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"This is exactly why many women do not come forward to report harassment or abuse.

"We are being asked to ignore what you can see on film, and to dismiss a woman when she says she didn't consent. It is an outrageous situation."

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@randahl I shared the post with my Ukrainian friend, and her first response was โ€œWe are not allowed to film stuff like thisโ€.

@odd_megan

And yet here we are, many exchanges in on something that could have simply been passed over or ignored, because you disagreed with it. Instead you launch a flurry of responses, for some reason I can't even begin to guess at.

@theautisticcoach @seanwithwords @yourautisticlife @danimo @actuallyautistic

@sentient_water

I'm good with numbers and specific problems I've had to deal with. Phone numbers I haven't dialed since 1981? Yup, right here on top. That issue on a program 10 years ago, when we failed a leak check? Yup, got all the details.
What was your name again? It's escaped me.

@hosford42 @yourautisticlife @wakame @zakalwe @markusl@fosstodon.org @cwebber@octodon.social @ginsterbusch @Tooden @actuallyautistic @SQLAllFather @dpnash@mastodon.online @weaselx86 @neurodiversity

@theautisticcoach

I'm more likely to hand money to someone on the street corner, holding a sign, than I am to offer it to someone I know, because I've had bad reactions when I've offered to give or loan money to people I know who are experiencing financial trouble. Some of them get very offended.

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy

@hosford42

I can't myself fortunate that most of my earworms are 30s and 40s torch songs. I like those.

@Bette @wakame @markusl@fosstodon.org @weaselx86 @zakalwe @cwebber@octodon.social @ginsterbusch @Tooden @actuallyautistic @SQLAllFather @sentient_water @dpnash@mastodon.online @neurodiversity

Fellow Black people - I know that in light of the #jacksonville killing, some people booed the white suprem-, er, Intellectually Diverseโ„ข governor DeSantis of Florida, given his vocal and political support of white nationalism. However, as a Black community, we have to remember that protesting violent white supremacy sometimes makes white people feel sad! And angry! And isn't that really a kind of racism in itself, if you think about it?

Anyway, I'm happy to draw your attention to this helpful book, collecting all the wisdom of white Controversial Thinkersยฎ like DeSantis and all those other bitch-faces about the best way to protest against racism. Compromise!

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter

I heard about Red,White, and Royal Blue as a movie, and I watched it. It was cute, and distracting. During the closing credits I saw it was based on a book, and I'd just finished one, so I bought it. The book is usually better than the movie.
Oh yeah, so much better. The events aren't compressed, the characters are better developed - and there are more of them. Get the book.

@wakame @hosford42

I read an article that said what makes an earworm is knowing almost, but not all of a song. Your brain gets stuck in the missing pieces and goes back to it again and again. To resolve, listen to the song, start to finish.
I've tried it. It works sometimes, but not always.

@markusl@fosstodon.org @weaselx86 @zakalwe @cwebber@octodon.social @ginsterbusch @Tooden @actuallyautistic @SQLAllFather @sentient_water @dpnash@mastodon.online @neurodiversity

OTD, Aug 28, 1955, white supremacists kidnapped, tortured, & murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till. Carolyn Bryantโ€”the woman who knowingly falsely accused himโ€”just passed. The warrant for her arrest ignored, she lived free.

Emmett isn't ancient historyโ€”he's contemporary reality.

Somebody else recognized me from my television appearance (I was the dude on the wing in that William Shatner episode of Twilight Zone)

@Silversalty

The problem with that is, any showdown would inevitably be appealed to SCOTUS. This SCOTUS, with Rapey McBeerBoy, The Handmaid, Uncle "I got mine, fuck you" Thomas, and the rest of the wackjobs.
I'd be very nervous about trying to appeal anything to this court.

@DeanObeidallah

I know mastodon has issues, I know the fediverse is basically a prototype of what it could be. I know itโ€™s annoying when people are snobby about masto despite its faults.

But for real, if we want this shit to succeed, weโ€™ve got to also love what is good here and be growing it. That doesnโ€™t mean yelling about how all other social media sites suck. It means focusing on what weโ€™re getting right here, listening carefully to complaints, and putting a little energy into solving problems

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