Worst of Social Justice

[chitoryu12]

For me, the most interesting question in the 'what if' game is would the Americans still have their love affair with guns?

A peaceful separation would have meant no overriding need for militias which might have meant that there would be little reason to have a second amendment entrenching guns so firmly into the cultural makeup of the country. It is also possible that the wild west era with frequent conflicts with natives and squabbles with various other countries/colonies to the north, south, and east might have ensured that America kept on loving guns.

I think the American view on firearms ownership is a lot more complex than to be simply brought down to a violent revolution. A lot of it has to do with attempts to create a general culture of individual independence, something that modern Americans are still obsessed with even to the detriment of their fellow man.

Other nations have had violent revolutions rather than peaceful separations, but they don't necessarily have such free gun laws as the United States. Usually because the government wants more control, or the country goes down the shitter and the government tries to restrict firearms ownership in a desperate attempt to curb violence or regain control; Mexico has extremely restrictive firearms laws compared to us while being much worse off in many ways.

[Meshakhad]

I think it's the frontier aspect. For the first hundred years or so of American history, a significant portion of our country was frontier, where guns were a necessity. That wouldn't have changed if we were a British colony.

[WatermelonRat]

To some extent, maybe, but don't forget that Napoleon probably wouldn't have sold the Louisiana Purchase to Britain, so our frontier would potentially be a lot smaller.

[Thejebusfire]

Oh my god.

[Sleepy]

Say "picky eaters" one more fuckin' time.

[ironbite]

Picky Eaters

[Witchyjoshy]

Oh my god I'm psychic.  I was literally wondering today about a SJW movement for picky eaters, and I think my thoughts even organized on that level.

That being said, I'm a picky eater because textures and flavors can literally make me barf.  Forcing myself to eat a food I don't like turns my stomach sour anyways.

I do regularly try to expand my palate, but I've yet to have any real success.

[Ghoti]

I can eat just about anything if it's not spicy or oversalted, but my little brother will only eat noodles and waffles.


As far as SJ movements for completely ridiculous things, I predict *crosses self, steps into circle of salt, readies wooden stake* a movement based around people who prefer to sleep during the day and do things at night. There will be an awesome insult for people who disagree with them (Daywalkers?) and fake science saying that we're all "supposed" to be nocturnal.

Internet, do your thing.

[dpareja]

I think it's the frontier aspect. For the first hundred years or so of American history, a significant portion of our country was frontier, where guns were a necessity. That wouldn't have changed if we were a British colony.

The same could well be said of Canada, and our gun laws are decidedly stricter than the US's.

(That said, I've heard it said that one big difference between Canada and the US is that in the US, the settlers went west before the police did, and in Canada the police went west before the settlers. There were also already two colonies--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--on the Pacific shore well before Canadian Confederation.)

[gyeonghwa]

Oh my god.

Well yeah you're rude if you pick on a person who has food allergies or a cultural dietary restrict or if you are on a health diet like me. But "picky eaters" generally are young'ins who refuse to eat something because it's not something they are used to or if it isn't saturated with sugar. Or they are snobs who can't bear to eat what "others" eat.

[RavynousHunter]

Oh my god.

Well yeah you're rude if you pick on a person who has food allergies or a cultural dietary restrict or if you are on a health diet like me. But "picky eaters" generally are young'ins who refuse to eat something because it's not something they are used to or if it isn't saturated with sugar. Or they are snobs who can't bear to eat what "others" eat.

Also, some people just plain have sensitive mouths.  My mother, for example, can't stand spicy foods because its painful for her to eat; "spicy" for her would be the equivalent to a dash of regular old black pepper for most of us.

[solar.]

So wearing dreads and practicing yoga are racist now.

http://smallworldofbigal.tumblr.com/post/63681174003/ohsocialjustice-whiteopinionsrwhiteopinions

[gyeonghwa]

Oh my god.

Well yeah you're rude if you pick on a person who has food allergies or a cultural dietary restrict or if you are on a health diet like me. But "picky eaters" generally are young'ins who refuse to eat something because it's not something they are used to or if it isn't saturated with sugar. Or they are snobs who can't bear to eat what "others" eat.

Also, some people just plain have sensitive mouths.  My mother, for example, can't stand spicy foods because its painful for her to eat; "spicy" for her would be the equivalent to a dash of regular old black pepper for most of us.

Exactly. And I wouldn't consider not eating spicy food picky reading.
But also when you're poor you don't get the luxury of eating what you want. I guess the o p didn't think of that. It is like vegans almost. Do they ever think it maybe hard for some people to actually pick their food?

[Meshakhad]

I'm something of a picky eater. It's mostly that there are large groups of foods I don't like, such as nearly all cheeses and most vegetables. Then you throw in keeping kosher, and you start to see why I have a problem with premade meals.

[Thejebusfire]

So wearing dreads and practicing yoga are racist now.

http://smallworldofbigal.tumblr.com/post/63681174003/ohsocialjustice-whiteopinionsrwhiteopinions

This is actually nothing new. They've been doing this for a long time.
I'm just surprised they didn't tell her to kill herself.