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Anonymous on The Hierarchy of TasteApril 5, 2026
Hierarchies are ok when they are malleable and usually require massive ignorance on the bottom to endure outside limited contexts.…
Anonymous on Languages in the Age of AIApril 5, 2026
If at some point, you can connect your brain directly to a cpu that gives you seamless access to all…
cliff arroyo on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 5, 2026
"All languages I’ve heard of, except English, have gendered nouns" Turkish, Hungarian, Finnish and many, many other languages don't have…
Clarissa on The Adventures of a Boiled SausageApril 5, 2026
Why can't it ever be something like 3 cans of canned corn? Why does it always have to be something…
Anonymous on The Adventures of a Boiled SausageApril 5, 2026
We lost two pounds of cheese the last time we went shopping. We definitely bought it, and then once we…
Clarissa on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 5, 2026
Yes, because English is the most virtuous language due to the absence of gendered nouns. This is the state of…
Clarissa on The Adventures of a Boiled SausageApril 5, 2026
It's a service for somebody who died.
Anonymous on The Adventures of a Boiled SausageApril 5, 2026
What is panikhida? Please enlighten.
el on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
\\ Yes, we were told to provide a written explanation for why we reach languages with gendered nouns which is…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
Funny you should mention that-- I ran across a cute video on the changing-pronouns phenomenon while looking for a basic…
cliff arroyo on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
" everything to do with your relationship to the person you are talking to/about" Yeah Viet "pronouns" are wild, the most…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
--and that's before you get to the classifier words that you use for things that aren't people :D Animals, round…
Clarissa on Newspaper of RecordApril 4, 2026
OK, good point.
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
I think the pronoun police haven't got to it yet because it's too complicated ;) There's no sticking an X…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BBgx3SbTCo
PaulS on Newspaper of RecordApril 4, 2026
Seems accurate to the understanding of the spirit if not the letter.
PaulS on Unexpected InformationApril 4, 2026
There were lots of rich Jews in SA in those days. There was an entire conspiracy theory that the Boer…
Clarissa on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
Wow, I didn't know but what an excellent testimony to cultural differences as they manifest through language.
Clarissa on Newspaper of RecordApril 4, 2026
That's exactly what I thought. AI would do a better job, which is completely shameful.
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
Wait'll they discover tieng Viet, which has like 47 pronouns, and which one you use has *nothing whatsoever* to do…
Anonymous on Newspaper of RecordApril 4, 2026
Time to farm it out to AI...
oldcowboy3 on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
Yeah, my concern is that self annointed elites are slow (deliberately?) to accept that much of the public do not…
Clarissa on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
Yes, we were told to provide a written explanation for why we reach languages with gendered nouns which is transphobic,…
Clarissa on Book Notes: This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumApril 4, 2026
Exactly. Literature has this amazing capacity to announce what's coming. Talented writers can catch the wavelength where fresh developments are…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 4, 2026
"I never think about it for a moment: what's your problem?" Same person: "OMG you used the wrong pronouns, you…
Anonymous on Book Notes: This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumApril 4, 2026
Have you heard of the recent memoir by Lindy West and the resulting storm of media reactions? It's the most…
Clarissa on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 3, 2026
Yes, I also admire the people who manage to stick with me throughout my crazy ideological shifts and occasional bouts…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 3, 2026
At the same time, congratulations on continuing to show up here. It shows more broadmindedness than many and I know…
Clarissa on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 3, 2026
Exactly. It's easy not to notice this when you are under no threat. Seriously, the cluelessness on some people is…
Anonymous on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 3, 2026
In the sense that the "right" devotes more thought and emotional energy to the issue than the left does, the…

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