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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 3, 2023 9:45:28 GMT
Lovely seeing you, doggo! I err forgot my password. 👴🏽 Glol.
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Post by Ulythium on Jun 3, 2023 9:56:26 GMT
Yay, @spookyxelectric!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2023 9:59:17 GMT
I missed you guys so much that I posted in the EG comments! Looking for a lifeline! It was not pleasant.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 3, 2023 10:09:18 GMT
I missed you guys so much that I posted in the EG comments! Looking for a lifeline! It was not pleasant. Christ, why would you subject yourself to that?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2023 10:13:57 GMT
I was looking for an angel like a Danno or someone to ask “the fuck you been, bro?” so I could say “look I’ve tried to come back, either my account is hacked, or I am old, or both are correct because only olds think their accounts are hacked.”
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 3, 2023 10:33:26 GMT
I was looking for an angel like a Danno or someone to ask “the fuck you been, bro?” so I could say “look I’ve tried to come back, either my account is hacked, or I am old, or both are correct because only olds think their accounts are hacked.” Instead you met both sides of the EG spectrum, absolutely sycophantic commenters and strange fanboys who start an argument at the drop of a hat. Oh and the bigots.
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Post by dogbot on Jun 3, 2023 10:36:17 GMT
Lovely seeing you, doggo! I err forgot my password. 👴🏽 Awww, man. 😁 Glad you're back, anyway. 😎
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Post by Danno on Jun 3, 2023 10:44:30 GMT
Welcome back Bromeo!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2023 15:27:13 GMT
Thanks, boys.
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Post by Lizard on Jun 4, 2023 0:13:58 GMT
Yeah, welcome back Spooky
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Post by cubby on Jun 4, 2023 8:28:39 GMT
Get yourself a bloody password manager.
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Post by aubergine on Jun 4, 2023 12:03:50 GMT
Watching the video of Stan Grant signing off from a journalism career of 30 years in Australia after suffering relentless racist abuse was horrid. I was actually ON Q&A, then a couple days later he announces he’d had enough. Seems like I have an effect on people.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jun 7, 2023 12:11:23 GMT
So we just tried to put on a drag storytime for pride month here. Discreetly, because previous attempts from other libraries had not gone well. Clearly not discreetly enough though, because just one of the families I advertised it to took a picture and sent it to a far-right journalist.
So yeah, we've had a fun afternoon of fielding abuse and deaths threats over the phone and email. And I am thoroughly depressed that the objectionable thing is a kid watching 30 minutes of a guy wearing a dress.
THE HORROR
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Post by jono62 on Jun 7, 2023 12:20:35 GMT
These same people probably laughed and enjoyed Dame Edna.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jun 7, 2023 12:23:27 GMT
Fuck I feel like drinking to oblivion right now
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Post by Ulythium on Jun 7, 2023 12:33:02 GMT
Damn, MolarAm🔵 - that's terrible. I'm so sorry. If you're actually getting death threats, I assume you're reporting them to the relevant authorities?
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Post by geefe on Jun 7, 2023 12:36:36 GMT
I know this is blue sky and blind optimism but is there any way that these events could also be run for parents/ sceptics to see they're not that much of a fuss?
I'm not saying invite Johnny EDL to one but, in my experience, most people protest the idea or perceived content rather than the actual stuff. If the sceptical parents can be included and see the content as well, that could help?
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Post by Rich on Jun 7, 2023 12:39:40 GMT
Geefe, the people protesting these things aren't 'sceptics', they're bigoted reactionary cunts. There is absolutely no reasoning with them.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jun 7, 2023 12:47:30 GMT
It's just fucking depressing. Hate those fucking far right cunts.
Frankly I think Lina E had the right idea and I hope we see people like her in the UK...
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jun 7, 2023 12:56:17 GMT
I know this is blue sky and blind optimism but is there any way that these events could also be run for parents/ sceptics to see they're not that much of a fuss? I'm not saying invite Johnny EDL to one but, in my experience, most people protest the idea or perceived content rather than the actual stuff. If the sceptical parents can be included and see the content as well, that could help? I don't know what we are going to do, but I think there's a certain subset of sceptics that are not going to be convinced. And even if there were ones who could be persuaded, the threats are going to prevent them from being given the chance. Optimistically, I think it's going to be a similar path that gay acceptance took. Eventually, given enough exposure and normalisation, people are going to stop caring about what other people do in their private lives, and all of this outrage is going to look very quaint.
