Kulturkampf

[Puffy Fucking Baby]

I mean, she's got a Ukraine flag next to her name. By her logic, they fucked around and found out too.

Mensch is a world class idiot, she used to be a Tory MP in Britain and then moved to America to become a resistance twitter sperg. Basically the worst of all worlds.

[HaughtyFrank]

Police arrest autistic teenager 'who said officer looked like her lesbian nana'
Mother says 16-year-old was dragged away screaming after being arrested on suspicion of homophobia

Police who arrested a teenager after she said a female officer “looked like her lesbian nana” have been accused of a “callous overreaction”.

Footage posted online showed the 16-year-old being detained by seven officers at her home in Leeds, West Yorkshire, at around 1am on Monday.

Officers had driven the teenager home after her family told police she was “intoxicated in the city centre”.

She allegedly made the comment upon her return and was then dragged away screaming after being accused of homophobia by the force.

The incident was recorded by the girl’s mother who uploaded the footage to TikTok.

The mother posted: “This is what police do when dealing with autistic children. My daughter told me the police officer looked like her nana, who is a lesbian.

“The officer took it the wrong way and said it was a homophobic comment (it wasn’t).

“The officer then entered my home. My daughter was having panic attacks from being touched by them and they still continued to manhandle her.”

‘This is absolutely disgusting’
Andrea Jenkyns, Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood, said: “This is absolutely disgusting, poor girl.

“I will be seeking answers on what seems to me a monstrous and callous overreaction.”

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said a 16-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence but urged people to “avoid reaching conclusions solely on the basis of the social media video” which “only provides a very limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident”.

The video shows two officers in the hallway of the family’s home, while the girl sits in a corner next to a cupboard.

A female officer with short blonde hair can be heard saying “she’s going to be arrested”.

The girl’s mother said: “She’s made a comment in her own house, she hasn’t said anything to you.”

The mother says that the teenager is autistic, and the officer responded: “I don’t care.”

A male officer said the girl had aimed “homophobic remarks at my colleague”.

‘It’s not a homophobic remark’
The mother is heard saying: “It’s not a homophobic remark, she said ‘I think she’s a lesbian, like my nana’.”

She added: “You’re going to remove her for what, you’re bothered she said the word lesbian? Her nana is a lesbian, she’s married to a woman. She’s not homophobic.”

More officers then arrived and the girl was seen screaming as she was taken away.

Oz Khan, assistant chief constable, said: “We are aware of a video circulating on social media which, as is often the case, only provides a very limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident.

“Officers had their body-worn video cameras activated during their wider involvement with this young girl which provides additional context to their actions.

“We have received a complaint in relation to this incident which is currently being assessed by West Yorkshire Professional Standards Directorate.

“While that ongoing process and the active criminal investigation limit our ability to fully discuss the incident in detail, we feel it is important for people to have some context about the circumstances.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/10/autistic-teenager-police-arrest-homophobia-lesbian-nana/

These speech laws in the uk seem like a bad idea

[benji]

“While that ongoing process and the active criminal investigation limit our ability to fully discuss the incident in detail, we feel it is important for people to have some context about the circumstances.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/10/autistic-teenager-police-arrest-homophobia-lesbian-nana/

"Which is why we've provided absolutely none at all other than telling you that favorable context is missing."

[Nintex]

damn

[benji]

I think this ad campaign could use some work.

[Besticus Maximus]

The truth is you’re a bunch of freaks who had way too much internet

[Potato]

I think this ad campaign could use some work.

That's it. I'm convinced. Chopping my cock off tomorrow.

[HaughtyFrank]

“While that ongoing process and the active criminal investigation limit our ability to fully discuss the incident in detail, we feel it is important for people to have some context about the circumstances.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/10/autistic-teenager-police-arrest-homophobia-lesbian-nana/

"Which is why we've provided absolutely none at all other than telling you that favorable context is missing."

