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The Morning Rant: J.V. Edition

This is idiocy on a grand scale. And cultural genocide. And part of the long game played by the Left. And there is a soupcon of marketing and virtue-signaling bullshit, since "Bonobos" is clearly not going to produce clothing that fits every "man," because that would include women who claim to be men, and that would needlessly complicate their supply chain, cutting into their profits. But mostly it is antithetical to reality and clear language.

If every man is defined as masculine, then the word will have no meaning, and that is certainly not the case. Not all men are masculine, and in fact, not all men are "men." The obvious goal here is to water down traditional roles and blur the lines between effete, cowardly, weak XY humans and those who rise to the historical (and probably genetic) role of the real man, which these fools conflate with their own dislike of masculinity, probably because they fall short of the traditional measures, and they talk like fags and their shit is all retarded.

The limited definition of “masculine” is a problem. Instead of asking men to fit into a preconceived notion of “being a man,” let’s evolve the definition and create a world where every man fits. #EvolveTheDefinition

— Bonobos (@Bonobos) July 18, 2018

By the way, the front page of their website has only Black men as models. That is clearly racist, with the undeniable connection between bonobos (a species of great ape) and the models. Intentional or not it is a macro-aggression that should be addressed by the resignation of the CEO.

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25 years ago I wrote this (to tune of "Joy To The World"):

Let's build a house
For ev'ryone
So all can now afford
To live in decent housing
In better neighborhoods
But not in my back yard!
Just not in my back yard!
Oh not, oh not, in my back yard! https://t.co/NFdeI910Kf

— rockmom (@rockmom) July 18, 2018

If you want the definitive destruction of this kind of NIMBY behavior hidden in legal machinations, pick up a copy of "Economic Facts And Fallacies," by Thomas Sowell. He is always brilliant, but this might be his best and most approachable work.
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Yeah...I don't know about this one. I mounted a basketball hoop on the wall of my basement about mumblemumblemumble years ago when the brats were short, and I used lag bolts and epoxy and I tested it by hanging on it with my entire weight. So there is certainly some abject stupidity in evidence here, but I will always default to blaming the parents for not being observant and careful.
Lawsuit filed in basketball hoop death of Granger teen
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This is just all sorts of awesome.
It might beat the bumpersticker I saw a few years ago: My Homies Have More Chromies!

pic.twitter.com/xRndl8AWuv

— AnthonyCumiaCM (@AnthonyCumiacm) July 18, 2018

Oh...Fvck you Planned Parenthood.
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