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Comment on Looking to hear experiences about Laser Facial Hair Removal in ~lgbt
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Comment on Wolfheart – Ancient Cold (2024) in ~music
smoontjes Link ParentOh yeah, Immortal have always been very tongue in cheek! Took these pictures of Abbath when I saw them like 10 years ago lol https://i.ibb.co/BKMJR08/image.pngOh yeah, Immortal have always been very tongue in cheek!
Took these pictures of Abbath when I saw them like 10 years ago lol
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Comment on Bomb threats made against US President-Elect Donald Trump cabinet nominees in ~society
smoontjes LinkI fear Alex Garland's Civil War from this year will become increasingly prophetical.. Are there much if any instances in history where political violence did not beget more violence?I fear Alex Garland's Civil War from this year will become increasingly prophetical..
Are there much if any instances in history where political violence did not beget more violence?
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Comment on Afsky - Stormfulde Hav (2023) in ~music
smoontjes LinkEnglish title: Disgust - Stormy Sea Off the album Om hundrede år: In a hundred yearsEnglish title: Disgust - Stormy Sea
Off the album Om hundrede år: In a hundred years
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Afsky - Stormfulde Hav (2023)
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (November 2024) — Version 1.2 lets you save comment drafts in ~tildes
smoontjes LinkIs this a passion project for you? Because all I'm thinking is like take my money! Or at least let me buy you a coffee or somethingIs this a passion project for you? Because all I'm thinking is like take my money! Or at least let me buy you a coffee or something
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Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv
smoontjes LinkCounterpart was incredible and my first thought upon reading this post. I'd highly recommend going in blind! The less you know, the better - but I can say that it's with J. K. Simmons and takes...Counterpart was incredible and my first thought upon reading this post. I'd highly recommend going in blind! The less you know, the better - but I can say that it's with J. K. Simmons and takes place in Berlin during the cold war.
Black Mirror is filled with interesting sci-fi premises, most often dystopic.
Chernobyl is about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe and is just so extremely well made that it should be in at least the top 10 of all time.
Westworld was great and I'm one of the few that liked it the whole way through. It's true though - season one is one of the best seasons of tv of all time.
The Queen's Gambit is set in the 1960's and is about a woman who tries to make it in the world of chess. Sounds boring and I'm not into chess in any way but it was extremely gripping. Anya-Taylor Joy is in the lead role.
Maniac in which Jonah Hill and Emma Stone participate in a trial for a new drug. Also Sonoya Mizuno who is lesser known but she is so good.
Lessons in Chemistry is set in the 1950's and is about a woman navigating the booming TV industry - Brie Larson stars.
Pachinko is about a Korean family's journey through life, spanning four generations! Super well made.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
smoontjes LinkI've been watching Pose this past week and finished season 1 yesterday. That season was like a 9/10! It's well made, representative, and of course as a queer person I am relating more to the...I've been watching Pose this past week and finished season 1 yesterday. That season was like a 9/10! It's well made, representative, and of course as a queer person I am relating more to the character's in this show than almost anything else I've ever seen, be it movies or tv shows. It's also giving an important look into what it was truly like to live through the hiv/aids epidemic (the show takes place in 1987) and I'm learning some pretty important history! I have read some bits and pieces about it but never truly seen it like this.
I've watched a little less than half of season 2 and it's sadly a little worse than season 1, however it's still very good and I just love almost every single character. Can't wait for more but I'm so sad that there's only 3 seasons!
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
smoontjes Link ParentCan confirm. It was seen as being completely fine, but that was decades ago in the 70's. . That apology was for children kidnapped in 1951.. article. Hopefully an apology is on its way for the...I'm not sure that this is accurate. I'm not danish, but I think that most Danes - like most Canadians, Australians, Americans, and pretty much everybody else - would consider the way they treated the indigenous population as a shameful past, and not as some sort of anomaly that doesn't represent the populace. Doesn't represent the population's current beliefs, maybe, but I don't think we can really view that as a negative.
Can confirm. It was seen as being completely fine, but that was decades ago in the 70's.
