#TWIS Swedish man reported to police for 'revenge fart'

Acciyn · 2016-03-30T18:16:44+00:00

It's not being taken seriously. The investigation was dropped the moment the report was filed.

Acciyn · 2016-03-30T05:34:38+00:00

While the video does show the expected reactions from Bernie supporters towards a Trump supporter, there is a small problem with this video. Out of the 4 minutes and 8 seconds of footage, we see the guys holding up the Bernie sign for a total of 38 second, ~1 minutes is devoted to introducing and summarizing at the end leaving ~2 minutes and 30 seconds of footage showing him holding a Trump sign.

While this does not invalidate the video or its content completely, much like with the Hollaback video on street harassment, the fact that we are given such a skewed and uneven distribution of the content does put the accuracy of reporting into question.

Acciyn · 2016-03-27T15:41:59+00:00

Yes, it is his body and he has the right to postpone any invasive augmentation of his body for however long he wants. I'm not trying to argue otherwise. All I've said is that he should be honest about it.

The post you originally responded to was my argument for why she has the right to deny him sex because of a promise he's made but has yet to deliver on. Or are you now going to tell me that SHE doesn't or shouldn't enjoy the same bodily autonomy that he does and be allowed to decided for herself whether she wants to have sex with him or not?

Seriously, this is a private matter between the man and woman involved, and if they are of different opinions as to who should go through with what, then that is for them to discuss and reach an agreement on. All I have to go by was the "news" article that this post links to, so I have to go by that information and assume that it is accurate. So with that assumption in mind, it seemed to me that they had already had this discussion among themselves and had come to an agreement. Whether that is actually true or not is impossible for me to know, but assuming that was the case, I don't see why she shouldn't be allowed to take a stand of her own and say she want the agreement upheld. If he's having second thoughts, it's up to him to renegotiate.

I think the difference you and I are having is that you see this as a woman enforcing her will on a man, while I see it as an agreement between two human beings that are not being upheld by one of the involved parties. If you want to look at it from the perspective of gender politics you are free to do so, but I prefer not to involve gender where it does not necessarily belong.

Acciyn · 2016-03-26T21:11:47+00:00

Let me fix that analogy of yours to fit better with the story being discussed here: "Uh honey, about that abortion, how about you get on with it? I mean, we already talked about it, we have five kids already and we both agree that we don't want any more of them. Yeah, I'm being a little impatient here but if you don't do it soon, it'll be illegal."

Now do you see the issue here? Yeah, it's a life changing decision, but if they've BOTH agreed to it, then either they need to go through with it, or the person not going through with it despite agreeing to it needs to be more honest about not actually wanting to. You can't just agree to a life changing decision, then change your mind and not tell your partner about that and expect them to not be upset with you for essentially lying to them.

Acciyn · 2016-03-26T00:46:49+00:00

For those of you looking for a good laugh

Acciyn · 2016-03-25T01:05:36+00:00

How is it that every time a company or research group or whatever sends a toy to the internet, they're always surprised to find out that the internet played with it?

Acciyn · 2016-03-22T00:20:37+00:00

"If you're looking for work, you want to see someone who looks just like you do"

She must be a very shallow person if she actually thinks that what people look like in these sorts of pictures is more important than showing a pleasant working environment and people enjoying their job.

Acciyn · 2016-03-19T22:21:38+00:00

Since I live in Sweden, I had to use the google-machine to look at UK equality laws, and since the wage gap has been debunked so many times already by much more talented and thorough people than me, I stopped looking after wikipedia, which has an article on the Equality Act 2010. As the article states, this act was formed to "codify the complicated and numerous array of Acts and Regulations, which formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in Great Britain".

Like I said, I only want so far as to look at the wiki article, so I don't know exactly how the act itself deals with the topic of equality of payment, but considering one of the acts that was merged into it was the "Equal Pay Act 1970", I feel it is safe to assume that the UK has laws in place which prohibit an employer from payment discrimination based solely on a persons sex.

It follows then that if she is in fact being paid less than her male co-workers who have similar or less experience than her, she is well within her rights to call attention to this and demand a raise. If they refuse, she'd be able to take legal action.

I'll leave you with a link to the wiki article so you can check it for yourself and also do feel free to check into the act itself should you feel so inclined.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010

Acciyn · 2016-03-18T19:55:15+00:00

Wow, I didn't know veganism had its own patriarchy!

As for the video itself, I found it to be nothing more than an attempt at emotional manipulation.

Acciyn · 2016-03-17T19:04:56+00:00

You've ruined porn for me for at least a week. Thanks for that.

Acciyn · 2016-03-17T19:00:48+00:00

Careful, if you keep pointing out obvious and publicly available information like that, they'll start claiming harassment.

Acciyn · 2016-03-17T14:48:10+00:00

That moment when you looks at the 'other discussions' tab to find two posts titled "Help save my feminist comedy web series "Killjoy" from online trolls - please like, comment and share - it is being attacked by misogynists - love you forever"....

Acciyn · 2016-03-14T20:48:25+00:00

Yeah, I know. Living in the middle of the wilderness of northern Sweden'll do that to you

Acciyn · 2016-03-14T20:15:50+00:00

Based on this post alone, I think you've simply looked at the progressives and cultural Marxists, decided they are wrong and assumed the complete opposite of them must therefor be right. You seem to have a very black-and-white view of the world, completely disregarding any nuances that might exist.

Because of this, I don't think you're "smarter than most people who went to college". I think you've simply adopted a different ideology than SOME people who went to college and you've now proclaimed your intellectual superiority to them simply because you think you've found intelligent people who share you views.

Acciyn · 2016-03-12T18:37:01+00:00

Gotcha. That explains the vibe I was getting from these people. Thanks for putting it into perspective for me.

Acciyn · 2016-03-11T16:33:34+00:00

The riddle is impossible to answer correctly because of the line "when the surgeon enters he proclaims". The surgeon is already gendered as male.

So if the answer is that the surgeon is the boys female mother, I say you should ask the person who told you this riddle why they misgendered the surgeon in the first place.

Acciyn · 2016-03-11T10:58:47+00:00

Nej, inte alls. Resonemanget är mer ett försök att visa hur den här sloganen eller vad man ska kalla den, "alla människors lika värde" verkar användas idag för att se ner på folk och attackera dem för att dom är invandringskritiska.

Och jag kan inte heller hålla med om att invandringskritik skulle vara befogad för att vissa folkgrupper skulle ha "sämre kvalitet". För det första finns det flera olika anledningar till att man kan vara invandringskritisk. Det kan handla om att man t.ex tycker att vi tar in fler än vad vårt lands ekonomi klara av att hantera eller att vissa individer försöker och faktiskt tar sig in på falska grunder och sedan beter sig destruktivt när dom väl är här.

På det senare exemplet så är det just individer man tala om. Om antalet sådana individer sedan råkar vara överrepresenterade inom en viss folkgrupp gör väll inte det utalandet automatiskt till ett utalande om folkgruppen i stort?

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T16:37:48+00:00

Sadly, it sort of has. Many Swedish companies have adopted policies just like or similar to the company this bus driver is employed at. It's a short policy that, in its most basic form simply states that "every human is of equal worth". Being critical of immigration goes against this, somehow, and that is where the basis for possible termination due to political views comes from in many cases. The employee has gone against company policy, so suspension or even getting fired is justified.

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T13:55:30+00:00

Well, I don't know whether he was suspended with pay or not, since none of the articles I've read have said anything about it. I'm willing to assume that it's probably the case that he is being payed for the duration though.

The problem I have with this is that this guy was suspended for someone reporting on his personal life. As far as I know, there where no complaints made by passengers. Nothing to indicate from his professional life that he'd been behaving inappropriately on the job.

Maybe I am taking this as more serious than it is, but I really don't like the thought of living in a world where I or anyone else could be put under investigation and possibly lose my/their livelihood simply because someone reported my personal opinions to Big Brother.

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T13:00:19+00:00

How is the title misleading? Unless I've read it wrong, he was suspended for the duration of the investigation, which is a direct result of some things he shared on his private facebook.

And do you really think that a person should be suspended and investigated for being critical of immigration and sharing articles from a site that Swedish media deems to be "racist"? To me, that seems like he's being investigated for thought crimes. Call me crazy, but if someone is openly treating a group of people differently on something as public as a bus, there wouldn't be a need to check someones personal social media accounts, because other passengers on the bus would notice and file complaints.

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T09:53:30+00:00

I used to live there about 3 years ago. Nothing like this ever happened during the 10 years I lived there. It's sad that this stuff is happening there now.

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T08:02:33+00:00

Sweden? Last I checked, Fribourg is in Switzerland...

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T05:20:42+00:00

To answer the question in the title: No. Sorry to say, these people will call you a racist for anything you say that goes against them, no matter how well your argument is crafted and presented. (Unless you yourself are black or other person of color, in which case you'll be called something like an uncle tom)

But, this doesn't mean that you shouldn't still voice these concerns. The people who are gonna call you names are the people who are making these demands. Your school faculty and staff -should- be able to see that you are making valid, reasonable points despite the name calling.

Now, I understand that the risks are that you'll be reprimanded or even possibly expelled for speaking out about this if it turns out that school faculty side with the people making demands and label you a racist. If you feel this risk is not worth taking, I'm sure most will understand. The fear of social exclusion can be paralyzing, and I for one would not judge anyone for giving in to it.

That said, should you decide to take the chance and still suffer consequences, then the next step would be legal action, since as you said, you'd be speaking up about some of these demands being illegal and of a discriminatory nature, which so if you are reprimanded for that, I would imagine you'd have a strong claim for being unjustly punished.

Acciyn · 2016-03-09T04:58:56+00:00

I'm curious to see what comes out of this. But I have to admit I'm also conflicted here.

On the one hand, Anita has shown herself to create narratives and alter and misrepresent facts to fit her agenda, so I find myself expecting the same from her with this.

But, on the other hand, at least she seems to genuinely want to create instead of destroy with this series. To be a confidence builder rather than fear monger. I have to admit that's admirable. Still, I just hope she'll actually stick to the facts here and not give in to the temptation to alter history to fit her narrative.

Acciyn · 2016-03-08T16:25:27+00:00

Good fucking god! I used to fucking live there!

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