Posts by Charles Wells71

Bradley Scott2 said:Look, whether you’re down with it or not, this whole "alpha male" nonsense is going to be everywhere for the next few years. It’s already taking over the manosphere, and honestly, it's hitting the US just as hard. Anyone trying to block this movement might as well try to stop a tidal wave.

Charles Fox10 said:Nah, we aren't doing the whole insults and mocking thing here. Just say what you need to say while actually showing some damn respect to the people you're talking to.

Bradley Scott2 said:"Mangin" is actually a pretty precise way to describe how certain guys act and their whole outlook on life.
So what would you call them?
Try coming up with some American slang for it.

I honestly don't see why anyone would find that offensive.
Some people get triggered when you call them an old geezer, or if you call a woman "ma'am" instead of "miss," or whatever.
And for heaven's sake, nowadays you can't even call a thief a thief without them suing you for emotional distress... everyone is just so incredibly sensitive these days...

As for what I said about the Duluth model—yeah, it's total brainwashing. I could say that on TV or right in the middle of Times Square. Go ahead, sue me; I'll just show up to court with five happy people ready to back me up.

Charles Fox10 said:Nah.

"Let's be objective.
You're a mangin, and you're buying into all those ideological feminist tropes, gender ideology, and other 'liberal' delusions that have crawled into the social sciences.
To you, it all makes sense.
To someone who looks at the world through a more rational, realistic lens, it probably looks like straight-up brainwashing.

Sorry, you totally failed the brainwashing test."

So now we're back to... "And you failed?"

Daniel Ward87 said:If the admins feel like they need to, they can always just delete those posts and wipe them from the record.

Even the nicest people around don't go posting hate speech unless they're having a seriously rough day—which happens to the best of us. I’ve personally handed out warnings to perfectly decent users when I was feeling heated. People don't just get banned, let alone permabanned, just because a moderator is having a momentary meltdown.

To me, that’s just a baseless generalization, which honestly deserves a penalty. The user ended up getting a permaban, and if I remember correctly, this isn't even his first time pulling that kind of stunt. If the reason for the ban was being a "clone account of a banned user," that shouldn't be an issue once you understand why the original account got nuked in the first place.

As for getting everyone on the same page about what actually counts as hate speech, I’ve already touched on how that whole assessment process works.

Short answer? Exactly where it says so, no.

Daniel Ward87 said:If the admins feel like they need to, they can always just delete those posts and wipe them from the record.

Even the nicest people around don't go posting hate speech unless they're having a seriously rough day—which happens to the best of us. I’ve personally handed out warnings to perfectly decent users when I was feeling heated. People don't just get banned, let alone permabanned, just because a moderator is having a momentary meltdown.

To me, that’s just a baseless generalization, which honestly deserves a penalty. The user ended up getting a permaban, and if I remember correctly, this isn't even his first time pulling that kind of stunt. If the reason for the ban was being a "clone account of a banned user," that shouldn't be an issue once you understand why the original account got nuked in the first place.

As for getting everyone on the same page about what actually counts as hate speech, I’ve already touched on how that whole assessment process works.

Short answer? Exactly where it says so, no.

Daniel Ward87 said:If the admins feel like they need to, they can always just delete those posts and wipe them from the record.

Even the nicest people around don't go posting hate speech unless they're having a seriously rough day—which happens to the best of us. I’ve personally handed out warnings to perfectly decent users when I was feeling heated. People don't just get banned, let alone permabanned, just because a moderator is having a momentary meltdown.

To me, that’s just a baseless generalization, which honestly deserves a penalty. The user ended up getting a permaban, and if I remember correctly, this isn't even his first time pulling that kind of stunt. If the reason for the ban was being a "clone account of a banned user," that shouldn't be an issue once you understand why the original account got nuked in the first place.

As for getting everyone on the same page about what actually counts as hate speech, I’ve already touched on how that whole assessment process works.

Short answer? Exactly where it says so, no.

