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From backboards: I didn't even need just the election to ditch NYT. Their empowering very dangerous transphobia would have been enough on its own.

Posted by Qale Sep 24 '24, 14:52

I'm reminded of a movie called The Paper and this quote from the publisher:

I hate columnists! Why do I have all these columnists? I got political columnists, guest columnists... celebrity columnists - The only thing I don't have is a dead columnist. That's the kind I could really use. We reek of opinions. What every columnist at this paper needs to do is to shut the fuck up.

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Also from backboards Ty's moving dilemma. I know that you said you weren't even considering staying with that rate increase, but I do think you should - Qale Sep 24, 15:18
Never knew about this. -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 14:59 4
- Here is a story from NPR about it from last year. I originally canceled my Times subscription at that time. Then, cut the podcasts this year. -- (edited) - Qale Sep 24, 15:05 3
  - They also had some very negative stories about my company's Employee Resource Groups, particularly our LBGTQ+ group. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 24, 15:19
  - Wow. Even framing it as a "debate" seems weird. The NYT is making an unforced error giving voice to intolerance. -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 15:18 1
    - Not to diminish the trans community, but they are such a tiny fraction of the population. Even pushing an article a month about the topic is A LOT. - Qale Sep 24, 15:20
yep. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 24, 14:54 1
- That being said, I don't really necessarily advocate that others follow suit. Just like my strong disapproval of Twitter and Amazon. - Qale Sep 24, 15:13

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From backboards: I didn't even need just the election to ditch NYT. Their empowering very dangerous transphobia would have been enough on its own.

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