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Comment on Why Indian universities are ditching English-only education in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on Why Indian universities are ditching English-only education in ~humanities.languages
draconicrose Link ParentIn Portugal, our education is, as much as possible, in Portuguese. We also learn English as a second language. It's fine.In Portugal, our education is, as much as possible, in Portuguese. We also learn English as a second language. It's fine.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentYeah, I get that. But that's the point, such rules and the phrase used are discriminatory. It's not twitch's fault for having to juggle it, but calling it "female presenting nipples" is bad...Yeah, I get that. But that's the point, such rules and the phrase used are discriminatory. It's not twitch's fault for having to juggle it, but calling it "female presenting nipples" is bad because that is such an ambiguous phrase.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentI don't see how forbidding everyone from showing nipples doesn't match US norms. Regardless, Twitch does business internationally, it's just good practice to be thorough. Trans people do not owe...I don't see how forbidding everyone from showing nipples doesn't match US norms. Regardless, Twitch does business internationally, it's just good practice to be thorough.
Trans people do not owe society surgery, or even hrt. Many trans men choose not to get top surgery. Regardless, what about cis people?
Fictional/drawn art depicts people. That argument would be valid if all everyone ever drew were bishies and big titty anime girls.
The rules are stupid, is what I'm getting at, and regardless they've been rolled back. Lol.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentWell, that goes right to the core of the question, doesn't it? You could use breasts, which is the correct terminology and less offensive imo than female-presenting nipples. I'm pretty sure Twitch...Well, that goes right to the core of the question, doesn't it?
You could use breasts, which is the correct terminology and less offensive imo than female-presenting nipples. I'm pretty sure Twitch would ban "male-presenting" nipples if a trans man went topless and wouldn't ban "female-presenting" ones if a trans woman did.
But that's besides the point. Like, when does a pectoral become a breast? I'm not just talking about for example when a trans woman takes estrogen and her breast tissue grows. What about very flat-chested cis women or cis men with just big pecs or gynecomastia?
These are rhetorical questions. I think companies should craft their content policies to be neutral: no visible nipples. Done.
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Comment on My doomed career as a North Korean novelist in ~books
draconicrose LinkAn interesting piece, but I can't help thinking it reads a lot like a propaganda piece itself. Like, who takes a picture of some art and instead of describing it calls it a propaganda mural? Gonna...An interesting piece, but I can't help thinking it reads a lot like a propaganda piece itself. Like, who takes a picture of some art and instead of describing it calls it a propaganda mural? Gonna go up to Washington DC, take a picture of the Lincoln Memorial and call it a propaganda statue? Putting things in terms like the Kims are gods and the elites live well, as if most people wouldn't be honored to meet the president of their country and as if their own rich didn't live much more luxurious lives than the poor. I'm not in favor of either "system", just pointing out the hypocrisy.
Also, the writer of the original book has a vested interest in making NK look as bad as possible, because by his own admission he was not getting any recognition in writing... except perhaps when it comes to writing about a country most people know nothing about.
Articles and works like this are obviously interesting and it's probably good to have them around, but I think it's worth taking the more shocking things with a grain of salt, no matter the country being talked about.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
draconicrose LinkI see we're still going with the "female-presenting" phrase, because that is a clear descriptor with no ambiguity whatsoever 🙄I see we're still going with the "female-presenting" phrase, because that is a clear descriptor with no ambiguity whatsoever 🙄
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Comment on The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment in ~finance
draconicrose Link ParentYeah. Something was rubbing me the wrong way while reading this and I think that's it. No mention of happiness, or at least health indicators, or satisfaction with life and whatnot.Yeah. Something was rubbing me the wrong way while reading this and I think that's it. No mention of happiness, or at least health indicators, or satisfaction with life and whatnot.
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Comment on Can someone please recommend me a no BS printer I can use like half a dozen times a year in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentOh wow that's a lot of paper at once 🤣 the one we have gets loaded with like a cm or so tall wad of paper and no more until it runs out.Oh wow that's a lot of paper at once 🤣 the one we have gets loaded with like a cm or so tall wad of paper and no more until it runs out.
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Comment on Can someone please recommend me a no BS printer I can use like half a dozen times a year in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentInteresting! I assumed you could leave paper on a vertical one, too, but to be fair the last time I saw one of those I was at most 10 years old.Interesting! I assumed you could leave paper on a vertical one, too, but to be fair the last time I saw one of those I was at most 10 years old.
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Comment on Can someone please recommend me a no BS printer I can use like half a dozen times a year in ~tech
draconicrose Link ParentI'm curious, why did you want one that loads at the bottom specifically?I'm curious, why did you want one that loads at the bottom specifically?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
draconicrose LinkI've been reading some epic fantasy, currently on a reread of the entire saga of Underrealm by Garrett Robinson 👀 after the first book it's basically impossible to put down.I've been reading some epic fantasy, currently on a reread of the entire saga of Underrealm by Garrett Robinson 👀 after the first book it's basically impossible to put down.
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Comment on Anyone else feeling completely exhausted this week? What's making you so tired? in ~talk
draconicrose Link ParentI'm in the same situation. The job market took a turn after the pandemic and it's incredibly difficult to find anything. We just have to hope it will get better.I'm in the same situation. The job market took a turn after the pandemic and it's incredibly difficult to find anything. We just have to hope it will get better.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food
draconicrose Link ParentCook separately, add on the plate to taste! Usually in a somewhat 2:1 mash to rice ratio 😅 after all it's mashed potatoes with rice, not rice with mashed potatoes :PCook separately, add on the plate to taste! Usually in a somewhat 2:1 mash to rice ratio 😅 after all it's mashed potatoes with rice, not rice with mashed potatoes :P
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food
draconicrose Link ParentYes... Ha ha ha... Yes! If you remember this post when you do come tell me what you thought about it 🤣Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
If you remember this post when you do come tell me what you thought about it 🤣
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food
draconicrose Link ParentOh god you made it worse 😂Oh god you made it worse 😂
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food
draconicrose LinkMixing plain rice into mashed potatoes elevates the texture 👌Mixing plain rice into mashed potatoes elevates the texture 👌
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Comment on The history of MMOs (and where it all went wrong) in ~games
draconicrose Link ParentGuild Wars 2 might scratch that itch some.Guild Wars 2 might scratch that itch some.
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Comment on Quizzle – Can you guess the word in fewer than twenty questions? in ~games
draconicrose Link ParentOh, ok.Oh, ok.
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Comment on Quizzle – Can you guess the word in fewer than twenty questions? in ~games
draconicrose LinkHow are you interpreting user input?How are you interpreting user input?
That could be the case. I'm just pointing out that not having classes entirely in English doesn't put them at a disadvantage. I'm assuming they'd still learn English, considering it's one of the official languages of India.