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  1. Comment on What's everyone's favorite movie? in ~movies

  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv

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    I'd have said Joel for years but something about Jonah's delivery just cracks me up.

    I'd have said Joel for years but something about Jonah's delivery just cracks me up.

  3. Comment on Favorite vegan recipes? in ~food

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    It's one of my favorite thing to eat in the summer!

    It's one of my favorite thing to eat in the summer!

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  4. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    No, I know. I was just making a somewhat sarcastic observation about the subjectivity of what is normal. As a trans person myself, I would say that in my typical routine, most of the people I...

    No, I know. I was just making a somewhat sarcastic observation about the subjectivity of what is normal. As a trans person myself, I would say that in my typical routine, most of the people I interact with beyond a surface level are too.

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  5. Comment on Favorite vegan recipes? in ~food

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    I love to make ratatouille! My recipe for it is pretty easy too. *Rainbow Ratatouille 1 eggplant, cubed, salted, and drained 3 zucchinis or yellow summer squashes (I recommend mixing and...

    I love to make ratatouille! My recipe for it is pretty easy too.

    *Rainbow Ratatouille

    1 eggplant, cubed, salted, and drained

    3 zucchinis or yellow summer squashes (I recommend mixing and matching), roughly chopped

    1 purple onion, diced

    1 green bell pepper, diced

    1 orange or small red bell pepper, diced

    2 tomatoes, chopped

    2-3 cloves garlic, minced

    1 can crushed tomatoes undrained

    1 cup of water

    2 tsp herbs de Provence (or Italian seasoning)

    Olive oil

    Salt and pepper to taste

    1. Sautee each of the first seven ingredients in olive oil to get a little color on them. Add them all to one bowl as you finish, giving their flavors a chance to merge.
    2. Add them all back into the pot, along with another two TBs of olive oil, the herbs, the crushed tomatoes, and if necessary the water. Bring to a boil, then simmer until it reaches a nice stew-like consistency-- perhaps half an hour to forty minutes.
    3. Serve over... damn, it's good on a lot of things, but if I was going with a vegan option I'd suggest polenta. You could even complete the rainbow by getting blue corn, if you like. It's better the second day, like many stews.
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  6. Comment on will we see a ~politics? in ~tildes

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    A natural side effect when the rights of certain groups to exist and be treated with basic dignity becomes politicized. That's what worries me, can we have debate without that in the current...

    Discussions of politics is always tough because it tends to make people emotional.

    A natural side effect when the rights of certain groups to exist and be treated with basic dignity becomes politicized. That's what worries me, can we have debate without that in the current environment?

    1 vote

  7. Comment on will we see a ~politics? in ~tildes

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    Well, there's dissent, and then there's abuse. Part of tilde's mission is being a place that takes a firmer stance on the latter than Reddit is... and curiosity about what exactly that will entail...

    Well, there's dissent, and then there's abuse. Part of tilde's mission is being a place that takes a firmer stance on the latter than Reddit is... and curiosity about what exactly that will entail is a large part of why I came.

    If this site can run a respectful, mature political discussion, I'll be astounded and pleased.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    I think they're saying that there's no need to euphemize, "masculine-normative and therefore problematic" is just a diplomatic way of saying "sexist."

    I think they're saying that there's no need to euphemize, "masculine-normative and therefore problematic" is just a diplomatic way of saying "sexist."

    2 votes

  9. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    Well, maybe in your social circle it is!

    Well, maybe in your social circle it is!

    1 vote

  10. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    I just noticed in the last few months that I've reached an age where I feel more comfortable describing myself as a woman (edit: rather than as a girl, specifically) most of the time. I'm 27.

    I just noticed in the last few months that I've reached an age where I feel more comfortable describing myself as a woman (edit: rather than as a girl, specifically) most of the time. I'm 27.

  11. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    It could also sound like a cowboy if you prefer.

    It could also sound like a cowboy if you prefer.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    In the words of a great scientist: Well, there it is.

    In the words of a great scientist: Well, there it is.

  13. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    Y'all. You lot. Yinz. There are options, one just has to look into regional vernaculars.

    Y'all. You lot. Yinz. There are options, one just has to look into regional vernaculars.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    At the same time, the problem could be avoided entirely by not using implicitly-gendered terms for strangers in the first place.

    At the same time, the problem could be avoided entirely by not using implicitly-gendered terms for strangers in the first place.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on "Guy" should be a neutered term. Change my mind. in ~humanities.languages

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    I don't agree that we have done either of these, and I don't feel comfortable being referred to as either one.

    the plural form, "you guys" is already neutered. I can walk up to a group of women and ask "How're you guys doing?" and it doesn't draw any ire

    we've similarly neutered "dude" in both the singular and plural, but it's especially casual and almost familiar

    I don't agree that we have done either of these, and I don't feel comfortable being referred to as either one.

    5 votes