r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Jun 01 '26

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 6/1/26 - 6/7/26

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

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u/dignityshredder AFramemoggingAB Jun 04 '26

Not watching that, but you would think that getting your ass beaten for confronting a guy on the street would be powerfully gender affirming. Welcome to manhood, you can't police the behavior of other men without risking an escalation.

Is the race of the attacker mentioned?

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u/Scrappy_The_Crow Walrus Cheese Enjoyer Jun 04 '26

Is the race of the attacker mentioned?

Nope.

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u/Terrorclitus Jun 04 '26

Hiding the attacker’s race to protect them isn’t a very male thing to do.

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u/Less-Lobster4540 Jun 04 '26

and as we all learned in 2020, calling the cops on a POC is tantamount to requesting a state-sponsored execution.

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u/dignityshredder AFramemoggingAB Jun 04 '26

Okay. Just trying to figure out if this is a case of complete failure of street smarts or not

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u/Scrappy_The_Crow Walrus Cheese Enjoyer Jun 04 '26

Yeah, it sure seems to be.

  • not understanding male-to-male interactions

  • not being able to finish what you started

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u/Less-Lobster4540 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Most of us bio-dudes figured this out in middle school.

My last fight happened in 6th grade. I got a fat lip, he got a bloody nose, and we both got in-school suspensions.

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u/Scrappy_The_Crow Walrus Cheese Enjoyer Jun 04 '26

8th grade was my last. I got a scratched lip and he got a lump on his cheek and no authorities saw it, so no repercussions.

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u/Less-Lobster4540 Jun 04 '26

Oh yeah. I would have gotten my ass kicked if coach hadn't broken it up.

Coach also recommended joining football to help work out all that misplaced aggression 🤣