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Julioscoundrel t1_j7m6wol wrote

There are a lot of people who agree with me. They just don’t post here because they think Reddit is a leftist sewer.

And we are not free. JK Rowling was nearly cancelled after just liking a tweet calling trans women “men in dresses.” Actually making that comment here in the alleged land of the free draws immediate punishment and/or cancellation. We are definitely not free.

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Tschudy t1_j7lvm1d wrote

As much as I like to throw shade on the american education system, this is the fault of the company contracted to handle lunches, not the school itself. And quite frankly, fried chicken, watermelon, and waffles is a fantastic lunch. Bad timing? Maybe, but then again professional offendees likely would have taken issue with this any time of this particular month. Same if they'd tried to serve gumbo, collard greens, cornbread, jambalaya, or any kind of pork.

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Citizen-Kang t1_j7lviq9 wrote

Maybe I'm being a bit of a prude, but I feel there is a time and place for that kind of thing. In the legislative well of a state house, in knowing full view of minors doesn't seem like that time or place. Does nobody police this type of thing. Are there no standards of conduct? I'm going to be disappointed by the answers, aren't I?

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Serious_Hand t1_j7ljpz9 wrote

Unfortunately, jkr has real world power because how well her books did. She has also been almost always displayed in an "angelic" light by media. Which means everyone ignores that she is actively trying to hurt other people.

In case you are wondering, how she is wielding that power is awful. She's actively trying to make being trans in the UK illegal, this isn't hyperbole, read that manifesto she wrote. Every single positive trans legislation that's been considered she rallys against and puts her money towards hurting people. This is going on in Scotland right now, which by the way was only making the paperwork to transition legally have less bureaucratic nonsense and cost the government less.

Why should a children's author wield political power? Why should she have the right to negativity effect other people's lives? Her reach is negatively effecting far more people, yet I don't see you criticizing her at all. She makes the world worse.

How would you suggest these people make the world a better place? By just allowing their rights be steamrolled? It's very obvious to me that you've never had your right to exist be a subject of public debate.

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