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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 2:20:11 GMT
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Post by lucyg on Jun 14, 2023 2:43:55 GMT
I totally agree, but be aware, this incident occurred in Canada. I guess our political poison is still bleeding over the border. ☹️
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 3:00:28 GMT
I totally agree, but be aware, this incident occurred in Canada. I guess our political poison is still bleeding over the border. ☹️ Far-right hatred is a global problem, unfortunately. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 3:00:28 GMT
I totally agree, but be aware, this incident occurred in Canada. I guess our political poison is still bleeding over the border. ☹️ Far-right hatred is a global problem, unfortunately. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 14, 2023 3:04:09 GMT
I totally agree, but be aware, this incident occurred in Canada. I guess our political poison is still bleeding over the border. ☹️ Oh don't underestimate the ubiquitous nature of hate - it's far from an American only problem. |
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Post by ModChick on Jun 14, 2023 5:49:44 GMT
This is local to me. Pretty disgusting behavior.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jun 14, 2023 13:40:40 GMT
That poor little girl. That was a horrible thing for her and her family to experience, as well as the students and families. I wonder why he didn’t get arrested for harassment or inciting violence.
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Post by iluvpink on Jun 14, 2023 14:43:17 GMT
That is just disgusting. What a total and complete asshole.
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Post by melanell on Jun 14, 2023 14:44:13 GMT
I can't even fathom being such a sad excuse of an adult human that you feel the need to verbally abuse a child at a school sporting event---and based on their appearance of all things! That poor girl.  |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 14, 2023 16:34:25 GMT
I can't even fathom being such a sad excuse of an adult human that you feel the need to verbally abuse a child at a school sporting event---and based on their appearance of all things! That poor girl. I don't disagree AT ALL - but having been to enough youth sporting events, I no longer have any faith in adults' ability to have even the basic human decency. This doesn't surprise me AT ALL. We had a big kid - who was a very talented athlete. The parents in the stands screaming to see his birth certificate - yeah it jaded me early. Sorry my kid was tall for their age. |
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Post by MichyM on Jun 14, 2023 17:00:18 GMT
I totally agree, but be aware, this incident occurred in Canada. I guess our political poison is still bleeding over the border. ☹️ It is indeed. I was In BC a couple of weeks ago and there were far right protests outside the provence’s Parliament building 🙄 with trump flags, signs, and all. |
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Post by fruitysuet on Jun 14, 2023 17:27:26 GMT
Good grief. That's insane. Just why? I don't understand this sort of thing at all. Since when is a haircut an indication of gender?
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 18:18:28 GMT
Good grief. That's insane. Just why? I don't understand this sort of thing at all. Since when is a haircut an indication of gender? I’ve worn a pixie cut or very short bob for most of my adult life, so I don’t get it, either. Only in recent years has anyone commented that it’s a “man cut” or a “lesbian cut.” I feel like there’s a dangerous tide turning and society is regressing to being intolerant of anyone who doesn’t conform to strict, old-fashioned gender norms. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 14, 2023 18:51:24 GMT
Good grief. That's insane. Just why? I don't understand this sort of thing at all. Since when is a haircut an indication of gender? I’ve worn a pixie cut or very short bob for most of my adult life, so I don’t get it, either. Only in recent years has anyone commented that it’s a “man cut” or a “lesbian cut.” I feel like there’s a dangerous tide turning and society is regressing to being intolerant of anyone who doesn’t conform to strict, old-fashioned gender norms. I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience |
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Post by iowgirl on Jun 14, 2023 20:02:05 GMT
I'm glad the school district did the right thing in banning the man, but that poor girl. She will never forget the hate she experienced that day. That poor child. You can never take back hurtful words, especially said to a child. How painful. |
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Post by cakediva on Jun 14, 2023 20:04:15 GMT
What I don’t understand is even after being told she was a girl (not that they should have had to) they continued to harass her and her mother. What fucking assholes!!
