We don’t deserve their insights.

Also, stealing is, like, totes radical. 

“They/them. 22.”

Update, via the comments:

With the above in mind, some candidates for woke non-binary barista de-escalation.

And here’s a challenging, though increasingly common, scenario.

In you go, love.

It would, I think, have the makings of a compelling reality TV show. With preening, mouthy woke-lings encountering the realities they’ve so carefully ignored. The subsequent tears and meltdowns could constitute a drinking game.

We’ve touched on this before, of course.

And yes, open thread. Share ye links and bicker. 

Further to this lively exchange, a new form of “violence” has been conjured into being: 

Or, “Yes, you pretend what I tell you to pretend, but I can still tell that you’re pretending.”

Or, “Your perceptions are still your own and this outrages me.”

Update, via the comments:

Salon scenes. || Incoming. || Incoming 2. || Today’s word is inadvisable. || Try before you buy. || Beneath Birmingham. || Beverage of note. || Bookstore of note. || At last, a TV series binge-viewing commitment calculator. || Nocturnal sights. || Pit stop. || Pattern detected. || Always respect the media. || Tiny township. || Think quickly. || Elephant seals, Antarctica. || Evergreen observation. || Not entirely sure what’s happening here. || One for the CV, I think. || Shadows in the sky. || Fox watching. || The thrill of car park security footage, parts 3 and 4. (h/t, Elephants Gerald) || The fish transportation solution you’ve always dreamed of. || And finally, festively, a party project. Do try this at home.

A bold use of the word gaslighting.

The damsel in question, aka “Commie DickGurl.”

It does, I think, inadvertently get to the nub of things, a common source of friction in this particular kind of drama. Which is to say, who’s gaslighting whom?

Update:

Very much related.

Via Darleen. 

“I’m perfectly legal and I’m a teacher.”

Via Mr Muldoon.

Also, open thread. Share ye links and bicker.