halcat

9878 pts ยท August 13, 2012


I think the incoherence of the vitriol kinda speaks for itself. It's not a dismissal of critique if all the critique is composed of is foaming at the mouth.

2 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 2

I like "condolulations" myself

3 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

Ok but in the West there's 1 group that is notable for its historic ability to seed its prejudice into the fabric of society. Power matters.

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

It's so worth it. Sure, it's not for everyone. But there is so much love, joy, and hilarity to balance things out.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This person is not actually endorsing the practice.

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yeah, all that needs to happen is a dog suddenly standing and they can stomp on a kid or send them flying.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Someone who steals a car with a child in it is in no position to cast stones.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Yeah, no one should get a pass for transphobic "humor" just because the individual they aim it at is rubbish. That type of thing is AOE.

4 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 7

If their employees strike, I will do my best to support them & pressure the company. Without a strike to support, it's a false equivalence.

4 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Power strips are not perishable. Although they will cause problems if eaten.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Or use a labeled map.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Every damn thing in this picture is 100% on point.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's also an avenue to address the childcare crisis, and the inability to support a family on one income anymore. Too much for 140 chars!

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

raising children is a public good that we want to support, we should decide if that labor should be paid rather than taking it for granted.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's a complicated debate. But when one person's labor enables others to fully participate in the economy, or we think that labor like

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

it should also be wrong for others.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maybe the framing ought to be, "My mom should also have gotten paid for this work." Just because something was wrong for her doesn't mean

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

True. Yet studies show that the burden of housework and child care still falls dramatically, disproportionately, on women still.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Your mom did paid labor (her job) in addition to her unpaid labor (housekeeping and child rearing). Housespouse is unpaid only.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Are you suggesting that that women do not do the vast majority of this labor in 2021?

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

There's an argument to be made that economies depend entirely on the unpaid labor of women keeping house and raising kids.

4 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 3

Of self-preservation, one would think.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

I mean, sure. But both sides of this debate need to follow the rules of the road in the meantime. And cyclists have the bonus incentive

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2