Apr132022

Episode 520 – When Are We Going to Discuss This?

Let’s talk about the mass shooting in New York.

The Soviet Socialist Republic of Santa Monica is losing their mail service because of their stupid policies.

And is there a line between you being fat or others being fatphobic.

 

A Mass Shooting in a Brooklyn Subway

 

What Happened?

Here’s what happened:

  • On a subway in Brooklyn, New York, a man put on a gas mask and pulled out two smoke cannisters and ignites them.
  • He says, “Oops, my bad,” and drops an axe on the floor.
  • He then pulls out a 9 mm Glock with three extended magazines.
  • He starts firing.
  • 10 people were shot and 19 others were injured.
  • The gun jammed and the gunman ran out of the train.
  • The gunman runs out of the train station and jumps into his white U-Haul van rented from Philadelphia.
  • He drives 10 miles and abandoned the vehicle.
  • The police find the vehicle and identify the “person of interest”, Frank R. James.
  • The police said the man was 5’5″ and a person with dark complexion.

Five of the shooting victims are in critical condition but all those injured are expected to survive. This whole thing could have been far more tragic if the shooter knew how to shoot and he had a gun that worked. Thank God for small miracles.

 

The Assumptions

Of course people of Twitter just assumed the guy who committed this crime. Let’s look at some:

Here’s another:

Here’s a third:

Finally:

 

 

The Suspect

Yesterday, James was considered a “person of interest”. Today, he is a suspect.

A description was release:

  • A male.
  • 5’5″ tall.
  • Dark complexion.
  • Heavy.
  • He is in his 50’s or 60’s.

Mind you, the authorities had a picture of him. Notice something is missing? Yep, his race. The Leftist media decided to kind of keep that little detail out of the conversation, even when James’ picture was released.

Turns out James has a lot of issues that will make the media start ignoring this story immediately.

First, he had mental health issues. In a second, you are going to hear it. This is going to be the narrative of the media. CNN is highlighting this point when he was arrested. They ignored the other part which seems kind of important. Him having a mental illness could be an issue for the Left. Of course, they were all screaming about gun control, but this guy should have never been able to own a gun because he’s crazy. He bought the gun in 2011 from a pawn shop.

And what is the second part? Listen to a couple of his social media videos and you tell me (caution, there is strong language):

That not enough? Here’s another:

How about one more:

This is the definition of racism, segregation and black supremacy.

This is something that needs to be talked about. This isn’t the first time this has happened. There is a lot of black supremacy out there and it is becoming more violent.

  • The Waukesha massacre.
  • The attempted assignation of a mayoral candidate in Minnesota.
  • The Black Hebrew Israelites attack.

But the media doesn’t want to talk about it. White supremacy isn’t a thing anymore. It was, in the past, but it has been condemned. But with this demonization of white people and the ignoring of black supremacists, we really need to talk about it. This stuff is not going to go away and, because the media ignores it, could only get worse and more frequent. It really is time to stop blaming guns on everything and call out why things are the way they are.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/brooklyn-subway-shooting-person-interest-identified

 

That’s What They Get

One of the most liberal cities in Southern California is getting what they deserve.

According to the Daily Wire:

Santa Monica Postmaster Marjorie Watson sent a letter to residents at the 1300 block of 14th Street in Santa Monica after several mail carriers were assaulted by an unknown individual.

The New York Post released a letter from the postmaster explaining the issue:

“This letter is to provide you notice that… delivery service is hereby suspended to all addresses located on the 1300 block of 14th Street, Santa Monica. This is unfortunate, but please be advised that the Postal Service does not enter into decisions to suspend service lightly. Multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended. The safety of our employees and of the mail they deliver to you is our highest concern. Until we can ensure the safety of both, delivery services will remain suspended.”

The actions comes from one publicized incident where a mail carrier was attacked by a resident with a broomstick. The carrier was slightly injured but never went to the hospital and didn’t press charges.

