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| Topic | Garbage overflowing in NYC due to vaccine mandates for city workers |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 8:57:49 PM #11 | Bleuets posted... how you gonna replace them? Dont see people lining up exactly to be garbage workers. You don't exactly see people lining up for any jobs these days really So yeah I don't exactly see an easy solution to this anytime soon. Anti vaxxers cause problems and not having workers cause problems too. Just feels like a lose lose situation going on here. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Garbage overflowing in NYC due to vaccine mandates for city workers |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 8:43:15 PM #4 | Yeah idk what the solution to all of this is. Of course, people need to get vaccinated. It seems like the mandates are pushing more people to get vaccinated, but not everybody and not enough people. Booting these anti vaxxers from their jobs creates other problems that we do not at all have a solution to. Idk, maybe with time these workers will be replaced or something. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | a reminder of what brie larson said that pissed people off |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 8:37:49 PM #28 | AceMos posted... its not hard to grasp people whine about things that dont fit how they grew up Are these white men by and large giving diverse films bad reviews? No they are not and Brie Larson used the one example of a diverse film that was reviewed poorly. This kind of hinges on the idea that these white men are giving these films bad reviews when they are not. Also, the academy did become significantly more diverse in life of the #oscarssowhite stuff years ago. You used Green Book winning as an example of the Oscars supporting a racist movie yet that was bookended with Moonlight and Parasite both winning Oscars for BP. Weird how you ignore those two and cherry pick Green Book which tbf yeah that movie sucked. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | a reminder of what brie larson said that pissed people off |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 7:59:17 PM #21 | AceMos posted... ok lets break this down to its most basic level TF point are you even trying to make? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 7:52:53 PM #314 | Anyone who thinks transphobic is a neutral term doesn't deserve to be treated in any way seriously --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | a reminder of what brie larson said that pissed people off |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 7:47:19 PM #17 | AceMos posted... congrats you missed her point entirely Sweet. Care to explain what it was? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | a reminder of what brie larson said that pissed people off |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 7:44:44 PM #15 | AceMos posted... oh how is what she said stupid White men don't hate diversity. In fact, these same critics she criticized have given great reviews to TONS of different diverse films. A Wrinkle in Time just wasn't one of those. These guys are film critics. They tend to lean pretty hard to the left. They're generally gonna be pro diversity. Also, films are made for everyone. Telling a white guy that a film wasn't made for him is just wrong The best thing you could say about Brie Larson's words is that they were well intentioned, but delivered in a very clumsy way. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | a reminder of what brie larson said that pissed people off |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 7:33:29 PM #5 | Yeah everyone knows that what she said was stupid --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 6:46:08 PM #131 | goldenBoi45 posted... You said that your tips stay the same regardless of whether you provide the extra amenities or not. Did you actually try this out or is this just something you were told? Yeah I'm gonna have to straight up call BS on you. Again, whose alt? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 5:34:43 PM #296 | Transphobic is absolutely not a neutral term at all Don't be shocked when people point out that you're insulting them. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 4:32:17 PM #290 | You don't call something transphobic as a descriptive. You call it transphobic as a condemnation of the belief. Stop tossing around phobias and isms so lightly. They're clearly words used to frame thoughts and opinions in a very negative light and you shouldn't use it as a "descriptive" unless you're darn sure of it. It's pretty obvious phobias and isms are meant to point out some sort of moral failing. So many bad faith arguments come from just calling it "descriptive." --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 2:50:48 PM #285 | Derwood posted... These topics pop up every week and they are always an attempt to "gotcha" the people who say "trans women are women" but also would not personally have sex with a trans woman. I'm not sure why people feel the need to do this or what they gain from it. Probably because the people they are trying to "gotcha" are preaching one thing and living a different thing and should be called out on it. Women is a broad term and and yes trans women are women, but they're also not cis women. They are distinct types of women. Their life experiences will be very different. It seems like the people who are constantly delivering fire and brimstone sermons on how "trans women are women" are attempting to erase the concept of a cis woman or remove any sort of distinction between cis and trans. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 2:46:11 PM #284 | hockeybub89 posted... Outside of being like a violent criminal or abusive person, I can't think of a single completely disqualifying aspect of any man I would consider dating. You just never know. And not everyone feels the same way. Your experience is not universal. If you are physically attracted to a wide variety of men then great. Enjoy that. Some people like me are only attracted to more specific types of men and women. This is me acknowledging the levels of physical attraction I feel to certain types of people. Also, no we don't criticize personal choices all the time. You might though. If someone does something that doesn't effect me or couldn't effect me then why would I criticize it? What right would I have to do that? Again, you also say you haven't actually dated anyone so maybe realize that there is probably more that you DONT KNOW about this subject than you do know. There's a big difference between saying, "I don't understand why X person would do Y, because I would do Z" and "I don't understand why X person would do Y, because Z is the only one that makes sense and X person should be criticized for Y." So no you aren't supposed to be criticizing others for personal decisions. