Brianna Wu
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One, it kind of changes who comes in the door because there's a layer of bureaucracy that goes along with that. But the other thing is it kind of introduces this inverted hierarchy of oppression. Like if we're all working on putting something together, And Peter, I'm talking to you, and I've got the mindset, like, we're equals. Like, we're all trying to get this done. I respect you.
One, it kind of changes who comes in the door because there's a layer of bureaucracy that goes along with that. But the other thing is it kind of introduces this inverted hierarchy of oppression. Like if we're all working on putting something together, And Peter, I'm talking to you, and I've got the mindset, like, we're equals. Like, we're all trying to get this done. I respect you.
One, it kind of changes who comes in the door because there's a layer of bureaucracy that goes along with that. But the other thing is it kind of introduces this inverted hierarchy of oppression. Like if we're all working on putting something together, And Peter, I'm talking to you, and I've got the mindset, like, we're equals. Like, we're all trying to get this done. I respect you.
That's a good team unit. If I'm coming into it like, oh, I'm a transgender woman. I'm a woman. I've got to, like, make my space. Peter needs to watch out to be quiet. That's not going to be a really good formula to get stuff done. So, like, when I have seen firsthand how this has literally damaged studios— killed projects in back channel in ways I can't even say.
That's a good team unit. If I'm coming into it like, oh, I'm a transgender woman. I'm a woman. I've got to, like, make my space. Peter needs to watch out to be quiet. That's not going to be a really good formula to get stuff done. So, like, when I have seen firsthand how this has literally damaged studios— killed projects in back channel in ways I can't even say.
That's a good team unit. If I'm coming into it like, oh, I'm a transgender woman. I'm a woman. I've got to, like, make my space. Peter needs to watch out to be quiet. That's not going to be a really good formula to get stuff done. So, like, when I have seen firsthand how this has literally damaged studios— killed projects in back channel in ways I can't even say.
And we're talking about a damn video game? Like the thought of that playbook being taken to our military is somewhat terrifying to me, Maddie.
And we're talking about a damn video game? Like the thought of that playbook being taken to our military is somewhat terrifying to me, Maddie.
And we're talking about a damn video game? Like the thought of that playbook being taken to our military is somewhat terrifying to me, Maddie.
Mary, I want to tell you a story about this from growing up in Mississippi. So Mississippi, people don't know this, has the highest number of people serving per capita. My own adopted father joined the Navy because he didn't want to spend his life in D'Lo, Mississippi, bailing hay, right?
Mary, I want to tell you a story about this from growing up in Mississippi. So Mississippi, people don't know this, has the highest number of people serving per capita. My own adopted father joined the Navy because he didn't want to spend his life in D'Lo, Mississippi, bailing hay, right?
Mary, I want to tell you a story about this from growing up in Mississippi. So Mississippi, people don't know this, has the highest number of people serving per capita. My own adopted father joined the Navy because he didn't want to spend his life in D'Lo, Mississippi, bailing hay, right?
And what I saw firsthand in Mississippi growing up, a state still struggling with the aftermath of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, right? is the least racist people I consistently knew growing up, the ones that when someone used the N-word in private, they go like, hey, don't say that. The people that consistently did that, what did they have in common? They served in the military.
And what I saw firsthand in Mississippi growing up, a state still struggling with the aftermath of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, right? is the least racist people I consistently knew growing up, the ones that when someone used the N-word in private, they go like, hey, don't say that. The people that consistently did that, what did they have in common? They served in the military.
And what I saw firsthand in Mississippi growing up, a state still struggling with the aftermath of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, right? is the least racist people I consistently knew growing up, the ones that when someone used the N-word in private, they go like, hey, don't say that. The people that consistently did that, what did they have in common? They served in the military.
Because it was this thing that forced them to go into a situation where they had to respect people and not think I'm better than you and just see them as nice, black, white, whatever, as a teammate. And I think anything that's not that is just obviously going to get you off missions.
Because it was this thing that forced them to go into a situation where they had to respect people and not think I'm better than you and just see them as nice, black, white, whatever, as a teammate. And I think anything that's not that is just obviously going to get you off missions.
Because it was this thing that forced them to go into a situation where they had to respect people and not think I'm better than you and just see them as nice, black, white, whatever, as a teammate. And I think anything that's not that is just obviously going to get you off missions.
Well, I think it's really straightforward. You know, you have people that made a commitment to their country and to serve, and that commitment is not being honored on the other side. You're essentially sending a signal to trans people that we're not fit to serve our country.
Well, I think it's really straightforward. You know, you have people that made a commitment to their country and to serve, and that commitment is not being honored on the other side. You're essentially sending a signal to trans people that we're not fit to serve our country.