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I think they get rid of it everywhere… They used to have music too when I was in junior high school I played a different instrument every year. Got to take it home too. I was watching this PBS special on funk music. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible one of the reasons cited so many bands being around is that kids got to learn how to play instrument in school when music was taken out of schools. Kids started sampling music playing records, which led to the rise of hip-hop. It’s a shame, though listening to a live band is so much better than listening to some cat spinning records, but a DJ and an MC is better than nothing…. Making a way out of no way. 🙂 well, that’s true but… I have all the stuff to change my own oil. I did it once and said never again. It is so much easier to pay someone else to do it. . They can dispose of the oil properly. You don’t have to get all dirty. Plus they do it as scale so you’re not really saving that much money doing it yourself. Do you change your own oil? 🧐

Most of the people alive today have no clue what true prolonged hardship is. We’ve had it relatively easy. No world wars, no civil wars, no Great Depression, no plagues, no enslavement no genocides, no Jim Crow, no famine… I am optimistic by nature, perhaps that is why I believe we’ll get past all this stuff that we’re dealing with from the current administration relatively quickly. perhaps it’s because I’m part of a culture that has had to deal with adversity, making a way out of no way. My car is 14 years old. If the prices go up for the next few years because of tariffs,, it’s not a big deal. I wasn’t gonna be buying a new car anyway. The tariffs on China are still in effect.

Mel I said nothing about facts. I made it perfectly clear that my knowledge of female perpetrators of pedophilia is anecdotal. All I’m saying is that the experiences that I have and apparently the ones @Pioneer1 one about were not reported. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to question the data that has been published as it relates to reality. I don’t think anyone thinks the stat is a perfect representation of everything that is happened in the realm of pedophilia, but it is better than an anecdote which I freely admit my experience is. Again, incarceration rates are a function of what’s reported. Black men are disproportionately incarcerated relative to their percentage of the population. Do you truly believe that the crimes black men commit are factually representative of their percentages in prison? We can count the number of men and women convicted of pedophilia those data are a facts. However what is also a fact is that we simply don’t know how many pedophilia crimes are committed. But this is really besides the point of our disagreement. I feel that pedophilia is primarily a mental disorder. You think it’s a function of racism so we’ll just have to agree to disagree. 🙂

Has anyone here actually ever held a track baton? these things weigh like two or 3 ounces— atypical cell phone weighs more than twice as much! I don’t buy for one second that the girl was concussed by a 3 ounce thick through all that hair while she was running away from the impact is physically impossible. This whole situation has been exaggerated so that media companies can get eyeballs for advertisements. That is all this is. (I don’t know why the font increased. There are quite a few bugs using this software from a cell phone.)

OK, here too I disagree. I would not group pedophilia with racism. I don’t think racism is in the DSM as a mental disorder nor is rape. I could argue that rape is impacted by the culture and therefore patriarchy, same with female genital mutilation, infanticide, sexism, etc — but not pedophilia. I did not read the article that you shared thoroughly. I am on my cell phone, so I don’t know how to search text in an article but I did not see pedophilia mentioned. Was it even mentioned? I agree with @Pioneer1 on that percentage being distorted for exactly the same reason he mentioned. I know our impressions are anecdotal, but I was still question the 90% figure. I assume you pulled it from a reputable source. Maybe that source recognizes the under reporting of adult female male child pedophilia events

No. You mean like Jerry Lee Lewis and hey and R. Kelly probably. Any parent that gives an adult permission to marry, or have sex with their toddler should be crucified. Now if we’re talking about a 15 or 16 year-old I would not call for crucifixion, but I don’t think it’s a good idea. It is arguably debatable.. The feeling is mutual, but I don’t have an expectation of agreeing with anyone on everything smart people can certainly disagree. Indeed there would be no progress if we all did Give me a second to watch the video you shared and I’ll come further to be clear. You are indeed saying that pedophilia is a direct consequence of a patriarchal society is that correct?

