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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Pop Culture Detective on Toxic Masculinity |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2023, 5:50 pm
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Seriously, this has to be one of the most clear and thoughtful explanations I've ever come across for a term that's often become a highly controversial, frequent insult on the Internet!! !    |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: The surprising impact of the Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2023, 1:57 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
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| I've said it before, but It's still worth mentioning it again: my queer journey of self-discovery can pretty much be traced back to when I first watched the Rocky Horror Picture Show with my family on Halloween of 2014, when I was 15 years old. It might just be because I saw this movie at a very yo... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: The surprising impact of the Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
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| I've said it before, but It's still worth mentioning it again: my queer journey of self-discovery can pretty much be traced back to when I first watched the Rocky Horror Picture Show with my family on Halloween of 2014, when I was 15 years old. It might just be because I saw this movie at a very you... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Productivity is an ableist social construct |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 1:10 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,677
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| Productivity is essential if you was served a meal that was not cooked properly or you was forced to wait hours for, you would soon complain about the workers productivity. The problem is when autistic people can do the job but are judged on things that are not relevant to the job, like social skil... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2023, 4:37 am
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Replies: 65,354
Views: 2,506,140
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This absolute masterpiece just completely brings me to tears when it gets to this part: "Hold on, if love is the answer, you're home." A beautiful message that everyone deserves to hear!!   |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Post a love song |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2023, 12:14 am
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Replies: 1,712
Views: 162,644
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| Just discovered this one the other day, and my god, it's so beautiful!! :o 8O :D :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmzgIZpjKxI Lyrics: Once in a while She don't wanna call you Speaking on the telephone And once in your life She won't wanna know you You look around The one you found, she is gone And... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Circumcision is evil |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2023, 6:03 pm
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Replies: 156
Views: 1,221
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| But what's truly disturbing when you consider that GM is almost universally performed as a method to try and physically limit people's sexual possibilities, I suggest you read: "Portnoy's Complaint." Portnoy's Complaint? :o Now I want to know what that is, because I have no idea, hahaha!!... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Circumcision is evil |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2023, 12:16 am
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Replies: 156
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| But what's truly disturbing when you consider that GM is almost universally performed as a method to try and physically limit people's sexual possibilities, I suggest you read: "Portnoy's Complaint." Portnoy's Complaint? :o Now I want to know what that is, because I have no idea, hahaha!!... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Circumcision is evil |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2023, 5:33 pm
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Replies: 156
Views: 1,221
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| Honestly, what disturbs me the most about any sort of GM is a combination of the timing and the motivations. So really, in this case, it doesn't matter whether it's FGM or MGM, or whether it's for social, cultural, political or religious reasons, the underlying motivation behind GM always seems to c... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Productivity is an ableist social construct |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2023, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,677
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| Ok, I'm just gonna come out and say it right away: Productivity is an ableist social construct that hurts all Neurodivergent and Disabled People. Also, it really doesn't matter what political system you're talking about here, either, it could be feudalism, it could be communism, it could be capital... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Productivity is an ableist social construct |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2023, 7:27 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,677
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| Ok, I'm just gonna come out and say it right away: Productivity is an ableist social construct that hurts all Neurodivergent and Disabled People. Also, it really doesn't matter what political system you're talking about here, either, it could be feudalism, it could be communism, or it could be capit... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 6:09 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,323
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| Ok, I'm sorry, maybe I am just a naive, foolish, deluded and overly optimistic dreamer, but at the end of the day, I just want to live in a world where no one is excluded or made to feel lesser or inferior simply because they're autistic, neurodivergent, or anything else, for that matter. :( :cry: ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 6:03 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,323
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| Ok, is it just me or does the description of greater rates of autism diagnosis as "a public mental health crisis" strike anyone else as being deeply able-ist and problematic>?? :? :| :roll: Welp, other than that, I'm so frigging happy about this news!! As a mixed race person with both whi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,323
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| Ok, is it just me or does the description of greater rates of autism diagnosis as "a public mental health crisis" strike anyone else as being deeply able-ist and problematic>?? :? :| :roll: Welp, other than that, I'm so frigging happy about this news!! As a mixed race person with both whi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I hate having to live as male |
| BraveFig |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2023, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
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| Today I had to go to the bank and get some help. The person who helped me was tall and broad and gentle and smiley and had a beard and a ponytail with a puffy bow and pretty green fingernails with pink and yellow flowers on them and rainbow chains of paperclips decorating their desk, and they made ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2023, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,323
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| Ok, is it just me or does the description of greater rates of autism diagnosis as "a public mental health crisis" strike anyone else as being deeply able-ist and problematic>?? :? :| :roll: Welp, other than that, I'm so frigging happy about this news!! As a mixed race person with both whit... |
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