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A few years ago, Barack Obama

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 01:18:17 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

A few years ago, Barack Obama noted "Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss." Now, the left wants to cancel Dr. Seuss for racism. https://t.co/FIyrJEoq4n But note the lady admits she read Dr. Seuss to her kids and had to be told how he was racist.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 1, 2021

Just in case anyone missed

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:26:29 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

Just in case anyone missed this one (a joke on SNL "Weekend Update" just reminded me):

This is a remarkable shot/chaser pic.twitter.com/6fLJKulLjV
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 25, 2021

Everyone’s mad about the

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 04:48:29 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

Everyone’s mad about the absurdity of the dialogue but people really are this stupid https://t.co/qNFzgs9vuj
— Tobi Haslett (@TobiHaslett) February 26, 2021

I was thrilled that my

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 01:00:47 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

I was thrilled that my students loved John Stuart Mill & his radical defense of freedom. Mill says the only justification for interfering with freedom is to prevent harm. Then I discovered that students defined "harm" as emotional harm. So no free speech that hurts feelings! 1/2
— Carl (@HistoryBoomer) February 27, 2021

Students were surprised that Mill didn't mean emotional pain. They think that way automatically. Personal pain takes priority. They like the idea of freedom, but not if the freedom upsets anyone. Not all agreed, of course. Some students clearly liked Mill on his own terms. 2/2
— Carl (@HistoryBoomer) February 27, 2021

You are learning a valuable lesson here. The woke strategy focuses on language for a very good reason. You don't need to change the law if you can change the meaning of the words written in the law. 1/3
— Shirtless in Seattle (@drocto) February 27, 2021

In this case they have convinced a generation to down define "harm".
This works in conjunction with woke belief that "intent doesn't matter", but instead it's how something is received by the less powerful group member in the interaction. The claim of harm cannot be disputed. 2/3
— Shirtless in Seattle (@drocto) February 27, 2021

It is indeed interesting how “reception” has overshadowed “intent” in so many cases (this explains, too, the classics brouhaha).
— Daniel Mendelsohn (@DAMendelsohnNYC) February 27, 2021

Yes, not an accident. It is part of CT. So anyone who was taught a CT worldview will hold this as one of their tenets. It is why so many people from more elite colleges and who have more degrees tend to be very illiberal during the past decade or so. They are now pushing to K-12.
— Shirtless in Seattle (@drocto) February 27, 2021

We live in a weird regime: a

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:47:34 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

We live in a weird regime: a gerontocracy in which culture is driven by extremely unhappy 17-year-olds. https://t.co/0NYtk9CaYO pic.twitter.com/UVjmFbkff2
— Mr. Effete Academic himself, William Clare Roberts (@MarxinHell) February 26, 2021

Eeyore is constantly so

ocean-kat — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:22:34 +0000

In reply to Why the worry bout Tigger?

Eeyore is constantly so depressed he's obviously in a state of constant triggering. There's nothing we can do for him. But Tigger is usually happy and optimistic. Who would want to bring him down and ruin that? You? What kind of monster are you.

Why the worry bout Tigger?

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:41:23 +0000

In reply to (tigger warning for those who

Why the worry bout Tigger? Why not Eeyore? Every time I hear "don't be an ass" i wonder how he must feel.

(tigger warning for those who

ocean-kat — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:19:29 +0000

In reply to Marc Caputo of Politico

(tigger warning for those who might have an actual mental illness)

The world has gone crazy.

Marc Caputo of Politico

artappraiser — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:37:47 +0000

In reply to San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group

Marc Caputo of Politico (lives in FL, not SF):

The social media future:

My 12 y/o daughter posted a TikTok where she was eating but added a "trigger warning" for her chewing out of respect for people w/eating disorders

My 18 y/o commented that this was ridiculous

She was then attacked by another kid for being insensitive
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 26, 2021