Politically Correct has Become Dangerous

The Epstein Files are out. Over two thousand pages - I’ll wait for the summary!
 
Prince Andrew. Bill Clinton. A bunch in the fashion world (Naomi Campbell, Vera Wang). RFK Jr. Bill Gates.

It's about as revealing as that vault Geraldo opened up.
 
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Annapoorani: Netflix removes Nayanthara film after backlash from Hindu groups

Members of hard-line Hindu groups had criticised the film for showing a Brahmin character eating meat.
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"The movie stars actor Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a chef. She is shown going against her family's religious beliefs and eating meat and learning to cook it. Many Brahmins do not eat meat, in accordance with rigid caste rules."

There should be a filter to say - Netflix, only show me movies that agree with my political, moral and religious beliefs.
 
There are her boobs before being photoshopped, if anyone cares …

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Fwiffo said:
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How Lunar New Year came to encompass different Asian cultures’ spring festivals

Using “Lunar New Year” is a sign of respect linguistically and culturally to all the different countries that celebrate the holiday, but it’s also OK to celebrate individually, experts say.
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It's called Lunar New Year now.

China does not have a monopoly over everything.
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My mother in law nearly slapped me 15 years ago when I referred to Tet/ Lunar New Year as ‘Chinese New Year’
 
Carano’s bullshit case after being fired from Disney is being funded by Elon Musk.

This is fucking amazing. I thought this was a 9th grade book report at first:

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I don't remember what she did wrong. She's against gender pronouns, trans and is homophobic? Is anti-vaxx, anti-mask, etc? And ridicules religious minorities etc.? That wins you elections and scores you interviews with Putin these days.
 
Dropbear said:
My mother in law nearly slapped me 15 years ago when I referred to Tet/ Lunar New Year as ‘Chinese New Year’
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Having worked organizations with Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai etc people I know not to talk about "Chinese New Yaer" - especially since one of my DiLs is Taiwanese!
 
fxh said:
Having worked organizations with Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai etc people I know not to talk about "Chinese New Yaer" - especially since one of my DiLs is Taiwanese!
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The most annoying and confusing part for me is the superstitions. I can’t take out the trash on LNY because that will mean losing stuff all year? Like, losing more trash? Isn’t that a good thing? Not dying in a hoarder’s toxic pile of refuse?
 
Dropbear said:
The most annoying and confusing part for me is the superstitions. I can’t take out the trash on LNY because that will mean losing stuff all year? Like, losing more trash? Isn’t that a good thing? Not dying in a hoarder’s toxic pile of refuse?
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Do you have to get a haircut and buy new clothes ( good excuse) ?
 
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is against transgender women in female spaces

The federal Conservative Leader said on Wednesday that transgender women should not be allowed in women’s change rooms and public washrooms
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“female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males.”

Oh great. Now we have to have two fields - birth gender + current gender.
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Most workplaces I've been in in the last million years don't have segregated toilets. A lot - many - of public facilities now in galleries, public spaces, shopping centres (malls) are actually kinda mixed, you walk in the same door for everyone, the stand up urinals are over that way - the sit down stalls that way. Wash basins over there.
 
fxh said:
Most workplaces I've been in in the last million years don't have segregated toilets. A lot - many - of public facilities now in galleries, public spaces, shopping centres (malls) are actually kinda mixed, you walk in the same door for everyone, the stand up urinals are over that way - the sit down stalls that way. Wash basins over there.
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In Canadia, shared toilets are usually because there his only 1. get in line whomever you are. next most common is separate men, women and the family one is a free-for-all.
 
fxh said:
Most workplaces I've been in in the last million years don't have segregated toilets. A lot - many - of public facilities now in galleries, public spaces, shopping centres (malls) are actually kinda mixed, you walk in the same door for everyone, the stand up urinals are over that way - the sit down stalls that way. Wash basins over there.
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really? i honestly don't think i've ever seen a building or public space without a segregated toilet in my entire life.
 
Grand Potentate said:
really? i honestly don't think i've ever seen a building or public space without a segregated toilet in my entire life.
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Really? I mean they are not unusual all over the world. I , too, prefer segregated toilets and they are more common in these parts but non-segregated toilets are also common here too.

Yet again another insanity-culture-war brewing in North America than most of us are puzzled by.
 
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Most workplaces I've been in in the last million years don't have segregated toilets. A lot - many - of public facilities now in galleries, public spaces, shopping centres (malls) are actually kinda mixed, you walk in the same door for everyone, the stand up urinals are over that way - the sit down stalls that way. Wash basins over there.
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We had that for awhile. For example at the provincial museum the toilets became unisex but the urinals were taped off (not a good idea for maintenance and stench control) so you were expected to use the stalls.

Then after coronavirus (I'm guessing because every other stall had to be used) they went back to male + female + a separately built unisex washroom. My (old) company opened an office in 2020 and we built men + women + an individual unisex with an accessibility door. It was mostly used by obese people to take a crap.
 
Grand Potentate said:
really? i honestly don't think i've ever seen a building or public space without a segregated toilet in my entire life.
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You, me and the Englishman who stepped off the 6am plane with me from London to Copenhagen and proceeded into the washroom by the gate - saw a woman come out as we were going inside - and promptly made a 180 degree turn and walked back out and held our bladders instead.

Later on during the day I realised the country was configured like this (office, restaurants, etc.). But it only works with toilets that are inside a door with a lock.
 
