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[Alzrius]

I think this person is trying to convey to you that your reaction might be a bit heavy-handed.

"A bit"?

 

[Staffan]

It's like people who say that the word "pegasi" is wrong because that isn't the plural in greek ignoring the fact tnat we're speaking english

Also, "pegasus" is latin. The Greek name is pegasos (or Πήγασος, I guess). And I guess the English plural would be pegasuses.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

It's like people who say that the word "pegasi" is wrong because that isn't the plural in greek ignoring the fact tnat we're speaking english

I mean, those people are being silly, but it's not like that no. I don't know what you think I'm saying but it's nothing I actually said.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

TIL about this bit of comic book history, thankfully quickly erased:

 

[Ryujin]

TIL about this bit of comic book history, thankfully quickly erased:

Yes, unfortunately there was rather a lot of that. And then there were the cartoons

 

[Ruin Explorer]

TIL about this bit of comic book history, thankfully quickly erased:

The mindset behind these sort of depictions is so puzzling to me, even thinking about racism as being day-to-day acceptable, which explains the horrific patois. Because like, we see in one of those middle panels, a Black or perhaps bi-racial woman is depicted, like, perfectly normally for a comic, and Steamboat's body and musculature are "normal" (for a comic), but he has this bizarre animalistic head that doesn't remotely fit with the style of Shazam, like what made the artist think that was a good idea or necessary or w/e? And in 1942? Insane. I've seen plenty of non-racist depictions (or at least, not racistly drawn, even if the writing still is) of Black people in comic book art by then or shortly thereafter. Maybe the answers are too SAN-damaging to seek out!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Re: Steamboat

You’ll note that every other black male in that sample besides him is drawn exactly the same way. And depicting black women more normally- even attractively- wasn’t unusual, either. Belittle the men; objectify the women.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

 

[jdrakeh]

TIL that, if you die without a legal will and testament in Colorado, your assets will go to your closest relatives under state "intestate succession" laws. And that a word document with your last wishes, no matter how much you want it to qualify as a last will and testament, does not.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

TIL that, if you die without a legal will and testament in Colorado, your assets will go to your closest relatives under state "intestate succession" laws. And that a word document with your last wishes, no matter how much you want it to qualify as a last will and testament, does not.

Yep.

I don’t remember if I covered that specifically in my thread:

Thread 'PSA: Dying intestate is a P.I.T.A.- take care of your “final arrangements”.'

Jan 31, 2023

In my life, I’ve had to deal with the estates of several people, in both a personal and professional capacity. Of all the several passings, few of the people had a will. And that’s a problem.

Wills are not the only end-of-life document out there, nor is one the solution for all potential issues that may arise during an estate administration. If people want to fight, they’ll fight. But it’s a starting point; a cornerstone of even the most basic estate plan. Everyone should have one.

TO BE CLEAR: I’m an attorney in Texas, and I don’t have one. I don’t have kids, and none of my legal...

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But an unprinted Word doc wouldn’t meet the probate standards in any jurisdiction I know of.