Oopsie daisy. We let the kid go, please forget about it now

[Nintex]

Literally just a Guy is just storming the charts.

[Uncle]

[Potato]

Literally just a Guy is just storming the charts.

I give this guy less than two weeks to become a milkshake duck.

[Nintex]

There are already calls for this to be the new opening song at Trump rallies

A hobo song opening political rallies for a billionaire

[Potato]

There are already calls for this to be the new opening song at Trump rallies

A hobo song opening political rallies for a billionaire

The duality of US conservative politics.

[Uncle]

they would absolutely take advantage of the dude

have a table selling cds and itemize a bunch of fees that take 90% of his profits, sign an exclusivity deal of some kind that fucks him over

[benji]

[benji]

[BIONIC]

My favorite pronoun is de

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

ez nuts haha goteem

[Uncle]

Neopronouns have a long history
Baron said that he’s found over 200 neopronoun “coinages,” many of which were created before the 20th century, more than 120 years before the “current pronoun debates.”

 5000% doubt

why is "coinages" in scare quotes rather than "neopronoun"

a "neopronoun" getting coined centuries ago is just language itself developing pronouns organically

that's just a pronoun

[BIONIC]

Neopronouns having a long history is like the holocaust being about trans genocide… which absolutely was the case, shitlords

[HaughtyFrank]

This seems like bad marketing

[Polident]

Feel the need to point out that interview is from September of last year. Again, it’s how artificial this stuff is to farm engagement. They’ll run out of old interviews if the actors strike isn’t over soon.

[Uncle]

probably actually good marketing because they want a war so leftists are compelled to go see it to prove it makes money and stick it to rightoids

when movies kind of slip under the radar AND get boycotted like Lightyear it ends up a massive disaster for them, they desperately need controversy

[Nintex]

I very much doubt this. Trump got along pretty well with Tim Apple and is a big fan of the movies  

Unless this guy somehow gets into power

[benji]

haha threatening illegal political retribution for making products you don't like, very cool, very free market and very American, Laura

[benji]

[HaughtyFrank]

Also funny to see people behaving like assholes who then also lecture others about empathy

[Polident]

What I’m hearing is they want to build a wall around Hawaii to keep out the bad buddies.

[benji]

It’s when women often tokenise the queer experience while trying to escape the objectification that comes from being women in straight clubs, and it became a topic of discussion for the group I was with.

I gave a balanced counter, taking in both sides of the topic as it was a very complex discussion. To this comment, I was met with “Well you’re straight, so you shouldn’t even be here” to which I replied, “Actually, I’m asexual”. This person sized me up and said “Eh, same difference because you’re not really queer”.

At that moment, I felt my entire relevance in the queer community dissipated. I didn’t know how to respond as I’d only had my asexual (or ace) awakening a few months prior, and I’d not faced this kind of discrimination yet.

I have the privilege of being a straight-passing person which is admittedly a contentious double-edged sword. I couldn’t have imagined the first instance of prejudice I experienced would be dished out by someone who was in the queer community.

Since this event, however, I’ve had a few similar encounters. I’ve arrived at this point where nothing is more nerve-wracking to me than going out to queer clubs and spaces (except going to spaces with straight men). It just reinforces my belief that I feel like I never got the keys to the queer kingdom.

I was questioned at the gates, judged by other members of the LGBTQIA+ community and more often than not, would flee the castle before the clock strikes 12. Whenever I step into a queer space, I immediately feel like a fraud and that my occupying that space is in some way incorrect or invalid.

Why is it this way? Why do I feel like an imposter in a community I should feel myself in, given it boasts pride and acceptance? Is it because attraction is intrinsically linked to most forms of queerness? It is because sharing my experience with a lack of physical attraction in my life challenges the idea that being attracted to someone makes you queer?

Is it because sex is another crucial aspect of queerness and that queer, allosexual people have fought for the ability to celebrate? Does a lack of sex make me less relatable? Queer people have fought for their love, attraction and identity to be validated.

