Cynewulf, the tremulous hand
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Cynewulf, the tremulous hand
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Bertie Wooster's idiot friend.

Have xterm; will telecommute.

Follow me and yawn.
Wow, this has really spun out of control.
You do realize that you have not contradicted anything I said above, don't you? Or are you just here to fight?
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Good point, but my issue (discomfort) is with the language, not the gender disphoria. Doctors are not making and distributing assignments (like a school teacher assigns seats), they are noting observations. They make no decisions (there are, of course, very rare exceptions).
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I fully understand that & respect what you're saying. I just keep tripping over the word "assigned". It's entirely my own personal problem. Some word has to be used & I don't have a better one at hand. Maybe.... "attributed", "applied", "labeled", or "guessed"? They feel less authoritative.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I think precision in terminology is important in this discussion (that I accidentally started). Are we talking about gender or sex? Is assignment universal or only applies to the gender/sex "missasigned"?
I'm in way over my head. I just think "assign" is a strange choice of word. But it's done.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Who is assigning genders at birth? Parent? Doctor? Some cartoon angel who has a quota to meet? I can't help but picture some very serious looking entity with a clipboard handing out babies to storks & telling them where to drop off the babies & what color diaper to use.

P.S. I don't object.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Off topic, but I really hate the word "assigned" in this context. It implies that some or something is actively making a decision on someone else's behalf.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yup.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wrong. The guy on the ground is The Tyrant. Kaine is not a Tyrant; he's just a collaborator. His fate should be exile from Virginia & the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Don't cave!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Cynewulf, the tremulous hand
Don’t cave for any “promises” from the GOP. The message from last weeks elections was fight, not capitulate.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tim Kaine is trying to weasel out of supporting the ACA. He is all talk, but has no backbone.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
You've thrown out the last shreds of the ACA. You've turned your back on Virginia to gain the approval of Republican donors. The U.S. is in a fight for its life. You grasped the first opportunity to capitulate. You stand for nothing. I'm very disappointed in your lack of leadership. Please retire.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A wooden key chain
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I wish i could access the link.
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In 2029? She'll be occupying Chuck Schumer's senate seat.
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Now I know that I'm a natural discrutator. My wife will be mildly amused.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM