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Jman50k t1_j5anmtr wrote

Reply to Diners caught off guard as a group aired footage relating to Breonna Taylor's death at a Kentucky restaurant by GlobalTravelR

My understanding is that the owners of the restaurant were gonna tell them not to come back for being hateful people, but decided to give them a whole ass lecture first and the haters clutched their pearls.

Good! These people should be Force to confront the violent reality that their blithe handwaving from positions of relative safety and privilege helps perpetuate. No more letting them just look away and say ”it didn’t happen, it wasn’t that bad, it was their own fault” kinda horseshit.

Force them to gaze directly at their own withered souls, says I. Don’t let them rationalize in comfort!

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BirdsbirdsBURDS t1_j5alji3 wrote

Reply to Japan gov't spokesman scolded by mom for having hands in pockets during PM presser by nehemiaadrian

I mean. I’m former military. We generally train to not “put hands in pockets”, and I have generally rationalized it as being a safety thing in ships, because if a ship suddenly lurches some direction you can brace yourself.

But recently I’ve found that, if it’s not cold and you have your hands in your pockets, it’s weird.

Like, what are you doing? Playing with yourself? Playing with your keys? Now it does have some kind of feeling like, what’s in your pocket that you’d rather be messing with that than focusing on your surrounding?

I know some people will have differing opinion, but like, just keeping your hand in your pocket seems a weird thing to do since your pocket is like a portable liminal zone

*edit. Im getting downvoted, but at the same time it seems that some people feel that it is weird to just chill “hands in pockets style”. To clarify, I’ve never yelled at someone over this thing, but it’s always stuck with me that, if it’s not cold, it strange.

Not offended by downvotes, but if those people could chime in as to why it would be appropriate for professionals to hang around with hands in pockets, I’d be willing to read them at least.

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jamkoch t1_j5agjgc wrote

Reply to Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces the Defund Planned Parenthood Act by everlovingkindness

In 2005, Planned Parenthood was contracted to do approx 60% of the federally funded HIV counseling and testing in Texas, targeting gay men. The reason, the LGBTQ community in Texas trusts Planned Parenthood more than any state or local county government office. Now, these tests are being contracted elsewhere due to the ban on funding Planned Parenthood. The state doesn't understand why nobody wants to test at local health departments. This ban affects so much more than women's health, and that is one of the primary reasons it's being targeted.

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