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PCIntern

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24. Stereotypes exist because they're accurate in many cases

Reply to Melon (Reply #23)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:04 AM

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This is not difficult to understand. If you want to disagree be my guest but understand that I am speaking from competence and experience.

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In Re: "Threesome" w/ sons, "YMCA", "manly" muscles and the like: [View all] PCIntern Saturday OP

Dementia is not a loss of previous inhibitions. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #1

Fronto-temporal dementia often manifests itself as such PCIntern Saturday #2

I'll clarify -- inhibitions are lost, but what is revealed is not someone's "true self" that has been lurking under the WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #3

That was my point in the last para of the OP PCIntern Saturday #4

Trump's impulse control has obviously worsened in the past year. ananda Saturday #34

Hate to break it to you BUT the thing I laughingly referred to as my "FATHER", (another discussion for a very different The_REAL_Ecumenist Saturday #5

yeah, I wasn't clear. It is certainly a loss of inhibition but the idea that what emerges is the person's "true self" is WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #6

I'm sorry... PCIntern Saturday #10

People with dementia behave in ways that don't reflect their "true selves." Part of the despair around dementia is WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #16

What is anyone's "true self"? PCIntern Saturday #17

lol ok WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #20

Sometimes what they are revealing is how they grew up Maeve Saturday #31

I agree. ananda Saturday #35

Hegseth, as well. ColoringFool Saturday #7

he's gonna b super ugly when he gets old. mopinko Saturday #9

a former du'er had to put his dad mopinko Saturday #8

Guys go for pretty girls because they're gay..🙄. Ahhhhh.....no Melon Saturday #11

Yeah...let's paraphrase me wrongly: PCIntern Saturday #12

Some maybe Polybius Saturday #14

Did I say that men who date beautiful women are necessarily gay? PCIntern Saturday #18

The practice (bearding) was as you say very common with some gay men of that generation. harumph Saturday #19

No. That was in the 40's when they had to keep up Melon Saturday #22

All the times I've been to New Hope and never saw a movie star, demmit! ..... ColoringFool Saturday #25

Did you read the post? Kingofalldems Saturday #13

I know this isn't directed to me Polybius Saturday #15

It most certainly does not PCIntern Saturday #21

You stereotype both gays and straight men off of your own Melon Saturday #23

Stereotypes exist because they're accurate in many cases PCIntern Saturday #24

I don't think so. You are just applying your biases Melon Saturday #30

PCIntern didn't mean that at all.... some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II Saturday #27

Thank you and true. PCIntern Saturday #28

You forgot to mention Kingofalldems Saturday #37

For what it's worth (and that might not be much), I wonder whether Trump's fixation Ocelot II Saturday #29

That seems reasonable Maeve Saturday #32

I agree with your overall... PCIntern Saturday #33

That's another very astute observation! some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #38

Frankly I think what Trump gets off on is domination indusurb Saturday #36