José Soplanucas

I do not see how to discuss this without discussing Politics. Beyond declaring our human empathy (when we have any), there is not much we can add.

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Most of the favela's inhabitants are hard-working, honest people who cannot afford to live in areas with better infrastructure. It is true, as often happens worldwide, poverty comes mixed with all kinds of marginals. But most of the neighbors are humble, friendly, honest people. The stigmatization in this thread is unsurprising and dull. I think I have moved beyond disgust. The street I wrongly turned in is Ladeira dos Tabajaras. See the map below. I was walking on Siqueira Campos coming from the beachside. As you can see in the lower right corner, Ladeira starts on Siqueira and runs almost parallel. I accidentally turned right and walked into what happened to be the main street of the favela. It was after six and already dark. The traffic, pedestrians and vehicles, ran with me up the hill. Mostly humble workers, many women, who were coming back home after work by walking, motorbikes, and combies that seemed informal public transportation. I am not sure; I did not research. I soon realized that I was going the wrong way, and for a minute, I got scared. Fearmongering preaching also affects me. I remembered that it is vital not to look disoriented in these situations, so I decided not to turn around but to keep going until the next crossway and turn left to return to Siqueira. I had just crossed Santa Margarida and did not know I would not have another crossing street on my way. But the fear was going away, as I saw no signs of danger. The traffic was hefty, as the road was not wide, and the combies would take all the space when one coming up (mostly full of female workers) coincided when one coming down the hill to pick up more passengers, plus the motorbikes and bikes and pedestrian and a few cars. It was a busy commute. I shared the experience here, although without much detail. Eventually, I turned around. I am misreporting the street numbers; I do not think I reached the 800s as I claim in the linked thread. I think I reached that place, almost the 600s. It was dark, and Google Maps fotos are often outdated. Although I do not remember exactly, I remember a bar and a curve. I hoped to find the street to turn left after that curve, but when I did not see any, I turned around and returned to Siqueira.

Absolutely. The issue is not only affecting gays and trans families. After all, we are a minority. What about women being unowned from their bodies by the anti-abortion wave? The theocrats are trying to block them from traveling to other states for the procedure, they will have no other option than moving to a place where they have more rights.

Once, I turned the wrong way and walked for about 15'/20' in that favela, at about 6 pm. Everyone was super nice and friendly.

LOL. If I had never been to Rio, just because of your description, 202 would be my place.

Hey guys! As always, thank you for your hard work. I have a quick question/check. I just received an email reporting that I signed in from a new device. However, I didn't. I signed in from the same laptop and browser I use more frequently lately, and there have not been any recent upgrades. Perhaps you have upgraded CoM's security settings? The email looks legit, though. I am attaching the screenshot. Thank you!

I am unsure about this assessment of @Luv2play as an elitist's view. I instead see it as naïf projecting his motivation to pay for a membership to all those who pay. We do not have any data to assess whether paid or unpaid members' reviews are more reliable. As long as @Luv2play argument would exclude outstanding members from posting, I agree it is noninclusive. Elitist has a different nuance.

The Moster! My favorite bar in the West Village back in the 1990s! I am happy that my NYC favorite venues and hookups sources are still alive!

Perhaps the issue is that the confusion about how to understand genders nowadays precedes and explains the confusion around pronoun use. There is no confusion but resistance to accept and embrace genders' new status quo. Perhaps.

Amazing! I used to go to the first Cockbar back in the 1990s! This sex bar was my favorite in the East Village!

I am confused by your confusion. It is clear when you read the article.

There are several articles today in the Washington Post about these contests. Unfortunately, they are behind a paywall. I share a graphic illustrating how they progressed from eating ten hotdogs to eating 76 in 10 minutes.

Really? I saw it but it looks like another bunch of shady insinuations plus accusations that you imprinted in his brain. You know, your client/partner is easy to manipulate, Counselor. I respect your contributions and your knowledge about Brazil, but I do not believe everything you say. You arrogance and pretentiousness make me look like a humble little grasshopper, and often clouds your judgement. I am sorry Riobard inflected you such a deep narcissistic wound.

Please, tell me where I have judged wrong. I understand your beef. You have been banned or suspended (I am unsure) in Gayguides because of Riobard/list of all of his nicknames. I am not defending him, I think he also needs help. But how would you explain SOB's obsessive opening of threads to go after the unintelligible poster?

LOL! You know me so well! Wise, Christian adult! Please, judge me.

LOL. I forgot you are are a truth-teller. Get help.

Yep, reports are private. The guys may be banned, suspended, punished, or nothing may happen, but no one learns about it.

I did not men to report them. If you report them, nothing may happen and only the admins would learn about your report. IMO, you should share who they are publicly.

You must be my twin soul in Bizarro Universe.

Do you also target real people as you do with forum members, and try to bring drama between communities, as you are doing here? Your middle name seems to be Projection (or Hypocrisy).

May I ask who is that?

No, the overwhelming majority of forum members are great. It is just a few rotten apples who may ruin your experience if you do not have a thick skin. Do not hesitate to block them if dealing with their asholness is an obstacle for you connecting to the majority of members.

You should share who they are publicly. Not to get them banned, I am against banning forum members, but for all of us to know who are the POS among us. And if they continue harassing you, just block them.