I believe the Danish state has officially apologized to these women. That apology was for children kidnapped in 1951.. article. Hopefully an apology is on its way for the first thing too - a Greenlandic member of parliament demanded an apology last year though. LinkHere's a thorough article on what happened irt. the sterilisation case - can plop it into deepl to translate if you want. CC @ignorabimus
But yeah, I don't think any significant portion of Danes today find it other than grotesque and unacceptable.
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Comment on Coffee prices surge to highest since 1997 on supply fears in ~food
smoontjes Link ParentI wonder if this is what it'll take for us to see actual political progress. No government has been truly serious about fighting for our climate.I wonder if this is what it'll take for us to see actual political progress. No government has been truly serious about fighting for our climate.
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Comment on How do you learn to recognize your own emotions? in ~health.mental
smoontjes Link ParentCompletely normal to feel many emotions at once! I don't think you're meant to focus one a main one. It's more to help you identify exactly what you feel instead of just "bad" or "happy" which was...Completely normal to feel many emotions at once!
I don't think you're meant to focus one a main one. It's more to help you identify exactly what you feel instead of just "bad" or "happy" which was the case for me for a very long time. Finding out what you feel is the first step to finding out what to do about it. Someone linked a long pdf about dbt which is a hell of a mouthful, and it's hard to put into action, but it has a section about where to go after you identify the emotions. Starts in chapter 7, page 202. Especially page 207 would be helpful for you as it's a step by step sort of guide to sort out what's going on in your head. Do note that dialectical behavior therapy is focused on borderline personality disorder, so not all of it will apply to you (I think). Don't worry about skipping things that aren't useful to you
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
smoontjes Link ParentThat sounds good and will definitely check out that Wetlands stuff. Have a lot of nostalgia for the zone Cc @X08That sounds good and will definitely check out that Wetlands stuff. Have a lot of nostalgia for the zone
Cc @X08
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Comment on Wolfheart – Ancient Cold (2024) in ~music
smoontjes LinkMetal music videos are always so silly - in a good way. This is an epic landscape as always, but it's icy and they have no jackets! Their hair is wet and one of them has his feet in this cold...Metal music videos are always so silly - in a good way. This is an epic landscape as always, but it's icy and they have no jackets! Their hair is wet and one of them has his feet in this cold water, like he's gotta be freezing his ass off. Hope for his sake that he nailed it on the first take lol
Excellent melodeath though!
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Comment on What's on your Christmas wish list? in ~life
smoontjes Link ParentHonestly, few things are worse to me than when old male authors focus on that type of stuff with wording like "budding breasts" or similar. I instantly put those authors in the corner of shame.....Honestly, few things are worse to me than when old male authors focus on that type of stuff with wording like "budding breasts" or similar. I instantly put those authors in the corner of shame.. yeah, I did like his prose but I just cannot with that
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
smoontjes Link ParentHah, well thanks for the validation! Also, that there is only one graveyard at the one end of the zone is insane. Would you happen to know what level range the other added areas are?Hah, well thanks for the validation! Also, that there is only one graveyard at the one end of the zone is insane.
Would you happen to know what level range the other added areas are?
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
smoontjes Link ParentI assume there's a percentage of Democrats who feel that way too. Is the percentage for the US as a whole somewhere at 20-30% then? Maybe that's that politician's experience and I can't argue with...(In the US now only 40% of Republicans find same sex behavior morally acceptable. It's been dropping fast. I understand it being terrifying. )
I assume there's a percentage of Democrats who feel that way too. Is the percentage for the US as a whole somewhere at 20-30% then?
