NielsBohron

You can't reason someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into.

I'm not saying that just because someone says you're gay, you can't correct them without being homophobic. I'm saying that the people that people that go out of their way to make sure everyone knows they're not gay, who get offended at the idea of being mistaken for gay are acting homophobic.

I grew up in approximately the same era as you in a very conservative area, and yeah, there was a lot of homophobic behavior and slurs. But if someone asked if I was gay in this day and age, I think anything more than a quick correction is over-reacting.

But hey, that's just my opinion; you're welcome to yours. Have a good day friend!

I'd disagree there. Any religion that claims to have a monopoly on capital-T Truth inherently creates ingroups and outgroups. It "others" the outgroups and makes it acceptable (within the ingroups) to dehumanize them.

Even churches than preach love and acceptance inherently look down outsiders and sinners as "less than."

And if they work that hard to make sure everyone knows they're not gay, then bonus! You also found out that they're homophobic.

No, yeah, I'm with you. I live in the mountains in NorCal, so the best we've got is a Meek's (decent for building supplies) and a DIY Store (bad-to-mid for everything else you might find at a Home Depot).

The jingle though...My kids have never even lived in the Mid West, but just from visiting my in-laws and watching hockey games, it's already ingrained in their subconscious. If they hear anyone talk about saving money, they'll burst out into "Save big money at Menard's!"

I fuckin' love Menards. I'm sad I don't live in MN anymore because we don't have a comparable store out on the west coast.

c/noncredibledefense is leaking

One might even say it's a holy duck?

I know I'm over explaining the joke, but "cool as duck" took me way too long to figure out, and I figured I can't be the only one...

It was between this and "Positive Tension," mostly because of "SO FUCKIN' USELESS"

I don't know; Vance is even slimier and has more devout and regressive religious beliefs, so Trump dying actually might make things worse (as satisfying as it might be)

Nice Catch Me If You Can reference

Yeah, the tone of the article just reeks of American exceptionalism