my brother, there is a price for everything. One thing I did learn an engineering school is that “there is no free lunch.” ignorance of the cost does not mean that there isn’t one. There are always trade-offs. as with the now proverbial change of the fire detector battery versus hiring someone to do it also reflects trade-offs. Changing a faulty light switch if you know how to do it takes all of 10 minutes.. now if taking the time to change a light switch yourself causes you to lose more than $75 then yeah it makes sense to hire someone. Shoot, if you’re making that kind of loot, you can have someone on staff to do that kinda stuff on demand. in high school I had a class where they taught you life skills like how to buy a used car how to write a check things like that. And junior high school we had classes with a thought boy skills like working with tools — shop classes anchor figure out how to change a light switch. The girls learned home economics, sewing cooking, etc. sometimes boys were up in for those classes. there were no classes that I was aware of that to boys how to talk to girls. Generally, there are rights of passage programs that teach young men and women how to engage with each other, manners how to behave in public and like. I think all kids should take these kind of programs. Colleges shouldn’t have to teach this kind of stuff. People should know it by the time they’re old enough to go to college. I’ll check out homeboy’s video although at my age, I doubt this much you can teach me, but I’ll try to listen with an open mind 🙂

I do not believe that nor did I write it. It is unclear how you drew that conclusion. It is unclear how my claim that pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder support your statement.. I don’t think it does. The fact that pedophiles are in churches is based upon the fact that Pedophiles go where they can find victims so whether is coaching girls gymnastics or being a Boy Scout leader it is a matter of easy access to victims, not a function of patriarchy. Our patriarchy is incidental not the determining factor. I’m not sure I follow your argument here, because I’m certainly not defending any religion for violating children or any system that would do the same. Again, all I’m saying is that pedophilia is not a function of our cultural constructs. You obviously disagree by attributing it to patriarchy. Here we clearly disagree. Pedophilia when acted upon is widely recognized as one of the most heinous crimes one can perpetrate on another individual. It is so reviled in our culture that even hardened criminals exact punishment on these individuals in prison — in a patriarchal system.

@Pioneer1 you can see this is in all over in places like the NYC, DMV and ATL. That is one of the things I find most appealing about these areas. I'm not trying to advocate for patriarchy (or matriarchy), but this statement seems hyperbolic it is certainly counterintuitive. For example, I think pedophiles are born the mental disorder is completely independent of the gender of the people in control. I'm sure Brothers and Sisters are not fighting to get into that country.

I would discourage you from using the same password--even a string one. If someone hacks your password from one system, they have it on all your systems. Hackers know people like to use the same password. I use a password manager too and have 586 passwords stored. Obviously, I don't remember them all. Increasingly, in addition to the password I need to have a pin texted or emailed to be as an additional precaution I also have two authenticators that I use including the IRS. Criminals have really created a great friction and frustration when using the web. There are technologists working on this problem. It basically has to do with us managing and OWNING our own personal information securely and not on another corporation's server. You can provide, control, limit and revoke access at anytime. This is not just for passwords but for medical info, address, drivers license, etc. This tech will be implemented, but God only knows when.

Exactly -- and the Brother is still among the living! Little, Brown and Company, did publish the book. I only discovered it because it is #32 on my monthly National Bestsellers list. That list is not public yet but I'm working on it.

I pasted the quote in the title of this post from the opening line of the video (below). George E. Johnson, founder of Afro Sheen, was at one time the richest Black man in America. His memoir came out a month ago, but I only learned about the book today. The video is quaint, but endearing, nonetheless. Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street by George E. Johnson

I would go as far as say, never does a human being go through life in solitude. First a human can’t raise itself and I don’t care if they’re human builds a cabin and lives out the rest of his days in complete solitude. There is something that person uses that required other human beings. Maybe it’s the hammer he’s using the clothes on his back…. We are all dependent on each other. Maybe one day we will have a global tribe that will probably be what it takes for humanity to deal with global pandemics, climate change. asteroids on a collision course with the planet, Elon Musk….

if you start a brawl with another parent you are not a failed athlete. You’re just a failed human being. Parents can often be the worst when it comes to their kids and sports.

Do you think so? Maybe they reported on it but we didn’t get the memo because of the racially biased algorithm. I find that you have to seek black media. You can’t wait for it to be pushed to you. I’m not saying that is what you are doing. I’m just saying that it never reaches us the same way. BLACK dysfunction reaches us. A black girl hits another girl with a baton during an obscure track meet and yeah they’re all over it, but a 25 hour speech and we hear nothing of relevance from it, surely he said something.