Maybe that's that politician's experience and I can't argue with that of course. I've personally never heard the words "ghetto parents/children" used and I lived in a ghetto just 3 years ago, also in Copenhagen (it is no longer on the list but cops I met were very clear that police absolutely still consider it a ghetto and go to work accordingly). Wording like "they're from/live in the ghetto" and similar is definitely used but yeah.. also, I can't help but find it really weird that she is a member of SD - they have adopted practically every racist policy of the right wing during the last 10-15 years. PoC being right wing is not all that rare but it is beyond me why she would be with them when she actually wants to improve conditions for immigrants but I digress
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
smoontjes LinkFriend and I have been playing Turtle WoW the last few days and while it's interesting what they've done and expanded on, it also feels amateurish at times but I guess that was to be expected....Friend and I have been playing Turtle WoW the last few days and while it's interesting what they've done and expanded on, it also feels amateurish at times but I guess that was to be expected. I've leveled through the High Elf area and am already level 15 when it ought to be about 10 for the first area. Apparently there's a 2x XP gain on our server, and the other server has 1x as default - not very easy to have known but it's alright.
This new area feels really fresh though, and it's definitely keeping my interest for longer than if it was real vanilla. To be fair I played that for a month or two in 2019, then ~2021, then SoD for like 3-4 months over last winter. So even though I've had more than my fill of classic, Turtle WoW still grabbed me a bit! Will see how it goes now that I'm out of this new leveling area, but it seems promising even though my expectations were definitely too high. I guess people praised it a bit too much for what I feel it actually is.
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
smoontjes (edited )Link ParentI feel like I have to be very clear that very little of this is my own opinion, just an explanation of how things are here in Denmark. With that out of the way.. yes it's probably a bad idea....I feel like I have to be very clear that very little of this is my own opinion, just an explanation of how things are here in Denmark. With that out of the way.. yes it's probably a bad idea. These areas do have a lot of problems, which I personally believe is mostly due to socioeconomic issues rather than cultural or because of religion.
I haven't read your links by the way, sorry. That's a bit much and I also feel I already know enough about the subject to still contribute. So I just replied to the content of your comment.
There is something to be said about generational trauma though, because a lot of immigrants from MENA countries are refugees from war, and most people regardless of background struggle to process that and move on in a way that does not affect the people around them - be it through continuing abuse because they themselves were abuse, or 'just' neglectful parenting. I know for a fact that ethnic Danes really frown upon these immigrant's parenting, for example letting children run around outside unsupervised until well past Danish children's bedtimes.
Other things cause fractures as well in terms of expected behavior. For example how Danes are raised to be quiet in public, especially gen x and older generations, and so when they see kids and teens with brown skin talking loudly on the phone on speaker or listening to music or watching videos without headphones.. that rubs off on them and causes this, well, I don't want to say outright racism but at least casual racism.
Corporal punishment is also more widespread among immigrants. It's been outlawed since 1997 here while it is legal and dare I say normalized in MENA countries as a legitimate way to discipline and parent children. So they bring that with them here, despite it being illegal. Danish children are still beaten to a too high degree but rates are much lower - therefore more fuel to the fire for racism.
On a more personal note I will admit that I've become more anxious about immigrants as a queer person. Only 41% of Muslims accept LGBT+ folk according to a survey, so especially walking past a group of teens makes me really nervous every time because macho behavior is amplified when a lot of boys/men are in one place. Same with feminine behavior when girls/women are gathered.
I know that indigenous people don't live there, I was saying that if the targeted people were Indigenous or Jewish instead of Muslim, would others register this as wrong. Especially given the use of the term "ghettos."
People would largely not register it as wrong, no. I doubt anyone would even give it a second thought. Also, the term ghetto is a perfectly normal word and does not have the same connotations in Danish as it does in English*. Applies to other words like the n-word too. We have not had the same history as the US. Danes are aware of racial problems over there but largely unaware of the actual history or how significant it truly is. A professor at Copenhagen University got in trouble like last year for using the n-word while quoting a historical source since American students were deeply offended but that's because they have one understanding of culture and we have another. Don't get me wrong, people do know that it's a slur, but it's worst of the worst slur in the US right? It's not the same here. It's not treated different than slurs for other minorities.
*definition of a ghetto translated with deepl (yes it is racist, but there is no connection or implication to Jewish ghettos or anything):
A ghetto area is defined as a public housing area with at least 1,000 residents where the proportion of immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries exceeds 50 per cent and where at least two of the following four criteria are met:
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The proportion of residents aged 18-64 who are not connected to the labour market or education exceeds 40%, calculated as the average over the past 2 years.
