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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They don’t want a relationship, they want a never ending storyline. And if there’s no drama then they’ll make some.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This was my life for 7 years. I've been happily single ever since she found some other poor sob to torment with her bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

4 years and one canceled marriage 3 months prior. 5 if you count the fact that I took her back twice before realizing she was always going to be like that.

I feel you even if I wouldn't say I'm entirely happy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let her be. She'll be doing that for the rest of her life and there is nothing anyone but licensed therapist can do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

She won't let a licensed therapist help her, so no, they also can't do anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

If there's something that drives me up the wall, it's this shit. You found someone nice and you blame them for your fuckups and try to turn everyone against them. How scummy can you be!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Somewhat tangential, but my sister-in-law insists that people use "latinx" whenever she hears someone say latino or latina. This despite the fact that latinos overwhelmingly prefer the terms "latino" or "hispanic" to describe themselves; in fact most have never even heard the term latinx and most of those who have are offended by that, not by latino or hispanic. I like pointing out to my (very white) sister-in-law that there is nothing more white than telling other ethnicities what they should or should not be called.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Latinx sounds like a new Linux distribution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It should also bee a cool drink or a bag of chips.

LATIN-X!!! THE BEST DRINK YOUR MOM HAS NEVER HEARD OF!!!!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

we should make it a distro, just to fuck it over. Sounds funny to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What would the default language be?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Python of course (coz its such a snake!)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Latin, obvs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

okay but what do genderqueer people whose first language is spanish say?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The male form doubles as gender neutral. Some people have tried to start using -e ending, but I'm pretty sure basically no one actually uses it.

Edit: Gotta love the dualing anecdote replies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

e ending is what I've seen from gender non conforming spanish-as-first-language speakers most often. I'm gonna go with it until it starts being overwhelmed with something else, languages being living things and them being the people who I see as having any right to determine this bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

As someone who is native of a romance language, I would prefer using the male form. It doesn't feels 100%, but it's worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Latine! It has the added benefit of being pronounceable in Spanish, unlike latinx.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

to be fair I don't know how to pronounce the x in english either.

but that is the one I've heard most often. edit: e not x, most often

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They can call themselves latinx and I would call them that as well, if that's what they choose. The issue is with people (like my sister-in-law) insisting that everybody hispanic should be called latinx.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

im just saying, those are the only people who I listen to on this discourse and I will parrot whatever they say, because my tounge absolutely defiles that language every time I try to speak it, and don't think straight cis people have a right to an opinion here, regardless of their language preference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Latino/a individuals have overwhelmingly said "No" to Latinx.

I haven't had many latina friends, but the ones I have had basically said a slur would actually be less offensive than latinx, and yeah, white people dictating what other cultures can and can't do.. kinda racist...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

sis havin' an extra slice of that white-savior complex

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Saving from what actually? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Presumably from her guilt

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does she listen to Taylor Swift?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Plot twist: it was Taylor Swift