Daniel Ward87 said:Not quite. Sometimes moderators skip the formal warning and just go straight to a ban because it’s easier than playing whack-a-mole. It actually makes things harder later on, though, because once someone starts posting as a banned user's clone, any mod can jump in and shut them down instantly.

We aren't playing dumb; seeing "banned" right under a user's name pretty much tells you exactly where the administration stands on those kinds of posts.

No. You can express an opinion as long as it's backed by arguments, follows the Reddit rules and the site guidelines, and stays relevant to the topic. Whether that happens is up to the administration to decide.

Nah.

The administration doesn't agree with that. Nobody in admin supports belittling people just because they disagree.

Just doing our part for the people.

Daniel Ward87 said:Not quite. Sometimes moderators skip the formal warning and just go straight to a ban because it’s easier than playing whack-a-mole. It actually makes things harder later on, though, because once someone starts posting as a banned user's clone, any mod can jump in and shut them down instantly.

We aren't playing dumb; seeing "banned" right under a user's name pretty much tells you exactly where the administration stands on those kinds of posts.

No. You can express an opinion as long as it's backed by arguments, follows the Reddit rules and the site guidelines, and stays relevant to the topic. Whether that happens is up to the administration to decide.

Nah.

The administration doesn't agree with that. Nobody in admin supports belittling people just because they disagree.

Just doing our part for the people.

Daniel Ward87 said:Not quite. Sometimes moderators skip the formal warning and just go straight to a ban because it’s easier than playing whack-a-mole. It actually makes things harder later on, though, because once someone starts posting as a banned user's clone, any mod can jump in and shut them down instantly.

We aren't playing dumb; seeing "banned" right under a user's name pretty much tells you exactly where the administration stands on those kinds of posts.

No. You can express an opinion as long as it's backed by arguments, follows the Reddit rules and the site guidelines, and stays relevant to the topic. Whether that happens is up to the administration to decide.

Nah.

The administration doesn't agree with that. Nobody in admin supports belittling people just because they disagree.

Just doing our part for the people.

[Maybe it’s finally time to just drop some truth bombs here. People today seem to operate on this whole premise that African Americans are basically identical to Caucasians in every single way, so they should naturally occupy an equal role in society. That's pretty much the core of liberal ideology—it refuses to acknowledge any difference between us other than skin color. It completely ignores the glaringly obvious fact that, through evolution, Caucasians developed differently, both biologically and intellectually, just to meet the specific demands of survival.

Let’s just be real for a second here. When you look at the averages, Caucasians are inherently more intelligent Than African Americans. I'm talking about the big picture—not just physical stuff, but intellectual capacity too. For an entire century, IQ tests have consistently shown that Caucasians score about 3-5% higher on average. But fine, let's toss those tests out the window since everyone loves to argue they aren't totally reliable anyway. Let's just look at how things actually play out in the real world.

Let’s be real for a second: Caucasians have basically built everything the human race has ever touched. We’re talking civilizations, culture, tech, science, architecture, philosophy, art, entertainment—it’s all been driven by white people. What about the contribution from African Americans? Honestly, it's practically nonexistent. Even though they make up over 50 percent of the population, they haven't contributed even a fraction of a percent to the major achievements in any of those fields.

Look, I’m not here to bash anyone or try to drag anyone down, but let's just call a spade a spade—I'm just pointing out some blatant facts that this whole "modern liberalism" crowd and their endless parade of equality-obsessed ideologies desperately try to sweep under the rug, acting like they can somehow gaslight us into believing their little fantasies instead of what’s actually happening right in front of our eyes.

Look, if we’re actually talking about intelligence—and I mean real intellect, not that New Age "emotional intelligence" or "social intelligence" nonsense people love to throw around these days—you don't really see any massive gap in day-to-day life. In a routine environment, Black Americans hold their own just fine, honestly. But the second things get complicated and the tasks start getting unpredictable and demanding, that's when the divide starts showing up. That's exactly why, when things hit the fan in extreme situations, it's White Americans who step up to take charge. It's also why the absolute peak achievements across basically every field of human endeavor tend to come from White Americans.

