I wish I could double react this cos I wannaexactly this, i hate the “when will it end, when will they be satisfied” argument because blm isn’t really asking for much, just to be treated equally and the same as others. people who try and act like they’re protesting for the impossible just don’t understand the purpose imo.
also uo: referring to your own post as a “mic drop” doesn’t make it a mic drop but i love the optimismgonna start doing it with all of mine
i’m adding it into my work email signature tomorrow!I wish I could double react this cos I wannareact the mic drop bit.
MIC DROP
I think it depends a lot on the cause of the spouse death. If someone has been sick for a long time and pass away you've already spent time grieving before they die, it's not a shock as such, you can process things before they go. The difference between that and loosing someone, say in a car accident will be huge.I find it a bit gross that widowers ‘find love’ so soon after their wife/husband has died. Stephen Bland was moaning on Twitter that the Daily Mail said his new wife looks like his old wife and they do a bit. A few people said that it only took him 18 months and then he shacked up with the next Mrs Bland and they were yelled at.
I get that there is no time on grief but I’m the same train of thought I’m confused how you can process the death of the love of your life and then go on dates and find your next partner all within 18 months.
Wow I did not know thisoff topic but I only found out that TLDR means too long didn’t read the other day
go to the ‘today I learned’ thread and post itWow I did not know this
I can’t join any more threads I can’t keep up with themgo to the ‘today I learned’ thread and post it
i know I have to ignore my child to keep up with the barneys on this threadI can’t join any more threads I can’t keep up with them
The black square was pointless. I think taking the knee was a good way to promote the cause but it went on a bit too long without any other real change and became pointless. There’s always been racism in sport (football) though so I think it’s important to show there isn’t space for it in sport anymore.How do you feel about people/celebrities taking the knee and changing their Instagram to a black square, do you think it’s a good way to promote the cause, would you be offended if someone didn’t do they but tried to help BLM in a different way?
Agreed, sport is still a place where prejudice reigns supreme, so I had no issue with players taking the knee. I actually got annoyed when I heard idiots booing it. They may not "agree" with bringing politics into sport, but at least have the respect not to boo when players do that.The black square was pointless. I think taking the knee was a good way to promote the cause but it went on a bit too long without any other real change and became pointless. There’s always been racism in sport (football) though so I think it’s important to show there isn’t space for it in sport anymore.
I don’t follow many other sports so I can’t speak for racism within rugby, tennis etc.
Just because other places are worse it doesn’t mean the UK is goodIf you think the UK has a major problem with racism you need to travel a bit more. There are racist and xenophobic dickheads everywhere, and all ethnicities are guilty of this.
This is such a weird take imoIf you think the UK has a major problem with racism you need to travel a bit more. There are racist and xenophobic dickheads everywhere, and all ethnicities are guilty of this.
i don’t get what you mean? one doesn’t cancel out the other - i’ve travelled extensively, including all over the usa, and that doesn’t mean that the uk isn’t also capable of being racist. different cultures just express it in different ways based on their own histories, their societal set-up and layout, and (in the case of the us) what the police are able to do/get away with.If you think the UK has a major problem with racism you need to travel a bit more. There are racist and xenophobic dickheads everywhere, and all ethnicities are guilty of this.
This thread is boring to read now. Even the chicken thing wasn’t that outrageous. Back to the vaccine thread I go for some drama.
The card game Uno is overrated too.
The UK is unique in that a lot of stuff just isn’t obviously racist/xenophobic too. It’s little things, or not so little but not as obvious as using slurs, that add up and make you give those people a bit of a side eye but a British/white person would just say that you’re making it too deep/overthinking it because they’ve never had to experience it themselvesi don’t get what you mean? one doesn’t cancel out the other - i’ve travelled extensively, including all over the usa, and that doesn’t mean that the uk isn’t also capable of being racist. different cultures just express it in different ways based on their own histories and (in the case of the us) what the police are able to do/get away with.
Exactly! I'm white and live in a fairly rural area, which is probably made up of 99% white people. So it'd be easy for me to say there's not much issue in the UK with racism because I hardly ever witness it and certainly wouldn't experience it.The UK is unique in that a lot of stuff just isn’t obviously racist/xenophobic too. It’s little things, or not so little but not as obvious as using slurs, that add up and make you give those people a bit of a side eye but a British/white person would just say that you’re making it too deep/overthinking it because they’ve never had to experience it themselves
It’s easy to say that Britain isn’t all that bad because it’s not that obvious
I’ve been thinking this about some posts - of course most people would say that being racist is bad, and would probably call it out, as long as it’s simple but the moment you get into microagressions you’ll have people saying “well it’s not racist”
What’s an example of a micro aggression, please? Genuine question - I’ve heard of the term but haven’t read anything in depthThe UK is unique in that a lot of stuff just isn’t obviously racist/xenophobic too. It’s little things, or not so little but not as obvious as using slurs, that add up and make you give those people a bit of a side eye but a British/white person would just say that you’re making it too deep/overthinking it because they’ve never had to experience it themselves
It’s easy to say that Britain isn’t all that bad because it’s not that obvious
I’ve been thinking this about some posts - of course most people would say that being racist is bad, and would probably call it out, as long as it’s simple but the moment you get into microagressions you’ll have people saying “well it’s not racist”
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