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[McTraveller]

The thing is what it is, regardless of the label you give it.

[TD1]

Don't let a trans activist hear those words 

[Egan_BW]

??

[TD1]

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Is the association/my meaning not clear?

[Kagus]

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Is the association/my meaning not clear?

There's certainly a message which seems obvious, but given that it's a transphobic message we're kinda hoping the benefit of the doubt will shine a slightly more positive light on the situation.

At least that's my take on the thing.

[EuchreJack]

The thing is what it is, regardless of the label you give it.

Don't let a trans activist hear those words 

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There is a viewpoint where the original phrase could be offensive to a trans rights activists, and that viewpoint argues that one's birth gender is immutable.

However, there is another viewpoint in which the Trans individual is simply trying to get their external form to match their brain. Ergo, they exist with the gender that matches themselves, and that is "The thing is what it is"

Eh, could be offensive, could be turned against the folks trying to pretend trans don't exist.

To be clear, it has been used in transphobic ways in the past, as Kagus says. And as TD1 alluded.

[McTraveller]

I was referring most directly to the naming of forum organizational structure; only slightly hinting at the more broad ontological question.

It depends on what “is” is, eh?  Or are folks too young for that? 

[Rolan7]

Heh, I know that reference!  Though I'm not so young DX
I certainly didn't read anything objectionable in what you said.

[TD1]

I was referring most directly to the naming of forum organizational structure; only slightly hinting at the more broad ontological question.

It depends on what “is” is, eh?  Or are folks too young for that? 

The problem here being that I love sinking my teeth into broad ontological questions 
Xxx

But yea, I don't view referencing the question to be transphobic. Apologies if any insult was gleaned; it wasn't intended.

[heydude6]

Is Bay12 a Web 1.0 website? What even is the difference between Web 2.0 and 1.0?

[dragdeler]

Spoiler: why would it make me mildly nostalgic its just a chart (click to show/hide)

[Great Order]

Alright, so my ALT levels decided to mildly re-elevate in the absence of literally anything else. No other liver function test results are abnormal, no physical symptoms like pain or jaundice (Well, there is pain but I'm pretty sure that's intestinal considering it follows the large intestine down my right side rather than sticking with the liver).

Does anyone have the faintest clue what has the capacity to cause that? Every last result I'm finding assumes that something else is elevated alongside it.

[scriver]

I don't know whether yo make an alternative joke or an altitude joke

Sorry I can't be of help GO

[Great Order]

Another question, unrelated:

Is it normal for your shoulder (Or any joint really) to be a little tighter than it used to be after a bout of tendonitis?

I had it in my right shoulder a few years back and since then my right arm's never been able to get as far up my back as my left. It's not seriously restricted, just mildly.

[hector13]

If you weren’t maintaining flexibility during that time I would imagine so.

I used to be able to quite comfortably get my left arm up my back, these days it’s sore when I do it.