#Norms

mykel andrada

mykelandrada

In case you’re wondering why Thai BL is such a hit: it’s a capitalist reification and idealization of gay experience. It uses the “gay gaze” — to salivate over good-looking

John Zaozirny

johnzaozirny

THREAD: Obviously, what I look for in a potential client is a great writer. But beyond that, I'm also looking for someone who acts professionally and respectfully. When I arrange

Alexandra Erin

AlexandraErin

An under-discussed aspect of the Flynn affair that goes hand in hand with Mitch McConnell stonewalling the SCOTUS appointment:President Obama was elected for a four year term.Republicans act under the

Jared Wesley

DrJaredWesley

Many people are criticising Conservative governments in Canada for mishandling the pandemic. Most cite these parties' ideological commitment to *conservatism* as their major failing.This isn't entirely accurate or fair. (Thread)

Kristin Rawls

kristinrawls

No, Trump and Biden aren't the same person.Biden will listen to experts, uphold the climate agreement and maintain democratic norms. There will be an "after Biden" and he's committed to

POCO

pst_oge

When I was in Primary school (p5&6) to be precise, my school was a stone throw from my house. My mom would make us wake up by 6:15 ish and

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vespertinehabit

Okay here's a non-exhaustive thread of people in the show-business that break gender norms bc i'm tired of seeing the same white cis men everytime Big Freedia Alok Vaid-Menon Aaron

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freddybluebells

Jay don’t fucking read this tweet because I don’t want you to get spoilersSo sanjis a repressed gnc male right??? Or like a related not really society conforming thing I’ve

Angus Johnston

studentactivism

This is a really good, really concise summary of how the lines are drawn regarding that open letter. (Quick thread.)https://twitter.com/mattbc/status/1280544086689267712 Many of the signatories of the letter would no doubt

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

Excellent review of Obama's book by @ryanlcooper. There's something however that I don't think progressives are willing to countenance. And that is Obama's Democratic Party simply may not include a

Omkar

omkar_gs

Scam 2019: The Karvy Story in MemesThe National Stock Exchange declared Karvy Stock Broking Limited as a defaulter today for non-compliance with various regulatory provisions & also expelled it from

Merrill Stillwell

mstillwell8

The Decadent Society by @douthatnyt got a lot of attention during its release and I just finished the book. Would love to hear more thoughts on the topic. (1/7)tl;dr Clear

Ari Paul ⛓️

AriDavidPaul

I don't envy the moral questions facing Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and employees of social media companies. Allow disinformation campaigns or subjectively censor? There's no great solution and they're forced to walk

Claire Willett

clairewillett

demonizing anything on a screen as automatically inferior to Our Pure and Noble Art Which Must Be Experienced Live (for $400, in a city you don't live in, also there's

jenni ♡̷̷̷

faekkyu

Sup! It's time for a Jenni thread, though this one is a little different than my others. I wanna talk about something that is always a hot topic of discussion.The

Lawrence Hamtil

lhamtil

Bored in quarantine, so poking around some older articles to remember what 2009-2010 felt like. Here's one from March 9th, 2010:"Worries Rebound on Bull's Birthday"https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1000142405274870470630457510749263256