matter

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[–] matter 7 points 1 year ago

Wrong, this is something almost universally acknowledged in feminist circles.

[–] matter 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Because it still puts men on top in most ways, even while it hurts them too.

And it definitely applies to all western societies.

You can see it in this very story. "Men are strong, they don't need help. Women are weak and emotional, that's why they need support." Yeah, it's devastating for men in this situation, but it's the same logic which makes people say men are natural leaders or whatever.

[–] matter 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Correction: they have spent some fraction of 73M on propaganda, and likely embezzled the rest.

[–] matter 2 points 1 year ago

0:29, tripped up mistyping on my phone a couple times

[–] matter 2 points 1 year ago

I used to have a similar stereotype about (white) South Africans who I met in my country. However, after having spent some time there recently I can say that South Africans (of all ethnicities) are absolutely lovely people. I was really impressed with what an integrated and truly multicultural society they have less than thirty years after the end of apartheid. I realise there are still big problems but it left a big impact nonetheless.

My hypothesis is that all the shittiest people left when apartheid was ending because they didn't like black people having human rights, and fled to majority-white countries.

[–] matter 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is, but they all come under the umbrella of polyamory. There's lots of sub categories like "parallel" (where someone's partners don't have much or any contact with each other), "kitchen table" where they're not in a relationship but do talk a lot about scheduling etc, might be friends, and then where everyone is in the same relationship or has independent relationships between everyone in a group. But lots of people use lots of different terms for those things.

[–] matter 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Then your understanding of these terms is wrong. Polyamory refers to people having multiple relationships (consensually), that's it.

[–] matter 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes, Germany might be the only western country worse than Australia

[–] matter 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should check out the "If Books Could Kill" episode on Outliers

[–] matter 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny, I can easily do that and assumed everyone could

[–] matter 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, they're on the menu in gibberish too, I see. Sounds fun.

[–] matter 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would you ever choose a coffee mug and a knife as your dish and utensil? That doesn't work for any food... And a deep plate/wide bowl + fork would work for basically everything.

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