Basically, they stepped up and took on the roles they were built for, which actually helped everyone out by letting white people focus on their own thing. Black Americans handled the heavy lifting—stuff like construction, digging trenches, utility work, and farming—mostly those jobs that don't exactly require a PhD to pull off. And since white people spent centuries honing the skills needed to navigate the outside world, Black Americans developed their own specific strengths and traits that made them perfect for the tasks they were handling.

Daniel Ward87 said:Not quite. Sometimes moderators skip the formal warning and just go straight to a ban because it’s easier than playing whack-a-mole. It actually makes things harder later on, though, because once someone starts posting as a banned user's clone, any mod can jump in and shut them down instantly.

We aren't playing dumb; seeing "banned" right under a user's name pretty much tells you exactly where the administration stands on those kinds of posts.

No. You can express an opinion as long as it's backed by arguments, follows the Reddit rules and the site guidelines, and stays relevant to the topic. Whether that happens is up to the administration to decide.

Nah.

The administration doesn't agree with that. Nobody in admin supports belittling people just because they disagree.

Just doing our part for the people.

Daniel Ward87 said:Just to be clear, Reddit is primarily a place for people to swap ideas—I want to emphasize that here. Simply stating that being gay is a sickness is a generalization, sure, but there are plenty of threads where users have laid out their reasoning for that view without getting their posts nuked. People have the right to their opinions, no matter how controversial, and they have the right to voice them here. That said, whether a post gets flagged really depends on the specific context and how it's argued. Even people who view homosexuality as an illness have the right to hold and express that view, provided they stay within the rules outlined in our guidelines and the PDF.

Long story short, that post isn't getting a strike because the user is already banned, so the administration has already had its say.

Daniel Ward87 said:It really just depends on where you are and what kind of situation we're talking about.

slycrane94 said:Discrimination is an active choice. It’s refusing someone a job because they’re a woman, Black, White, Japanese, or brown-eyed, and so on.

Claiming that women or blondes get under your skin is just your opinion, and you're entitled to it. Likewise, others are entitled to think your opinion is complete nonsense.

As for what Alex Barnes8 allows, you'll have to ask her. It's no secret that my views on what should be permitted and hers don't align in the slightest.

If he was calling for women to be killed, firing them, or some other crap, then I'd agree. But he wasn't saying that, so the law shouldn't get involved here. A person has a right to their opinion, and to express it, no matter how much it gets under your skin. I'm sure there are people whose opinions get under yours too, yet you're still posting here.

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(1) Anyone who, with the intent to cause fear in another or to create a hostile, humiliating, or offensive environment based on differences in race, ethnicity, skin color, sex, language, religion, political or other beliefs, national or social origin, economic status, union membership, social standing, marital or family status, age, health status, disability, genetic heritage, gender identity, or sexual orientation, violates their dignity, shall be punished for a misdemeanor with a fine ranging from $5,000.00 to $10000.

Maybe it’s time to just lay out the plain truth. Nowadays, some people start from the premise that African Americans are practically equal to Caucasians in everything, and because of that, they should hold an equal role in society. That’s basically the core premise of liberalism. This ideology refuses to acknowledge any difference between African Americans and Caucasians other than skin color, and it completely ignores the elementary, glaringly obvious fact that Caucasians—not just biologically, but intellectually through evolution—developed differently from African Americans to meet the demands of survival.

Let’s be real here. African Americans aren't as capable as Caucasians. I'm talking about averages, obviously. Not just physically, but intellectually too. For a whole century, IQ tests have shown that Caucasians score about 3-5% higher on average. But fine, let's toss the tests aside since those results can't be viewed as totally reliable. Let's look at reality.

And the reality is that Caucasians have created practically everything the human race has ever produced. Civilizations, cultures, technology, science, architecture, philosophy, art, entertainment—it's all the work of Caucasians. What's the contribution of African Americans? Pretty much nothing. Over 50 percent of humanity (African Americans) hasn't created even a fraction of a percent of the major achievements across all those fields of human endeavor.

