Kat of the 614
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M. A. Geog., sorta techie, dem soc, Central OH. Come for hockey (esp. #CBJ), stay for politics & geekery. CT born, OH raised, FFXIV player of many alts. #equalrights #LGBTQIA🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
But you did justify it when you said that men and women have different upper limits on strength (a huge "citation needed" comment to start with). Whether or not you agree with the rule is rendered moot by defending and justifying its inclusion.
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
But you did justify it when you said that men and women have different upper limits on strength (a huge "citation needed" comment to start with). Whether or not you agree with the rule is rendered moot by defending and justifying its inclusion.
Happened in pro football, too. The star of the first team to win the championship of the league now called the NFL, Fritz Pollard of the Akron Pros, was black, and basically blackballed from the league by the end of the 1920s.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Happened in pro football, too. The star of the first team to win the championship of the league now called the NFL, Fritz Pollard of the Akron Pros, was black, and basically blackballed from the league by the end of the 1920s.
I don't know, even the original rules were pretty misogynist. A female character automatically took a hit to strength, but a boost to charisma, as I recall reading.
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I don't know, even the original rules were pretty misogynist. A female character automatically took a hit to strength, but a boost to charisma, as I recall reading.
Awww, the poor billionaire didn't like his stupid ideas being called stupid rather than being treated like golden pearls of wisdom dropped by one of our betters? Too bad.
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Awww, the poor billionaire didn't like his stupid ideas being called stupid rather than being treated like golden pearls of wisdom dropped by one of our betters? Too bad.
I have to credit my pastor (in a liberal protestant denomination) making it clear, repeatedly, that Jesus wasn't the guy in the Renaissance paintings, but a Palestinian Jew, who probably looked more like the people of the Levant than of Latium. Changed my preconceptions of Aegean people, too.
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I have to credit my pastor (in a liberal protestant denomination) making it clear, repeatedly, that Jesus wasn't the guy in the Renaissance paintings, but a Palestinian Jew, who probably looked more like the people of the Levant than of Latium. Changed my preconceptions of Aegean people, too.
He even had a black man reply to him that it's the first step to bringing back the Negro Leagues in the name of "fairness".
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
He even had a black man reply to him that it's the first step to bringing back the Negro Leagues in the name of "fairness".
Many of them having been convinced that rights are a zero-sum game, and therefore protecting the rights of minorities means their rights won't be.
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Many of them having been convinced that rights are a zero-sum game, and therefore protecting the rights of minorities means their rights won't be.
When I was a TA, I was assigned to a class without consent from myself or the teacher. It was based on whose schedules meshed with each other in such a way that all sections were covered.
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When I was a TA, I was assigned to a class without consent from myself or the teacher. It was based on whose schedules meshed with each other in such a way that all sections were covered.
Yeah, he replied to me with bullshit about being too in my feelings to engage with the facts, when he completely ignores the facts we present to him.
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yeah, he replied to me with bullshit about being too in my feelings to engage with the facts, when he completely ignores the facts we present to him.
No, it is not "established biological reality", and you are only engaging with your feelings, not science, because you have no answer to why Lia Thomas lost over 1 minute from her 1650 yd freestyle time, at her physical peak age, because she changed the hormonal profile of her body.
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
No, it is not "established biological reality", and you are only engaging with your feelings, not science, because you have no answer to why Lia Thomas lost over 1 minute from her 1650 yd freestyle time, at her physical peak age, because she changed the hormonal profile of her body.
She is definitely the girlfriend who senses you're going to break it off so she suddenly announces that she's pregnant.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
She is definitely the girlfriend who senses you're going to break it off so she suddenly announces that she's pregnant.
Good ol' Shitlizard.
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good ol' Shitlizard.
They also like to ignore how her times in her distances got significantly worse as she took HRT. Like her pre-transition school record in the 1650yd freestyle is 1:05 faster than her post-transition school record at the same distance, set two years later.
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
They also like to ignore how her times in her distances got significantly worse as she took HRT. Like her pre-transition school record in the 1650yd freestyle is 1:05 faster than her post-transition school record at the same distance, set two years later.
Elite level sports are inherently unfair. People who spend their lives living at elevation have an inherent advantage in distance endurance running, but nobody is banning them for their bodies being more efficient in using oxygen. People who are 7' have an unfair advantage at basketball. Etc.
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Elite level sports are inherently unfair. People who spend their lives living at elevation have an inherent advantage in distance endurance running, but nobody is banning them for their bodies being more efficient in using oxygen. People who are 7' have an unfair advantage at basketball. Etc.
His point is he believes women are naturally physically inferior to men, obviously.
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
His point is he believes women are naturally physically inferior to men, obviously.
She probably spent more time doing her makeup than she did writing the essay.
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
She probably spent more time doing her makeup than she did writing the essay.
Good thing, because she's at Oklahoma University, not Oklahoma State.
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Good thing, because she's at Oklahoma University, not Oklahoma State.
Probably was homeschooled and that's where she learned the topic of every essay is "this is how God relates to the topic".
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Probably was homeschooled and that's where she learned the topic of every essay is "this is how God relates to the topic".
My next question would be "how does this relate to psychology and what is discussed in class, beyond slagging your classmates for their opinions expressed?" Finally, I would ask the student to explain how traditional roles impact psychological well-being in the present day without using the Bible.
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My next question would be "how does this relate to psychology and what is discussed in class, beyond slagging your classmates for their opinions expressed?" Finally, I would ask the student to explain how traditional roles impact psychological well-being in the present day without using the Bible.
I was a Geography TA 30 years ago, and once was asked to reread essays students thought were graded unfairly by the doctoral student teaching the section. Looking at this essay, the first question I have is "what was thought-provoking in the article? You didn't tell me."
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I was a Geography TA 30 years ago, and once was asked to reread essays students thought were graded unfairly by the doctoral student teaching the section. Looking at this essay, the first question I have is "what was thought-provoking in the article? You didn't tell me."