The Santa Monica Police Department said they never had any reports of a mail carrier being assaulted. When confronted about that, the postmaster said that he cannot discuss it and just continued on with the suspension of service.

The post office has a lot of reasons not to publicize attacks on mail carriers:

  • Could be political.
  • Could be the post office doesn’t want the bad press.
  • Could be for civil lawsuits (a coverup).
  • There could be union reasons.

But, to go to this extent as not to deliver mail, one has to think there is far more assaults of postal carriers than is being let on.

But, to make a bigger point, this shows you what happens when a city does not take crime seriously.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/usps-suspending-mail-deliveries-in-california-neighborhood-after-repeated-assaults-on-mail-carriers
https://nypost.com/2022/04/11/mail-carriers-assaulted-in-santa-monica-causing-delivery-suspension/

 

Another Example of Ignoring Reality

There is an article in the news site The Inquirer called To end fatphobia, we need to dismantle Western civilization, says Philly therapist by fat person and therapist Sonalee Rashatwar. This is something that is not as extreme as the trans thing or the CRT thing but it is being pushed in schools.

I remember making a comment about a heavy person running up a hill and I said she should keep chugging. This triggered something in Josie’s kid and she said, “That’s fatphobic”. Then, we got into a big debate.

The first three paragraphs of the article discuss how she got out of an abusive relationship and started counseling abused women. That’s all great, good for her. Than she goes to the dark side.

As the fat-positivity movement has gained momentum, so, too, have debates around how fat folks should lead healthy lives. Rashatwar, though, considers how sizeism is affected by racism, misogyny, classism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism, and she counsels people against intentional weight loss.

Some things:

  • This is bad writing. The first three paragraphs had nothing to do with fat people and then she just jumps into this.
  • She also talks about “sizeism” as if it were as bad as racism.
  • “Sizeism” isn’t a thing. Obesity is. But she’s already trying to change reality.
  • She’s a crappy therapist if she’s trying to convince people not to lose weight.

Continuing:

She pointed to the work of the artist-activist Ashleigh Shackelford, who has written that wearing clothes from the boys’ section growing up, when many items for girls didn’t fit, altered how Shackelford experienced gender. Rashatwar, who noted that people may perceive feminine bodies as more masculine if they’re fat, feels similarly about her upbringing. Being big and being the eldest child, she said, made her feel less like a girl growing up.

Some things:

  • So we learn here she is big and she’s insecure about it.
  • We also learn that she has identity issues by the fact that she thinks she might be a boy.
  • But the main point here is made: It is not about how I am physically, it’s about how I feel.
  • She also talks about how she has a huge Instagram following where she spouts this crap. This is dangerous.

Continuing:

Rashatwar traces contemporary fatphobia to colonial brutality and how enslaved people were treated. Citing researcher-advocate Caleb Luna, Rashatwar said curing anti-fatness would mean dismantling society’s foundation: “I love to talk about undoing Western civilization because it’s just so romantic to me.”

Does this sound like a woman who’s is concerned with the physical well-being? Or does it sound like some nutty, Leftist, anti-American activist.

 

Trauma

“What some folks think is trauma is like the event itself that happened, like the car accident that I got into is the trauma. But that’s the event. What trauma is, is what gets stuck in my body. And the way that I react when I’m in a car in the future and it stops really quickly. That’s a trauma response.

“And so when we internalize fatphobia and we really, like, personalize a fat, traumatic experience, it can impact our sexuality by making it uncomfortable to receive a hug because we feel like, ‘The person hugging me is probably so repulsed by touching my body. Let’s just get the hug over with quickly.’

“Even though sometimes we’re starved for skin touch. Some of the fat clients that I work with, the only time when people touch their bodies is when they pay for a massage or when they’re paying for Reiki or some other kind of somatic body work. And that can feel devastating when that’s the only time that someone’s affectionately, lovingly, caringly touching your body.”