Pride, for example, is a concept I feel a great disconnect from. When Sydney held World Pride this past year and all of my friends were scurrying off to Oxford Street for celebrations and Kylie Minogue, it didn’t cross my mind once to go.

A major queer event occurred in Australia, yet I felt so disconnected from it due to how untethered I felt from other parts of the queer community. This is likely due to how World Pride is, for many, an event for sexual liberation. How can I be truly sexually liberated while being ace?

I wish my experiences with asexuality discrimination were seen as something more queer people could relate to. We are all fighting for the same understanding, acceptance and pride in our identity. As an asexual person, I often feel as if I’m fighting for a space at the popular kid’s lunch table, constantly trying to prove I belong.

But I will keep fighting for allosexuals to stop gatekeeping the queer community and allow asexual people to celebrate their identities and authentic queer selves. I’m aware that if one of my main issues is whether I’m queer enough, I’m very fortunate. Many queer people are consistently facing far worse. I just feel asexuality should be more widely discussed and represented, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community.

[Polident]

Actually pretty amazing how many people are intellectually and emotionally trapped in high school.

[jorma]

It’s when women often tokenise the queer experience while trying to escape the objectification that comes from being women in straight clubs, and it became a topic of discussion for the group I was with.

I gave a balanced counter, taking in both sides of the topic as it was a very complex discussion. To this comment, I was met with “Well you’re straight, so you shouldn’t even be here” to which I replied, “Actually, I’m asexual”. This person sized me up and said “Eh, same difference because you’re not really queer”.

At that moment, I felt my entire relevance in the queer community dissipated. I didn’t know how to respond as I’d only had my asexual (or ace) awakening a few months prior, and I’d not faced this kind of discrimination yet.

I have the privilege of being a straight-passing person which is admittedly a contentious double-edged sword. I couldn’t have imagined the first instance of prejudice I experienced would be dished out by someone who was in the queer community.

Since this event, however, I’ve had a few similar encounters. I’ve arrived at this point where nothing is more nerve-wracking to me than going out to queer clubs and spaces (except going to spaces with straight men). It just reinforces my belief that I feel like I never got the keys to the queer kingdom.

I was questioned at the gates, judged by other members of the LGBTQIA+ community and more often than not, would flee the castle before the clock strikes 12. Whenever I step into a queer space, I immediately feel like a fraud and that my occupying that space is in some way incorrect or invalid.

Why is it this way? Why do I feel like an imposter in a community I should feel myself in, given it boasts pride and acceptance? Is it because attraction is intrinsically linked to most forms of queerness? It is because sharing my experience with a lack of physical attraction in my life challenges the idea that being attracted to someone makes you queer?

Is it because sex is another crucial aspect of queerness and that queer, allosexual people have fought for the ability to celebrate? Does a lack of sex make me less relatable? Queer people have fought for their love, attraction and identity to be validated.

Pride, for example, is a concept I feel a great disconnect from. When Sydney held World Pride this past year and all of my friends were scurrying off to Oxford Street for celebrations and Kylie Minogue, it didn’t cross my mind once to go.

A major queer event occurred in Australia, yet I felt so disconnected from it due to how untethered I felt from other parts of the queer community. This is likely due to how World Pride is, for many, an event for sexual liberation. How can I be truly sexually liberated while being ace?

I wish my experiences with asexuality discrimination were seen as something more queer people could relate to. We are all fighting for the same understanding, acceptance and pride in our identity. As an asexual person, I often feel as if I’m fighting for a space at the popular kid’s lunch table, constantly trying to prove I belong.

But I will keep fighting for allosexuals to stop gatekeeping the queer community and allow asexual people to celebrate their identities and authentic queer selves. I’m aware that if one of my main issues is whether I’m queer enough, I’m very fortunate. Many queer people are consistently facing far worse. I just feel asexuality should be more widely discussed and represented, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community.

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