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⌈ Secret Post #3264 ⌋

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08. http://i.imgur.com/DKoxG0z.jpg
[linked for porn; anime character + random dick]

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09. [SPOILERS for London Spy]

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10. [SPOILERS for Fargo]

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11. [SPOILERS for Borderlands 2]

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12. [WARNING for rape]

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13. [WARNING for incest]

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14. [WARNING for suicide]

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[The Tempest]

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19. [WARNING for noncon/rape]

[Hannibal]

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What's harder socially: Being bad at math, or being bad at reading and/or writing? Or are they both as hard? Is one of those things more socially acceptable?

It's sexist and due to sexism, but girls who are bad at math get such a pass.

People who can't read well don't get a pass anywhere afaik.

SA

And writing ability, almost nobody cares about unless they're writers or it's part of your job.

Being bad at reading, really. I mean it sort of depends on what field you work in...but imagine even trying to figure out things like public transport if you can't read well.

I'd say it's more socially acceptable to be bad at math. People are always making jokes about how hard it is and how you don't really need it. Reading and writing are needed for practically every thing.

I think people are far more forgiving of poor math skills, and not being able to read/write well is a much bigger problem in daily life.

Reading/writing, imo, unless you have a math oriented job. In my experience people will more readily mock someone for taking a long time/struggling to read something, versus taking a long time/struggling to add up numbers or whatever

I'd say it's split evenly depending on how you look at it. The frequent use of email and social media makes it easier to pinpoint who can't write very well. Someone may have excellent points when responding to a post, but there's so many spelling and grammar errors, their points are lost. Even without social media and emails, you have to write resumes, notes, etc. On the other hand, math can be awkward too - I've gone into a sweat in front of people before, making it clear how hard it was for me.

Honestly, people go around saying "Oh, I'm bad at math!" all the time whenever they make a minor mistake - like they count the change slightly wrong or something - regardless of whether they are actually bad at math. Meanwhile, people who are illiterate generally are reluctant to admit this. Clearly, being bad at math is more socially acceptable than being bad at reading. (I actually really hate this - I don't care whether everyone is good at math, but using "I'm bad at math LOL" as the go-to excuse for minor errors is terrible. Everyone makes mistakes, so a few mistakes does not make you bad at math, and regardless, being bad at things is not something to be proud of. When people say "I'm bad at math" I say "I'm so sorry.")

Writing is an odd one, because I think we mostly just care about whether you are able to form the letters and create sentences with mostly decent grammar. That's not quite the same thing as being GOOD at writing, but I think we tend not to think about writing skills much unless it's part of your job. What I'm saying is, writing stills are mostly ignored beyond the most basic level, so it's not really something people are either proud or embarrassed about.

Definitely being bad at reading/writing, but it's surprisingly socially acceptable if my experience with the internet is any indication.

I'd say it depends. I belong to a few groups where most of the members are clearly able to write a decent paragraph or two, at the very least, and sometimes newbies join who... can't, which can be awkward. One time this woman used CAPS LOCK because she didn't realize it was shouting, and everyone was so nasty to her it was actually painful because even after she apologized, they kept nagging her. She also used very poor grammar ("I didn't mean to hurt nobody") and I think that had a lot to do with how people responded to her, sadly. :/

Being bad at reading and/or writing because it's something you're expected to know. Also I think some people are expected to suck at math, while the ones who are good at it are seen as smart.

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