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Statements about DACA (which was referenced in the original screenshot) generally are about immigration, yes.
I also found the tweet that contained the original screenshot of the email. It’s from a reporter at The Blaze, which is a right-wing organization and I believe the group that originally broke the story.
I can’t find the full email anywhere, nor proof that it actually exists that can’t eventually be traced back to that same tweet. I’m also not subscribed to the Planned Parenthood mailing list, so I can’t just check, but if anyone who follows me is subscribed and would like to verify this, the email would have been from around September 5.
(Also, I think it’s legitimate for an organization to briefly mention issues relating to groups that are not its primary focus as an expression of support when it’s relevant. This would be true even if it were a group that I am not particularly involved with. For instance, if Trump were to sign an executive order tomorrow barring Mormons from attending school, it would be reasonable for GLSEN to send out an email saying something like “We stand with our Mormon members” even though that has nothing to do with GLSEN’s mission (and Mormonism is not known for its acceptance of LGBT+ people.) Putting aside questions of immigration law, Planned Parenthood most likely has DACA beneficiaries on its mailing list; if it wants to reassure those people that it supports them, that is legitimate.)
Zero self-awareness
@johnhocksbur
Completely ignoring the abortion issue, that isn’t the full quote. According to the least biased source I could find, Fox News Insider, the full quote is "Here at Planned Parenthood, we firmly believe that every person has the right to live, work, and raise a family freely and without the threat of deportation or separation.” It’s using “live” in a different sense than the one that excerpt implies. The intended meaning is much closer to “live in” or possibly “live one’s life” than “be alive.”
Zero self-awareness
http://news.mit.edu/2016/data-amazonian-piraha-language-debate-0309
It sounds like it’s currently debated.
Taken from: Philosophy Memes For Fantastic Philistines (FB)
My assumption when I first heard the name Amenta was that it was from the Latin word mens, mentis, meaning “mind.” I think I read somewhere that this was incorrect, but I could be misremembering and I can’t find that post.
Anyways, under that system, Mentan would mean something to the effect of “having a mind” and Amentan would mean something to the effect of “not having a mind.”
The opposite of American is:
un-American (the hyphen is unavoidable, don’t even try)
unAmerican (programmer’s CamelCase has infected the wider language)
unamerican (because fuck caps altogether)
Unamerican (as in from Unamerica, because the “adjective of” and “opposite of” operations commute)
This sounds like a joke but I’m pretty sure this is how 80% of Little Cup teams are created.
(Little Cup is a format on one of the main online Pokèmon simulators where you can only use unevolved Pokèmon that are capable of evolving, making it very optimized for cute swoosh swoosh Pokèmon.)
me: “that Pokemon looks cool” Some buttman: “sure, but it’s attack stat is shit and not to mention it’s ability makes it worthless. It’s move pool is so shallow, it can’t even learn good tms. Not to mention that it’s 4x weak to fire.” Me: “he go swoosh swoosh and its cute”
I’m studying Japanese, and this is way more complicated than just sticking three sets of characters together for comparison. (I am not studying Chinese. Take everything I say about Chinese with a heaping mound of salt.) Japanese is written with three different sets of syllables (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji), which each have a different use in the language.
Examples of hiragana: あいうえお
Examples of katakana: アイウエオ
Examples of kanji: 私漢字日機口
The kanji might look similar to the Chinese writing system, because that is where they were derived from. Confusing something written entirely in kanji with Chinese is completely understandable if you don’t know either language. (For instance, 中 from the original post could be either Chinese or Japanese.) However, most sentences in Japanese will have other characters, while most Chinese sentences will not.
Example of a Japanese sentence: 私の名前はロバートです。
Example of a Chinese sentence: 的名字是羅伯特 (I think; I pulled this from Google Translate so it could be wildly ungrammatical.)
Korean looks totally different, at least to me.
I don’t really understand getting mad at people for mixing up korean, chinese, and japanese
Like, look at them together
見る한국어中国死ね我要吃你マンコ형사我有大鸡巴
and tell me they don’t look similar lol
@johnhocksbur
This isn’t how statistical methodology works.
If you want to be able to generalize the results of your survey to the general population, you have to use some form of random sampling*, you can’t just ask random people on the internet. Twitter polls (etc.) have two main flaws:
1. Response is voluntary, which means that people who don’t care are less likely to answer, and (on questions where this is applicable) people with more middle-of-the-road or less-shocking answers are less likely to answer.
