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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 8h

You think I'm a shitty person for not outing myself to strangers in order to please homophobes? Fair enough! And I think it's the homophobes who are the shitty people. Let's just agree to disagree, I guess.

But, I appreciate that you're sorry I think homophobia is oppressive, even if you don't.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 8h

I don't know that it's true the vast majority would expect it.

But even if it is, I don't see why someone should feel bound by that. Lots of women don't want to sleep with bisexual men, but I don't feel ethically bound to disclose that I'm bisexual to pander to their bigotry.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 18h

Why would it be more ethical to disclose it?

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Biden could have started ordering drone strikes against senior Israeli officials.

Now I personally think that should be illegal for the President to do without a declaration of war, but there's plenty of precedent to indicate Biden doesn't.

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely! Certainly the side the US was supporting was much closer to fascist than the side they were opposing.

Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

The first world war, Korean war, and Vietnam war were not fought to defeat fascism.

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Andrew Facini @andrewfacini.com · Jan 24

In the first 100 days I will dig down into the place of honor. On day one I will issue an Executive Order that the radical woke warning signs be removed and anyone perpetuating the "dangerous and repulsive" lie to be terminated. I will restore the country by touching the ancient treasures.

Graphic showing the proposed pictogram warning of the dangers of buried nuclear waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Being a murderer doesn't make someone undeserving of refugee status. And we have plenty of UK-born murderers, we manage alright without deporting them.

Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

I actually think they're perfectly serious about governing. It's just unfortunate that they're committed to governing in an authoritarian, right-wing way. We'd be better off if they were*less* serious.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Ditto.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

How does @mangmangmang.bsky.social feel about you painting him?

Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know you can just buy gold foil and start putting it on stuff? It's not even that expensive!

Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Like she's probably doing better things with her money than Bezos would be if it all belonged to him, but that's a pretty low bar that the vast majority of humanity manages to pass as well.

Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

She has 40 billion dollars and is still making more money by exploiting Amazon workers.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

It also wouldn't be a laudable position if you happened to live in one of the many countries where a majority of the electorate are very homophobic.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Going "ooh well I wouldn't pretend to know what the answer is for gay people being ok or not" wouldn't be a laudable position, and nor is doing the same for trans people.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

They're not settled in the sense that there are plenty of transphobes out there, just as "is it ok to be queer?" or "should women be allowed to vote?" aren't settled. But, also like those questions, it's settled in that there is a correct answer; the one I just told you.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Ok so what's your source for your definition?

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

Also "I don't pretend to know the answer for trans individuals" is an admission of ignorance, so it's a bit funny to then complain about me suggesting you're ignorant.

But, I'll help enlighten you: the answer for trans individuals is the same as for everyone else.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

I only made that assumption because you referred to trans girls as boys. If you meant something different by that fair enough, but I don't know what it could be.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

"While the Holocaust is abhorrent, it's not like the Reich doesn't need defence"

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 1d

"girls competing in sports against boys"

Ah, so you think trans girls are actually boys. You could have just said "I'm against trans rights" from the start and saved everyone some time, instead of pretending it's all about political expediency.

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 2d

That's not how prison works.

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