Kamusha

I've had to leave a few restaurants I enjoyed working at because I was moving, if that counts. My previous job was for a private tutoring company and I enjoyed it a lot for the first couple of years, even though I got the sense I was never going to advance which was upsetting. But still I stayed because I loved the kids. But things really soured between my employer and me in the last few months and they began severely cutting my hours. So while I was not happy with the job by the time I had left, it was a job that provided me with many pleasant memories and leaving was a bittersweet experience. But ultimately I knew it was my time to move on. Currently I'm a teacher and love what I do. I plan to switch careers for several reasons including the pay, but I know it will be a sad day for me once I choose to quit.

I've been wisely staying off Twitter and taken a step back from the news so when I first heard mention of this ad last week hadn't realized how much of a firestorm it has caused on the right for the past few weeks. So ridiculous and sad really.

I don't think anyone here is against the idea of remakes, it's more about remakes happening so soon after to movies that are still in the public consciousness. It's important to note that the De Palma's Scarface came out 51 years after the original. That is much different than a franchise being rebooted 11 years after the last film was released. With that said, even though Twilight is still remembered and loved by many Millennials and older Gen-Zers, it seems like younger Gen-Z kids and Gen-Alpha isn't very aware of it at all. I teach middle school and mention Twilight the other day and hardly any of them seemed to really know what it is. I'm sure this reboot will be aimed towards this demographic so there is potential to pull more fans into this franchise. Remaking Harry Potter on the other hand is a much different situation because most of these same kids have seen the movies and love them. While I have many issues with the Potter films I acknowledge they are beloved and still enjoyed by younger generations in a way that Twilight movies haven't.

I understand. I actually love SBL which is why his bigotry hurts. If I truly didn't like him I would just let it slide off me and block him already because honestly I deal with this type of shit all of the time. And I appreciate your support. My plan was to switch careers and move at the end of the next school year but at the rate things are going if I have an opportunity to move sooner I will take it.

It clearly shows that they went to bed without have sex. Even shows him going back to this room after tucking her as to lot leave room for interpretation. It's important to note that she never explicitly asked if they had sex, but it was implied that's what she mean when she asked "did we?". If she directly asked if they had sex and he said "yes we did", the scene would read much differently. How his line is that what happened between them was everything he had wanted from that night and was much more important than sex alone.

I have conflicting views on him. I agree with a lot of his posts, and unlike him have engaged with his posts since returning by reacting to them. But it does bother me that there is an openly transphobic user who is part of a community that I love. I recently had to cut my parents out of my life because of their transphobia and I have little tolerance for it at this point. I only surround myself with accepting communities at this point. It's why I took a break from this board for a year to focus on my mental health. You're allowed to tell me how you feel. But be aware you are in a thread about the increase of of transphobic bills in my state and are telling an openly trans user how they should react to a bigoted user. I'm sure you don't mean harm, but it's bad optics. I have respectfully taken in your advice, and am choosing to follow how I believe is best to act for me. I don't want this to be a debate that derails a thread about much larger issues than a close-minded user.

I appreciate the support. Being queer and growing up in a conservative state has only made me stronger. I may have the heart of a lover but circumstances has molded me into a fighter out of neccesity. I'm worried, but I have to have faith that I will survive. What worries me much more than my own personal is the safety of those I love. I have several trans students and I'm sad that they have to be growing up in a such an-openly hostile state.

If he gets to call out what he considers to be racism then it's only fair that I get to call out transphobia. Doesn't matter really, I never tagged him and I doubt he's reading these types of threads anyways.

He doesn't want to engage me because he's a TERF, has openly stated in the past that he agrees with JK Rowling's stance on gender. That's why he's been silent on all of these threads regarding the erasure of trans rights. And why previously has tried to downplay the impact these laws would have. He's shown his true colors.

Hi, I'm an openly trans teacher and comedian in Florida. Please feel bad for me. Everyone send me love, hugs, and money. I need to get out of here ASAP. As an openly trans comedian, I could be affected by these anti-drag bills considering how loosely they are written. The bills don't even use the words drag, and from what I understand police have the discretion to chose what constitutes are drag or "adult". As a teacher, well, it's obvious why I am worried. With the expansion of "Don't Say Gay" (a name coined by the public that I sorta dislike because it also affects trans people) to include all grade levels, you can't even teach high schools students about LGBT people in the Holocaust. As I've said in a recent thread, Title IX is the only thing keeping my day job at this point. Once Title IX is ruled against by the supreme court, because it's only a matter of time at this point, expect to see a wave of bills in red states banning openly LBGT educators altogether.