2. They operate using “convenience sampling,” which is basically what it sounds like and tends to bias the results in favor of whatever opinion is held by the people in the group likely to notice the survey. A political survey on the Fox News website will tend to have more conservative responses than the general population; a sports survey on the Boston Globe website will tend to have more pro-Red Sox responses than the general population; a survey on a Twitter page will tend to have more whatever-the-twitter-users-followers think responses than the general population.
(I did a brief Google search to see if this has been surveyed reliably and didn’t find anything, although possibly I could find something in an academic database. If anyone can find a reliable survey, I would be interested in seeing what the results.)
*This is somewhat complicated by the fact that it is nearly impossible to do a perfectly random sample. Phone surveys in which callers are randomly chosen and the response rate is high are generally close enough in surveys of Americans, although they aren’t perfect.
This is so interesting to me. 65% of people would rather experience rape than be falsely accused of rape.
Well, actually, according to a 2015 survey by the Pew Research center, in America, 45% of Muslims say that “homosexuality should be accepted by society,” about the same as Protestants (48%) and more than specifically Evangelical Protestants (36%), Mormons (36%), and Jehovah’s Witnesses (16%).
Additionally, looking specifically at support for same-sex marriage being legalized, 42% of Muslims support this, roughly the same amount as Christians overall (44%) and more than Protestants (39%, with specifically Evangelical Protestants having a support rate of 28%), Mormons (26%), and Jehovah’s Witnesses (14%).
Now, obviously there were other religious groups in the survey, and some of them were more accepting of the LGBT+ community than Muslims, on average. But given the number of groups than which Muslims were more accepting, singling out Muslims specifically is ... factually dubious at best.
Source: http://www.pewforum.org/2015/11/03/chapter-4-social-and-political-attitudes/
@johnhocksbur
😁 🐸 lol
You can't really say for all of American students how much homework they get, I'd also rephrase that bc it sounds like you're saying they're at fault for doing what kids do which is explore their world and learn through social interactions. Today it includes social media and Netflix and it may not be the best use of their time but most teens can't function the same way as adults.
Right, that’s why I tried to qualify it by saying “at most schools.” My school is known for giving a lot of homework, and that’s largely what I’m basing my observations off of since I don’t spend that much time with people at other schools. (Other American high school students are welcome to chime in here! I don’t claim to speak for everyone.)
You may be right that it sounds like I’m blaming them. If you have suggestions for rephrasing feel free to send me them.
I’m going to try to go through these a couple at a time to see if I can help.
U guys have one (high-)school?
That depends on where you live. Some states make you stay within your school district (which is a group of schools in roughly the same area), others don’t. Even if your state lets you go to other districts, rural areas and small towns will often only have a couple of schools close enough that you could feasibly get to them. If you live in a city, you’ll usually have more options, but sometimes they’re all similarly bad.
For everyone?
Some people also choose to homeschool, although usually not for high school.
Some states have charter schools, which are still public schools but aren’t part of a school district. They tend to be more specialized than district schools.
If your parents are rich or you get a scholarship you can attend a private school as well.
With one degree?
Typically, a given high school will only offer one degree.
Like, what do u do if you get bad grades? Drop out of highschool? Do u still get a degree?
It depends on the person and the school. As far as I know, all states have a minimum number of credits required to graduate and get a degree, and some schools and districts add onto those requirements. You need to pass a class to get credit, but even a D- still counts as passing. If you fail a class, your options vary by school. At some schools you can make it up with summer school or online courses, but at others you have to actually retake the class. Some people do drop out of school, but that happens for other reasons as well.
If you drop out or age out of the system, you can also take a test to earn a GED, which is supposed to substitute for a high school diploma.
Why do you have a separate school for grades 9-12?
First of all, not all schools are 9-12, although many are. There are a few reasons for this division:
1. Many public high schools are large enough that it wouldn’t make sense to add younger students as well.
2. It may not be safe to put elementary schoolers in the same building as high schoolers.
3. The licensing requirements often are different for teaching elementary, middle, and high school.
What are standardized tests,
There are two main types of standardized tests in the United States:
1. Legally mandated tests
Because of No Child Left Behind (a law passed in 2001), schools have to do well on this type of test or lose their funding and possibly be closed down. In theory, they cover basic material that every student is supposed to be able to do.
