing sex

Yes, I mean, one is (ideally) about two (or more) people enjoying time they have together in an intimate way, the other is about hurting one another maliciously. I certainly prefer one of these things to be more prominent than the other

There is a discussion to be had about stuff like objectification and porn that doesn't depict people like, consenting, and such, but at least in an ideal I'd much rather have media that focuses on pleasure and love than hate and suffering

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"you keep messing with that thing and it'll fall off and you'll turn into a girl"

On one hand, fucking horrible thing to say on a child

On the other.. probably would not have the effect they would intend on a certin chunk of the population lmao

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

You know nazi Germany started with queer people right

It's a bit tone deaf to throw groups under the bus like this. There is no prioritization, we're all in this together. We all fight together. You will get nowhere if you exclude people from the fight

Queer people are also way more than 1%, not that that's too relevant, we are all part of small minorities in some ways

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Huh? Did you reply to the right post?

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Omg cute keyboard background

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ok but that's really fucking funny

It's just messing with you at that point

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Okay, you edited your comment, so then let me add another one

The US and Norway have roughly equivalent GDP per capita. Norway is also a very rugged country with tons of mountainous terrain. It's pretty much the worst case scenario for land infrastructure development. It having a small population also makes it a greater challenge for finding workers. More people is better economically speaking

The US doesn't really have any excuse here

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, I do think that hate speech and extremism such as white supremacism should not be allowed, yes. They do not act in good faith, why should we extend our good faith to them?

But besides, that is slightly beside the point I was making. What I was trying to point out is that they do not embarrass themselves to the target demographic

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