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Politics, DnD, General Cynicism - It's an octopus.

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@Lenderz Idea for family activity?

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@mynnoj @AdamBienkov You absolutely can. And should.

(Blaming the Express for it's part, also fine. But it's not one or the other.)

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Anyone know where @ShaneLevitt11's got to?

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@Lenderz Well done mate. Impressed.

Not sure how you've managed to keep motivated. After my niece told me that I *WOULD* be going in the pool when we go on holiday (on penalty of making her very upset) I told myself I'd start exercising this month and...meh. No motivation. None.

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@SarahRosemary3 Not sure if Twitter has a limit on how long a thread can get, but if we're posting examples of Tory misinformation I'm fairly convinced we'll hit one.

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@AdamBienkov I can't believe I'm saying this of Oliver Dowden but...

Of course he knows. He'd just rather not admit they somehow managed to make THAT much of a shambles of a relatively content-free image. It has about 7 elements to it, each questionable in some way.

https://t.co/RArHrIFDyo

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@Lenderz Plowing through these now. Assuming the little'un got bored or found a comfier chair?

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@Samfr I thought 'foul lunatic' was their target demographic?

Credit where it's due, they've dropped them. I'd half expected them to keep them and try turn it into a culture war, free speech issue.

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Actually yes. That's exactly what you've done.

Look up Julia Serano's work to read why Blanchard's is incorrect and why to reduce being transgender to a sexual element is deeply misrepresentative.

And again, let's not judge all by the behaviour of a minority. There danger lies

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling I'll assume you're the latter, so let's choose that one. You're a gender critic so you must be a bully? A white supremacist? A Nazi? Homophobic?

No, that'd be silly, right? I can't assume because of the behavior of some, it reflects on the whole.

Oh.

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Based on one account, 'plus others' you've reduced all trans women to a perceived negative behaviour.

Should we do the same for gay men? Black people? Immigrants? Gender critics?

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Who we're dealing with?

"Male erotic cross dressers" with a heavy implication of paedophilia?

Do you see how you're going beyond 'just pointing out that is a man'? You've crossed the line into prejudice. Bigotry.

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Sure, if I ran a poll using biased questions, I'd get biased answers. It's why good pollsters go to great lengths to ensure their questions are neutral.

This poll was conducted by Reuters, voted 2nd most trusted news sources in the world. Are you suggesting bias there?

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling 3. Bigotry is the preconceived negative opinion of a specific group without just cause. A prejudice. Pointing out that a trans woman was a man might not be bigotry (though your intent for doing so might). Rowlings opinion of trans people as ‘a threat to women’ fits the definition

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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling 1. That was addressed in the polling, with lower acceptance amongst those more likely not to know what a trans woman is (Cairo).

2. We should disregard all polling based on an assumption the answer given was false? Or just this one because you dislike the result?

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@Phoenix4517 Their current strategy and any 'plan B' they have seem to involve doing some variation of more of the same. It's worked well thus far... 🤔

I wonder if any of them have considered actually governing? It'd be a bold strategy, true, but it might just work.

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Testicular cancer awareness month. To those who have 'em, check your bollocks.

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@alexwickham @BloombergUK In any sane party, a shift further right and a threat to quit the ECHR would cause more letters to go in, not less.

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@nothing_human Can't think of any reason why GPs might seek to specifically target the LGBTQ+ community. None at all. The NHS must have a top secret plan to create a bunch of poofters via exposure to rainbow flags. It's literally the only explanation.

Meanwhile...

https://t.co/JAInrLiGji

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@SoupTomatoSoup @jneill As a general rule, it's usually a fairly safe bet.