if my generalization is wrong, feel free to call me out for it

but my generalization wasn't a part of my main argument

fuck

am i using the wrong word

> There was no analogy. I just said that every trans person I've met was toxic as fuck
@HyooNoot what i mean is your personal experience with trans people depends heavily on your location, social circles, etc

and you can't apply it to all grans people

same goes for @Kriskris

Many transgender people ive met don't brag about it so much and doesn't make it their personality

> If someone wanted to be transgender, why would they tell people they are biologically not the gender they want to be?
@Kriskris im not entirely sure i understand what you're trying to say

because they aren't denying the definition of sex

and not everyone can pay for sex change surgery

yeah, i've never met a transpeople who boast/brag about being trans lol

and I live in Cali so trust me, i've met a few

lol

maybe they don't want to be quiet about something that is often regarded as a stigma

because even if they do change their sex, they are still trans

^

i was just going to say lol

id blame the transphobes, not the trans people

it's a reactionary stance, yeah

@Kriskris what are your thoughts on police unions?

i hate being that guy, but could i get a source for that?

the claim that most people in the BLM movement are racist

*many

> alr im back, police unions seem decent when regulated correctly.
@Kriskris also they aren't regulated, wdym?

ok

just wanted to clarify

Fui i think most people are in agreement here lol

i don't think anyone in this convo support the ALM movement

that's a fair stance

i agree with the general idea behind blm, but not entirely with the movement itself

wait but

police unions tho

is the argument where the good memes are at

people mistakenly say that police officers are individual bad actors

but it's actually police unions that encourage them to protect bad officers

> Do police even have unions?
@FUI-FUI yes, and not enough people know about it

the police force is a public entity meant to protect the interest of the people

that is the core reason why the police exist

> @icedOJ well all police officers aren't bad so
@Catacombs some argue that because police officers protect bad officers, all are bad

but my argument is that it's the unions that are forcing them to do this

exactly

and unions is what protects things like this

> They don't look at the past records like that
@Catacombs they also legally block body cam footage from being released, if its likely to harm an officer's reputation

> @icedOJ well some officers do not all
@Catacombs i agree with you here, but the ones that do speak out are ousted or even fired

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protest-washingtondc/washington-d-c-police-union-moves-to-block-release-of-body-cam-footage-idUSKCN2562IW

pretty much yeah, at least what i've seen unions do so far

where the hell did that come from lol

japanese is an ethnicity

ok, so i guess the term "jap" is ethnic discrimination?

it's a semantics thing

> @HyooNoot oh well race and ethnicity are basically the same lol
@Catacombs id disagree here haha

“Race” is usually associated with biology and linked with physical characteristics such as skin color or hair texture. “Ethnicity” is linked with cultural expression and identification.

from national geographic

wait

what's the argument?

that the term "jap" is racist or that "jap" is offensive?

^

im not sure whats being argued here lol

it was also used as a slur against Japanese Americans during WWII

not just to Japanese soldiers

> So if I call a German person a Kraut, is that racist?
@HyooNoot it's not racist but it is offensive and derogatory

it still doesn't matter

the word was born to offend a group of people

wait yeah

do you have a groupchat with them or something?

no it was not

towards themselves

yes

not towards other groups

are all gay people not offended by gay jokes?

if it's a mutual understanding and you guys are familiar with each other, it's most likely fine

but @Kriskris would you be okay if a complete stranger shouted a homophobic slur at you?

mkay, i mean it's a personal thing so

i guess thats up to you

i personally have a string of racist jokes against white people to see if they're arguing in bad faith or not

some passed, some haven't so

<:GWcmeisterPeepoShrug:403295315685539852>

that's the ones i have, yup

they go on n-word trains in general chat all the time

i think you'll be fine lol

policy please

for the love of god

im so tired of cultural/societal debates

damn yall in hs?

dafuq

> @icedOJ u a boomer,m
@Catacombs college

i don't think age is a complete non-sequiter

there's stuff like experience

and knowledge/research like you mentioned

does going to college make one a boomer lol

to be fair though, i enjoy 70's music

so i guess it's warranted sigh

<:boomer:649988956372598784> <:BoomerSippy:585685567518539808>

> https://youtu.be/3hlCPJ0m9Yc
@john wayne imagine coping this hard

as if trump supporters wouldn't have done the same thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AlANfkR-q0

yeah, I do call out the hypocrisy

doesn't mean it's not cope tho ecksdee

"leftist youtube"