common_crow

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by common_crow 5y ago
I think the issue is that companies like this pump millions of dollars into "diversity programs" and strictly police any language that could be considered racist. But they often seem completely blind to the fact that many minoriti
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by common_crow 6y ago
Without paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20210329230933/https://www.nytim...
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by common_crow 6y ago
I had a large, scary looking rescue dog for years. Sweetest cuddle bug ever. But she looked tough as hell, and it was amazing how the reactions of people differed when I walked with her versus without her. I appreciate that you take the tim
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by common_crow 6y ago
>others had noted a workable "compassionate system": more housing, plus supportive services. no coercion necessary. I didn't see the commenter you replied to dismiss these options. They just expressed frustration that a wo
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by common_crow 6y ago
>you're advocating unnecessary force. I don't think this was the intent of the comment you're replying to. Personally, I interpreted their position as exactly the opposite: they're very anti-unnecessary force, and fru
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by common_crow 6y ago
My friend's youngest is little miss princess. Everything has to be pink and sparkly, and tiaras are the height of fashion. My friend was pretty dismayed at first, because she's quite feminist and has been very careful to raise her
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by common_crow 6y ago
It's really staggering how different my job search process is from my male friends, especially since I work in an ultra-male dominated niche. For them, it's like begging in the street for an offer. For me, it's like strolling
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by common_crow 6y ago
Yes, I agree that it's very noteworthy. These groups generally appear in response to right governments. Which means I suspect we'll see more of them in coming years. I am all for fighting far-right extremists. I am very against in
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by common_crow 6y ago
Both far left and far right regimes have resulted in chaos, murder, and repression. If you're skeptical that leftism can cause violence, the wikipedia list of recent far-left terrorism groups may convince you otherwise: https:/&#
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by common_crow 6y ago
I see this link happened in Brazil. Definitely a horribly incident. My comment, and my personal experiences, relate to America. At least here, I don't know of any events where police have opened fire on a pack of teenagers partying wit
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by common_crow 6y ago
I am 100% fine with telling them this is wrong. I'm quite vocal about this being wrong. But I am not okay with unleashing random internet people on a mentally ill person, which could easily spiral into a mob that involves death threats
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by common_crow 6y ago
Promoting universal healthcare and proportional taxes isn't dangerous at all. Neither is promoting freedom of speech and healthy laws for small businesses. It get dangerous when either side decides that anything standing in the way (in
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by common_crow 6y ago
> they'd most likely arrive shooting, as they do when there are parties in slums. Can you please link to the news articles about these slum parties that are broken up by officers who start shooting the moment they arrive? Seems like
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by common_crow 6y ago
Correct. I know at least one of the authors who was behaving horribly has severe depression. I don't care how horrible their behavior was, I'm not going to potentially sick an unknown internet mob on a person with suicidal tendenc
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by common_crow 6y ago
I really like the term purity spiral. It captures it quite well. Alas, it seems this thread was flagged. Ironic given the content. But I'll continue to share that article about the purity spiral with others, it captures a lot of the th
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by common_crow 6y ago
I assume you're speaking of the Scott Bergstrom debacle? Yeah, I remember that one. Link to Scott's interview that infuriated those authors is here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens&
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by common_crow 6y ago
Reminds me of Dawn Frederick, a literary agent who was "cancelled" for calling 911 on looters who rammed a van into the gas station on her apartment block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ind