LexxiXhan
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22 minutes ago, Janet Voxel said:
That too, or Latinx or anything else because "It doesn't matter what you are in second lifeeeee" except when it does......
*nods in trans*
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2 hours ago, Talligurl said:
Especially here in SL, whatever gender is behind the computer is irrelevant really. And whatever gender or species or whatever is represented by the avi is what we should accept the person as.
That can be true for a lot of people. But some trans/nonbinary people come to SL as a way of managing dysphoria and connecting to people as themselves in ways they might not get to in RL. It's nice that a lot of SLers are pretty chilled about gender presentation, it really is, but sometimes that sense of our genders being irrelevant or unimportant isn't what we come here for.
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"Netflix has created an entire collection of movies - named Black Lives Matter - for you to learn more about racial injustice and black experiences in America. They are literally making it easy for you to learn, so if you choose to be ignorant still, that speaks volumes."
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While we're here, if you're saying #AllLivesMatter , & you really mean it, that means
You get the idea. Do you really mean it?
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Another reason it's about time we all started showing up, having the conversations, and thinking about the type of people we want to be in inclusive communities:
Janaya Khan (they/them), 2019
"Black Women Have Always Shown Up"
#Suffragettes #SojournerTruth #IdaBWells #MarshaPJohnson #BlackLivesMatter #MeToo #IntersectionalFeminism
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1 minute ago, Extrude Ragu said:
I respectfully disagree with this statement. People is a broad word that crosses all ethnicity, cultures, ideology. It is simply an acknowledgment of humanity. It's probably the most inclusive word one can use
Then how do you discuss the ways in which issues of race can impact Black and White people differently?
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9 minutes ago, Extrude Ragu said:
If you want support of 'white people', why not just call them 'people', like they would like to be called and how they identify themselves, rather than singling them out for their race/appearance/beliefs? I think this is a case of 'treat others how you would like to be treated'
Because when a dominant majority identifies as the 'norm' and rejects the need for descriptors, that automatically 'others' anyone who doesn't fit into the dominant majority. In this instance we are talking about race and systemic oppression, so descriptors are needed to discuss how issues impact different demographics.
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Listening to fierce rain on my roof and this on the radio:
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6 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:
Calling someone a "Karen" (or a "TERF," etc.) doesn't enable conversation: it dismissively shuts it down.
This the "should we tolerate the intolerant?" question. Julia Serano wrote about it in 2017 so might be interesting seeing a 'then' perspective compared to what's happening now with more people saying "enough is enough".
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6 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:
Second Wave Feminism tended to benefit mostly middle-class white women, while abandoning the black women who were, early on in the movement anyway, absolutely vital allies. My point being that these "Karens" represent precisely the kind of woman who did benefit from the gains of the Women's Lib movement, and who also demonstrate a lack of empathy for those who did not.
They gatekeep womanhood in much the way white people gatekept personhood from PoC, and still do. They don't represent 'Women' as a whole, just the kind they approve of.
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5 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:
Interesting article with more info:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/us/karen-meme-trnd/index.html
This article is a pretty good summation of its origins and context.
It exploded as a meme this year because of a tweet by notorious UK transmisogynist Julie Bindel that went viral after the Black and intersectional feminist Twitter communities schooled her in response to her question "Does anyone else think the ‘Karen’ slur is woman hating and based on class prejudice?". Well worth a read..
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1 minute ago, Luna Bliss said:
Really. I though it originated with some guy who was peeved over his girlfriend, who actually was named Karen. Saw that at Reddit.
Have I missed a joke somewhere?
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4 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:
Yeah, I think this Karen meme was basically developed by a bunch of white adolescents or young men, peeved that their mother had/has too much control over them.
It originates with black women service workers who came to recognise consistent behaviours from white, middle-class women who rejected the help and credibility of people they considered 'beneath' them and would often resort to demanding to speak to 'the manager' who was most likely to be a white middle-class man who would appease them. It's racist, misogynistic and classist behaviour by the privileged who hide behind a mask of 'white female fragility' to bully marginalised people and uphold patriarchy.
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14 minutes ago, Prokofy Neva said:
We don't all have pagan ancestors
Without our Pagan ancestors, no matter how distant in the past, and the means by which they survived and learnt and conceptualised Nature and Divinity, none of us would be here living and breathing now, or typing on the internet, for that matter.
I shall have to wish you good night, Prokofy, I have a lot to think, or dream, about tonight 🦋
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I know I've posted this song before. I guess I really mean it.
With Polly's video this time 🦋
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16 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:
Oh LexxiGirl, if only I could write as well as you do.
I've had good 'teachers'.
17 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:You don't mind if I call you 'girl' do you?
Seeing as I've been called 'dudette' by my friend Beth's daughter, yes that would be perfectly acceptable. Thank you.
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8 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:
I'm not an expert on this topic and I'm a Catholic, so it's not my belief system, but I put out areas with this theme for tenants and visitors in the land preserve and I follow some of the things like "Belane" and "Imbolc" which are interesting and which evolved into modern-day religious feast days.
I recall there used to be several covens that had stores and communities and such that are gone now. But there some left which I have included in my list of Sacred Places in SL.
Here are some places which I have included and when I have gone to look at books in the library, etc. the people seemed friendly:
Wiccan Library
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/witchfest/84/143/707
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/witchfest/86/112/701
Wiccan Info
There's a beautiful sim called Witch Wood whose owner Cerdwin Flanagan sadly just died in Second Life, it likely won't be open for long but perhaps you will make a connection there.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/witchfest/86/112/701
I imagine as with everything else in SL, there are likely warring factions of witches, weekend witches that hard-core witches don't like, etc. etc. but as in RL you will have to find your way.
Thank you for this, Prokofy.
Blessed Be 🦋🌿
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8 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:
I'm really not interested in debating you and your views
Honestly, you could have just written that instead.
8 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:I would submit that "An Ye Harm None" is basically quite a pernicious creed.
Essentially, it leaves it to the individual to conceive of what is "harm" to another in a subjective way. There is no 10 commandments or any kind of restraint to suggest what harm in fact *is*.
This is like comparing apples with oranges. The concept of Free Will, and the consequences of the decisions we make at the cusp of every moment where our lifepaths might diverge, whether calculated or intuited, with or without guidance or experience, is a central element of every religion or philosophy with which we as a species have sought to understand ourselves in relation to our environment (Nature), social structures, and the Divine, without exception. Anyone who has looked their concept of 'God' in the eye, or has been dependent on their surroundings for survival, will know this is the only way it can be.
We all have Pagan ancestors, also without exception, and we all have the Free Will to learn from our awareness of them, or not.
An it harm none x
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1 minute ago, Lyssa Greymoon said:
A first century Jewish theologian would totally be down with lesbians. Sounds legit.
Cool. He can be in my gang ❤️
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6 minutes ago, FairreLilette said:
That's old testament. Jesus said if you are going to live by the law you have to live every law and not break one single law which the Pharisees were doing, they were hypocrites saying they were sinless when they weren't. The Pharisees were the teachers of the law which was written by Moses and is often called the Law of Moshe (Moses). Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death by replacing all those old testament laws with love. Love is the fulfillment of the law. Jesus is speaking of the old testament laws you are speaking about in your question.
So, ask yourself is it loving? Will you hurt anyone? Etc. But, no it doesn't matter if it's women or men unless you live under the law of Moshe (Moses) and there are 612 laws you must obey to be a perfect Orthodox Jew.
I always knew, deep down, that Jesus loved lesbians. He had me worried for a while there though, cheeky bugger.
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You had me at "megachurch". Then it got worse.
Also, this place needs a "W.T.F." emoji