Vodulas [they/them]

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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I did not say anything about cis people though? In the paragraph I quoted above, You made a distinction between people that use lower case and upper case pronouns. The distinction You made is that because people that use lower case pronouns are “used to being catered to by society” (which is very untrue in the case of trans people, us nonbinary folks in particular) we have tend to get more upset when misgendered. My point is that this is very condescending, and seems to be saying that people that use uppercase are more reasonable about it. You have been kind of dancing around that point in the last couple responses without actually addressing the condescension.


  • I think You missed my point entirely. The language You used in the paragraph I quoted is condescending. You may not have meant to do that, but the result makes it seem like You are talking down to people that use lower case pronouns (or have not thought about/care about capitalization). Even if it is only a small part of Your experience, the language used makes it seem like folks that use lower case are more prone to outburst.


  • Us CPUs have accepted that We’re going to have to ask for Our pronouns to be used, and that it’s easier for everyone if We just let the LPUs have this. Maybe in the future it’ll be different, but I really don’t want to be dragged into an argument by an LPU who takes offense and decides to make a scene instead of just asking to have their pronouns respected. I’ve been in that situation before.

    I know You say it is not about a power dynamic, but this statement is condescending as all get out. It makes people that use lower case pronouns seem petulant and childish because we get upset when we get misgendered. It smacks of not leveling the same amount of respect to others as You demand they pay to You








  • I don’t know if the concerns are misaligned, just the reason for the concern. The app creators specifically said they created it to reduce food waste, but I think the app creators have put too much stock in the benevolence of restaurant owners. If they are selling food that was not leftover, it kinda defeats the purpose. Ultimately is it a horrible thing? Probably not since it doesn’t move the needle in the other direction, but it is misleading.

    The one thing I can see making things worse is the last thing you mentioned. If they were going to donate the food to a local food bank, then ultimately the app makes the world worse and doesn’t do the thing they set out to do. Kinda like Imperfect Produce, Too Good to Go could be a net negative.

    Anecdotally I took a look at the places around me just to see. I live in a pretty low participation area (not a small city, I’m in the Seattle area), so grain of salt there. Of the 4 restaurants within 5 miles of me on the app, 2 were donuts, which seems like a good use. I took a look at reviews of the 2 non-bakery restaurants, and one seemed like it was using it as intended. The other was called out in reviews, with multiple people saying the employees explicitly told them they were instructed to put specific low cost items in the bag.

    Overall I think there is something to look into, but the article just hits it tangentially.