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Things you're supposed to give a shit about, but you don't.

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BrickTraybake · 31/05/2024 22:49

You know those little things in life that people like to morally police and make you feel guilty about but you just can't muster up the shit to give?

This is a confession thread. I'll start.

I don't give a shit that you supposedly shouldn't feed bread to ducks. I don't care. Don't eat it then. People have been feeding them bread for decades and now we're supposed to bring them organic bloody walnuts or something? Or some other crap they don't want that doesn't float?
They can have my slightly mouldy bread and be grateful.

Over to you.

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Justcats · 01/06/2024 15:50

KarenOH · 01/06/2024 15:08

36 pages of ducks and trans debate.

amazing.

I prefer the duck debate. I give no fucks about the trans debate.

Shesaidseaside · 01/06/2024 15:51

Also nails.

Shesaidseaside · 01/06/2024 15:51

Pandas

TheGoldSnake · 01/06/2024 15:51

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TheEyesOfLucyJordon · 01/06/2024 15:52

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Awww. You don't have much luck with women, do you @OneLimeShark ?

TheEyesOfLucyJordon · 01/06/2024 15:54

Justcats · 01/06/2024 15:50

I prefer the duck debate. I give no fucks about the trans debate.

I give no fucks about @OneLimeShark. Or his non-existent trans friend or uncle.

World would be a better place without the fucker!

Scirocco · 01/06/2024 15:56

TheEyesOfLucyJordon · 01/06/2024 15:54

I give no fucks about @OneLimeShark. Or his non-existent trans friend or uncle.

World would be a better place without the fucker!

That's ok, you're not meant to give a fuck about him.

Isometimeswonder · 01/06/2024 15:57

kitteninabasket · 01/06/2024 13:54

It's not just about what will happen when you're gone though. Climate change, loss of biodiversity etc are having an effect NOW. Don't you care about the people and wildlife in other countries suffering from the effects of floods and unbearable temperatures? Forest fires destroying wildlife and their habitats as well as people's homes and livelihoods? Orangutans in severe distress, their numbers dwindling from being stripped of anywhere to live? Habitat loss leading to increases in zoonotic disease? Increased rain leading to loss of crops, causing food shortages and price rises? Drought leading to water shortages?

None of it at all?

I was being a little tongue in cheek.
Yes, I care about the things you've mentioned but I don't believe I can do fuckall about it. We as humans have caused the problems and governments should have helped... it's probably too late.
So yes I care, but I also eat meat and fly on planes and probably other environmentally unfriendly things.

Shesaidseaside · 01/06/2024 15:58

I do definitely give fcks about ducks.

Fariha31 · 01/06/2024 15:59

Aria999 · 01/06/2024 15:35

@Fariha31 I expect you can use Google as well as the next person and are just making a point.

However here is the WHO definition:

Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other.

The idea of gender as the set of social expectations and norms put on people based on their biological sex is much older than the trans debate.

So if gender is the characteristics of biological sex that are socially constructed how can one 'have a gender'? or be a different 'gender' than your sex?

Aria999 · 01/06/2024 16:04

@Fariha31 I think the most charitable interpretation is that a trans woman prefers to conform to the gender norms that apply to women rather than those that apply to men.

But ultimately it doesn't really make sense to me either 🙂

Ellaelle · 01/06/2024 16:05

KateDelRick · 01/06/2024 15:35

What are you talking about?
This is a thread about what you don't give a shit about. This seems to bother you a lot to the extent of name calling other posters?
If it doesn't bother you, don't respond.

I've found one (of the pedantics), case in point katedel(whatever) I appear to have struck a nerve. Perhaps you can tell me what your problem is when I say princess Meghan, why does it upset you so?

BloodyHellKenAgain · 01/06/2024 16:08

OneLimeShark · 01/06/2024 14:47

@Tana433

HOW MANY TIMES??????

I have clearly made the distinction between biological women and trans women.

But you are so blinded by your transphobia you can't see past your bigotry!

Trans women are not biological women but they are women!!!

Get past your antiquated notions of gender and get in the 21st century!

Eh? Trans women are men (who like to dress like women - nothing inherently wrong in doing that I might add as long as they stay out of single sex spaces).
Surely everyone knows this?

ALongHardWinter · 01/06/2024 16:10

I'm not interested in your child,however adorable you think they are.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 01/06/2024 16:11

tuvamoodyson · 01/06/2024 15:06

How can men be women??

Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004

CellophaneFlower · 01/06/2024 16:11

Shesaidseaside · 01/06/2024 15:58

I do definitely give fcks about ducks.

I give less fucks about male ducks than I did before i started reading this thread. Male ducks need to give less fucks literally it appears 😨

VinnieVanDog · 01/06/2024 16:11

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 01/06/2024 16:11

Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004

No.

PiIIock · 01/06/2024 16:12

God, people are so fucking dramatic.

It is fine to feed bread to ducks.

Each duck consumes precisely 1 cubic centimetre of bread when a family feed the duck. They're not going to end up obese, or whatever else people are crying about.

By all means, take a variety of foods for them. Bit all this moaning about bread is stupid.

Theuniversaluseofloafers · 01/06/2024 16:12

If you park your car on the pavement and I have to squeeze my wheelchair past- I don’t care if your car gets scratched.

I don’t care that you don’t want to fold your pram on the bus- I don’t much want to be disabled- you can suck it up like I do.

I don't care if the bus is held up by 30 seconds to lower the ramp- you should have got an earlier bus if you are going to be late over a very short delay for other paying passengers.

I don’t care if you don’t fancy waiting, or will miss your train, or will only be 2 minutes- if you use the accessible toilet and you aren’t ill/disabled/have a broken leg or something- you are a massive dickhead.

DancelikeFredAstaire · 01/06/2024 16:13

I don't care if random strangers (or my neighbours), throw stuff in my bin, it makes zero difference to me.

Totallymessed · 01/06/2024 16:15

Glipsy · 01/06/2024 15:14

kudos to you LimeShark, but don’t worry, they’ll get it at some point and I expect they’ll pick it up quick enough, it’s a smart angle to take

you reap what you sow indeed

You TRAs really hate women, don't you?

Justcats · 01/06/2024 16:16

Oh ffs can you piss off with the Trans stuff. I'd rather talk about ducks.

Glipsy · 01/06/2024 16:17

Totallymessed · 01/06/2024 16:15

You TRAs really hate women, don't you?

In fairness to you, my attempt to not get pulled for troll hunting there was probably a little subtle

Totallymessed · 01/06/2024 16:17

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Thank you for revealing yourself so clearly.

tuvamoodyson · 01/06/2024 16:19

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 01/06/2024 16:11

Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004

Well, they can pass any laws/acts they want. Men cannot be women.

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