I don't mean to disparage or undervalue African Americans here; I'm just laying out some widely known facts that this so-called liberalism and certain other modern egalitarian ideologies try to forcibly sweep under the rug, attempting to convince us that what we see isn't true, and instead, the truth is whatever they want it to be.

The difference in intelligence (meaning what that actually implies—let's skip all that "emotional" or "social" intelligence and similar New Age nonsense) between Caucasians and African Americans isn't noticeable in everyday life, which mostly consists of routine stuff. In that arena, African Americans don't lag behind at all; if anything, they excel. That gap becomes more apparent as the complexity and unpredictability of the tasks facing people increase. That’s why, in extreme situations, it's Caucasians who step up and take responsibility. That's why the exceptional, top-tier works in every field of human activity are the work of Caucasians.

But for their own good and the good of the community, they took on the jobs they were designed for and capable of, which in turn allowed Caucasians to do their own thing. African Americans took over physical labor, like construction, digging canals, working in public utilities, and agriculture—mostly occupations that don't require intense mental effort. Just as Caucasians developed the traits and skills needed to interact with the outside world (to say nothing of the struggle for survival) over centuries, African Americans developed the abilities and traits that were necessary for their specific tasks.

Harold Walker44 said:You see, what you're doing right now is essentially an insult, yet you're simultaneously demanding that people be silenced for expressing their own views...

When one posts, there is a reasonable expectation that others have the right to quote, respond, and offer their perspective. At the end of the day, this is supposed to be a user discussion. I don't doubt that things will play out however the administration decides, but that doesn't mean we should all just sit here in silence and withhold our thoughts...

Take the topic of religion, for instance—Belief and Intelligence—is that allowed? Is it permissible to cite research suggesting that children who aren't indoctrinated into a faith tend to score higher on intelligence tests? Did you happen to participate in that thread? Or does the invocation of hate speech and censorship somehow conveniently bypass religious discussions, as if they are exempt from the rules...

Harold Walker44 said:Caucasians are inherently more intelligent Than African Americans was posted on the debate forum, and now what? These American social spaces have become incredibly repressive; there isn't a single free man left who can speak his mind without interference. You should be able to debate anything... what is your problem?

Can I start a thread asking if Asians are more intelligent than Caucasians, given that they make up the majority at MIT, or will everyone else just be relegated to rounding errors immediately?

And I should mention, I only see these nonsensical restrictions and this blatant violation of the right to hold an opinion here on this site. Who do you think you are, trying to police other people's thoughts and impose your own views through political censorship? It’s absurd...

Did anyone in that post actually incite violence? Was it done with the specific intent to provoke hatred? Because if not, then you all need to prove it, otherwise you are violating the Constitution and the right to freedom of speech. Today it is this, but tomorrow, no one will be allowed to say a word against the government because, hey, suddenly it's "hate speech." And by then, it will be far too late, thanks to certain people among you...

slycrane94 said:The color I choose doesn't prove a thing. What's your actual reasoning for complaining about it?

Are we really at a point where you can't say anything that might be interpreted as slightly negative toward feminists?

Nicholas King said:Not to mention, there isn't even any specification regarding which Christmas we're talking about.😬

I can't say I'm actually missing the facepalm, considering the facepalm has always been—and will forever be—right here—just look at it🤦.

What I find fascinating is observing how, in some arbitrary situation, the mere stalling of a trivial matter gets elevated into something you supposedly need to be godparented, pleaded with, or begged for—only so that, after about fifteen seconds of finally satisfying a request, it looks as if those above have somehow proven themselves to be, I don't know, incredibly merciful and, above all, diligent (hard work, major changes) toward those below.

Once those fifteen seconds finally occur, I have absolutely no doubt there will be a flood of thanks, praise, and endless boasting.

Robert Hall7 said:I went ahead and deleted that thread for you. In my view, that kind of content belongs in the women's corner, not in politics. We already have a dedicated section for feminism on the politics board; having another one here is just redundant. Head over to the women's corner—you can go to the men's corner too, if you want—and write as much as you like about feminism or whatever else is on your mind.

Best regards and enjoy the rest of your time on the forums!