Yes, believing that they will be discriminated against for things that they like and face negative consequences for expressing who they are will discourage many people from doing things, not just girls.

There are plenty of girls who fit into a more masculine standard of behavior and will integrate better into male dominated spaces. However, some girls will want to enjoy feminine coded things without judgement in those spaces and that is valid too.

I have a female friend in STEM who has dealt with an immense amount of misogyny in her field. She’s been the only woman in the room more times than she can keep track of. She has achieved a lot academically, but feels a pressure to conform to a standard of behavior set by men. She loves pink, collects dolls, paints her nails and is unabashedly feminine, and has suffered real social and professional consequences for her gender presentation. It’s literally an act of bravery for her to go to work in a soft fuzzy pink sweater.

I get that the question here is implying that either all little girls are so obsessed with pretty sparkly things that the lack of it would be a detractor, or that it’s reductive to assume that they would and that femininity can take many forms. However, it’s a valid desire to want to do a thing and be accepted for how you are. If a little girl does love pink and glitter and all classically coded feminine things, seeing someone like you in STEM blazing that trail and making a place for you, is just as validating as seeing other minorities in admirable positions. Representation matters.

You don’t?

Hmm maybe then, some friends in a suburb were saying their neighborhood had aged out of it. The place I went last night was hopping and had a lot of traffic. Maybe the internet has made people optimize their targets?

Trick or treating is alive and well in places where you can walk safely, and houses aren’t too far apart from each other. The problem is too many places in the US don’t fit that description.

Sad that the immediate assumption is friends can’t hold hands 😕

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Sometimes that extra money buys ethical labor practices, sustainable material sourcing, quality workmanship and item longevity. Not always, there are plenty of scammy “luxury” goods, but there are plenty of brands that are considered luxury simply because they aren’t fast fashion and are buy-it-for-life quality.

Impressive how many people immediately took up the baton of shitting all over this guy the second they got the order from whatever media bubble they are in.

I’ve been reading and watching what he has to say, and the more people screech he’s a Nazi it sounds more like a very obvious attempt to make people discount him. “What do leftists hate? Nazis! Hey leftists, this guy is a Nazi!”

Is the tattoo a problem? Sure. He should have had it covered ages ago, but his posts and positions aren’t that of a Nazi so that accusation just falls flat as soon as you do even a minute of research.

Yeah, how dare they post quotes of what he actually posted on Reddit. Why can’t they just get out of the way and let people make shit up about him.

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When the people in government can’t agree on a budget for the country and how to spend the money they get from people, everything the government is in charge of shuts down. Some people are arguing that they want everybody to agree on the new ways to spend money so they can open up all the government services again, but some other people are saying that the new budget is really mean to normal people by stopping money that helps them see a doctor or get help when they’re sick. So if they agree, it would make them have to spend a lot more money to see the doctors and get medicine than they currently do. Most people would just have to stop paying for it, which would be really bad and lead to a lot of hurt, sick (and dead) people.

Then kiddo starts leaving the tribbles in the pantry and using them as an excuse as to where all that sugary cereal went…

An RNSC article links to a “Interactive Polls” tweet that mentions the info is from UNH. So I searched the UNH polling dept stuff and got the link which says it was released on the 23rd, so the times match up.

Have you met literally anyone from the military? Get out and talk to some real people some time. If you’re in the US especially. As I’ve said before, some vets are more disillusioned on a visceral level with the establishment than any armchair intellectual can manage because they’ve seen the bullshit first hand.

This is great, you should be proud. It sounds like you’re a good caregiver to your bunny buddies.

Seems to be another UNH one.

https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/897/

I did have to follow some breadcrumbs to get there but it was the one linked by some Twitter accounts

The OP is just a screen shot of text, it has no information on the publication it came from.

Source?

No one is born a racist, and no one is born a Nazi. If it’s something someone chooses to be they can stop. There are a lot of stories of reformed white supremacists.

I genuinely don’t think he got there though, based on his posts on Reddit made from 2016-2021. He would have had plenty of opportunities to make toxic, racist or violent shit posts there but the worst they dredged up on him was antiquated homophobic bro-talk that is unfortunately common in the military. Won’t deny that that’s a bad look but it’s a far cry away from some of the things quoted from MAGAs currently in office.

Of the people in my life, some of the ones who have served in the military are the most disillusioned with the establishment. Listening to him, he sounds burnt out with American Imperialism. I was watching his town hall last night, it’s worth hearing him talk about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLEftvgSBJs