Kulturkampf

[benji]

Love that we only talk of pardons to own people on the other side now. Not like, for setting people innocent free or the related commuting of harsh sentences.

Trump should pardon Diddy or Ghislaine if he thinks they're innocent. That's it, that's the only reason it should or should not be done. I honestly care less about someone I think is guilty being pardoned than I do about anyone being pardoned for some other reason. If Trump were to come out and at least fakes it well that he believes Diddy is innocent I'm not going to complain like others. But all this other crap like about polling support? Nah, fuck off.

Same thing with the Fauci pardon for what it's worth. Don't fucking selectively pardon specific elites when you'll let actual innocent proles waste away in prison let alone actually face bullshit prosecutions like you were afraid he would.

[Alpacx]

Britain is cooked

[HaughtyFrank]

The most popular names for children born in England and Wales in 2024 have been released, with Athena and Yahya making it into the top 100 for the first time.

Surely a complete coincidence that 2024 was also when Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar died

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Love that we only talk of pardons to own people on the other side now. Not like, for setting people innocent free or the related commuting of harsh sentences.

Trump should pardon Diddy or Ghislaine if he thinks they're innocent. That's it, that's the only reason it should or should not be done. I honestly care less about someone I think is guilty being pardoned than I do about anyone being pardoned for some other reason. If Trump were to come out and at least fakes it well that he believes Diddy is innocent I'm not going to complain like others. But all this other crap like about polling support? Nah, fuck off.

Same thing with the Fauci pardon for what it's worth. Don't fucking selectively pardon specific elites when you'll let actual innocent proles waste away in prison let alone actually face bullshit prosecutions like you were afraid he would.

ALL that bullshit aside. The Fauci pardon was an explicit protective measure, because, guess what? The Biden administration wasn't full of pieces of shit, and they knew what this...whatever is its was coming.

[HaughtyFrank]

[HaughtyFrank]

[Potato]

Victorians man. Fucking lefty cocksuckers.

[benji]

ALL that bullshit aside. The Fauci pardon was an explicit protective measure, because, guess what? The Biden administration wasn't full of pieces of shit, and they knew what this...whatever is its was coming.

Yeah, I already knew you agreed with Trump that the purpose of the state is reward your friends and punish your enemies plus especially innocents. I was saying this is a bad thing and should not be done.

In another thread you're telling me the courts are so corrupt they'll do anything Trump wants, so you should believe those pardons don't protect shit and are just theater. Instead you're trying to argue it's a good thing to corrupt the giving of pardons and commutations further into extensions of the irrelevant kulturkampf rather than be based entirely on whether or not you believe people are innocent or oversentenced.

[benji]

Gervais deleted the original tweet that was being quoted here, but did reply:

[benji]

[HaughtyFrank]

[benji]

I'm pretty sure Darwin didn't apply the ugly ray you genics to humans other than in the broad sense they apply to all animals. Eugenics doesn't follow Darwin's theory of natural selection, that's why it exists in the first place, because natural selection fails to meet the standards desired.

[benji]

[benji]

    

[HaughtyFrank]

I'm still trying to understand why the theory of evolution shouldn't be applied to humans. She's a biologist for fucks sake, is she offended by the idea that Humans are still very much animals?
And correct, eugenics, not unlike breeding farm animals, is something that is done directly counter to natural evolution. That's why we end with Chihuahua's who can die of a heart attack if they flop on their back. Those wouldn't exist in nature because they'd quickly die out

[benji]

I'm still trying to understand why the theory of evolution shouldn't be applied to humans. 

Like many arguments we're used to, it's because people thinking that and not knowing how problematic that is will lead to Nazism and so on. It's a 4:40 long video with a large section whining about Harvard professors being mean to her in stories that might be totally made up:

@jia_yaps

 

It appears her disability is juvenile idiopathic arthritis based on another video, something which if I'm reading Wikipedia's entry correctly, 90% of people with grow out of almost naturally if it's not severe and in specific locations.

[HaughtyFrank]

Yeah looked the whole video up after I posted this because at least I want to be an informed asshole. 
As kind of was to be expected she never makes any argument about why the evolution theory should be taught critically and it just boils down to "because bad people misappropriated the theory to justify racism it's bad" which apparently now poor Darwin has to pay for.

[benji]

TEACH 👏 THE 👏 CONTROVERSY 👏
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism

[benji]

The Trump Administration is the one who indicted Maxwell.

[Potato]

This is hilarious. 

https://theconversation.com/not-first-nations-but-want-to-wear-first-nations-fashion-heres-what-some-community-members-think-258817

If you’re not First Nations yourself, you may have found yourself asking if it is okay for you to wear First Nations fashion.

What can you buy? How do First Nations people feel about ally wear and First Nations designs?

To help answer this, I spoke with 20 First Nations Knowledge Holders from Tarntanya/Adelaide, Naarm/Melbourne and Warrane/Sydney to hear their perspectives on ally wear, designs, respect and responsibility.

Overall, Knowledge Holders said it’s tricky. Wearing clothes by a First Nations designer or brand as an ally can be a good way to show support if you’re being respectful and genuine. But it can also feel empty or even hurtful if it’s just for show.

It just gets better and better.

Brands like Clothing The Gaps were often named as good examples of ally-friendly labels that clearly mark which designs are for everyone and which are mob-only.

As one Knowledge Holder put it:

"If a First Nations person has created these forms of fashion and has not declared that it’s exclusive to First Nations people, then I think that it’s fine for allies to wear it."

[Uncle]

if you're thinking about wearing first nations clothing, just remind yourself...don't be rama rama

[Potato]

The Myth of the Noble Savage™ is no myth here, it's government policy.

[HaughtyFrank]

When I'm such a good ally that I boycott native owned clothing brands 

[BIONIC]

Brands like Clothing The Gaps were often named as good examples of ally-friendly labels that clearly mark which designs are for everyone and which are mob-only.

???

[DavidCroquet]

This is hilarious. 

https://theconversation.com/not-first-nations-but-want-to-wear-first-nations-fashion-heres-what-some-community-members-think-258817

If you’re not First Nations yourself, you may have found yourself asking if it is okay for you to wear First Nations fashion.

What can you buy? How do First Nations people feel about ally wear and First Nations designs?

To help answer this, I spoke with 20 First Nations Knowledge Holders from Tarntanya/Adelaide, Naarm/Melbourne and Warrane/Sydney to hear their perspectives on ally wear, designs, respect and responsibility.

Overall, Knowledge Holders said it’s tricky. Wearing clothes by a First Nations designer or brand as an ally can be a good way to show support if you’re being respectful and genuine. But it can also feel empty or even hurtful if it’s just for show.

It just gets better and better.

Brands like Clothing The Gaps were often named as good examples of ally-friendly labels that clearly mark which designs are for everyone and which are mob-only.

As one Knowledge Holder put it:

"If a First Nations person has created these forms of fashion and has not declared that it’s exclusive to First Nations people, then I think that it’s fine for allies to wear it."

relevant:

@jessbritvich

 

[HaughtyFrank]

[Alpacx]

Fuck, I came here to post this. Wish the photo showed the face of the person holding the sign because I'm getting Boomer energy from it.

[benji]

Internationally recognized by who?

[Uncle]

AI is also genocide

[Potato]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cgqn04g8ep7o

Transgender pool player loses discrimination case

A transgender pool player has lost a discrimination claim against one of the sport's organisers.

The English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) banned players who were not born biologically female from its women's competitions and teams in August 2023.

Professional player Harriet Haynes took the organisation to court, saying the rule was "direct discrimination" against her on the grounds of her gender reassignment.

But a court judge has said he is satisfied exclusion was the only "reasonable" way to ensure "fair competition" and dismissed her claim.

Haynes' representatives said they were disappointed with the decision and are weighing up whether to appeal.

The landmark ruling follows a legal definition of a woman by the UK Supreme Court in April as someone who is biologically female under equalities law.

The Equality Act provides protection against discrimination on the basis of various characteristics, including "sex" and "gender reassignment".

His Honour Judge Parker said pool is a "gender-affected activity" and that excluding those born as male from the female category was necessary to "secure fair competition".

The EBPF said it was delighted by the decision and that it welcomes transgender players in its 'open' category.

It argued that players who were born male and went through male puberty have specific physical advantages in cue sports, such as an ability to generate higher break speed, greater hand span to bridge over balls and a longer reach.

A spokesperson said: "The court found that pool is a game in which men have an advantage over women and that allowing only those born as women to compete in our women's competitions is necessary to secure fair competition."

In her claim, Haynes said her exclusion from the Kent Women's A pool team had caused her distress and upset, and she had been subjected to hurtful comments on social media.

She also claimed the policy violated the European Convention on Human Rights, including the right to respect for an individual's private and family life.

But the EBPF said the rule did not discriminate against her on the grounds of gender reassignment as "she was born male".