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Cassandra333
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Hello Everyone. Thank you so much for the good wishes. We're both still feeling crap and I've sent for the home tests for Covid. Should be here tomorrow.
I want to say something about needing proof of identity before going on social media. My comments are about the UK. At the moment we're heading towards a fascist state and I don't say that lightly. We're being told how to think, what we can say, what our opinions should be. If we don't fall in line, we risk losing our jobs and livelihoods. In fact, we're already seeing that happen.
As I've said before, I fought in the Twitter trenches in the early days of the Terf Wars. I was banned from Twitter as a result. Other women did lose their jobs and the majority of people had to hide behind a pseudonym because of the risk to their job and the danger to their families. One woman had photo's of her children's schools published on line with threats to herself and her kids. Others were arrested and held at police stations. One man was contacted by the police who said that they wanted to check his 'thinking'. The police officer threatened to report him to the HR at his place of work. He owned his own business so this wasn't much of a threat but what if he had been employed by someone else? All of this happened because women stood up for their SEX based rights.
This is serious. If we cannot have anonymity online, we lose all chance of being able to express our views and opinions in areas that matter. Serious areas.
If the price we pay for that is having to see horrendous racist/sexist/homophobic etc views, then so be it. Let them say it. If we see it, we can argue it, we can prove them wrong. We can show that the majority of people don't think like that. If we don't allow it, then those people go underground. We can't see it, we can't argue it and we can't prove that the majority of people don't think like that. Freedom of Speech is one of the most valuable rights we have and we cannot afford to lose it.
Okay, I'll step down from my soap box now. The lecture is over and I'm going back to bed. Hope I haven't offended anyone but if I have, tough.
Thanks again to everyone who sent well wishes.
I want to say something about needing proof of identity before going on social media. My comments are about the UK. At the moment we're heading towards a fascist state and I don't say that lightly. We're being told how to think, what we can say, what our opinions should be. If we don't fall in line, we risk losing our jobs and livelihoods. In fact, we're already seeing that happen.
As I've said before, I fought in the Twitter trenches in the early days of the Terf Wars. I was banned from Twitter as a result. Other women did lose their jobs and the majority of people had to hide behind a pseudonym because of the risk to their job and the danger to their families. One woman had photo's of her children's schools published on line with threats to herself and her kids. Others were arrested and held at police stations. One man was contacted by the police who said that they wanted to check his 'thinking'. The police officer threatened to report him to the HR at his place of work. He owned his own business so this wasn't much of a threat but what if he had been employed by someone else? All of this happened because women stood up for their SEX based rights.
This is serious. If we cannot have anonymity online, we lose all chance of being able to express our views and opinions in areas that matter. Serious areas.
If the price we pay for that is having to see horrendous racist/sexist/homophobic etc views, then so be it. Let them say it. If we see it, we can argue it, we can prove them wrong. We can show that the majority of people don't think like that. If we don't allow it, then those people go underground. We can't see it, we can't argue it and we can't prove that the majority of people don't think like that. Freedom of Speech is one of the most valuable rights we have and we cannot afford to lose it.
Okay, I'll step down from my soap box now. The lecture is over and I'm going back to bed. Hope I haven't offended anyone but if I have, tough.
Thanks again to everyone who sent well wishes.
50sGirl
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Sorry I don’t buy the surrogate twins theory.
I’m sure if they hired a surrogate and she was carrying twins then they’d have milked the twin aspect for every penny.
Imho there is zero chance that they would have rejected one twin, especially if they were biologically theirs.
They would have taken both babies because in their eyes it would “trump” Kate because she never had twins. The attention royal twins would get would be phenomenal and there is no way they on earth this pair would not have monetised them.
Pretty sure that rumour is a work of fiction.
I’m sure if they hired a surrogate and she was carrying twins then they’d have milked the twin aspect for every penny.
Imho there is zero chance that they would have rejected one twin, especially if they were biologically theirs.
They would have taken both babies because in their eyes it would “trump” Kate because she never had twins. The attention royal twins would get would be phenomenal and there is no way they on earth this pair would not have monetised them.
Pretty sure that rumour is a work of fiction.
freda19
VIP Member
Exactly.
This is what bugs me re the trans in sport issue. It almost always adversely affects women, as in women born with fannies and who grow breasts without the assistance of meds. So once again, it's women of the world being shat on.
Trans men, as in women transing into male, rarely cause a ripple in sports for the simple reason that someone born female choosing to become male will not have the strength and physicality to compete against men in the tougher sports. That's a simple biological truth. So the 'real' men don't need to worry.
Yet women are supposed to sit back and accept a strong 'butch' trans woman thrashing them in sports events. It's just not a level playing field literally, and yet again it's natural born women who are expected to suck it up buttercup. The world never changes re women getting the shitty end of the stick.
Mock Turtle
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YeltsinsTank
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I'm stunned that they forgot to claim all ownership into perpetuity and throughout the universe, and in all parallel universes and alternate dimensions. I mean, you never know.
SweetSummerChild
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I’ve mentioned before, I don’t think they wanted to leave at all, I think they were pushed. I think the RF reached a point where they found H&M behaviour totally unacceptable and they were being shown the door. H&M then announced that half in/half out nonsense to try and bounce the RF into a compromise but the RF shut that down. Nothing about the Harkles’ behaviour since has suggested someone who wanted to leave, it’s just a less humiliating scenario than being kicked out.
without a doubt a lot went on behind palace doors that we will never hear about. We’ve seen only the tip of the iceberg where Hairy and Meagraine’s behaviour is concerned. I bet they were far worse than we know.
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"...If you read the T&C on the Archewell website you'll see that if you submit your "act of compassion" to them you handover all copyright to your story and will not get any royalties from it if they use it. A cheap way of getting material for whatever it is they're doing with Netflix and Spotify?"
(I don't know how to put the following into a Spoiler - if someone tells me how ill edit it.....)
The small print...
By submitting material, you are granting Archewell (Archewell, LLC, Archewell Foundation, Archewell Productions & Archewell Audio, collectively Archewell), its principals, related entities, successors and assigns (Archewell Parties), an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, in perpetuity, worldwide, assignable license to publish, broadcast, and use, in any media now known or hereafter developed, the Submission in whole or in part for all purposes it deems, in its sole discretion, appropriate. For purposes of illustration but not limitation it may post the Submission on this or any other affiliated or non-affiliated websites, include in online uses, film, video, games, publications, educational materials, seminars, forums, promotional materials, etc.
b. By submitting material which contains your or any person’s name, biographical material, photograph or likeness you are granting Archewell and the Archewell Parties an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, in perpetuity, worldwide, assignable license, in any media now known or hereafter developed, the right to use the names, likenesses and biographical materials included in the Submission in whole or in part for all purpose it deems, in its sole discretion, appropriate. For purposes of illustration but not limitation it may post the name, likenesses and biographical material on this or any other affiliated or non-affiliated websites, include in online uses, film, video, games, publications, educational materials, seminars, forums, promotional materials, etc.
c. Archewell has the right to edit, revise, abridge, crop, combine, condense, quote selected portion of the Submission as it deems appropriate or necessary. Archewell is under no obligation to use the Submission in any matter or at all, its use is in the sole discretion of Archewell.
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Murphy Brown
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The truth is that British people aren't generally racist.
However, they can often be classist. Kate Middleton dealt with this in a far worse way than Meghan.
What Meghan wants to call 'racism' was in fact classism (and her own inappropriateness) but she doesn't want to admit that she is anything other than some sort of elite.
However, they can often be classist. Kate Middleton dealt with this in a far worse way than Meghan.
What Meghan wants to call 'racism' was in fact classism (and her own inappropriateness) but she doesn't want to admit that she is anything other than some sort of elite.
