[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 35 points 4 hours ago

I’ve seen a lot of gross shit from Anon over the years, but this is among the worst.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 9 hours ago

She [Southern] hopes that in speaking out she can reassure “all of these women who are thinking in their heads: I’m uniquely terrible, and I’m uniquely making a mistake” that no: something is more generally amiss.

There’s nothing unique about it, and the problem is indeed more general. If I had to sum it up in one word, I’d say empathy. The alt-right lacks empathy. Expecting empathy from an alt-right husband just isn’t realistic.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 9 points 11 hours ago

The same reason a lot of people do: because it sounds nice. Plus, maybe flowers were what the cicada was named after. When someone discovers a species, they usually get a decent amount of leeway when naming it.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 31 points 14 hours ago

He should show her this. The fact that it means “flowers” in Swahili might help. It won’t solve the trust issues, but it’s better than nothing.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)
  1. Make a bunch of these
  2. Get the Flex Tape guy to advertise them on TV
  3. Profit

Edit: okay, I gotta be honest here. Really, I just want to see the Flex Tape guy shoot a commercial with cats. It would be funny. I stand by my advice, however.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 109 points 20 hours ago

I’m generally a proponent of equal treatment, but when some alt-right hate monger whines about not getting it, I have zero sympathy.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 46 points 1 day ago

For the same reason he called members of the KKK “very fine people”. He’s completely amoral and doesn’t want to alienate people who are obviously fans.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago

As long as they’re not an intolerant dick about believing or not believing, whatever they go with is fine. It’s none of my business.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

Ugh fortunately not, but I’d understand

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

I don’t remember exactly, but it certainly wasn’t the prism from Dark Side of the Moon.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

Thank you for providing additional information.

The only place I’ve seen a black pyramid (that actually looks like a sharply-defined pyramid) is on an album cover.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

We (the U.S.) would at least consider doing the exact same thing.

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