Some things:

  • Being heavy is not traumatic.
  • Going through experiences that normal people go through (skinny or fat) is not trauma.
  • It may hurt emotionally but it’s not trauma.
  • To me, to consider this trauma, this shows how week-willed and emotionally damaged this woman is.
  • I would say she needs counseling and to lose a few pounds.

 

Self-Worth and Sexual Interactions

“When we teach someone to experience shame based on your body, whether it’s about race, body size, disability, and we internalize that shame, we internalize this sense of our body having less self-worth than other bodies.

“When we internalize a low self-worth and our body having less value, we might be less likely to experience pleasure within a sexual relationship or to ask for the type of touch we want and don’t want within a romantic relationship. Or to be able to even stop a sexual encounter when we want it to stop.”

Some things:

  • Again, the see emotional weakness with this woman.
  • She also projects victimhood as a rape victim (which is sexism) with having a consensual sexual relationship. Does this sound normal?
  • I also want to point out that one way to experience sexual satisfaction is to be physically fit.

 

On Being an Instagram Therapist

“It’s super-overwhelming sometimes because with so many followers on Instagram, it feels like there’s a pressure to produce content all the time. And I feel like I need to be putting out something new and super profound. Like no one’s ever heard of this concept, every day. But I don’t do that because that’s so overwhelming. A lot of folks will reach out into my DMs and ask really personal questions.

“It’s also really gratifying. So when I post really, really political and radical content where I’m talking about like being anti-cop, anti-U.S. government, anti-military folks are like, ‘Whoa, I’ve never heard these ideas before.’ ”

This is why kids shouldn’t be on social media. That’s where this poison is spread.

 

Pushing for Better Health Access

“[An] almost universal collective fat traumatic experience is like going to the doctor, and how BMI and the body mass index scale is used universally to categorize and pathologize bodies based on fatness. One really important macro way that we would have to undo fatphobia would be to finally get rid of BMI, to not use it for insurance purposes. Because people who are of my BMI category and up are denied insurance coverage, are denied lifesaving procedures and medication, are denied gender affirmation surgery, are denied all kinds of things that we deserve access to — fertility treatments and IVF.

“That’s one really big macro way that I could think of. Because BMI has already been debunked.”

Some things:

  • Obesity is a major cause of health issues including:
    • Heart disease.
    • Diabetes.
    • High blood pressure.
    • Stroke.
    • Gallbladder disease.
    • Joint problems such as osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal discomfort.
    • Breathing problems, such as asthma and sleep apnea.
    • Heck, it was considered a comorbidity for the China virus.
    • All this is from the CDC
  • Doctors are being made villains here for calling out obesity. Pointing out health problems is their job.
  • BMI is also still valid. It has not been debunked.
    • The CDC, the Mayo Clinic and other institutions still use it.
    • The link this article uses is not from WebMD.com. It was from a far Leftist site called fivethirtyeight.com.

 

The Fat Word

“I always respect the language that people want to use. Even when I’m working with a client, I’ll ask. I’ll say, ‘I’m comfortable with using the word fat, but if there’s another word that you’d like to use, I’d be more than happy to use that.’ And so sometimes, I have clients willing to use a word like fluffy, or curvy, or even plus-size. And that’s fine. I’m happy to use different language, but I will challenge and I will ask, What is it? Where are, like, the genetic memories attached to the charge of this word? Because the word itself doesn’t have to be emotionally charged. But there’s stuff there that we should explore together.”

I actually agree with her here. When I refer to myself, I say I’m fat. I would never use that word when I refer to someone else even when he’s not around. Not because of fatphobia but because it’s rude. I will usually refer to someone as “heavy” or “big”.

 

What I Think

This is another example of the Left ignoring science and reality their inner harmony. Or, as I like to say, their narcissism.

I’ll go a step further. This woman doesn’t like obese people. If she did, she’d want them to get healthier. She doesn’t. She wants them to continue living and unhealthy lifestyle, encouraging the obese not to lose weight, and die early.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/basics/consequences.html