It does, but I once met a Mancunian who sounded, in his own words, common as muck and rough as fuck to a fellow brit, but in the states was treated like Shakespeare
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I suspect it’s because anyone who disagrees with (or even just calls it) “trans ideology” doesn’t understand it. Trans people aren’t a set of beliefs, they’re a set of people. Some of them are clever enough to understand the sociological, philosophical, biological ramifications, and will argue that way.
But for most, simply living as their birth gender is a constant uphill struggle of psychological pain or discomfort that they can only ameliorate by going through gender reassignment - itself not exactly a simple pain free process. By arguing against their ideology, whatever that means, you’re in effect saying “you don’t deserve comfort. The right to the pursuit of happiness does not apply to you”. Which effectively robs them of their humanity. And thinking of some people as sub-human is, verifiably, what fascists and Nazis do.
“Evil begins when you start treating people as if they were things”
Well, you could always try and make up for it by having more sex on average than straight people. Zing!
Man, ragging on the gays like this is going to get me cancelled, I can feel it!
NKBTN@feddit.ukto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What future study are you waiting for that will completely state the obvious about what we knew about all along?English151·4 days agoThat societies were wrong to promote non-violent protest as the only permitted form of resistance.
“Say something non-praising about LGBT” will get you banned? I want to try that out!
Ahem: Some LGBT people I’ve met have been really boring!
Could you give me an example?
I’m in the UK, and have given up half way through a lot of applications because the software they’ve used for the applications process is American.
NKBTN@feddit.ukto British Telly @feddit.uk•BBC switches to YouTube to save Blue Peter in a children's TV crisisEnglish3·6 days agoI thought it was partially license funded? 99% sure it used to be at least, maybe not now.
EDIT: No, apparently not. It was publicly owned in a roundabout way, but not publicly funded. Pesky Mandela effect.
NKBTN@feddit.ukto British Telly @feddit.uk•BBC switches to YouTube to save Blue Peter in a children's TV crisisEnglish3·6 days agoIt was a godsend during lockdown, and am still making use of it now, but yeah… given the amount of BBC/C4 I personally watch these days, it probably works out at about £2 per episode.
NKBTN@feddit.ukto Out of the loop@lemmy.world•Why is bluesky being ragged heavily since yesterday?English81·8 days agoBTW, the nazi label for “national socialism” is a complete misnomer. Hitler formed cartels instead. It’s one of the most frustrating things about political debate that so many folks equate socialism with Nazis
Thank you!
I did try Stath Lets Flats but I found the humor a bit too cringey. Like… it was good, but made me wince so hard my contact lenses cracked
Ah yeah! Baby Reindeer was fantastic; Ladyparts good too. Somehow forgot about those.
Haven’t heard of most of the others - will give them a bash; thanks!
NKBTN@feddit.ukto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarketsEnglish1·10 days agoGood point, there.
NKBTN@feddit.ukto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarketsEnglish8·10 days agoYou would be stupid to pick up two if you knew you were going to throw one away. Food waste is not a good thing.
But - as odd as this might seem - you could offer the second lettuce to someone else. Either someone else leaving the store, a friend/neighbor or work colleague. Yes I know it’s unusual to stand up in the office and say “does anyone want a free lettuce?” but it’s not only harmless, its positive!
NKBTN@feddit.ukto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarketsEnglish132·10 days agoThey do put restrictions on smoking and drinking - they outlawed deals on those years ago. Tobacco is about 50x the price it costs to manufacture because of taxes, and guess what? There’s millions fewer smokers now than there were in the 1900’s! People who don’t drink, or who drink much more rarely, are a much higher number than they used to be too.
Personally though, I do think tobacco should be completely illegal. Maybe nicotine products too, though they do help people with ADD self-regulate
EDIT You are right that the costs of alcohol to the NHS is still pretty huge though - about £5bn a year and 10,000 deaths, not to speak of all the other costs. Some good stats here: https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/27-4-billion-cost-of-alcohol-harm-in-england-every-year/
NKBTN@feddit.ukto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarketsEnglish92·10 days agoIt’s a good change. What would be even better is promoting 2 for 1 deals on fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, pulses and grains. Arguably meat too, though with the environmental impact of the industry that’s harder to justify
NKBTN@feddit.ukto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarketsEnglish142·10 days ago10% of the NHS’s budget goes towards treating diabetes. That’s a huge amount of money. It’s not just a problem for sufferers - its everyone elses problem too.
In my view*, government has two main jobs: promoting our happiness, and curbing our excesses. This is firmly within those remits, albeit trading short term for long term happiness.
You probably wouldn’t say firearms/crack cocaine/embezzling shouldn’t be illegal just because some people can’t control themselves, I hope? This is much like that - it just seems harmless because you’re used to it being there.
People can still buy crisps and pizza. They just won’t get a discount on over-indulging anymore
*actually, Bertrand Russell’s view.
NKBTN@feddit.ukto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•The whites of one of these eggs was actually yellowEnglish5·14 days agoAny chance it was twins?
I don’t think they can be fired, can they?