Joe Perez

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Yes, that's the exact same article that whitrzac posted, and was the article which I thought that Scott was asking for a TL;DR on.

Braineack

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hornetball

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I thought "Bird Box" was lame. I wanted to watch "The Hundred-Foot Journey." I got out-voted. Darn Democracy.

I did watch "Bullitt" while no one was looking.

It's hard being the Patriarch.

Braineack

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bullitt is not good. that chase scene is the most boring thing in cinema.

Braineack

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life is tough:

Braineack

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for @Joe Perez

Joe Perez

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^ Hehe. Honestly surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Joe Perez

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As if being a kid wasn't already hard enough, parents in NYC and Jersey now have a new option to make their child's life even harder:

NYC gender-neutral birth certificates law to take effect
POSTED 2:01 PM, DECEMBER 31, 2018, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — New York City residents are about to have new option for denoting gender on their birth certificates: gender “X.”

A law allowing the choice of “X” takes effect Tuesday. The measure passed earlier this year.

It allows people to change their birth certificates to “X” by attesting that it reflects their “true gender identity.” Parents also can choose “X” for newborns.

New York City is joining California, Oregon, Washington state in allowing an undesignated gender option on birth certificates. A similar provision takes effect in New Jersey in February.

In 2014, New York City eliminated a policy that allowed birth certificate gender changes only if people underwent gender reassignment surgery.

Instead, the city required an attestation from a medical or mental health professional. The new law nixes that requirement.


https://pix11.com/2018/12/31/nyc-gen...o-take-effect/

Braineack

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this is what happens when you put liberals in charge of things.

Joe Perez

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Also, just to be totally clear: I find myself wanting to do naughty things with/to the purple-hair with the muppet, regardless of their gender identity. (Not while the muppet is present, mind you, just being clear on the identity.)

People like that have a lot of pent-up anger. Anger makes for amazing sex, presupposing that you have no expectation of a long-term commitment and don't mind a few minor wounds.

good2go

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Really Joe? . . . You literally have no overriding plumbing requirements? And anger supersedes actual physical compatibility/conformity ??

Joe Perez

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Assuming they they have had gender-confirming surgery, and that an adequate supply of lube is available, I'm game.

I say this truthfully: Never underestimate the sex-drive of a woman* with serious anger issues. This is the voice of personal experience.

* = or someone who identifies as female, and has the plumbing to back it up. To be fair, I have no personal experience here. But I do have considerable trust in 21st century surgical techniques. I walked a mile home less than 24 hours after having my appendix removed. How bad could it be?

good2go

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Ok, maybe I misunderstood your first post after all. It sounds like you do have certain plumbing and physical conformity requirements then, which makes a lot more sense. I'll have to take your word on the whole anger/sex thing, as I usually find myself just avoiding angry women in general.

I have to say, given the number of "women" here in the SF bay area that fit the anger issue bill, you may be missing out on a veritable smorgasbord of sexual partners here Joe.

Joe Perez

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Yup. And they have rights, too. But they're only allowed to march for them if they're not too white.

Source:


California Women’s March rally canceled over concerns that it would be ‘overwhelmingly white’



By Michael Brice-Saddler
December 30

A Women’s March group is canceling its January rally in Humboldt County, Calif., over concerns that its participants would be “overwhelmingly white.”

The decision comes amid division and tension in the broader Women’s March movement, which has unified millions of women and men in protest in the past two years.

Organizers of the 2019 Eureka Women’s March, originally scheduled for Jan. 19, said in a statement that the decision came after numerous conversations with leading local activists and supporters of the march.

“Up to this point, the participants have been overwhelmingly white, lacking representation from several perspectives in our community,” the Facebook statement read. “Instead of pushing forward with crucial voices absent, the organizing team will take time for more outreach.”

The Eureka group, which does not appear to be an official California chapter of the Women’s March, said it was “exploring holding an event in March to celebrate International Women’s Day,” which is celebrated on March 8. It also encouraged local supporters to attend a separate celebration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21.

“Our goal is that planning will continue and we will be successful in creating an event that will build power and community engagement through connection between women that seek to improve the lives of all in our community,” the statement read.

Census Bureau data from July shows that Humboldt County is about 74 percent non-Hispanic white. Eureka Women’s March organizers did not respond to an email or phone call Sunday morning requesting comment on the decision.

While many of the Facebook group’s members applauded the organizers' efforts to diversify the rally, others expressed dissatisfaction with the decision.

“Local Organizers have let themselves be duped, What kind of crowd do they expect when you have 77.86% of the population being White?” group member Terri Selfridge commented on the post that announced the cancellation of the march. “Organizers PLEASE RECONSIDER!!!”

This is not the first time the Women’s March movement has faced questions about its racial makeup and inclusiveness. Excitement in the months leading up to the inaugural march in 2017 was damped by divisive discussions about race — particularly involving minority women and how issues important to them sometimes differed from those of their white counterparts.

In recent months, the Women’s March has tried to quell controversy surrounding its leadership. Some regional chapters have distanced themselves from the national group and its leaders, who have been called to step down over ties with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and accusations of anti-Semitism.

In a November Facebook post, Women’s March founder Teresa Shook called for the resignations of national co-chairs Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour, adding that they have “steered the Movement away from its true course.”

Mallory, in particular, was criticized after she attended the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours' Day event in Chicago this year, at which Farrakhan made statements about “powerful Jews” who he considered his enemies.

“In opposition to our Unity Principles, they have allowed anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric to become a part of the platform by their refusal to separate themselves from groups that espouse these racist, hateful beliefs,” Shook wrote. " I call for the current Co-Chairs to step down and to let others lead who can restore faith in the Movement and its original intent.”

The Women’s March will return to Washington and other cities on Jan. 19.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md...elmingly-white

z31maniac

^That is beyond, I don't, wow.

Also, Bird Box was "meh." More plot holes than a block of Swiss cheese. I couldn't get through most of the article claiming it's really about white people ignoring racism.

sometorque

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LOL WUT.

Braineack

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2019 starting out strong:

sixshooter

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That dude looks like an actor I've seen before. Trying to remember where.

Joe Perez

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Twitter?

rleete

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Pornhub.