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 2:21:57 PM #279 | Also WTF at feeling other people's personal choices should be judged. Especially when it comes to who they date which has ZERO effect on you. Are you actually listening to yourself? You're trying to tell others who they should and shouldn't date when it doesn't effect you. Why are you expecting other people to live by some weird standard like that? What business is it of yours to critique this? You realize this makes you sound like a social conservative right? Trying to dictate other people's dating preferences? Again, again, again, no one is choosing who they are physically attracted to. Physical attraction is absolutely key for determining who you date. These preferences aren't better or worse, they just are --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 2:17:18 PM #278 | hockeybub89 posted... There is no need to make the negative declarations, though. You can't actually say with confidence that every man with brown hair would be an awful match. I do want to judge because I'm not some SJW. I fully believe choices should be judged. Your choice if my opinions influence your decisions. What you are not understanding is that physical attraction is not at all a choice You "choose" to date people you have a physical attraction to Could someone not at all be physically attracted to people with brown hair? Of course they could. I'd assume that'd be pretty rare though. Hair color tends to be moreso framed like you are more/less attracted to this/that hair color rather than an either/or, but it could be an either/or thing too. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 2:03:58 PM #276 | I'm bisexual. I'm attracted to masculine men and feminine women. I don't control this. This is what I am attracted to. I am acknowledging the feelings within me and plainly stating this. I'm not attracted to people who are more gender fluid or non gender conforming. This is despite the reality that I myself am not at all very gender conforming, but I'm only really attracted to people who are gender conforming. This is about what I am attracted to physically and what will work in a romantic relationship. Physical attraction is kind of the key component in who you date and you seem to not acknowledge this. Judging others for their racial minority status is very different from plainly stating what you are attracted to and you seem intent on conflating the two --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:56:23 PM #275 | hockeybub89 posted... Only racist if they are based on race. You don't need to date literally every person, but it's fucking stupid to make declarative statements when you haven't met every woman of any type. There's no logic there. A preference is I tend not to date women of X type OR I would never date a woman of X type You have this idea that you should be open to dating anyone and everyone and if not then be prepared to be criticized for it. Again, you seem kind of focused on judging someone's dating preferences. I'm saying it is nonsensical to judge a person for such a thing especially since it is so deeply personal --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:54:28 PM #274 | hockeybub89 posted... I still have preferences and know that preferences are a choice and different than orientation. It is heterophobic and homophobic for people to equate personal choices in population they are attracted to with their orientation. No preferences are not all that different from orientation You can't just control what you are attracted to whether it is man, woman, tall, short, fat, fit, blonde Sexual attraction is baked into a person and isn't a series of conscious choices. It's a lot like many personality traits. We are a series of of biological drives mixed with environment and we often have little control over either. Your preferences are really just an acknowledgement about what works for you rather than a conscious choice. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:48:58 PM #271 | hockeybub89 posted... Why are you talking about laws? They do bother you, because you feel the need to call them racist. You are blatantly lying to yourself. There is nothing ever racist about dating preferences. This is dating. You can have preferences for an extremely intimate relationship. You don't have to leave it open to each and every type of person. Think for more than a minute about the implications you are making about dating preferences. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:46:53 PM #270 | hockeybub89 posted... No, because orientation is not a choice. No one is born not wanting to date Hispanic women specifically. That's a choice based on biases from a small sample size. Uh what? We don't really choose the types of things we are attracted to or the type of person that would work best for us in a relationship. Sort of like how parts of your personality are beyond your own control. Some things are innate about us which relates to our preferences. I'm gonna bring this up again, but if you've never ever dated someone before then where do you get all these judgments from? Why are you judging other people's dating preferences when by your own admission you are pretty inexperienced? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:44:30 PM #268 | averagejoel posted... flat-out refusal to even consider the idea of having sex with a woman because of her hair colour would be very strange, and probably discriminatory. but to my knowledge, blonde women do not face discrimination on a systemic level because of their hair colour, so it's not an apt comparison in the first place. but I think you already knew that It is completely irrelevant what systemic anything that person faces. You can have dating preferences of any sort of type. You can find it strange someone else doesn't want to date blondes, but it doesn't matter what you think. It's someone else's preference and doesn't effect you at all. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 1:42:36 PM #267 | hockeybub89 posted... But it's literally racist. People are free to have choices, but they should keep them to themselves if they can't handle criticism of their choices. No it is not at all racist to have dating preferences. This isn't about who should have what laws apply to them or how law enforcement treats them or how politicians represent them. This is you personally having a preference for who you date. Calling that racist really devalues the term racism. Dictating other people's preferences by shaming them is not at all beneficial to anything. Why do other people's dating preferences bother you to the point that you feel the need to label them with a negative word like racism? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 12:56:47 PM #257 | Revnir posted... Who you're attracted to or willing to have sex with is really a question of bodily autonomy. No one has the right to call you out on it. You have the absolute right to not be with someone you don't want to be with. Who is actually screaming this from the roof tops? People are just stating there is a reality to having preferences. Why should someone take offense to someone else stating their dating preferences? If a woman stated she was a lesbian and finds men repulsive then why should that bother me? Or if a hetero woman said she doesn't date men of my type should I care? I mean, if I take everyone else's dating preferences personally then that just sounds like way too much to worry about. I'd rather just not care and focus on dating those whose preferences match up with who I am and my preferences. No one should be questioning or critiquing someone's preferences and preferences don't need to be shared with anyone besides yourself. Is it reasonable for a person to find dating a trans person of any type to just not be for them? Other people it's a possibility. For others they may even prefer trans? Do any of these preferences need to be valued any differently from each other? Aren't they all just totally fine preferences to have? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 12:35:11 PM #252 | hockeybub89 posted... I have dated zero any people and I have not tried to force or say anyone is entitled to dating anyone. I'm just a fan of accurate language. You don't want to mandate they change their mind, but you want to call them a racist. So you wan to label something as a negative and make your disapproval known? For what purpose? Social influence? Also, quite frankly, if you've never actually dated any person of any type then perhaps you should realize that may limit your perspective here Dating is such a personal thing and damn near everyone has an array of preferences. Some things are flexible and some things are not. If someone wants to date more along their "group" or whatever distinction that could be called then that is their choice. Choosing or not choosing to be interested in any sort of person for dating preferences shouldn't be interpreted as racism. That isn't describing things accurately. That is attempting to imprint your own illogical and crazy moral standards upon others. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/30/21 10:31:57 AM #240 | hockeybub89 posted... Calling people accurate terms isn't wrong because some crazy people try to rape people. How many trans people have you dated? You say a lot of downright insane things. There is absolutely nothing wrong with refusing to date any sort of person of any type. Dating is way too personal of a thing to dictate like that. You can't go around telling other people what their needs should be. If someone says they don't date X type of minority or whatever then it is fine. Dating is a whole different ballgame. No one is entitled to anything. The only thing that matters is the parties involved and how they feel about it. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 8:45:53 PM #126 | goldenBoi45 posted... You also have no sense of humor. Further signs of being a robot and further explanation of why you get no tips Lol. I get the industry standard in tips. No one tips ride share. Try to know wtf you are talking about. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 4:07:26 PM #143 | CyricZ posted... Something so obvious I'd think you could prove. Yeah you have to be trolling. You're damn near asking me to quote the entire topic as proof and you've been participating in this discussion and countering these points. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:48:31 PM #136 | CyricZ posted... Did I call anyone a racist or a transphobe in this topic? Dude, you're well established on these boards. You say a TON of far left stuff that seems to lack any small nuance. You do shout phobias and isms at people. These points are not debatable. You're just in complete denial. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:42:14 PM #123 | goldenBoi45 posted... You've done a great job convincing me you aren't a robot. Why don't you try operating on love for once? You probably wouldn't be getting called a racist and crying about it on CE. If this story even actually happened Whose alt is this? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:41:38 PM #132 | CyricZ posted... Because it's not happening. Ok you're 100% wrong on that one lol How do you think this discussion started? Cause now you're just denying that a discussion is going on based on this exact scenario --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:39:42 PM #131 | CyricZ posted... So who's the one with the problem then? I said one black and white sentence and your whole worldview seems very black and white. It is difficult to call you out for being so black and white without phrasing it in such terms. Knowing you tend to shout isms and phobias at people over minor things, well.... What I'm trying to say is that you're insufferably far left on the spectrum here and you'd benefit from a little more grey. Again, I'm a bisexual person. You won't ever know my experience even if you are bisexual too. Sometimes you can't just draw an easy conclusion, but sometimes you can. You seem intent on this idea of being right and proving others wrong. The reality is that current society doesn't exactly have clear cut answers for everything and we may look back on this very differently in ten years. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:37:18 PM #128 | Lairen posted... Why are trans people pressuring people to have sex with them? Or guilting those that dont want to have sex with them? This is the thing that people keep overlooking. Regardless of any sort of reason. You have to respect someone not wanting to have sex with anybody for any reason. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 3:24:32 PM #118 | CyricZ posted... I mean if that's the case, then nothing you or anything anyone else says in this topic could be considered reasonable, because we all have differing opinions. Again, you go right back to black and white thinking. Like everything is all or nothing. People can be right or wrong to various degrees. Some things are very wrong like violence, but words can be more complicated. Preferences can be a degree of an ism or phobia, but not necessarily. Again, you are the one who seems so intent on conclusions and telling everyone right or wrong. You never ever seen able to acknowledge nuance. Then again, I just communicated that with a black and white statement. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Eternals on Rotten Tomatoes. |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 2:35:56 PM #7 | It will likely become rotten at this point. The score keeps dropping. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 2:34:15 PM #91 | CyricZ posted... Understanding comes with recognizing a distinction between "being a transphobe" and "doing something transphobic". None of this is really all that reasonable when you consider the fact that not all trans people would agree with you. I figured this out really quick when I started hanging out around other queer people that you can hear a variety of opinions on a variety of subjects. No single minority speaks for all members of that minority. The world is way less black and white than you continually try to frame it as --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | How do you feel about accountability culture? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 1:53:46 PM #49 | E_S_M_Z posted... I'm a moderate, and my main issue with the left is they never do that, lmao. Like, I get that far-right douches fail to see any problem with their actions. I understand that. But leftists KNOW when things are clearly wrong and done in the name of their causes, but refuse to admit it, because they think conceding any wrongdoing enables the righties. Yeah I feel similarly. There's a lot of lefties who are anti criminal charges being brought against fake rape allegations, because it is hard enough for women to come forward as it is. A lot of lefties are becoming more and more blatantly anti good faith much like a lot of Trumpers always were. Horseshoe theory has become increasingly true. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | How do you feel about accountability culture? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 12:14:52 PM #46 | It's hilarious how people keep trying to rebrand cancel culture as accountability culture and it keeps failing to catch on. Damn near everyone is aware that cancel culture is when a mob of Twitter people go after you and that may or may not overlap with a fair sense of morality. It's also weird how people try to imply cancel culture means a person isn't being held accountable. Just admit that cancel culture is real and that it often goes after the correct people, but it can sometimes be problematic. How hard is it for people to just admit that? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Is a lesbian who won't have sex with trans women transphobic? |
| TommyG663513 10/29/21 12:11:12 PM #40 | Anyone who voted yes is basically the left wing equivalent of a Trumper. Horseshoe theory in action. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | Edie Falco has been killing it as Hillary on American Crime Story |
| TommyG663513 10/28/21 7:28:13 PM #8 | Yeah she's basically a god tier actress --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | FDNY: 1 In 5 Ambulances, Fire Companies could close when Vaccine Mandate starts |
| TommyG663513 10/28/21 1:20:18 PM #23 | MelbuFrahma4 posted... wtf they are threatening to not get to heart attack victims and other people who need help in time to end the vaccine mandate. @MelbuFrahma4 How did you get the impression that these union officials were threatening to not provide adequate emergency assistance? I got the impression that they are pointing out the reality that the ability for these workers to respond to these situations will be significantly reduced when losing such a significant portion of their staff. Right or wrong that is the reality when so many workers still won't get vaccinated AND vaccine mandates are officially in place. I'm all for people getting vaccinated and I think anyone who isn't vaccinated at this point is pretty foolish, but it is silly to act like there aren't possible negative side effects to vaccine mandates. Of course, there's also negative effects from people not being vaccinated. It's just complicated and it sounds like vaccine mandates can do some good, but they can also only do so much good. Losing such a significant amount of the work force like that isn't good even if they're anti vaxxers. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 10:58:58 PM #117 | PatrickMahomes posted... oh my sweet summer child Not sure what you're trying to do here --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 10:25:21 PM #114 | PatrickMahomes posted... Mine is a little different though - you see, I'm a Lyft driver. Went back to Lyft driving a couple months ago, because GrubHub and UberEATS have not been so busy. Copy and pasting my post doesn't make it a copypasta I posted a description of what happened. Reacting like that is just straight up bad faith. How is this a difficult scenario for you to understand? Also, what was with the baseball play by play edited into there? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 8:21:27 PM #109 | kewldude475 posted... Surprised no one has mentioned that this is an obvious troll topic yet. Probably, because that doesn't make any sort of sense? