so my brother was telling me about this human resources certification he attended a while ago. in a panel, the panelist asked a bunch of people in attendance, “who here knows if an applicant for a job is right for it in under 60 seconds?”
hands shot up around the room, people smug about their ability to “weed out the riff-raff” when it came to hiring for their fortune 500.
“you should all be fired and probably in jail,” they said, waiting for the whole room to get uncomfortable, then continued, “because the only things you can really learn about a human being in under 60 seconds are all things that are fueled by prejudices and biases covered by american law. so now, i will teach you how to stop being racist, sexist, judgmental assholes and hire people that will better your company of employ.”
I need this to be force taught at all companies
This is a good example of why study after study after studyhas shown that discrimination against racialized people looking for work is very real. Oh, and don’t get too smug if you’re not in the USA – similar studies have shown that the same shit happens in Canada, Germany, the UK, Sweden – basically in every country you can think of.
Ngl i would prefer if gay/lesbian ppl would just say they wouldnt date nonbinary people then be like “id date women/men and female/male aligned people:)” bc like… that basically just acts like all male/female aligned enbies are somehow the same or similar enough of a gender to men/women for it to count under their attraction
What they should say, if they are willing to date nb people, is do it on a CASE BY CASE BASIS
Like, not every single binary aligned nb would want to be included in their attraction (example: since my gender is male and female, i would only want bi/pan/etc ppl dating me bc my gender isnt just one thing. no matter how you look at it theyd have to erase part of my gender), but also some binary aligned people nbs WOULD be fine with being included!
it really just depends on the person! So instead of being like “im a lesbian so im attracted to women and women aligned people,” (which might make some female aligned ppl (or partially female aligned ppl like me) uncomfortable) you SHOULD say “im a lesbian so im attracted to women, but i would be fine with dating a nonbinary person if they were okay with dating a lesbian.”
that way it doesnt group every binary aligned person into “basically female/male” but it still shows that you, personally, are willing to date specific nonbinary people who are okay with dating someone whos sexuality is specifically attracted to one gender
anyways- theres nothing wrong w being gay/lesbian and dating nb people, but please srop with the “im gay so i like men and male aligned people” thing, because it acts like “male aligned” is one specific experience, and not an umbrella term that includes SO MANY different experiences, including ons that ARENT MALE AT ALL (i.e. someone who relates to manhood but doesnt actually feel like a man whatsoever)
Basically, stop acting like every single binary aligned person has the same exact experience and we good
depressed kids in the media: I don’t wanna go to therapy! I don’t need help! I’m not some specimen for you to dissect!
me, rollin up to my therapist’s office and collapsing in relief: what is UP my homeboy I fuckin missed you,, hope ur ready to hear some Bull Shit that fuckin happened to me this week
families of depressed kids in media: okay sweetie we’ve researched depression for ten hours straight and signed you up for therapy and re-arranged your school schedule to be less stressful
actual parents of depressed kids: look i get you’re sad but someones gotta do the goddamn dishes stop being lazy get up. why didn’t you go to school today, what’s wrong with you, you’re such a burden on this family.
Therapists in the media: *understanding head tilt*
My real live therapist whom I adore: Natalie, that is the DUMBEST thing I’ve ever heard.
“are you really going to tear a friendship apart over different opinions??”
listen, I got tons of friends who like pineapple on their pizza, but once you reach that “you, your community, or other marginalized communities don’t deserve basic human rights or even perhaps the right to live” level, you should just accept that it’s your fault no one wants to be your friend.
More accurately, no one really breaks up friendships (or families) over differences of “opinion”, but they will do so over differences of fundamental issues of morality.
The fact that large numbers of people think that “moral positions, often about issues that are literally life and death” and “personal opinions” are interchangeable concepts is a large part of what’s wrong with society.
this really put into words something i’ve always struggled to articulate, especially the last paragraph.
You know, some people say nobody is perfect. Those people haven’t met me.
Here’s the link to the full thread because there are a LOT more politicians that received money from the NRA. There are also sources that confirms the amount of money these corrupt politicians have from the NRA:
“I don’t think [Jennifer Lopez] has anything to do with me. I mean, my whole thing is singing, writing songs. Singing is first and foremost, it’s a God-given talent that I’m grateful for…. her thing is something different.”
Lady Jace Of The Fae 
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