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- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
Ironically Bryan doesn’t even understand the Bible as God in the very Bible is described with not just masculine but also feminine and neutral attributes.
They for example are described as being beyond humankind, yet the latter proceeding forth from them.
It’s ragebait that he posts and either he knows what he’s doing (likely), or he’s just that dumb (also likely).
- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
These are all straight lines, give me the real gay flag
- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
Personally, the way I view it, the rainbow is most flexible, as it literally includes everyone (queer and nonqueer), and the progress pride (as in, pride + triangle with whatever is in there) mostly functions as an acknowledgement of especially repressed groups.
View it like how countries have their national days, or how there are weeks of reading focused on a particular theme or subject (school homework included). That, but for queer stuff.
- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
I haven’t really heard of those jokes and animosity. We’re not letting ourselves get divided.
Comrade, remember that the fight is not with other queers, but with those who repress everyone; the oligarchs.
- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
Wouldn’t that only tell the ‘parts’ rather than the sexuality, gender, and so on?
- Comment on What if LGBT adopts a white and grey striped flag to replace the rainbow? Then Florida would have to abolish crosswalks entirely. 2 days ago:
Techhnically that’s black and white stripes with a rainbow.
Black and white stripes can be used as such too, though.
- Comment on Should I feel bad that my abuser is suffering? 2 days ago:
Waiting for the orange turd and the Russian baldhead to kick their buckets.
- Comment on Did I used to be homophobic? Am I? 2 days ago:
Just hopping in to say, first of all:
as a queer person, i’m genuinely super proud of you for realising this, and improving.
idk if you told the bully victim, but it’s good to apologise in earnest. he doesn’t need to accept it, but to you both, it’d be a weight off your shoulders.
the way i see it, you don’t need to embrace or approve of what others do - but letting them and treating them like ‘vanilla cishet’* people would get treated (ie. with respect), goes a long way. When you’re in a sauna and there are gay people, ask yourself: would I comment on a straight couple being together?
I don’t think one needs to overworry or overthink it – it’s valid to be concerned; but at the end of day, we’re all people, and you’re welcome too.
* only saying this because in my view, the ‘vanilla cishet’ person doesn’t exist, just as the full-of-fetishes/kinks queer person doesn’t exist. It’s a spectrum which is best seen as, “Who cares, but support for anything that’s mutual between consenting people of mature age, and support for whatever makes their life easier”.
- Comment on Did I used to be homophobic? Am I? 2 days ago:
Personally I never really had the “2 same gender ppl together weird” thingy, but ironically now that I’ve come out, I notice it more in my mind that I have those feels. And that annoys me as I want to not have that feel. So I try to ‘CBT’ myself by subtly smiling at those couples too, trying to make sure they feel safe and at ease too.
I think it comes from a perception of envy, that I’m projecting it onto others: why them but not me? I try to combat it too by realising that it’s not ‘not me’; I need to go out and look for it, to have it too.
It’s a whole journey of self exploration and realisation. If there’s any good place to ask, it’s on Lemmy, and since it’s in good faith (realising that homo- and transphobia is in fact, indeed bad), it’s especially a good way to learn how to deal with your feels. Best to have a psychologist you personally know and trust, though.
- Comment on Best Fediverse platforms to do it all right this time 3 days ago:
Self hosting is often gold, yeah.
- Comment on What's the name of the type of man I'm attracted to? (pictured) 5 days ago:
chav
- Comment on What happend to messenging apps interoperability in the EU? 6 days ago:
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish, but only for bigger cooperations.
As in, extinguish them. Make it far more attractive to not be at a big soulless corpo.
- Comment on Who are the "middle class" supposed to support in the class stuggle? 1 week ago:
The workers, 100%.
The difference between even a millionnaire and a billionnaire is one billion.
It’s such a large gap that in my view, no one really could claim to be a “temporarily embarassed billionnaire”. Nobody is; there are only workers and there are leeches.
- Comment on Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws 1 week ago:
So, in other words, corruption.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Not a mistake, this seems intentional malice.
- Comment on A proposal to help the Lemmy devs 1 week ago:
I think what would help, is a way to directly donate using eg. Monero or cash.
- Comment on ‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences 1 week ago:
Remember when someone posted Musk’s flight data? When Musk said anything could be public?
And then Musk removed the flight data.
Rules for thee but not for me. They’re bloody hypocrites.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Yes, you are.
Kids don’t watch porn that early. And besides, I think it’s more harmful to try to censor people’s internet
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Moving goalposts is a thing. It’s never gonna be from 0 to 100, it’ll move step by step. No thanks.
Whom do we harm with having a wank? Nobody. So stop worrying about it like an evangelist.
- Comment on Mississippi's age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test 1 week ago:
I’m of the opinion that even if it is final, at some points laws are so ridiculous they must cease to be effective for all.
- Comment on The Los Angeles Police Department shot an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet while she was live on TV. Zero provocation. 2 weeks ago:
Fucking fascists. Whoever shot the reporter deserves to get hanged.
- Comment on Why do I keep getting my feed filled with channels I already banned? 2 weeks ago:
Pro-tip: block using keywords. Some instances also are defederated from others, meaning you don’t see their comments or posts.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Where did I talk about a 4-year-old? I’m not exactly appealed with you putting those words in my mouth.
That said, obviously there is a big difference. I already mentioned the gentle guidance, for that sixteen year old; eg. that if they ever have questions concerning the house maintenance and all that, they should always feel free to come ask you.
And… these aren’t really dangerous years to be unsupervised. In fact, I think it’s more dangerous to live supervised by a deeply controlling helicopter parent, evangelist family.
As I said: gentle guidance. I ask you to read before commenting.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Going by all your comments, honestly, I’d say, why not? Try it out.
Make clear arrangements:
• Clean your apartment every once in a while. • Take good care of yourself, but don’t be afraid to ask for help. • Pay rent.
You could try doing it with a trial for say, half a year, if that goes well, perfect.
Other than that, let 'em go for it.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
That is strange reasoning. Not living on your own doesn’t help you mature or grow independent at all.
People here move out earlier all the time. I think it’s a great way to foster independence and selfcare.
- Comment on Austin votes on $2M AI park surveillance in 48 hours - Thursday 10AM City Hall. SHOW UP! 2 weeks ago:
Maybe the surveillance cameras need to be destroyed.
- Comment on Is the whole DC "cleanup" pointless? 2 weeks ago:
It’s not about crime or anything. Fascists always seek control. They are insecure and yet try to create the image of being in power. The machismo is all there is for them: they want to stifle and silence opposition. Which we won’t let happen! All of us share the same fight: against that Epstein creep.
Release the Files
- Comment on Social media sites should have 'reverse' Parental Controls; where adult children can block their boomer/senior parents' accounts from viewing conspiracy and radicalizing content. 2 weeks ago:
If they radicalised once they can deradicalise again
- Comment on Wealth inequality seems like the only outcome in a system where capital gains are taxed less than labor 2 weeks ago:
And after that, Kropotkin
- Comment on UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole 3 weeks ago:
A true People’s Republic would have less surveillance noncence than this.
The UK is a literal 1984 in the works.