While you are technically correct, this is very obviously a discussion about reproductive rights, and the historical oppression of women as those who are most commonly impacted by reproductive rights issues. Your point is factual and valid but it is a distraction from the very important conversation being had here.

If this discussion leads to improved protection of reproductive rights, by pointing to the imbalance between traditionally male and traditionally female rights under US law, then trans men will also benefit. As such, the distraction of pointing out that trans men are also impacted therefore it’s “not just women” and the implication that we shouldn’t be talking about the ongoing oppression of women but rather “uterus havers”, works against your own interests.

The people who need to be convinced that reproductive rights need protection, and for whom the “it’s imbalanced” argument will be effective, are often even more vehemently opposed to trans issues. Bringing your point up here only serves to further entrench people who might otherwise be swayed to make changes that would benefit trans men. This is called “breaking into jail”.

There is a time and a place to have the “trans men are impacted by reproductive rights issues” discussion and this isn’t it.

No, I’m saying that women are SUPPOSED to have the same rights as everyone (e.g. complete bodily autonomy) but have their rights restricted in varying ways from state to state.

This really isn’t that hard to understand. Women have had their rights restricted in ways that men didn’t for a long, long time. It’s so normal that you aren’t even aware of it.

They got the right to vote later than men.

They got federal protection for their right to have their own bank account without a man’s approval in 1974 for fuck’s sake.

Is it so hard to recognize that women’s rights are controlled in ways that men’s aren’t?

You are missing the point. There are no rights exclusive to men that vary by state. The only rights that vary by state for one gender are women’s rights.

Things like parental rights don’t apply here because those impact both genders (they are zero-sum; a decrease in men’s paternal rights implies an increase in women’s rights).

Only women have specific rights that ONLY impact women and vary from state to state

You’re missing the point: are any of those rights different my state only for men or are all of those rights different by state for EVERYONE including men and women?

There are no rights exclusive to men that vary by state. The only rights that vary by state for one gender are women’s rights

Did your wife do the thing where they feel “if I have to help at all I might add well do it myself. If I’m not resting, it’s no different than just doing it”? That was a huge problem for us because doing things by myself is the problem.

This hits really close to home. Am going through my own divorce right now and my ADHD is a major contributing factor to the breakdown of our relationship.

I don’t know about your situation, but my wife has too much of her own trauma to deal with my bullshit (and I say that knowing everyone has their own flavor of bullshit). She grew more and more discontent, and her trauma responses in particular were not a good fit for my ADHD

The “mental load” issue is hard for us, because a lot of the time we just need help learning or noticing. When you start collaborating on those things early it keeps the stress from reaching critical levels. But if the stress has already built up, it seems almost impossible for us to carry enough of the load on our own to bring it back down

I would ask my wife for accommodations like “if the laundry needs doing, leave the hamper in the hallway where I’ll see it every time I walk by”. Or “let’s do the dishes together, or even just body-double for me, because doing stuff as a team is motivating for me and gets it done immediately.” But by the time we realized what I needed, she was already too stressed out to see that as anything but “taking care of me” or “being a mom.” It hurt like hell to now what I needed and have a partner who was unwilling or unable to provide it.

As the issues grew, our intimacy declined, which made me way, way worse and feel like the woman who already struggled to speak in my love language (unrelated to the ADHD stuff) couldn’t provide what I needed anymore either.

I don’t mean to trauma-dump, just commiserate. I feel your pain on this, deeply. I think people like us need someone to understand what they’re getting into up-front so we can do the work together that keeps it from becoming a serious problem :(

Gaza is none of the things you listed there.

Moving people from Gaza to another location achieves none of the things you named.

For the record, I am NOT in favor of relocating anyone but the fuckfaced Israeli settlers in the West Bank

Still doesn’t somehow mean the majority of Israelis favor genocide.

The hyperbole needs to stop.

IsraelHayom is as bad as FOX News in terms of bias and hackery while your second source very specifically talks about expulsion, not genocide. I’m not gonna suggest that forcing everyone out of Gaza is even remotely okay but it is a far, far cry from “most Israelis support exterminating everyone in Gaza”.

It is frankly concerning that you have been convinced by a fear-mongering news source and a marginally related opinion piece that “most Israelis want to exterminate all Gazans”. Please do better.

I see you are too fired up to actually have a back and forth. Maybe some other time

here are the top 5 songs according to Spotify. if you have a different top song list I’d be happy to look at it.

Can you tell me which lyrics you take issue with?

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/omer-adam-malkat-hador-english

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/odeya-ben-adam-english

https://lyricstranslate.com/sr/noa-kirel-bridezilla-english

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/omer-adam-hashir-shat-ahavt-english

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/peer-tasi-muzar-english

Would you like me to find vile Twitter posts from any particular nation or culture? it’s not hard

Or would you prefer the articles about social media bots supporting netenyahu?

Can you define “they” and “them” please?

Wishing harm on strangers isn’t the strong position you seem to think it is

You just aggregated an entire national population into a single “they” and I don’t think that’s okay

I do not disagree with you that the government and a large contingent of Israelis fit that description. And I’m not sure why you think otherwise. No society is a monolith.

First of all, please cite your polling sources. You cannot make such a strong claim without providing a reputable polling source.

Second, your population chart is misleading as it is only marginally more bottom heavy than the world average

I appreciate the argument you’re making and I’m not dismissive you outright but you have not been convincing.

I’m not even going to pretend to defend the behavior of the Israeli military, government, orthodoxy, and settlers, but it is hyperbolic to claim a majority of Israelis are in favor of genocide. That just isn’t true by any reasonable measure.

It’s mostly about consent. We can debate when and where sentience begins, but it begins somewhere and vegans hold a moral philosophy that says using another sentient being’s work product or body without their consent is immoral.

Note that I am not vegan myself but understand, if not agree with, their moral position.

And as another reply said, most vegans recognize it as a “best effort” philosophy, as they appreciate the impracticality of an absolutist stance. They are focused on “harm reduction”.

I cannot make any promises about how well it’s adapted, of course. I do think this past season was a bit rushed, because of just how much they needed to pack into a limited number of episodes.

yes

As a light novel enjoyer, I’m excited to watch all the anime-only folks go through the emotional rollercoaster this arc brings.

Protip, just in case: Keep. Watching.

That is all I’ll say.