• StarkWolf [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    This person gives me “young girl during the Salem witch trials who accused people of being witches to get them killed just for fun and attention, and never faced any repercussions or expressed any guilt for doing so for the rest of her life” vibes

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      Everything old is new again.

      In a coincidence - I recently watched the first episode of the fantasy tv series Salem.

      Salem (TV Series 2014–2017)

      Supernatural horror loosely based on Salem’s 17th century witch trials.

      If “loosely” were even remotely true - sexy witches and fantasy tv black magic would be real. One scene of the first episode - there was a rated-PG-ish orgy in the woods. The writhing mass of creatures were covered in black muck. I don’t know what they were. Witches? Demons? Not that it mattered. I loved the episode because it was horrible. But I doubt the series will maintain the high-level of “so bad it’s good” ridiculousness. I’ll probably bail in about a couple episodes when the quality sadly goes up to being awful - or even worse - just bad.

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        I think I made it through the first season then gave up a few episodes into season 2. I remember getting bored with it because nothing was happening. They’d introduce conflicts, have characters talking to one another about said conflict, then move on without resolving or developing anything.

        Seemed like they had a dozen writers and directors all trying to shoehorn their own side plots (IDK for certain cuz I didn’t check the credits).

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          I had already decided to skip season 3 because the Imdb reviews I glanced at made it seem very bad.

          Seemed like they had a dozen writers and directors all trying to shoehorn their own side plots

          That sounds very unappealing. Season 2 does not seem promising.

          I remember getting bored with it because nothing was happening.

          No more muck orgies? Downer.

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          Hmm…

          It seems the smart thing is for me to do is to watch season 1 and then stop. Unfortunately - I usually don’t do the smart thing. I predict that when I’m not looking - I’ll sneak over and start watching season 2 before I realize what’s happening. Then a voice in my head will say “Keep going!”

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    that was the entire point of why she did it
    she didn’t “not understand the assignment”, it was a calculated move to harm a trans woman and get a head-start on the far-right grift machine
    it’s why she broke the story on tpusa immediately

  • y’all remember that episode of king of the hill where peggy fails that quarterback that can barely write a sentence and the whole town gets mad at her?

    propene smells and i and I thank god every day I get home that I didn’t get exploded.

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    We have gone even further beyond “tied for fifth place at swimming” the new horizon of right wing grift is “turned in a shitty homework assignment”

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    It makes complete sense why TPUSA would back a person who wrote an bad anti-woke essay. Charlie Kirk originally got famous by writing bad essays to complain that schools were too liberal. His essays were published in Breitbart since the age of 17.

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      Didn’t he apply to a bunch of competitive schools (Harvard, West Point, Stanford, etc.) with a shitty transcript, not get in to any of them, then blamed non-whites for “taking his spot” due to affirmative action? AFAIK he didn’t even go to college he just pissed and moaned about them.

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    Just write a PhD desertation defending mein kampf, get it torn to shreds by peer review, go viral and walk into a cushy grift at this point. People who whine about DEI have a masterclass in failing upwards

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    Samantha Fulnecky essay controversy

    In November 2025, a controversy arose surrounding University of Oklahoma psychology student Samantha Fulnecky’s essay, and her characterization of the failing grade as an example of religious discrimination.

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    Edit

    I edited her essay to create small paragraphs.

    Here is the essay written by Samantha Fulnecky:

    This article was very thought provoking and caused me to thoroughly evaluate the idea of gender and the role it plays in our society. The article discussed peers using teasing as a way to enforce gender norms. I do not necessarily see this as a problem. God made male and female and made us differently from each other on purpose and for a purpose. God is very intentional with what He makes, and I believe trying to change that would only do more harm.

    Gender roles and tendencies should not be considered “stereotypes”. Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts. The same goes for men. God created men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women differently than men and we should live our lives with that in mind.