2. College admissions tests (SAT/ACT)
These are multiple-choice tests that students take to get into college. They have a LOT of problems and by in large do not measure what they’re supposed to measure.
Both types have their issues. I tend to consider the ACT/SAT less effective as measuring what they’re supposed to -- I did very well on the ACT, and in large part that was because I was a fast reader, not because I was actually better at the material covered than my classmates.
y do u get so much homework,
First of all, most of the reports of people doing massive amounts of homework a night are exaggerated. If you don’t stop to check social media, watch Netflix, etc. it doesn’t take that long at most schools.
With that being said, it’s still a fair amount. Some teachers assign busywork, which increases homework time without providing real benefit. Fundamentally the issue is that every teacher views their class as most important and assigns homework accordingly.
y do they matter so much?
I assume this refers to standardized tests. Standardized tests are frequently assigned a high weight in college admissions because some high schools grade more strictly than other schools and colleges want an allegedly objective metric to compare students from different schools.
I hope that makes sense! Feel free to ask me if you have any other questions.
Important Question
Can someone pls explain the American school system to me?
Like… U guys have one (high-)school? For everyone? With one degree? Like, what do u do if you get bad grades? Drop out of highschool? Do u still get a degree? Why do you have a separate school for grades 9-12? What are standardized tests, y do u get so much homework, y do they matter so much? I’m confused. (And why do u have the same subjects EVERY.SINGLE.DAY?)
sry if those were too many questions but like… ¿??¿¿¿¿?????¿???¿????
AMERICA EXPLAIN
That’s not quite how averages work.
There are three main types of averages: arithmetic mean (what people usually mean if they don’t specify a type), median, and mode.
The arithmetic mean is calculated by adding up all the values, and dividing by the total number of individuals measured. For instance, if ten people can speak 700 million words (this is a lot of words, way more than in any language on Earth) apiece of an alien language and no one else can speak any, this power would allow you to speak one word.
The median is calculated by ordering the values from least to greatest, then choosing the one in the middle of the list (if there are two, you take the mean of those two). If 3.5 billion people know 700 million words of the alien language, 3.5 billion people know one word, and one person knows fifteen, the median speaker knows fifteen words. This doesn’t change if the 3.5 billion people who know no words all learn fourteen words, because the speaker whose word knowledge is in the middle still knows fifteen.
The mode is the most commonly occurring value. If 2 billion people know 75,000 words, 2 billion people know 3,000 words, and 3 billion people know no words, the modal speaker knows no words.
tl;dr: Being average will not give you superhuman abilities. If your power makes you human average, the absolute best case scenario has you as good as the best human, and that is very unlikely.
Your super power is that you are average, at everything you do.
Hey, anon, would you mind sharing how you obtained what you believe to be my password? (Assuming, of course, that you were in fact talking about me.)
Do you want her blog's password
I assume you mean @mjollydragon‘s because she just reblogged something of mine raising an argument against me but regardless, the answer is no and fuck you very much for asking. I can fend for myself without that sort of snake in the grass censorship, thanks. especially in relation to the theology of a religion I have spent literally all of my conscious life learning about.
And one for the road. Fuck you.
John 6:51-53 says, “ I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” That’s fairly unambiguous: his followers are confused about why Jesus would give them flesh to eat, whereas they wouldn’t be confused about being giving bread to eat. They also would not refer to ordinary bread as flesh.
In addition, according to Luke 22:19 and Matthew 26:26-28, Jesus, when giving the disciples the bread/flesh at the Last Supper, said, “This is my body given for you.” He didn’t say, “This is a metaphor for my body.” He said, “This is my body.” Although Jesus frequently spoke in parables, we know from Mark 4:34 that he would explain the parables to his disciples: : “When he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.” If communion was metaphorical, Jesus would have explained it. There’s no indication that it was meant as a metaphor.
Seriously, one of the important tenets of Protestantism is “sola scriptura,” so why would you ignore the clear statements of Scripture on this topic?
Okay, new rule: if you regularly consume the blood and flesh of a demigod in a room full of chanting elders you’re not allowed to call other religions primitive and evil
Previously, I’d only seen the first two panels and assumed it was the complete comic.
This version is much better.
“You choose your toppings that fit you. “
..No, you don’t. That’s not how this works.
