Wolfe and his fiancée, who witnessed the alleged assault, believe the attack was related to Wolfe being transgender, according to court documents.

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[–] 41 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I live in Spokane. I was recently shooting the shit with a stranger, 50-something guy. Not five minutes into the convo I had to learn about how he'd re-discovered his "T"(estosterone) as a result of some specific exercises and how he felt better than ever as a result. I then heard some ordinary removed about "kids these days" (being disrespectful) and then on to a grouse about how public school teachers were targeting young students to convince them that they were the opposite of their birth sex ... in other words, to "turn them trans". He had grandkids, and these teachers were a threat to them. At this point I was just thinking "WTF" and turned on the grayrocking machine, but later started to wonder where all this came from (the T hobby, disrespect, trans conspiracies) and all I could think of was online "influencers" of some kind. The guy looked/seemed pretty "normal", but apparently was a host to various kinds of angers that could be channeled, by the right forces, into very specific beliefs and quite possibly, actions.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Yeah. Those guys? Those guys end up abusers, assaulters, and murderers and are extremely dangerous. Don't grayrock those guys and don't turn your back, EVER. People like that are terrifying and extremely dangerous.

    Those are the people who try to ruin and end your life and your loved ones lives from the shadows and in the light with a gang of domestic terrorists.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    what the fuck word is removed referring to here

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    That's odd. I don't remember what word I used there but whatever it was I'd be surprised if it was censorship-worthy. b.i.t.c.h.i.n.g maybe?

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  • [–] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Your instance does filter out the word 'bitch', under the stance that it's commonly used as a gendered slur iirc.

    Which is fine and all but the implementation is utterly context-less word matching.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I'd argue that it's NOT fine, since the only POSSIBLE way to automatically filter out specific words instance-wide IS context-less word matching.

    With one or two obvious exceptions, no word is offensive regardless of context, and draconian censorship like that is classic authoritarian overreach that does no good and a hell of a lot of bad.

    Tl;dr: algorithmically assuming the worst possible use of a word is a cunty thing to do.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Yeah.

    There was a hidden asterisk on my "that's fine and all".

    This comment carries no rebuttal to your point.

    I just have better things to do with my day than invite commentary from .ml, generally speaking.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    What other context is there beyond sexism?

    The word is complaining. Bitching is a negative connotation about how women complain.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    I think you may have tapped on the wrong comment to reply to, and want Viking, the one reply below me.

    They're the one with a direct and clear answer to the question you're posing to me.

    But because I like irony, one of the answers is your context.

    You literally wouldn't be able to try to educate me on the historical connotations of the word and why its usage should rightfully be avoided in all possible cases, if your education was [removed].

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