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The proportion of residents convicted of offences against the Danish Criminal Code, the Danish Weapons Act or the Danish Act on Euphoriant Substances is at least three times the national average, calculated as an average over the past two years.
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The proportion of residents aged 30-59 who only have a basic education* exceeds 60 per cent of all residents in the same age group.
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The average gross income of taxpayers aged 15-64 in the area (excluding education seekers) is less than 55 per cent of the average gross income of the same group in the region.
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
smoontjes Link ParentNot an actual parliamental proposal. More like a "we should do this" type of thing - and yes he conveniently released a book recently and very conveniently brings up related subjects. I don't know...I can't tell from the translation if this is actually being put into place or is a proposal as part of his book tour?
Not an actual parliamental proposal. More like a "we should do this" type of thing - and yes he conveniently released a book recently and very conveniently brings up related subjects.
Offering free day care where immigrant kids are exposed to Danish kids and community is built among families makes sense. Mandatory 1 year olds learning about Santa with the intention of changing the children and family's faith based culture? Would this flag more as wrong if they were Jewish or Indigenous instead of immigrants?
I don't know how it works for toddlers and young children, but I do know that when I did my GED we learned about all holidays from major world religions however that course was an elective if I remember right. We were taught as much about significant Christian days as we were about Islam, the prophet, the Hajj, Sunni/Shia, etc., and similarly an equal amount about Buddhism.
Christmas is huge here though and it makes sense to me that all children, regardless of background, learn about it. I remember it being a big deal and I see Santa and Christmas as no different than things like Halloween and Easter. I feel it's a given that children learn about Danish culture since they are after all in Denmark. There's no such thing as indigenous people in Denmark - only in Greenland is that a thing but it is not really taught to any real extent. The closest to indigenous you'll get is Viking era stuff which 84% of the population descends from, and that is not really taught all that much either - probably only in history classes in middle school or something.
Even I celebrate Christmas despite being an anti-religion atheist. It's just cultural. People can freely choose to not participate - and Muslims just don't. It would be the same with Hanukkah or whatever - Jewish children don't learn about that in school either. That said, the religion course used to be called Christendom whereas it is just called Religion now. Can't say I know what that it's intentional but I wouldn't be shocked if it was. Again, it's assimilation where foreign cultures are not by most respected. US style integration is the opposite as you have always had immigrants - but we haven't. It only truly became a thing in I believe the 70's when Turkish guest workers started coming here. Go back and look at stats from past decades and then you'd see how small a percentage weren't ethnic Danes. We are still a very homogeneous country and most people are either against PoC foreigners or just don't care.
As for the rest I have no real notes and I think everyone in this thread is in agreement anyway
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Comment on How do you learn to recognize your own emotions? in ~health.mental
Your mileage may vary indeed. I know some that have had 6 sessions and that's been it for them and they like @evie rarely need to shave. I also know someone who got scarred from it (electrolysis). Never heard of anyone getting more hair from it though. Personally I have had 12 sessions of IPL (light, not laser) and approximately 15 with diode laser and while it has been treated about 80-90% - so you can argue that it did work well - it is for me not fully permanent. It looks great 2 weeks after a session but 2 months later I need to go again.. I need to shave every other day at least but I'm always a bit nervous about that second day, so if I have some sort of plans then I do it every day. I have never had any issues with either IPL nor laser.
Whatever you do, do not get IPL as that is not permanent. Also do not get an at-home laser as they are not powerful enough for beard hair - ask me how I know, €500 later..
Diode laser is the most affordable of the treatments that work, but it might take a very long time and at least in my case, like I said, I have to go back every so often for touch-ups as things come do back. It also depends on your skin tone and the colour of your hair. If you are pale and have black hair, it will be the most effective. The darker your skin and lighter your hair, the less effective it is.
If you have a high budget for this, go for electrolysis,
that stuff is mostly permanent and nothing will ever come back(edit: nvm @x08 can weigh in). It does however require a lot of hours of stabbing pain. Well all permanent hair removal is painful as fuck.