    It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people’s toes. I think that is a cowardly and insincere way to live. It is important to use the freedom of speech we have been given in this country, and I personally believe that eliminating gender in our society would be detrimental, as it pulls us farther from God’s original plan for humans.

    It is perfectly normal for kids to follow gender “stereotypes” because that is how God made us. The reason so many girls want to feel womanly and care for others in a motherly way is not because they feel pressured to fit into social norms. It is because God created and chose them to reflect His beauty and His compassion in that way. In Genesis, God says that it is not good for man to be alone, so He created a helper for man (which is a woman).

    Many people assume the word “helper” in this context to be condescending and offensive to women. However, the original word in Hebrew is “ezer kenegdo” and that directly translates to “helper equal to”. Additionally, God describes Himself in the Bible using “ezer kenegdo”, or “helper”, and He describes His Holy Spirit as our Helper as well.

    This shows the importance God places on the role of the helper (women’s roles). God does not view women as less significant than men. He created us with such intentionally and care and He made women in his image of being a helper, and in the image of His beauty. If leaning into that role means I am “following gender stereotypes” then I am happy to be following a stereotype that aligns with the gifts and abilities God gave me as a woman.

    I do not think men and women are pressured to be more masculine or feminine. I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve students’ confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic and severely harms American youth.

    I do not want kids to be teased or bullied in school. However, pushing the lie that everyone has their own truth and everyone can do whatever they want and be whoever they want is not biblical whatsoever. The Bible says that our lives are not our own but that our lives and bodies belong to the Lord for His glory. I live my life based on this truth and firmly believe that there would be less gender issues and insecurities in children if they were raised knowing that they do not belong to themselves, but they belong to the Lord.

    https://okcfox.com/news/local/students-zero-grade-for-citing-bible-in-essay-sparks-national-debate

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        How I imagine a ton of college essays are going to start from now on.

        As a Christian I believe that…

        And the rest of the essays will be horrible mixtures of middle school-level writing and ChatGPT content. But colleges will pretend not to notice due to the evil magic of the six word intro.

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      Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts.

      Amazing. Profound. And what is a womanly thing? Probably the things women do because of the womanly desires god puts in their hearts.

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        Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts.

        The (or more accurately, an, one of many) Islamic take on transness is that trans women are women becauS God creates us with those womanly desires in our hearts, but I guess that’s too civilized a take for this barbaric Christian

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        Alone at night a voice reaches out to the Heavens. “God, is it okay for me to kiss Chad?”

        The VOICE of the ALMIGHTY replies. “Which one is Chad?”

        “You don’t know? How can—”

        “I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD. YOU SHALL—”

        “Okay, okay. Don’t bite my head off. He’s the dreamy football player guys with the dimples. And - I don’t know if it matters but he’s 100 percent white.”

        “Oh, yes. I remember him now. YOU SHALL KISS HIM ON THE THIRD - NO, STRIKE THAT - FOURTH DATE. JUST A KISS. NOTHING MORE.”

        “Gotcha.”

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      she keeps saying “created differently”, the adverb instead of the adjective. i.e implying that the act of creation was different rather than the outcome.

      “we hold these truths evidently, that god created men and women differently”

      yeah you don’t even have to look at the bullshit anti-woke stuff, any decent teacher would fail this person if it was a high school essay let alone college

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      espouse your terrible beliefs

      One thing that always makes me laugh is for most American Christians being a self-proclaimed Christian is just them saying its their lifestyle brand. After a simple intro: “As a Christian…” - they can spew their hatred, racism, etc. It doesn’t work at all if they say something like “As a huge fan of Chick-fil-A… I don’t think trans people should have rights.”

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      This girl probably got so much attention because the person who failed her is a trans woman. Religious cranks are a dime a dozen but this incident is a perfect storm where a queer person in a position of authority put down a white catholic.

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      The Alex Jones pipeline - he used to be a leftist until he figured out grifting right wingers is more profitable because they are more stupider.

      He got lost in the sauce though.