Quote by MsStep

Not if you buy him or her a burger.

so, your gripe about not having cash to give out doesn't matter. use your debit card to buy him or her a burger. problem solved.

Quote by Magical_felix

I can't believe you hate charity smh

i also kick kittens.

Quote by Magical_felix

It's just some old dope that got mad at a trendy probably "woke" establishment asking him if he had apple pay and then using homeless people and "charity" to justify him being mad at businesses doing what they want.

most sensible people would just download Apple Pay and not have to worry about it anymore.

Quote by Chryses

You are correct on both counts.

that was a super helpful comment in furthering the discussion. golf clap

another little note. handing out cash to the homeless is really more about making you feel better. sometimes it goes for a meal. more often it goes to their next fix or their next drink. not that i have an issue with that, but let's be real here. it's not helping to solve the problem. you really want to help, use your debit card to buy them a meal or a coat, or a beanie, or socks.

Quote by MsStep

Acts of charity aren’t sick. These are people not programs.

it's more helpful if you give directly, or do volunteer work, for the programs that help the homeless, etc, than it is to give them random handouts. a little aside, some of my work expenses are out of pocket, as in my pocket, because, as Felix said, these are the first budgets to be cut. god forbid we would cut our military budget.

what's cash?

bought toilet paper today. does that count?

i'm going to bow out of this convo. these are people you are all talking about. people who are, sadly, used to being bullied, and harassed, and hated on. i really can't stomach opening up this thread one more time and seeing trans folks being talked about like they somehow aren't deeply affected by discussions like this. that you have the right to talk about them as if they aren't... people. so yeah, keep it up and keep telling yourself that it's not bigotry. can't stop y'all from lying to yourselves. aidos.

this has just gotten weird.

Quote by MC1982

So, I wrote my Christmas story. I spent time making it as good as I could. The moderator loved it and gave me my first ever recommended read.... Only then did I realise I had forgotten to click "Competition entry"😨

Oh Come, Let Us Adore Him | Lush Stories

if that happens again, just notify a mod and we'll be happy to fix it for you.

Quote by ElCoco

If there’s any sport where there should be separate categories for men, transgender, and women, boxing is one. Female boxer withdraws from tournament after learning opponent is transgender

i kickbox. not a lot of other women in my gym, so it's mostly against guys and i can hold my own.

Quote by Tantaleyes

Musk is very free speech and makes a big target. I'm not a big spaceship fan, but he's done the world a favor by freeing up who can say what on Twitter.

yep. it's super nice that he encourages bigotry, hate, and racism, all in the name of "free speech".

COOL!

Quote by LadySharon

Looks interesting. I need to find some pics I may use as the cover photo for the story I'm writing.

what did you need pix of? i might be able to help

btw, the reason i've been MIA pretty much lately can be explained in 21 minutes and 11 seconds lol

fyi, i expect everyone in here to write a comp piece for the new one. EVERYone. that means you, too, Scooter.

Quote by Magical_felix

https://newrepublic.com/post/176915/tennessee-town-ban-public-homosexuality

not all of us missed it.

can it have goats in it?

fucking hell. no, seriously. lol i am impressed that i even got an HM. that was fun. let's do another one!

Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know

Reminds me of an old grunge song: "If you love her, buy her a gun."

Or another one: "Dead men don't ."

The 90s were kinda hardcore.

having trouble disagreeing with the sentiments. speaking of kinda hardcore...

Quote by noll

You're a convicted domestic abuser? 😳

no. i work with victims of domestic violence. occasionally we get an uninvited and unwelcome guest.

Quote by Magical_felix

Yeah well during the meantime lots of convicted domestic abusers have been able to obtain guns. So cool.

no, not cool. but at least this will put a stop to anymore getting them - btw, one of the reasons i now own a handgun.

Quote by Magical_felix

Republicans removed a law that disallowed domestic abusers from having firearms. Good luck with that lol

it's being discussed by SCOTUS today. waiting for a ruling. at present, it looks like the law might will be upheld. fingers crossed.

Taylor Swift Era's Tour movie.

Quote by Magical_felix

Chryses the type of dude to be like, slavery was legal back then. Plus it was free agriculture school really

don't forget his stance on how slaves benefitted from being enslaved.

Quote by Ironic

I don't think our country was founded by immigrants entering the country illegally. Why do you say it was?

doesn't really matter what you think. the colonists came over from Europe and systematically invaded north america, eventually pushing the indigenous people out.

Quote by ElCoco

What's obvious is that the vast majority are now entering the country illegally.

our county was founded by immigrants entering the country illegally. i guess slaves, technically, entered legally though? grey area, i guess.

the USofA had always been a destination for immigrants. from it's very inception. some forced, some voluntarily. the only real difference now is it's people who are not of European descent. just thought i'd point out the obvious.

Quote by krystalg

Rumor has it that a certain story mod is ready to go on another nudity strike if it's not resolved. 😎

not a rumor. already started. wait, you are talking about me, right?