Innocent Hamster
Chatty Member
Unknown charity gives never heard of before award to desperate fame whores in shallow bid for publicity.Don’t know if this has already been posted.
Population Matters charity give Harry and Meghan award for limiting family to two children
The couple will receive £500 to donate to charity for making the "enlightened decision" to only have two children.news.sky.com
They’re being given £500 to donate to a charity of their choice for deciding to limit themselves to two kids. I’ve heard it all.
Cassandra333
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Re: Charles not giving the Duke of Edinburgh to Edward. I honestly can't see Charles refusing this as it was the wish of both his parents. Unless Edward doesn't actually want it. That would be a different story.
I have no idea where Danjazone gets her info. Not sure it's credible either.
Not feeling great. Husband's not well and we're worried it's Covid. I'm feverish and headachy today so we'll both have to get the test. Might not be around for a couple of days.
I have no idea where Danjazone gets her info. Not sure it's credible either.
Not feeling great. Husband's not well and we're worried it's Covid. I'm feverish and headachy today so we'll both have to get the test. Might not be around for a couple of days.
My 11-year-old came home from school and complained about a classmate: "She's so annoying; she thinks life revolves around her. The Meghan Markle of our school"I used to rant a bit about the Harkles to Mr Hamster and he used to raise his eyebrows and say he wasn't interested.
Then after the Orca interview he started ranting at me about what a traitor Harry was
I'm sure Markle has experienced racisist comments in her life and that's sad. But, in comparison to people of color, who are not celebrities or wealthy, she has no clue to the suffering racism can cause. She grew up on a white, upper middle class family. She traveled outside the US. She went to expensive schools and had every single opportunity all of her white friends had. She was never held back by the color of her skin and she knows that. It doesn't matter what color she is...she is an ugly person inside and cares about no one but herself. Shame on her for appropriating the suffering of real victims. She is truly disgusting.
Wightgirl
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Don’t know if this has already been posted.
Population Matters charity give Harry and Meghan award for limiting family to two children
The couple will receive £500 to donate to charity for making the "enlightened decision" to only have two children.
They’re being given £500 to donate to a charity of their choice for deciding to limit themselves to two kids. I’ve heard it all.
The irony is they might not actually have any
freda19
VIP Member
Hazza released his statement because SHE claimed the press were hounding her in Toronto as well as here and she claimed they had broken into her house in Toronto seeking info on her. None of that was true, there was no report of that 'break-in', she told him that to get him to speak out thus verifying publicly that he was shagging her and she was very very very important to his penis. He was a mug and bought her story, even though the few paps who'd papped her admitted she had tipped them off where she, especially she and hazza, were going to be. She played him like a puppet. The more publicity she got ... like him appealing for her privacy, lol ... the harder it would be for him to just detach from her. Nobody was hounding the silly cunt, other than the paps she had on speed dial.
The press here are not entirely stupid all the time and have a good relationship with the paps. Once they were on to her game they likely were less inclined to eulogise on her perfection and couldn't be arsed with her game. Oh well smeggy, play stupid games, win stupid booby prizes.
Anyway, like dopey hazza you clearly are a believer of the 'poor ickle pwincess smeggy wuz hounded' theory so good luck with that.
Allflightscancelled
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My daughter was picked on by a vile bully at school and often when they were playing outside a local hostelry while we and some locals had a quick Friday night snifter. One evening the bully came running in snivelling snd said my daughter hit her. Daughter sauntered in and admitted she had snapped and kicked bully up the arse. A large section of the pub erupted in applauseHer eyes would start spinning if Ginge went over the side
Totally agree. My late husband instilled into our daughter to fight back. She was having problems with a bully at school. Whatever this girl did to my daughter my d/ter responded accordingly. It worked. She didn’t have any more problems with the bully.
.sorry to derail but it still makes me giggle