It was an impressive stunt. Did he say anything revelatory?

A fight during a hockey game seems typical. The parents getting involved is more interesting 🙂 but it still does not rise to being worthy of national news coverage, as it is not uncommon for parent to fight during their kids games (sadly). I could certainly see it going viral as this is perfect fodder for social media. Especially if wigs are getting snatched off... Are you sure the video is media coverage or surveillance footage which will naturally be of lower quality. Race is always a factor with media coverage. I wish it weren't, but it always is.

Like I said, I love the south.😎

‘dat bees da deep souf. ROTFLMBAO! knee-grow please you in the south 🤣 denial… my New York sensibility, sees everything south of Jersey City, NJ the south sounds like you’ve been watching too much of The Wire. Don’t get me wrong, I love the south the DMV, the Carolinas, ATL. You folks in the DMV embrace your southerness! it is a very endearing trait, especially in the ladies 🥰

OK, I’ll ask the resident race arbiter what is the so-called race are the majority of people who live in Gaza strip? That last question was for @pioneer

That is an oversimplification, implying that there is a genetic test for race. There is not one. I’m sure there are so-called white people who have more in common with you genetically than I do. Sure, we mapped the Genome, but you can’t look at anyone’s jeans and determine exactly what they’re gonna look like some jeans have characteristics that I’ve never expressed there’s environment in a whole wide variety of factors that go into how we look… Sure lineage can be traced through DNA but again this has nothing to do with race because race has no basis in genetics. I’m not sure that’s true. It’s counterintuitive, Did you just conjure that up or have you studied the subjects sufficiently to make that statement. show me anything from a reputable source that supports that statement. Does ancestry or 23 and me provide your “race” in their DNA test? Here too, you make my point if it’s all based on genetics how can there be two different definitions of race based on the geography? So then the point you were making is completely lost on me. I would not be so quick to wrap Chinese people in the same Eurocentric racial crap we’ve come to know in America. I think that’s reductive. Boy you are Wiley creature aren’t you 🙂 sure Laws as a man-made. Using your logic by extension everything is man-made, which makes your original distinction nonsensical. so says you. Your opinion on the characteristics of racial designations are not universally accepted, as Richard described in his last response. Race is more easily changed too… @Pioneer1 what race do “mulattos” far under? Mulatto as used in the US census? Killing 6 million Jews wasn’t crazy enough for you? Here too you make my point about the absurdity of race. Looking at Hitler explain to me how he would judge any European Jew as less pure racially than he was?

I presume you are talking about Hitler wasn’t he the same dude that started out killing 6 million or so of the white people? They want the land because of its material wealth the people already there incidental. This is par for course. There won’t be either the people who are fixated on race will need to die off first. The people behind them are much less fixated on race, so I do believe we are headed toward a color blind society.

When did the people in the Gaza Strip become white?

You have never produced the article. The scientifically proves the concept of race.. I can say that confidently because no scientific article doing that would exist. It’s not the same thing because crime is not an artificial construct. It’s an actual thing. I’m more concerned that someone is trying to mistreat me.. The motivation for doing so it’s a little consequence if I’ve done nothing wrong to . if someone is mistreating you does it matter if they are doing it because you are an American or you’re black or your Christian or your Muslim you stop the domination anymore than it matters what they are. I did not say ignore ethnicity. ethnicity is a real thing. Ethnic diversity should be celebrated. Sure, but the truth of the matter is people don’t fight simply because their skin is a different color. They fight over land and wealth. The color of one skin is just an excuse to justify it. If people understood that the concept of racist nonsense it would be hard to justify the violence and exploitation we level against people because of race,

OK, please explain the scientific basis of race. I’ll wait…. No, that is the problem. The effort of tracking race is the very thing that perpetuates racism. @Pioneer1 again you are conflicting arguments. The lack of a scientific basis for racism does not mean that racism does not exist — obviously racism, exists. Part of the reason this website exists is because of racism. I think understanding that we are all one race Might be a step in the right direction of having a more harmonious world If people wanna fight, they can still fight over nationality and religion. there’s never been a shortage of things for people to fight over. In 2025 we definitely should not still be fighting over the artificial constructive race.