He's been noticeably silent on all of these recent threads regarding these anti-trans bills. Hasn't engaged with any of my posts since I've returned, either. Don't think I haven't noticed.

It’s funny how many self-described libertarians support the death penally. It‘s almost like it’s an incoherent ideology or something.

I imagine in more rural areas they are quite popular. I still see kiosks here in the suburbs but I can’t think of the last time I walked past one that was being used. A decade ago I would always see someone using them and sometimes even forming a mini line.

It’s important to note that in our capitalist society business and art are one of the same. Unless you are pirating something anytime you enjoy art you are also making a business transaction. So while JK Rowling is not involved in the artistic side of Hogwarts Legacy, she is involved in the business side of the game because she does make money off of it, and she uses that money to further fund her causes. Whether that matters enough to stop someone from purchasing something is really up to the individual consumer. I can’t control the lives of others and how they chose to spend their free time but I know what my personal stances and ethics are.

Kanye is a noteworthy exception to bring up because he has long made himself an integral part to the art he makes. He constantly talks about himself and references his personal life in his lyrics. You simply cannot separate the art from the artist from him because he intentionally made the lines between the two blurry.

Only a matter of time before they try banning LGBT teachers altogether. Title IX is really the only thing standing in their way. If the Supreme Court rules against Title IX, or when really at this rate, they will be coming for us next. I’ve had to have a private conversation earlier this school year with administrators in my school district about what I can and can’t say as a trans teacher. Title IX protects me to tell the students what my preferred name and pronouns are, but I can’t actually tell them I’m trans because of “Don’t Say Gay.”

I’m an openly trans teacher at a low income middle school here in Florida. It’s anxiety inducing having to constantly worry about every single thing I say and I fear my days as an educator here are numbered. I’m currently learning how to code so I can hopefully make a career change and move to a safer state for queer people. But I may not be able to make this change until after the end of the next school change at the earliest, and with the anti trans legislation here becoming increasingly more extreme by the week I fear it won’t be soon enough.

He’s a clown, sure, but for queer people in Florida he’s much closer to Pennywise. Shit is only getting scarier here.

Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously WWW.REUTERS.COM Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill on Friday allowing juries to recommend the death penalty in capital cases on an 8-4 vote, a move spurred by... Our dictator… sorry I mean governor began pushing for this once the Parkland shooter received a life sentence instead of capital punishment. Once this bill is signed into law Florida will become the only other state to do this other than Alabama. Look, I’m sure most of us if not all would rather Nicholas Cruz to no longer be alive, whether directly by the hands of the justice system or from a poetic twist of faith (I’m the later), but using this situation to argue for no longing erring on the side of caution is bad, bad, bad. Pro life my ass.

Arguing which right wing commentator has a bigger influence completely misses the forest for the trees. They all blend together and repeat talking points from other far right grifters. If Carlson has the highest rated cable news program then you better bet your ass that other far right commentator take notice and smuggle white supremacist language into their messaging. Just look at how right wing media is obsessed with demonizing trans people. They are all essentially saying the same thing, it’s just that some use language that is more obviously extreme than the other, and listeners get to chose how overtly extreme they want their commentators to sound. Not every right ringer is explicitly calling for the “eradication of transgenderism” like Michael Knowles did at CPAC, but they are all essentially saying it with how they continuously speak about the trans community.

Seeing this one in theaters was a real low point, not just for the MCU but for my life in general.

He somehow found a way to be involved in something worse than Ant-Man Quantumania.

I actually had a blast with this one. Yes it’s Guardians of the Galaxy lite, and yes it’s not the most groundbreaking movie you’ll see this year, but it’s made with real love for the property and I enjoyed it much more than than every MCU phase IV movie.

Finally a Muppets Disney+ original that actually looks good. Making a show based around the Electric Teeth is such a good idea that it’s crazy it took them long to finally make it. Also many queer fans see Janice as a trans character. I wonder if this show will allude to this even in the most subtle of ways.