Considering our political spectrum includes both democratic socialists that model their politics off of European leftist examples and actual communists who think China is a good model to follow, I’m pretty sure you don’t know what you’re talking about.

<gasp> Das ist Superman!

If you think that, then you don’t know much about our political spectrum. Or—more likely—you’re just trolling.

1.) No, a meme is not anything that is shared or goes viral. Then anything would be a meme.

2.) Generally speaking, yes, but I wouldn’t necessarily make it a requirement for the community.

3.) If it’s just the headline, no.

4.) Yes, to me, a meme has always been an image + text. An image of text only is not a meme. Text only is not a meme. I would say images of other posts are okay, so long as something is added to it that makes it substantially more than the post itself (so, the post is a part of the meme, but the meme also involves something added by the memer).

5.) No, not yet. Healthy discussion is always good.

I have never had anything to do with Star Citizen, and I don’t care that you’re mocking it. I just think you should pay more attention to your spelling if you’re going to do so. It makes you look foolish.

Anyway, I’m done explaining this to you. Buh-bye.

I made no mistake. You should mind your own education more and spend less time throwing shade online.

Learn to spell before you make fun of others’ intellects.

Eh?

Yeah, but at the same time, what these activists are doing is largely unproductive, a waste of their time, and mostly just serves to make their pursuits unpopular. This is bad activism.

Doesn’t really seem like anything has changed in 30+ years.

When the nerds invade the jocks’ space.

“I personally do not care. Good day, sir.”

You should care about grammar and punctuation. They aid in communication and everyone wants to be understood clearly, no? Sorry if I came off too harsh. My last line was intended to be an expression of exasperation about how common poor grammar is in general, not specifically directed at you. Anyway, I hope I haven’t put you off learning. I know us grammar Nazis can be annoying, but we mean well.

I don’t think social mores factor into it all for him. When he said he finds the position of trans people genuinely funny, I think he was being honest. I do think he went too far with his jokes about them, simply in terms of sheer number; it was a social faux pas that strained the credulity of his stated position, but I personally believe him when he says he just finds the whole situation very funny.

I think he doesn’t care what other people think of his comedy at this point, and I don’t really have an opinion on that. I suppose I sort of respect it, but I also think he’s definitely passed into the realm of bad taste at this point. I don’t think he means anything bad by it though. Maybe he is insensitive, but comedians aren’t known for their sensitivity. I understand the criticism against him for it and think it’s valid.

I’m not defending the offensiveness of his jokes, just stating that I think they’re just jokes to him, and he doesn’t actually mean them in a mean-spirited light. If I were to talk to him about it, I would probably ask him how he feels about White comedians that make jokes about Black people, who also claim they’re not advocating anti-Black views, and just find the humor in their situations. I imagine he might reveal himself to be quite the hypocrite under that line of questioning. Most of us are hypocrites.

I agree with you as well of the spirit of what the study in the article is trying to do, but I do object to the terminology they used, as it muddies the waters unnecessarily. A term like “underemployed” is much better than “functionally unemployed.”

“The water spouts from my in-laws’ sink faucet converge.”

FTFY.

Jesus, people, learn to write.

This. It is very treatable, but requires a good therapist and a strong desire to overcome the condition. Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used to help you understand that the anxious thoughts are entirely irrational, and then willful counteracting behaviors (e.g. going outside, resisting the urge to wash hands, touching stuff without a Kleenex, etc) gradually erode the problem behaviors until your brain is effectively rewired. It takes dedication and consistency, but if done, it’s very effective.

You have to remember, a lot of American Christians are descended from European Christians who were so extreme and weird that no one wanted them around, so they fled to the Americas to escape “persecution.” So, these Christian persecution complexes go way back. They’re a part of our history. Well, not all of ours, but some.

I don’t think he’s actually anti-trans, he just likes making jokes about them and refused to be cowed by people telling him to stop. Just my sense of it though.

How is that justifying it?

Please, point out where I’m justifying it.