People really gonna down vote you because they don't realize the username you're replying to is literally jerkface...

Woke isn't being progressive. It's being progressive to an extent beyond any sort of logic, virtue signaling constantly, and then calling anyone who disagrees with you morally or intellectually inferior

I fucking hate that the idea of being woke was poisoned and turned into this when it very much is not and never was.

Woke is acknowledging the systemic racism playing out daily in the United States of America.

I think most of what you wrote isn't even true to be honest, it's a well strung together list of annoying tropes which doesn't even happen nearly as much or widely as some would suggest. It's a neat little "here's a bad way of caring" package but it ain't the truth.

I appreciate the effort you went through to write the post and I understand your viewpoint. At the same time, this is a great example of how the term "woke" has been co-opted into meaning something it never really did. Being awake to the injustices present in our lives isn't a bad thing. Turning woke into a slur to wrongly characterize and misdirect away from its true original intent has been an effective, and gross, way to get people to automatically reject real critique.

I was skimming more and the actual law is that the secretary has to not have served in the military in the past 7 years. It specifically calls out they're a civilian.

Most of them have had military experience though, it's probably helpful.

Well if it wasn't in his wiki when you posted that, it is now.

But that's literally what your comment said? Like it's a spectrum and made up social construct and the studies show how that is a thing.

Lol I know I just was trying for a bit of a joke.

Why is that bed not on fire?

Ah same appeal as beanie babies when you could do that with them on eBay.

Lol what rights were given up?

Hint: The answer is none.

What do you mean gender exists in the brain?

They mean that gender is a made up human construct and not something that's naturally binary. Gender is a spectrum and the idea that binary genders is the only option is limiting and just flat out wrong.

We can talk about sex vs gender and what means what but at the end of the day gender is more just how people identify themselves.

I hate that we live in a world where a banana taped to a wall is worth more than a lifetime of labor for the vast vast majority of us.

So fucked.

Im being a huge guy - can go to the women bathroom if I say I believe I'm a woman

I have news for you, you can just walk into a women's bathroom now if you feel like it.

You never accidentally went into a women's restroom while you were drunk or just had to pee so bad you were worried you'd piss your pants? I have, nobody was in there so I didn't notice until afterwards when I saw no urinals.

This is such a non issue. Also let's take your example and flip it - say you're a trans dude, now you're a man going into the women's restroom because of this bullshit. Like a fully bearded jacked guy being forced to use the women's restroom, that's what this is doing.

That's total bullshit and you know it.

Jesus Christ what is wrong with people... Microsoft giving in to a clear troll, surprised they didn't just lock and ignore that shit and move on.

I think when you're probably shooting (as in filming) stuff you can't just shave your head in the middle of an ongoing project.

Otherwise I'd agree with the sentiment he should actually shave his hair but in this specific circumstance it doesn't feel disingenuous.

Hear me out, people could not have voted for this bullshit.

We get what we deserve. I can only hope we manage to preserve our republic and we don't become an autocracy. An oligarchy is bad enough as is.

Reminds me of something a criminal would pull.

I'm not sure of the origin of the photo but it's been around for some years now as a meme showing how media can be manipulative.

I was really confused for a second thinking, "a pair of what" then I realized you meant pear!! Lol. English is fun

https://youtu.be/jEBELMDT6cE?t=262&si=dprkjYTi5nhRjbuK

You can't really keep them from getting back up, they won't stay on their sides perfectly balanced because of the curves on their legs. Even so they could "kick" their legs to push them to be able to get back up.

Just in case you're wondering in the future if that will work.