More specifically, while different autistic people can have different autistic traits, that doesn’t mean that you get to choose what traits you have. This metaphor implies that autism is a choice, that autism is just a bunch of autistic traits mixed together (in reality, like any neurotype, it is much more complicated than that), and that showing a couple of signs of autism makes you autistic (it doesn’t).
Saying that you get to choose which traits of autism you have is incredibly harmful to the autism community. That’s the same sort of argument used by ABA therapists to try to force people out of stimming. It’s also the sort of thing that makes neurotypicals think autistic people are just special snowflakes who are faking for attention.
In addition, many of the items in this sundae bar have little or nothing to do with autism, and in fact the sundae bar includes many unrelated neurotypes. While some of these may be correlated with autism, they are still different neurological differences. For instance, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and dyslexia are entirely separate things, and some of them are conflated often enough that this kind of misinformation is very counterproductive.
Fundamentally, you don’t get to choose in what ways you are autistic. Yes, different people will have different “toppings,” but that doesn’t make it a choice. I didn’t choose to be hypersensitive to loud noises any more than I chose to be good at math, or I chose to have green eyes.
tl;dr: Autism is not a sundae bar, and autistic people don’t choose which signs of autism we exhibit.
We need to stop seeing autism as some sort of one-dimensional sliding scale. Autism is not a thermometer. It’s not a rating that is “more” or “less”. High-functioning and Low-functioning do not exist in the real world.
Autism is a collection of symptoms and behaviours. Like a sundae bar. You choose your toppings that fit you.
Are you a bipolar extravert that loves socialising, is good at math and bad at remembering time? That’s ONE way to be autistic!
Are you a socially anxious autistic who has meltdowns when your clothes don’t feel right but a genius knowledge of music theory and is great at scheduling? That’s another way to be autistic!
Notice how both of those examples has strengths and weaknesses? Is one more “employable” or “high-functioning” than the other?
There is no one-size-fits-all category or rating for autism.
After all the evenings I spent as a kid at the library or on the internet trying to find stories with a character that would be like me, I can’t find any good enough reason to work on non-trans characters.
By the way, many people don’t know this, but you can ask your librarian to order books by trans authors! Metonymy Press, Arsenal Pulp, Topside Press, Flamingo Rampant… you should definitely talk to them about it, everytime someone I know did it, they were successful in getting trans author’s books in their local library. They can also get mine on http://assignedmale.etsy.com !
Sophie Labelle
As in his body promoted the growth of his bones? Or he made replica bones? Or what?
Stop John Susan from Making Bones 2k16
... What did you do?
Stop John Susan from Making Bones 2k16
HM Moves That Pokemon Should Already Know
[By @jhallcomics]
The case is called West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette, if you’re interested.
Reblog if you were the kid in class who didn’t stand for The Pledge of Allegiance.
Does it bother anyone else that there are parts of your life you don’t remember? You have done and said things that you don’t even know about anymore. That means you don’t even have the right perception of yourself because you don’t even fully know who you are. However, something that you’ve forgotten about could be a prominent memory in somebody else’s mind. It trips me out.
So I looked at his wiki page, and I was going to say this was Photoshopped because that phrase wasn’t on there, but then I looked at the revision history and, well,
So apparently yes, until 11:37 PM last night, the wiki page for Anthony Ramos referred to him as a “pure angel bean 10/10.”
who did it
WHO DID IT
this one kid’s test answers are so funny xD you won’t BELIEVE how clever they are
Okay, I found a quote from an interview with Ian McKellen. “The actor who’s starred as Magneto in the X-Men films also said he signed on for the films after director Bryan Singer explained to him that the mutant superheroes serve as an allegory for the gay community.”
(Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/ian-mckellen-ellen-page-living-in-the-closet?utm_term=.qnjmMjMDk#.tnRQzZzVg )
“ezra miller is going to be the first lgbt+ person to play a superhero!!”
i mean yes he’s going to be the first to get a solo movie but
I don’t know if this is true, but I’ve read that the X-men are a deliberate metaphor for being LGBT+.
“ezra miller is going to be the first lgbt+ person to play a superhero!!”
i mean yes he’s going to be the first to get a solo movie but
Unpopular Opinion
I enjoyed reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Only if you ignore (not a comprehensive list):
- The five genders in Sulawesi culture
-Hijras, in India, who have been recognized for thousands of years
-Two-spirit people in Native American culture
-Some (though not all) of the people who identify as warias
-Hawaiian mahus
Non-binary genders: not actually a new concept.
