JudgeHolden

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[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's totally fair. Although I'm not sure how you figure that the Portland area isn't a big part of the PNW.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He probably meant to say, "people of color," but "accidentally" --or maybe on purpose-- slipped up as a signaling mechanism to his base.

That said, I am entirely on board with the idea that "POC" is a problematic term in the sense that all it is, is a socially acceptable inversion of "colored people," that still draws the same phony distinction between white people and everyone else.

I don't for a moment argue that there aren't valid reasons for talking about "racial" categories when it comes to things like diversity equity and inclusion, since those are the phony constructs upon which our society is built, rather, my point is that we need to move away from terminology that supports these phony distinctions, and that as such, using terms that basically mean "non-white," is a habit we should try to grow out of since they are based on phony bullshit ideas about race that don't actually have any currency in reality.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hold my beer...

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Burgerville is pretty good if you live in the PNW. It's downsides are that it's overpriced for what you get and it's had some labor issues that don't put ownership in a good light.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lol! Those are meant for washing your hands, not for pissing. Although I guess I can imagine a scenario where some genius thinks one is a urinal and somehow the idea catches on. Still pretty funny though.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's not a urinal, it's for washing your hands. I've mostly ever seen them in factories where you have shifts coming on and off the clock at the same time so they need to be able to handle a high volume of workers.

That said, I'm not a big fan of the piss walls you get in the UK and Ireland. They always feel awkward to me, but I guess if you're used to it...

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nonsense. All of that can be true, but the vast majority of casual drug use never becomes problematic.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think my old man had much the same, or at least somewhat similar thoughts, when he came home from Vietnam. He was a UH1 door-gunner/crew-chief with the 4th ID in the Central Highlands, survived being shot down, was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross, a purple heart, a fistful of air medals and came home with a giant chip on his shoulder.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm so tired of this trope. It could not be more obvious that they're specifically referring to "the left" in an American rather than global context. Do we really need to harp on this every single fucking time?

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I'm in my 50s and I still haven't figured it all out. That said, I'm pretty content, so I must be doing something at least somewhat right.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

In the first movie he is searching for The Ark of the Covenant, but otherwise you are correct.

[–] JudgeHolden@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Windows is emphatically not the same thing as Android. They're two entirely different OS's. No doubt you know this, it just seems like you momentarily lost the plot and made it about Windows vs Mac, when what we're really talking about is iOS vs Android.

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