@Glinner Davis Sedaris has never been upright. He’s a very rich, very funny, hyper-literate old-school gay. So out of touch that his NYC apt remodel (combining two apts) was just profiled in the NYT. Zero concern for women, I mean, why? Larping men, sure. 🤷♀️
@Nance726 Etiquette is not optional at the Basilica. All religions have rules. Your church is private property- ask Don Lemon. Yet you missed the point: regardless of voice quality- this is a Protestant proclaiming her faith in a Catholic holy site. No bueno.
I see it as big wonky deal! This notice of vacutor by HHS /CMS undercuts TRA oppo arguments of discrimination based on gender identity. Gender identity is not a sex-based class
The proposed rule changes to stop Federal funding to states for sex-denying treatments for minors (other than therapy) will be finalized later this year.
With sex class off the table, what will the ACLU argue? A gender dysphoric “identity” belief could be tagged as subclass of disability- but that leaves them overtly arguing for disabled men to be allowed into women’s spaces.
Is it a religion? Yes, but they won’t want to say that. Taxpayers don’t fund those either.
Disproportionate impact is off the table- the new rule proposal is based on health risk and evidence which outweighs WPATH’s pervy drive to trans the kids.
This is great timing. A very good thing here.
@redheadranting About being taken advantage of: I call those costs “stupidity fees.” Some people are walking toll booths. If your friends can’t trust their own guts, I’d offer to lend them yours. But if it’s constant enabling- I recommend Al-Anon.
About repackaging Madonna as defying old age stereotypes as she continues to present herself in sexually stereotyped ways: Uh, no. You rounded the u-bend of the “self-sexualized- exploitation-to- self-empowerment” horseshoe like a NASCAR driver.
Madonna is stellar, an immensely talented pioneer of this brand. It was fantasy bullshit in 1986, and remains so. She has never stopped pursuing the male gaze. The female gaze. ANY gaze that can she could claw from pornographic themes of her naked body, fetish wear as street fashion, BDSM coffee table books, performative lesbianism to high fashion gay male icon.
The well is dry. There is no mainstream pornographic use for older women from which she can draw. Therefore she must go backward. If all she IS, is what she WAS, Madonna is performing a nightmare version of many an attractive woman’s mid-life crisis, over a decade past menopause.
We know these women. Madonna’s injected, surgically carved and stitched face shows us how unsustainable it is to prize youthful f***ability as one’s main value metric. Sure, carry on Madonna-ing.
We are no longer gazing, we are rubber-necking. No lit up “Applause” sign could compel me to cheer her on.
@VanyaWright@MrsCMFrancis@rahshields1111 Glad it worked for you! Whether fat or water retention, for me it was a permanent PMS-puffy state. A Google search of woman +creatine+weight gain showed me I wasn’t alone. 🤷♀️
@MrsCMFrancis@rahshields1111 Are you taking creatine? It bulks up muscle in men; different effect for many women. I stopped it immediately and it took two weeks to get back to normal.
I’d be interested re: duplicative research subject & findings. Insider tip: note the “low level” contact person listed in the body of the grants, the unit name, & Bureau Chief signatory. Some have interesting cross careers. Another study for aggregation: how much federal criminal justice money, emergency preparedness given to states goes to “social” justice groups.
@wil_da_beast630 No. Absolutely not. Go sit in a criminal court for a few days- I worked in that system for 6 years. The man who systematically smothered and revived a six week old baby until the child did die - zero value. The man who strangled the 1 1/2 yr old with a sleeping bag cord- No. No.
@floomerunio@Trish_West1@Provokatov You’re conflating symptoms (feelings) with diagnoses, to mislead others to make a false equivalence- with a splash of emotional manipulation. Puberty is a life stage with sex-specific commonalities. Gender dysphoria is a diagnosis. We can talk women without talking about men.
@bebe_strange@DrunkRepub The Winona Ryder Effect. These songs pull all the weird girls who want to grow up to be hot & all the hot girls who wanted to save the lead singer from the crazy one. Top of the pile is Train’s 2001 ‘Drops of Jupiter.’
At what age is it no longer appropriate to say “why didn’t anyone tell me ____?” (e.g what’s a copay, cars need oil changes ,etc) Is there a statute of limitations past 30?