I've heard jokes about it, but I didn't think it was a widespread thing. Doesn't the need to pee outweigh the fear of... well. Whatever the fear is I guess? What exactly is the fear?
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Yes, the extreme pressure of... using a public restroom. 🙄
The amount of his picks that are involved with sexual abuse of minors seems pretty over-the-top even for a republican administration. At this point, do any of them not have histories of involvement with sexual abuse and/or harassment? Maybe Oz... idk.
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Do people really struggle this much to urinate? It seems crazy to not be able perform a basic bodily function like this. I honestly had no idea. Though, I do question why one of these two isn't following basic urinal etiquette. One stall between, otherwise use a toilet, otherwise wash your hands first and then, if no one has moved, you're allowed to ride side saddle.
Some dude used a urinal right next to me with five urinals available, and I stared at him until I finished. He never looked at me. Come to think of it, I don't know if he started peeing until I was done, but that seems like an edge case. His fault though.
Edit: wow, given the quick downvotes, it looks like it's more common than I thought here on Lemmy, and it appears I touched a nerve! Lol
I'm going to start bringing a stopwatch into the bathroom and very obviously start it when someone sidles up to the urinal. 😆
Totally agree. I find this one much less forced. Hopefully it doesn't get taken up in the culture wars. It would just be nice to have an accepted neuter term for... latino/as.
Fair enough, but to be clear, the origin of latine isn't from within the US. It migrated from Spanish-speaking countries (largely within the demographics we talked about earlier) as a corrective for latinx. I think you'll find most people in the United States have not seen "latine" used before. It's used more outside of the US than within it.
You should look up what "subtext" means.
The amount of white democrats that have as a subtext to their commentary about the Hispanic vote a "I hope Trump puts you in a camp and then kicks you out of the country for not voting for Harris" sentiment says a lot about the democrats.
Edit: angry white democrats downvoting. 🤣
Latine is more sensical in Spanish. You're correct that it's used more by young, urban, and non-male people. If by "out of touch" you mean it doesn't cater to Latino men over 30, you may be right. If being "in touch" means exclusively catering to older Latino men, I don't think that's a long-term winning strategy. More inclusive Spanish along with non-inclusive Spanish can generally coexist. I don't think it needs to be a universal decree.
Daily. And that's just the hats, not the signs, bumper stickers, shirts, etc. I live in a swing state. That said, over half the voters in the country voted for him, and as a group, they're very visible in their support, so I would be surprised if you don't see Trump paraphernalia in almost every area of the country, if you regularly go outside and are around people in places other than work. Big "if" on that last one given this is Lemmy. 😁
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In 2024, two states voted unanimously. Let's compare.
Rhetorical impact.
Interestingly, research shows a surprising trend related to this topic: young adults today, on the whole, are engaging in less sexual activity than any generation for which we have data. Yet, this shift isn't equally distributed across genders—where young men (ages 18-25) once reported slightly higher rates of sexual activity than young women, the pattern has reversed. Now, young women report engaging in sex more frequently than their male counterparts, with the gender gap widening now to a degree that significantly favors women in this area.
The reasons for this shift are still under debate. Economic pressures, the influence of digital media, and evolving social norms are all posited as contributing factors. But the data does suggest (this is based on CDC and JAMA studies) that a smaller subset of men are experiencing a larger share of sexual activity, aligning with certain internet memes and narratives about “Chads” dominating the dating scene. Whether these cultural constructs, such as the "MRA" or "Chad" phenomenon, are reflective of or reactive to this social shift remains unclear. Nonetheless, they generally resonate with the timeline of the observed trends around sexual activity. I'll be curious to see how the trends indirectly the future of dating and sexual relationships among young adults.
But, all that aside, if more women choose to opt out of traditional dating or sexual encounters with men, more power to women. Coincidentally, it could begin to narrow or at least slow the widening gender gap in this area. I am unsure if that would be good, bad, or neutral. In general, a healthy sex life seems to be an important dimension of the human experience. I would imagine the fact that the overall trends are going down is probably a negative for the psychology of a generation, but I guess we'll see.
This age cohort also drinks less, has more eating disorders, smokes/vapes less, is more sleep deprived, parties less, is more risk-averse, has shorter attention spans, experiments with drugs less, is more (prescription) medicated, is more depressed, is more socially isolated, and is more anxious than previous generations at the same ages. Looking at research on Gen Z is pretty crazy. And it can be depressing sometimes, but it's a particularly unique age cohort. Scholars widely acknowledge Gen Z as being markedly different than previous youth generations.
I would never vote for the Green Party after watching two decades of their utter disregard for political calculus while being both supercilious and patronizing about it. If the party's behavior wasn't enough, their supporters are utterly obnoxious, self-congratulatory egotists.
I fully intend to support nearly any candidate running against a green party candidate at the local and regional level, and will happily make political donations to any organization running ads and/or mobilizing on-the-ground efforts against the green party. The green party has been one long abysmal failure after Nader/LaDuke.
They certainly don't need my help to die, but I'll help dig the grave anyway.
Because the person who said those things and to whom I'm responding is the "Trump voter" I specifically referenced? In case the fact that I'm directly responding to their comment and they're the OP of this post didn't make it clear enough for you.
Remember how it took merrick garland two full years and an independently organized governmental January 6th committee forcing his hand before he pursued criminal charges against Trump? How investigations by the NYT and WaPo showed that, over a year onto Biden's presidency, Garland had ordered no investigations into Trump at all? Yeah.
That dude is singularly responsible for one of the biggest law enforcement failures in the history of the United States and an extreme dereliction of duty. What a coward. Like most cowards, he hoped if he did nothing and stayed quiet no one would notice him. Unfortunately, now anti-Trump people hate him for his failure to meaningfully prosecute and pro-Trump people hate him for attempting to prosecute in the first place.
This dude is the squirrel that runs across the street, then gets scared and tries to run back, then gets scared and tries to run across again, then gets scared and tries to run back... and then gets run over by the car.
Yes, people did precisely that in this case. Or do you speak for all trans people and trans allies? I didn't get the memo. You're literally doing the thing being criticized. I explained to you that they were pushed out for defending the terms female and male for biological sex in her field. Your response: "yeah, that's not what it was, it's because she's a crypto-conservative working for the IDF."
It's like, well. OK, but that's not what happened. Many people on the left have gone on fox news to defend positions. Do you just assume they too are all therefore secretly conservative? What a silly worldview to have.
Regardless, I'm not going to bicker with you, I don't want you hyperventilating again. I'll block you and make it easier for both of us. Good luck with your video games.
Buttigieg/AOC 2028. Never forget that despite looking like a choir boy, Mayor Pete is a bulldog. Love watching him regularly demolish frothing Republicans. AOC is great at/for a lot of things, but at the top of the ticket, she's got too many cheap, easy character weaknesses. Too young. Her voice. Her big-time speeches, like at the DNC, show she's an unpolished orator. No executive experience.
Other than her voice (I like it, but many people find it annoying), all of those flaws would go away if she serves as VP for 4-8 years.
If Newsom is the democrat's candidate, I will vote third party. Fuck that guy.
Trump voter believes in small government. Also that the state should be able to legally compel you to electronically track your children and that 11-year-olds shouldn't be able to walk around outside without constant surveillance and sides with parents being arrested for allowing it. Believes "some" parental freedom should be "allowed."
I just rolled my eyes so hard I gave myself a headache.
Yeah, I just didn't realize it was so common. Sorry, that sucks. Are you an otherwise confident and secure person?