There are those who want to take all the people in the non-straight and non-cis categories and automatically put them in the pedophile and groomer categories. That's category conflation, it's false, and it's rooted in bigotry, no matter what its advocates claim. 2/2

Let's talk about category conflation. Example: some straight people are pedophiles who groom children, but most are not. Same with gay people, cis people and trans people. Sexual orientation is one set of categories and gender identity is a different set of categories. 1/2

@miserable_day Aw, I love the horns. A classic.

@countZZero I'm fond of somewhat abrupt segues. 🙂

My Thanksgiving playlist featuring Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, The Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, The Verve and Dido, and of course the Thanksgiving classic "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIlGAkgrSukhx3N69chz1mWr

@jax_persists They get all the freedom and none of the responsibility. Everyone else, the opposite.

@miserable_day Film and solo albums were made simultaneously in spring-summer of '78 and released in the fall (albums September, film in October).

@miserable_day I watched this when it premiered on TV. It was the moment I realized I didn’t like them anymore.

For those of you who like Guided by Voices but wish they were more twee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfYgTTcFD0&list=OLAK5uy_kEWDmbS6CjBsn_N4xMVFGq4GgJ0xZpauk&index=1

@amgoth2000 "personal trainer" lol is that what Alex Jones is calling his meth dealer

The mass shooting in CO Springs demonstrates the urgency of social media companies getting content moderation right. The research draws a clear line between hate speech and hate crime, and these platforms have a responsibility to disallow hate speech. We've established a right to free speech in America, and it's an important one. But it's not the only important one, and using it to take away other people's right to live and be safe is unacceptable.