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48 votes
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Critical psychiatry and the political backlash against disabilities: a closer look at James Davies
11 votes -
GM ends OnStar driver safety program after privacy complaints
38 votes -
‘It’s plain elitist’: anger at Greek plan for €5,000 private tours of Acropolis
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The fight for abortion pills – In the US, UK and around the world, the backlash against safe, at-home abortion medication is growing
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‘Resist this’: outrage as BBC replace voice actor with AI voiceover
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How Vail Resorts sparked the great Northeast ski revolt
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'White party' in Sri Lanka cancelled after backlash. Organizer apologizes.
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The end of Françafrique? Festering resentment of French neocolonialism is motivating a backlash against Paris across West Africa.
11 votes -
New York Times faces backlash for [5,000 word] essay speculating on Taylor Swift’s sexuality
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Bluesky says it will allow users to opt out of the public web interface after backlash
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Outrage grows after ‘chilling call for genocide’ by Florida Republican
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The solar-panel backlash is here
23 votes -
‘Exorcist: Believer’ backlash: Franchise will live, but sequel changes likely
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Chick-fil-A plans UK restaurants opening after previously facing backlash from LGBTQ+ rights activists
23 votes -
Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year
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Unity reveals plans to charge per game install, drawing criticism from development community
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Sex education book 'Welcome to Sex' is a best-seller, but has been pulled off one Australian retailer's shelves after a conservative backlash, including death threats against one of the authors
‘Taking a leaf out of Trumpism’: Yumi Stynes on the ‘misguided’ backlash to sex book The book has been criticised by campaigners including Rachael Wong, the chief executive of Women’s Forum...
The book has been criticised by campaigners including Rachael Wong, the chief executive of Women’s Forum Australia, an organisation critical of pro-trans activism. Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham on Tuesday, Wong called it a “graphic sex guide for children”, adding that she felt “physically ill at the thought of children reading it”. Other conservative media figures have amplified the criticism.
“This book was a response to genuine questions asked by adolescents to [magazine column] ‘Dolly Doctor’ for more than 20 years. [Dr Melissa Kang, one of the co-writers], was exposed to what kids were too ashamed to ask anyone else.”
Critics have taken particular issue with small sections of the book that address inclusive sexual practices beyond penetrative sex, including “fingering”, “oral sex”, “scissoring”, and “anal sex”.
They are also critical of the inclusion of what they term “gender ideology”. Others are accusing the authors of “grooming” children – a term that is increasingly misused.
The backlash has been so intense Big W stopped selling the book in-store after staff members were abused, although the retailer has defended it and it remains available online.
"I've seen people saying to me 'I want to kill you' or 'You should die'," Stynes told SBS News.
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The manufacturing backlash: No factory in my backyard
15 votes -
Mondelez, facing widening corporate boycotts in the Nordics over continued presence in Russia, has asked to meet the Norwegian government to protect its local business
14 votes -
Alex Ovechkin awarded "Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation" award by Putin
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Absolut Vodka will stop exporting its products to Russia after a backlash in its home country, Sweden
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Covid backlash hobbles US public health and future pandemic response
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Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday
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The artificial island of Lynetteholm is meant to protect the Danish capital from floods and provide housing – but critics accuse the project of greenwashing
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AI-generated art sparks furious backlash from Japan’s anime community
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Polish venue cancels Pink Floyd co-founder's shows after Roger Waters showed support for Russia
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New recommendation to ban Muslim headscarves in Danish elementary schools has been met with a backlash in Denmark
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Faroe Islands to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals after receiving widespread criticism
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Practice of dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands has come under renewed scrutiny after more than 1,400 of the mammals were killed in one day
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Backlash after Ukraine women troops march in heels
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Exorcising Aunt Jemima - Among calls for racial justice, several brands finally dropped racist imagery from their logos and designs. But is a real paradigm shift underway?
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A proposed scientific balloon flight in northern Sweden has attracted opposition from environmental groups over fears it could lead to the use of solar geoengineering
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Planned Harvard balloon test in Sweden stirs solar geoengineering unease
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CD Projekt faces hostile staff after failed launch
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"They demolished my house for this?" In Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, families were forced out for a huge Foxconn factory, but three years later, it still hasn’t been built
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John Boyega on possible ‘Star Wars’ return and educating Disney execs on racist backlash
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What is math? A teenager asked that age-old question on TikTok, creating a viral backlash, and then, a thoughtful scientific debate
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Some New Zealanders find a harsh homecoming amid concern about importing coronavirus after months of lockdown sacrifice by ‘team of 5 million’
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How white backlash controls American progress: Backlash dynamics are one of the defining patterns of the country’s history
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Furor erupts: Billions going to hospitals based on Medicare billings, not COVID-19
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Mike Pence task force freezes foreign coronavirus aid amid US backlash
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Teenage transgender row splits Sweden as dysphoria diagnoses soar by 1,500% – new health report and TV debates highlight backlash against gender reassignment
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Nevada culinary union lays into Sanders supporters after health care backlash
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Jameela Jamil announces she is ‘queer’ after backlash over TV role
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Norway says its new giant oil field is actually good for the environment – critics call it climate hypocrisy
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The internet made trans people visible. It also left them more vulnerable.
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Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
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The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint could be good for US businesses, despite opposition from state attorneys general and consumer advocacy groups
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The #MeToo movement goes in fits and starts. But, suggests Reckoning’s Linda Hirshman, that’s to be expected. Every social change experiences a backlash.
6 votes