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 7:56:58 PM #106 | sLaCkEr408___RJ posted... For the last time, I understand. You got one of those unruly customers. One way to prevent the escalation is to offer a mask before kicking them out. If that doesn't fix work, then boot them. And I explained why I don't have to do that and in fact think it is a terrible idea and sends the wrong message and I am in fact incentivized to boot the passenger And around in circles we go..... At the end of the day, it is my car, my property. There is no benefit to giving rides to people who still need their hand held to follow very basic safety precautions. I am beyond nice and calm in my tone when I communicate to them. The escalation was on her part. Crazy people who cry racism deserve nothing. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 7:42:10 PM #104 | PatrickMahomes posted... You ever try and pass the buck and say "I'm sorry but it's Lyft's rule and not my own, I could get fired for giving you a ride?" or something like that I do explain to them that these are lyft's rules which are based on guidance from the CDC. I have zero interest in enforcing these rules unless the powers that be deem it a necessary safety precaution. I'm no covid expert. Just trying to follow what the rules are. Also, I had to order Lyft rides earlier this week when I had some car work done and the app communicates the same thing to passengers. Actually, I was very surprised by just how well the app communicates this and now my sympathy for these maskless riders has completely disappeared. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 7:38:26 PM #102 | sLaCkEr408___RJ posted... Only problem I have is not related to the subject, but it is your condescending tone you keep taking with me and how you keep repeating rules, rules, rules despite me continually expressing I understand. I'm not whining about my job. Your concocting a straw man. I'm not explaining this to you again after this post. I followed Lyfts policies to a T and this customer was completely out of line to call me racist. I'm genuinely baffled how you keep overlooking the fact that she called me racist and keep trying to act like she would have learned something productive out of this. Well, she did learn that she can't talk her way out of not having a mask when ordering ride share. She learned that there are consequences for that. I asserted myself with her very clearly what the rules are in the most polite and calm way that I possibly could and I got yelled at and called a racist for it. This was a problem passenger and she rightfully got reported for it. Customers who break any sort of safety related rule at a business should not at all be given any leeway. This isn't just about my safety, but the safety of other passengers as well. If she had gotten to my car and stood outside my car for a sec and said "I'm sorry, but I don't have a mask, I thought I had one or lost it whatever, do you have one I could use?" She didn't do that though. She just got into my car and expected it not to be an issue despite Lyft communicating through the app a few different times that masks are required. She chose to ignore that and get into my car and act like the rules don't apply to her. She even asked me "why can't you just be a good Samaritan and give me a ride anyways?" She felt entitled to it and got put in her place and then she accused me of racism. This person deserves absolutely zero sympathy from anyone --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 7:30:39 PM #100 | Teh_Dr_Phil posted... Not familiar with this app too much since I rarely need to order rides anywherehow can they not give you a bad rating for you kicking them out? I kick them out before the ride even starts. When I get to their location, I hit arrived. I will NEVER EVER start the ride until the customer is masked up. I will sit there and wait until they do. If they don't have a mask on then I just ask if they have a mask. If they say no then I explain that I can't give them a ride without a mask. The app then has an option for me to go to cancel a ride and I cite the reason for the cancellation as "passenger does not have a face covering." The. The ride is over before it even begins, I get paid a few bucks, then the passengers account gets hit with a ding for ordering a ride without a face covering. If this happens to the passenger enough then their account may get suspended or banned altogether. But if I hit start ride and then kick them out mid ride they can still rate me. I'd rather avoid the risk of ever having a mask less rider in my car give me a bad rating. That being said with ratings, it only counts my last 100 rides and I'm giving 50 rides a week give or take so there is only so much a bad rating can even hurt me. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 7:08:30 PM #93 | sLaCkEr408___RJ posted... Then don't mark them if they wear your mask. Or just continue kicking people out. Just seems like an easy fix with potential benefits is all I've been getting at since the start. I'm gonna continue kicking people out. There are no potential benefits. I've explained this to you countless times. I often get paid better for booting them and Lyft is one step closer to banning a problem customer. What is the problem you keep seeing here? --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 6:56:38 PM #91 | goldenBoi45 posted... It really says something about you that the only value you see in having water and mints is that it will change your tips somehow. Instead of just wanting to do the job well and make the experience as easy and enjoyable as possible for everyone. No I do my job very well My job is transportation Not getting tips is standard I follow Lyft drivers/Reddit and this is all common practice and experiences among drivers --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
| Topic | A black girl told me I was racist today because.... |
| TommyG663513 10/27/21 6:55:35 PM #90 | sLaCkEr408___RJ posted... I understand all that. You're a strict rule follower. Yes it does prevent me from marking them, because then I'd be marking them when they have one after I gave it to them. That is fraudulent. Are you listening to what you've said? Again, these are the proper procedures. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 |
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