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Cake day: March 12th, 2024

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  • There’s a series of books by Robie H. Harris that explain biology and sexuality for kids in very frank, plain language. They’re excellent especially because it doesn’t sugar-coat things or use euphemisms.

    For his age the title is It’s Perfectly Normal (Wikipedia).

    It talks about AIDS, abortion, homosexuality and, I think, even anal sex in a way that is plain and factual. Read it by yourself, first, so you’re prepared for what’s inside.

    I highly recommend that you read it together. It might be awkward but it’s good to demystify and de-stigmatize these subjects. It may help him be willing to talk to you about these issues as they come up.


  • … pay packages of up to $300 million over four years, with more than $100 million in total compensation for the first year…

    He’s really just creating the next generation of tech bros. This is how they reproduce. Someone drops a huge sum of money in their laps for being smart in a niche computer field. That money balloons their egos to the point of making them think they are smart at all the things. And, voilà, a techbro is born. The misogyny, racism and infatuation with eugenics comes naturally after that.











  • Negatively: Almost any clothing with more than a couple words of text.

    Clothing with a prominent brand.

    Clothing with right-wing political connotations.

    Dyed blonde hair or hair dyed brown/black that should, obviously, be gray.

    Tramp stamps. Japanese writing tattoos on non-Japanese. Face tattoos. Neck tattoos. Tattoos of pop culture themes.

    Expensive cars. Dodge pickup-trucks. Harley Davidson motorcycles. Dodge Chargers. Teslas.

    Police officers.

    Positively: Normal clothing. Well-dressed but obviously not expensive clothing. ‘Funky’ style clothing. Clothing that would just look stupid on me.

    Wildly dyed hair. Subtlety dyed hair that isn’t covering something up.

    Tattoos that are, at least, fairly unique.

    Glasses. (I don’t know, I’m prejudiced for people with glasses.)

    Old women.

    I could probably come up with a lot more. We’re all prejudiced in some way. It’s the things that we’re prejudiced about and how attached we are to those prejudices that define us.