Octang Frye

And don't paint me as being a conservative small minded bigot.
It's not the people, it's the politics and ideology.
I have more than a few gay friends. Two former landlords were gay couples. My kid has grown up around gay people. It's not even a thing. I wouldn't care if my kid was gay.

A friend who was transitioning (I think she/he was just lost) from female to male committed suicide over Christmas. She bought all the SJW stuff and it's just so sad.
How many genders are there now? 70? WTF.

Octang Frye

A is A. 1 + 1 == 2.
Facts are facts. They don't need interpretation. Facts are facts. It's not "bullshit".

SultanOfSwing

The only 'fact' that you presented is that some serial killers were raised by single mothers. That's not a representative section of the population of the world as a whole. Most serial killers are American, but you're not going to try to tell me that geography had anything to do with it. Everything else you're banging on about is anecdotal at best.

What's bullshit is you thinking any of that 'third wave feminism' stuff exists meaningfully outside of college campuses and tumblr or deviantart.

I'm sorry about your friend, though, nobody should reach the point where they have to take their own life, and one of the biggest problems in the world, and especially America today is that people aren't given access to the kind of help that may prevent them making that choice. That has nothing to do with gender either, and who gives a **** 'how many there are', does it actually affect you in any way?

Octang Frye

Well, yeah. Lolly killed herself over it.

Tumblr has spilled over into real life. It does affect me. It's the society I live in.
We went to that Women's March last year. It was hilarious - and scary - at the same time.

SultanOfSwing

Tragic as that was, neither you nor I can pretend to know the reason why, and it's probably a little distasteful to speculate, don't you agree?

What's scary about egalitarianism? Or are you allowing a small portion of legbeards to speak for an entire gender?

Rete

Which is the one that's a bit weird? The father-daughter dance? I think that is a wonderful event. An opportunity for a father and daughter to share a social engagement together and foster a father's joy and pride in his daughter. All to often it is the mother who is the main social participant in a daughter's life, i.e. shopping, going to lunch, etc. Father's are usually off to the sidelines watching mom and daughter create a growing relationship.

dc koop

Maybe American men are more honest than other men. My wife's a lot smarter than me in some ways, especially in money matters. Inside the house she really is the boss and I don't mind because everything runs nice and smooth and peaceful.

Any man who claims to be El Supremo needs to be regarded with suspicion. Generally they are the henpecked and pussy whipped type

Lion in Winter

What a half-witted comment.

My son, now 18, has grown up in a fatherless home. He fairly recently acquired a stepfather.

He hasn't done any of the things you mention above. He has a university place to study engineering and last night received a "scholar athlete" award from his school.

SultanOfSwing

I was raised by a single mother, and later married one. If anyone's going to try to tell me that either me or my son was raised wrong, they can come at me.

dc koop

Not in drag I hope

SultanOfSwing

You'd be surprised how nice he looks in a dress.

I could have done without the unsolicited pics, but credit where it's due ...

dc koop

I think he's got some chemistry going there. Better watch out

SultanOfSwing

Walter White has taught me that chemistry can be fun if I just apply myself.

Lion in Winter

Normally I'm in favour of legalizing cannabis, but some of Octang's posts from Colorado have me wondering...

SultanOfSwing

The stigma against single mothers is common on 'red pill/men going their own way' type blogs. I know OF is on Reddit a lot, and honestly 99% of the time I think he's just rattling off memes to be contrarian.

Which is fine, if you're honest about it, I suppose.