2024 General Election Thread

[Leisher]

So, not born here.

Ok, but I submit that's a stupid term. What's a second generation immigrant? The word "immigrant" only needs a "legal" or "illegal" qualifier, not a number.

Never heard the term "first generation immigrant" in my life. I've heard "X generation American" a lot though.

The amount of drama in my adult lifetime over T's which are 1% of the pop, is absolutely insane.

Hell, most issues related to the super low numbers on that list.

Why both political parties picked this tiny population as the hill do die on is telling.

To be fair, only one party made this issue into a hill to die on, the other is just reacting.

[TheCatt]

What's a second generation immigrant?

Parents were first generation. Duh?

Hell, most issues related to the super low numbers on that list.

People argue at the margins.

[Leisher]

Parents were first generation. Duh?

I thought maybe they left, had a kid elsewhere, and then when that kid came they were second generation. Then repeating the process, their kid would be third generation. Obviously, I'm just showing case how it's a stupid term. Why did they change from "immigrant --> naturalized citizen --> 2-infinity generation American"?

Dumb.

People argue at the margins.

True story.

[TheCatt]

Why did they change from "immigrant --> naturalized citizen --> 2-infinity generation American"?

People have been talking about generations of immigration for my entire life?

[Leisher]

Why did they change from "immigrant --> naturalized citizen --> 2-infinity generation American"?

People have been talking about generations of immigration for my entire life?

Sure, but how I'm describing it, not "first generation immigrant". That phrase makes no sense.

[TheCatt]

Never heard the term "first generation immigrant" in my life. I've heard "X generation American" a lot though.

Oh, I see what you're saying, I... dunno. never really noticed.

[GORDON]

I wonder if peeps overestimate minority groups numbers because lately they're so overrepresented in media.

[TheCatt]

I wonder if peeps overestimate minority groups numbers because lately they're so overrepresented in media.

Maybe it's just because they are dumb?

[Leisher]

Related: Saw a Tweet last night asking, "What is something done in movies and TV, that is not real life."

I wanted to respond, "The diverse friend group", but didn't because who needs the headache?

Sorry, but not every friend group has a white person, black person, Asian, gay person, men, women, midget, Muslim, Jews, and every other demo that can be shoved in there.

Not saying such a thing can't exist, but when it's in every show, it's pretty blatant pandering.

[GORDON]

The last several disney productions, from Pixar movies to MCU shows, the female protagonist is either explicitly, or implied to be, queer/bisexual.

HBO stuff, too. In Last of Us, whatsherface had a girlfriend.

Forget representations of minority groups.... little girls are going to think being heterosexual isn't a thing that exists at all. So the majority will feel like freaks. Well done.

[Troy]

Forget representations of minority groups.... little girls are going to think being heterosexual isn't a thing that exists at all. So the majority will feel like freaks. Well done.

I mean, I did notably not see "is homosexual" on that graphic. I think the majority is (surprisingly) ok with same sex relationships as long as they are gender normative. I was just talking to my parents over drinks about this - to some people/generations/cultures - T's just give people the "ick". I'm not sure they should have to apologize for that, but I don't think we should propose 34 laws against them, Texas, this week.

* oh shit i see "gay or lesbian now*

I think the agreed upon number is much higher than 3%? Enough that people are ok with seeing it.

[GORDON]

IIRC, last census said 2% 5.5% gay.

I don't think even 5.5% justifies making every teen girl on TV and movies gay.

[Troy]

I think the youngest generation is always the gayest. They even out as they age but they gotta be double the 5-6%.

Not sure what to do about the jocks calling the art kids gay, the art kids becoming the creatives, and the creative product being gay. Vicious cycle. Thank god the last bastion of manliness, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, is super hetero.

[GORDON]

Or maybe they are successfully grooming young girls.

[Troy]

I had an ex dabble in women in college after we split. We should legislate the women field hockey teams, tbh.

[GORDON]

Cuz, you know, grooming is either a thing, or it isn't. And maybe this is the problem people have with drag queen story time with young children. And "everyone is queer in spite of only 5% self identifying as such!"

Because it's grooming. And we've decided that's so serious we have actual laws against it.

Huh.

[Troy]

If we want to really address grooming, we should fight them at the worst offenders: Youth Pastors

Evergreen google news search: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=2 ... 98&dpr=1.5

[GORDON]

No argument. I've always recognized the big religions believe in "get them while they're young."

So I guess as a society we're selective in the grooming we'll allow.... even though it could be argued that organized religion has spilled more blood than any other thing, and that's the thing we're ok with.

[TheCatt]

Vivek leaves DOGE before Trump's even inaugurated.

[GORDON]

I will vote for anyone who runs against our incumbent governor, that piece of shit.