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 20:29:56 GMT
What I don’t understand is even after being told she was a girl (not that they should have had to) they continued to harass her and her mother. What fucking assholes!! These people will not be happy until children are forced to undergo genital checks to play sports. That’s the end game here. They’re absolute perverts. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 20:31:05 GMT
I’ve worn a pixie cut or very short bob for most of my adult life, so I don’t get it, either. Only in recent years has anyone commented that it’s a “man cut” or a “lesbian cut.” I feel like there’s a dangerous tide turning and society is regressing to being intolerant of anyone who doesn’t conform to strict, old-fashioned gender norms. I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience My experience with these comments is almost exclusively limited to social media. I removed my photo from my Twitter account because it got old. Ten years ago, it was never an issue. |
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Post by hopemax on Jun 14, 2023 20:37:07 GMT
What I don’t understand is even after being told she was a girl (not that they should have had to) they continued to harass her and her mother. What fucking assholes!! Mothers. Plural. Which is probably a factor in why he did what he did. He probably believes their whole family is an abomination. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 14, 2023 20:44:14 GMT
What I don’t understand is even after being told she was a girl (not that they should have had to) they continued to harass her and her mother. What fucking assholes!! Mothers. Plural. Which is probably a factor in why he did what he did. He probably believes their whole family is an abomination. Ugh. And they can’t figure out why we need Pride Month. Recently another asshole with a gun here in TX shot and killed a gay woman apparently just because she was gay. www.kxan.com/news/crime/affidavit-23-year-old-man-shot-killed-woman-after-calling-her-a-gay-slur/amp/ |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 14, 2023 20:55:22 GMT
I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience My experience with these comments is almost exclusively limited to social media. I removed my photo from my Twitter account because it got old. Ten years ago, it was never an issue. That's terrible - maybe I should have included the keyboard cowards in my regional comment - no doubt the online world is uglier than it's ever been. |
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Post by elaine on Jun 15, 2023 10:40:37 GMT
I’ve worn a pixie cut or very short bob for most of my adult life, so I don’t get it, either. Only in recent years has anyone commented that it’s a “man cut” or a “lesbian cut.” I feel like there’s a dangerous tide turning and society is regressing to being intolerant of anyone who doesn’t conform to strict, old-fashioned gender norms. I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience This has bothered me more and more since Trump started running for office in 2015. The state political trends that started passing legislation against various groups, along with taking draconian measures against K-12 education, has made it, for the first time in MY life that when I think about where dh and I will retire that we will not consider certain states because of their laws and politics. I have never before in my life routinely donated to political campaigns for races in states other than the one I live in, but I do now. Simply because I think that women, POC, LGQBTQ+ deserve the same treatment and protections under the law as straight white Christian-identified men. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 15, 2023 14:08:06 GMT
I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience This has bothered me more and more since Trump started running for office in 2015. The state political trends that started passing legislation against various groups, along with taking draconian measures against K-12 education, has made it, for the first time in MY life that when I think about where dh and I will retire that we will not consider certain states because of their laws and politics. I have never before in my life routinely donated to political campaigns for races in states other than the one I live in, but I do now. Simply because I think that women, POC, LGQBTQ+ deserve the same treatment and protections under the law as straight white Christian-identified men. My kids and I were just talking about this as they're at the cusp of determining first jobs/grad school and it's absolutely a factor in their decisions. They have absolutely no interest living in a community that doesn't embrace everyone. I'm lucky that we settled in a state that is just getting bluer every year. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 15, 2023 14:23:22 GMT
I hear you and certainly see it in social media but this is so regional. I honestly feel like people have never been more open and understanding in real life. The divide in this country had just never been wider - ok I typed that and immediately thought of civil war so will caveat that absolutes are almost wrong / but damn in my lifetime I’ve never thought more that where you lived in the us determined your experience This has bothered me more and more since Trump started running for office in 2015. The state political trends that started passing legislation against various groups, along with taking draconian measures against K-12 education, has made it, for the first time in MY life that when I think about where dh and I will retire that we will not consider certain states because of their laws and politics. I have never before in my life routinely donated to political campaigns for races in states other than the one I live in, but I do now. Simply because I think that women, POC, LGQBTQ+ deserve the same treatment and protections under the law as straight white Christian-identified men. I agree completely. While I never considered moving to a different state post retirement, current various state politics make me seriously consider where I want to spend vacation time and money. My BFF moved to FL and I have family in TN. I have no desire to go to either of those places because their local political atmosphere SUCKS. |
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Post by scrappinmama on Jun 15, 2023 14:36:37 GMT
Good grief. That's insane. Just why? I don't understand this sort of thing at all. Since when is a haircut an indication of gender? I’ve worn a pixie cut or very short bob for most of my adult life, so I don’t get it, either. Only in recent years has anyone commented that it’s a “man cut” or a “lesbian cut.” I feel like there’s a dangerous tide turning and society is regressing to being intolerant of anyone who doesn’t conform to strict, old-fashioned gender norms. More people support the LGBTQ community than they have in years past. But the scary thing is that the people who are against it are very vocal and dangerous. They are emboldened by extreme right wing politicians and now feel comfortable showing their true colors. If we as a society want to push back against that hate, we need to vote those type of politicians out of office. Like you, I have had a short haircut for most of my adult life. No one should be attached about their hair choice. I can't believe the ignorance in some people. My heart breaks for that poor child who had to deal with that idiot. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 15, 2023 15:12:26 GMT
What I don’t understand is even after being told she was a girl (not that they should have had to) they continued to harass her and her mother. What fucking assholes!! These people will not be happy until children are forced to undergo genital checks to play sports. That’s the end game here. They’re absolute perverts. I have always said the real perverts are those who are obsessed with the genitals and sex life of others. They are the dangerous predators. It never occurs to normal well adjusted people to fixate on the genitals of anyone. |
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Post by cecilia on Jun 15, 2023 16:04:28 GMT
Good grief. That's insane. Just why? I don't understand this sort of thing at all. Since when is a haircut an indication of gender? Since at least the 90s? I had super long hair to start 4th grade. Got it cut super short. I had 2 classmates call me a boy and tell me that they were going to punch me. School never did anything about it. |
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Post by dizzycheermom on Jun 15, 2023 20:15:59 GMT
While not about the exact same subject many of the replies here made me think of this video that I saw yesterday. We all need to become just as loud as the other side and defend all marginalized groups and stand up to the hate. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT81vP3Ut/ |
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