All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[hyped78]

The ones I quoted, nimrod.

What, a part of them - all of them? Where have they been disproven? Source of info, please?

[hyped78]

Just a reminder that more than one mass shooter has been incorrectly identified by conspiracists as trans in an effort to drum up anti-transgender hate. If this one is legitimately a transgender individual, the right will eat this up as 'proof' of what they've claimed all along with the false allegations.

While that's true, in this case the authorities were the ones who said that she was trans (even though several news outlets have chosen to disregard that)

[hyped78]

Sounds like a "Fix The People..."/"You Don't Have A Problem..." situation, to me.

There were the sort of guns that are out there today thirty years back.

Interesting. Do you have stats that show e.g. that while the number of guns has been stable, the number of shootings/ mass shootings has gone up over the decades?

I would like to see if there's data on that. But - regardless - guns are an enabler and that's a fact. If this Nashville shooter didn't have access to guns, this wouldn't have happened. Everyone has access to knives, for example, but the amount of damage you can do with a knife is far lower.

[Tendrin]

While that's true, in this case the authorities were the ones who said that he was trans (even though several news outlets have chosen to disregard that)

She. She was trans.

My point stands, regardless

[CaptainEurope]

Worrying, if somewhat fascinating development in the German town of Dortmund, which has long had a problem with Neo-Nazis, and nearby ******: A new violent gang consists of both Nazis and Muslim immigrants. They supposedly spray SS-Runes as well as yelling »Allahu akbar«. They share a hatred of "the Left" and queer people, accusing both groups of pedophilia and "grooming." They also share an authoritarian world view, toxic masulinity and glorification of violence.

Dortmund und ******: Nazis und migrantische Jugendliche vereint

Edit: Replace the asterisks with B-O-C-H-U-M, a town so ugly the board censors its name.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

There is a Little Richard documentary coming out in April. Richard was really a key figure in rock n Roll and inspired a number of artists. Paul Mccartney and others will be in it discussing his musical inspiration.

But there is one aspect I never realized and I think the documentary is going to look at. How Little Richard was bisexual and he struggled with his feelings and relationships with men.

A fact he kept up til a few years before he died going back and forth. One moment he seemed ok with being bisexual and was open about it. Then he'd be against homosexuality and transsexuals from what I read.

He seemed to wage a war within himself. But yeah...guy was great on stage. Hopefully he found peace within himself now.

[hyped78]

She. She was trans.

My point stands, regardless

I'll edit my previous comment, wasn't on purpose

[Tendrin]

I'll edit my previous comment, wasn't on purpose

Appreciated. Frequently, the moment a trans woman is known to have done something bad, people start misgendering then ad if their identity goes away the moment they crossed a legal line.

[Mister Mets]

Not all white men are mentally ill. Some of them including Dylann Roof and 2022 Buffalo mass shooter are racists who used mental health problems as an excuse for their actions. Orlando nightclub shooter was an anti-gay bigot.

The Orlando shooting may have been more about the shooter's hatred for American culture and support for ISIL. The first target was Disney, but security was too tight.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/orlando...osecutors-say/

He also considered targeting another nightclub, but it also had better security.

[myownlittleusername]

Appreciated. Frequently, the moment a trans woman is known to have done something bad, people start misgendering then ad if their identity goes away the moment they crossed a legal line.

Wouldn't it be a trans man in this case, as it seems he/she was a biological woman at birth who recently started identifying as a man?

[hyped78]

Wouldn't it be a trans man in this case, as it seems he/she was a biological woman at birth who recently started identifying as a man?

I think it's the other way around?

[babyblob]

Wouldn't it be a trans man in this case, as it seems he/she was a biological woman at birth who recently started identifying as a man?

She was a man who identifies as a woman.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter us she were trans or not. 6 people lost there lives over nothing. And I find a hard time making excuses fircaby one that shot 3 children in cold blood.

But the sheer amount if trans hate that has been going will surely go up because if this. It is akreast happening on fix news.

They are saying the shooting is everything from magazines with gay people being removed from the school, not teaching gender care, the teachers not using her pronouns, hatred for Christians

Everything. And now it is all trans people getting the blame. There was even a guest talking about

Is it safe for trans to have guns? Now all of the sudden the pro gun party is talking about taking guns away from people.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

She was a man who identifies as a woman.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter us she were trans or not. 6 people lost there lives over nothing. And I find a hard time making excuses fircaby one that shot 3 children in cold blood.

But the sheer amount if trans hate that has been going will surely go up because if this. It is akreast happening on fix news.

They are saying the shooting is everything from magazines with gay people being removed from the school, not teaching gender care, the teachers not using her pronouns, hatred for Christians

Everything. And now it is all trans people getting the blame. There was even a guest talking about

Is it safe for trans to have guns? Now all of the sudden the pro gun party is talking about taking guns away from people.

Reminds me of the late 60’s when white folks were all about everyone owning guns….until the Black Panthers started stockpiling weapons. Suddenly, white folks hit the brakes on everyone owning guns.

[Dalak]

DeSantis 'parental rights' push leads to pulled civil rights film, ousted principal

The Tampa Bay Times reported Monday that Pinellas County had pulled "Ruby Bridges," a film about a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans public schools in the 1960s, after a complaint from the mother of a second grader. The 1998 Disney film, which had been a part of the Black History Month curriculum, is now being reviewed after the parent, Emily Conklin, said it “might result in students learning that white people hate Black people,” citing the use of racial slurs and scenes of white people threatening Ruby as she entered the school. (In real life and in the film, she was escorted by federal marshals.)

No time has been set to formally review the film and decide if it is allowed to be shown in schools.

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The Tallahassee Democrat reported last week that the principal of a public charter school, Tallahassee Classical School, had submitted her resignation over complaints from parents that sixth graders were shown images of Michelangelo’s famous statue David in art class. After complaints from three parents because their children had seen the sculpture of a nude man, including one parent who called it “pornographic,” Hope Carrasquilla was forced out.

Carrasquilla told HuffPost that normally parents are notified about the viewing of classical artwork but that the letter didn’t go out this time due to “a series of miscommunications.”

Explaining his decision in an interview with Slate last week, the school board chairman, Barney Bishop III, said, “98 percent of the parents didn’t have a problem with [the lesson], but that doesn’t matter, because we didn’t follow a practice,” adding that “the rights of parents, that trumps the rights of kids.”

Bishop said he told Carrasquilla she could resign or he would have the board vote to terminate her without cause. While this was not tied directly to any of the new Florida laws, Bishop said the move was in accordance with the governor’s vision.

“Parents are the ones who are going to drive the education system here in Florida,” he said in the interview. “The governor said that, and we’re with the governor. Parents choose this school because they want a certain kind of education. We’re not gonna have courses from the College Board. We’re not gonna teach 1619 or CRT crap.”

Malicious Compliance at work everyone! Michelangelo's David is Pornographic again, boy have times changed since they had angry mobs smashing the genitals off statues.

[ed2962]

You know, when I was a kid... and someone told me I couldn't do something... I'd find a way to do it anyway.

So If I was a kid, and I was suddenly told I couldn't sing a song because it was too 'controversial'... guess what I'd start singing at that show?

The obvious thing is since these songs have the word "rainbow" in the titles, the school administrators seem to think the songs must be about being gay although there's no reference to homosexuality in either.