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Post by Vandelay on Jun 7, 2023 13:21:19 GMT
If the sceptical parents can be included and see the content as well, that could help? These are public events. I don't see any reason why they couldn't just go themselves if they actually wanted to see what the real content was. It is bizarre though. I expect all of them will have gone to panto and seen the dame cracking plenty of innuendo gags during entertainment that is aimed at kids. The cognitive dissonance to blindly accept that, but not someone in drag reading a story in a library must be huge.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 7, 2023 13:23:31 GMT
I know this is blue sky and blind optimism but is there any way that these events could also be run for parents/ sceptics to see they're not that much of a fuss? I'm not saying invite Johnny EDL to one but, in my experience, most people protest the idea or perceived content rather than the actual stuff. If the sceptical parents can be included and see the content as well, that could help? I tell you what, replace "drag" or " trans" with black or jew and you might understand how you can't reason with these cunts. Of course, if it was a Catholic priest doing these story times then that would be A-OK. Nothing wrong with the Catholic church. No problems whatsoever.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 7, 2023 13:24:24 GMT
So we just tried to put on a drag storytime for pride month here. Discreetly, because previous attempts from other libraries had not gone well. Clearly not discreetly enough though, because just one of the families I advertised it to took a picture and sent it to a far-right journalist. So yeah, we've had a fun afternoon of fielding abuse and deaths threats over the phone and email. And I am thoroughly depressed that the objectionable thing is a kid watching 30 minutes of a guy wearing a dress. THE HORROR Good for you. Don't let the twats get you down.
You have my axe!
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jun 7, 2023 13:28:10 GMT
I don't even give a shit if they think it's inappropriate for their kids to see. That's fine! It's their kid!
But the classy thing to do in that case, is to exercise your right to NOT TAKE YOUR KID TO THE DRAG STORYTIME. Instead of, you know, preventing others from exercising their right to do things differently to you.
Ffs, they're not compulsory events! And we were only going to do one for pride month!
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 7, 2023 13:29:47 GMT
I know this is blue sky and blind optimism but is there any way that these events could also be run for parents/ sceptics to see they're not that much of a fuss? I'm not saying invite Johnny EDL to one but, in my experience, most people protest the idea or perceived content rather than the actual stuff. If the sceptical parents can be included and see the content as well, that could help? I actually don't think it's that bad an idea. Do it as a 'parent's night' or something. Half the people who are upset are probably just upset because a paper told them to be upset about something.
Either that or do it around xmas and advertise it as a panto event.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 7, 2023 13:34:25 GMT
I don't even give a shit if they think it's inappropriate for their kids to see. That's fine! It's their kid! But the classy thing to do in that case, is to exercise your right to NOT TAKE YOUR KID TO THE DRAG STORYTIME. Instead of, you know, preventing others from exercising their right to do things differently to you. Ffs, they're not compulsory events! And we were only going to do one for pride month! For people that talk about freedom of expression, speech and reduction in government control of an individual the Right really love controling what people can and can't do. It's almost as if they're hypocritical arseholes.
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Post by Onny on Jun 7, 2023 17:44:14 GMT
Queens of the Stone Age have a new album coming and I just can't get excited over it considering the stuff that's come out about Josh Homme lately. Do you mean the stuff with his kids taking out restraining orders where he was totally exonerated? Also Carnavoyeur is just tremendous.
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Post by Tuffty on Jun 7, 2023 18:24:48 GMT
Haven't been following it since, that's good to know, if only to hear his kids werent abused. But still, there was that case of kicking the camera into a concert photographers face too which made me lose respect.
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Post by Danno on Jun 7, 2023 19:01:55 GMT
Queens of the Stone Age have a new album coming and I just can't get excited over it considering the stuff that's come out about Josh Homme lately. Do you mean the stuff with his kids taking out restraining orders where he was totally exonerated? Also Carnavoyeur is just tremendous. Kicking a female journalist in the face at a gig He was a total shitbag to Kyuss as well, kept the publishing rights so he made moat of the money and then took John and Brant to court to try to stop them performing live
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Post by Onny on Jun 7, 2023 19:26:51 GMT
Oh I had totally forgotten those other bits and yes, shitbag actions for sure.
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