QuandoDio said:
Really? I mean they are not unusual all over the world. I , too, prefer segregated toilets and they are more common in these parts but non-segregated toilets are also common here too.
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well my travels have kept me mostly to the this side of the globe in general, but even in central and south america, i never saw one. with the trans war brewing here in the US and canada its only going to get worse in that regard sadly.
 
Grand Potentate said:
really? i honestly don't think i've ever seen a building or public space without a segregated toilet in my entire life.
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Really - its pretty common here - I haven't got any pics but next time I'll take some if i remember. .Although whipping out the phone camera in a toilet isn't the best look.

Most bars and cafes etc will just have toilets not marked Male/Female
 
The Australian Open broke ground in 2020 by providing all-gender toilets at Rod Laver Arena. ( Which is delightfully ironic as The main stadium is called the Margaret Court Stadium - and she's a virulent xtian anti gay etc rightwinger.)

This first pic below is actual Australian Tennis Open signs
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‘Mary Poppins’ age rating increased in U.K. due to ‘discriminatory language’

The 1964 Disney classic twice uses a word that is a racially insensitive term for the Khoekhoe, an indigenous group in South Africa, the British Board of Film Classification announced.
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I also read the other day they changed the stage production of Aladdin to ditch the monkey and animal sidekicks because they were offensive. The Disney+ movie apparently has pre-screening messages. I watched that as a kid. I must be traumatised.
 
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The party’s over for Russians in Sri Lanka after ‘whites only’ event fuels outrage

Officials in the South Asian nation, where Russians and Ukrainians have fled the war in Ukraine, said they were canceling long-term tourist visa extensions amid public fury over the event.
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"But the poster, which was shared widely on social media and seen by NBC News, also included a line that said 'Face Control: White,' drawing outrage from social media users who interpreted it to mean that only white people could attend the event."

I'm not even sure what that means - never mind if it's racist.
 
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JK Rowling: Trans newsreader India Willoughby calls comments by Harry Potter author 'grotesque transphobia'

The argument began on Sunday, when the author dismissed a video of Willoughby as "a man revelling in his misogynistic performance of what he thinks 'woman' means: narcissistic, shallow and exhibitionist".
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"When another X user sent her a video of Willoughby, asking if she thought 'this lady should use the men's locker room?', Rowling replied: 'You've sent me the wrong video. There isn't a lady in this one, just a man revelling in his misogynistic performance of what he thinks 'woman' means: narcissistic, shallow and exhibitionist.'"

Time to burn piles of Harry Potter?
 
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J K Rowling dares police to arrest her as Scotland's new hate crime laws come into force

Supporters of the new laws insist they will make Scotland more tolerant. But critics such as the Harry Potter author say the legislation could stifle free speech - and fails to extend these protections to women.
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"Rowling put out a series of comments on X lashing out against transgender women, including double rapist Isla Bryson, who was jailed for eight years last year for raping two women. The attacks were carried out in 2016 and 2019 when Bryson, who was born Adam Graham, was living as a man.

A decision to initially house Bryson in an all-female jail sparked a backlash from the public and politicians - and Bryson was moved to the male estate within days."

Come with your pitchforks and burning piles of Harry Potter books...
 
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Hunter Schafer: Euphoria star says she no longer wants to play trans characters

Hunter Schafer says she does not want being transgender to be "the centrepiece to what I'm doing".
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"Schafer said being known simply as a 'trans actress' was 'ultimately demeaning to me and what I want to do'."

Wouldn't that be called trans actor since it's common these days in the English speaking world to drop the feminine ending?
 
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Why campaigners say Britain owes £18 trillion for slavery reparations

As Commonwealth leaders prepare for a showdown with Keir Starmer over slavery reparations, a 2023 report into how much the UK should pay has resurfaced.
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To put into context Britain only spends 1.2T a year.

I vote for going back to the Romans (aka Italy) and asking them to make reparations for enslavement during the Roman empire.
 
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McDonald’s the latest company to roll back diversity goals

McDonald’s intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and increase the number of minorities in their own leadership ranks
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"McDonald’s said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and increase the number of minorities in their own leadership ranks."

Our senior leaders and suppliers are diverse enough!
 
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In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year

Fireworks, music, lanterns, and dragon dancing filled streets across Asia to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
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BBC in 2025: Happy Lunar New Year
2024: Happy Lunar New Year
2023: Happy Lunar New Year
2022: Happy Lunar New Year
2021: Happy Chinese Lunar New Year
2020: Happy Chinese New Year | Happy Lunar New Year
2019: Happy Chinese New Year | Happy Lunar New Year
2018: Happy Chinese New Year
 
Fwiffo said:
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In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year

Fireworks, music, lanterns, and dragon dancing filled streets across Asia to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
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BBC in 2025: Happy Lunar New Year
2024: Happy Lunar New Year
2023: Happy Lunar New Year
2022: Happy Lunar New Year
2021: Happy Chinese Lunar New Year
2020: Happy Chinese New Year | Happy Lunar New Year
2019: Happy Chinese New Year | Happy Lunar New Year
2018: Happy Chinese New Year
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A lot more people than the Chinese celebrate Lunar New Year.

I've been asked why we don't celebrate Thanksgiving on the same as USA!!

I don't think most Australians have any idea what Thanksgiving Day in the USA is about -let alone celebrate it.
 
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