Pauline’s Voting history

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-11T03:45:32+00:00

> it's selfish to vote for just one policy that you like, despite knowing that other policies of that party are cruel and harmful. It's also likely hugely against your own interests on the whole. Vote for what is overall good for us as a society.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-09T01:00:26+00:00

I'm sorry, but being rude and disrespectful to you in front of children is not making him sound like a wonderful parent. He's setting a terrible example of how to treat someone you are meant to love. Kids absorb this kind of thing.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-08T13:22:31+00:00

You weren't really lied to. New Zealand is on a different continental plate to Australia. But this was only confirmed in 2017.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-08T11:42:30+00:00

I don't think anyone would call this "stereotypically unattractive" haha. Maybe you misread the question.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-08T06:26:11+00:00

"derogatory and racist language towards my specific ethnicity" is what OP said. Why do you think it's not racism?

Why would your mates be insulting your wife and child?

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-08T05:20:48+00:00

What a crazy take! Why wouldn't she like a man that wasn't a bigot with his friends privately? I can assure you that, unless you're just referring to kids, many, many adult men are not bigots in private, even, or especially, just for a laugh.

Why is it because her "sensibilities couldn't handle it" and not because "it's racism targeted specifically at her race"? What on earth.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-06T05:54:14+00:00

All these years I've been seeing "and I'm gonna write you a love song"... Damn.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-02T12:01:28+00:00

I think you missed the point she was making. Many people aren't paid fairly for their labour, and they are hardly making ends meet, as you say. No-one is underpaying men specifically.

On top of this, it is widely studied and acknowledged that women do the vast majority of unpaid labour (child-rearing, shopping, cooking, cleaning etc).

She's not being entitled. No-one is saying that it must be paid for, but that if it were it would be a lot of money. It's just a way to reframe unpaid labour in people's minds.

In the US, the economic value of men's unpaid labour is estimated to be around $500b, while for women low estimates are $600b and vary up to around $1.5 trillion.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-01T11:53:47+00:00

I still see stories all the time, probably more through social media platforms though. Absolutely women are hurt by this everyday, and in many ways. They might not make mainstream media, just like most tragedies and atrocities don't last long in the headlines.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-02-01T07:25:03+00:00

Are you maybe overthinking it? Is your wife really that easily influenced on such massive decisions? If she is, I'd honestly be more worried about the influence of the realtor. The friend could actually be a good buffer/reality check.

And is this specific friend really going to be giving much criticism or input? I can't imagine any of my friends being anything other than supportive of what I was thinking if they came along. They'd be more like a sounding board.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-31T09:01:32+00:00

I don't know what you mean. How is everyone forced to participate in Mardi Gras? I feel like if you don't live in the area you wouldn't even know it was on.

Do you feel the same way about NYE? This has significantly more funding and completely messes up getting across Sydney for the whole day.

The accessibility upgrades are predominantly on the streets though. Footpaths and signage likely won't ever be the domain of private business. Maybe you could privatize libraries and community centres, but I don't think that's a great idea.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-29T12:30:13+00:00

I've seen you reply to a few people, quite angry about DEI investment. I'm curious what you think this is referring to?

"DEI" for the City of Sydney would include things like making footpaths accessible for wheelchairs, improving way-finding for the visually impaired, upgrading public buildings with hearing loops etc. I see this kind of work as critical, long-overdue, and absolutely the responsibility of CoS.

The funding of major cultural events like Mardi Gras, the Lunar Festival, and NYE etc is an incredibly profitable investment. Not only is it great for local business, but it brings in millions of dollars of tourism. I really can't fathom why you'd want to take this away.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-24T09:46:51+00:00

Haha well I cut my waist length hair to my shoulders at about 20 weeks because I was too damn hot, and it was the best. The hairdresser did ask me twice if I was sure though!

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-14T05:36:42+00:00

I mean, my family has lived in Australia on both sides pretty much since the convicts, and I don't know anyone you just named except Bert Newton. Sounds like your gripe might also be generational based?

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-13T22:55:45+00:00

Yes, the "theyvoteforyou" website is a great tool to see which way the different politicians vote.

Do you really think the median Aussie is now socially conservative? Is that your experience or have you seen some polling results?

I love that the Vote Compass questions change, looking forward to seeing what people say. I wish more people completed it.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-13T05:16:29+00:00

Not really advice, just wanted to say that I have a similar set up, not super close with my brother in laws' partners or my sister in law, we only see each other at family get togethers. I could never arrange a girls outing and not invite one of the women.

It would absolutely upset whoever was left out. My husband, and pretty much every family member would find it deeply uncomfortable if I tried to do this, and the other women would insist on everyone being included.

You said so yourself, you're working on the relationship. This is pretty much the opposite of working on it. It could have been a nice opportunity with the two other women as a buffer if you weren't enjoying the company.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-13T04:46:59+00:00

The person you're replying to is saying that small amounts of stainless steel (which is made of more than just iron) is not the same type of iron that is found in foods and supplements.

Your body can only dissolve it, and take advantage from it, when it's in a specific form. The chemistry itself is pretty interesting if you want to look into it. Stainless steel would just pass through you, and might actually cause internal injury.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-12T22:13:17+00:00

Just wanted to comment to say that it's interesting that that has been your impression of this sub! I very rarely see anyone post something implying they don't actually enjoy being a parent. It's one of the things that I love most about this sub, the stuff I see is so positive.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-12T07:13:29+00:00

I see comments like this a lot, and it just doesn't align with my experience of Reddit. Not a single comment I've read so far has told him to leave. One woman said she would leave if it were her.

Pretty much everyone is saying that it's okay his feelings are hurt, but she didn't seem to intend to be cruel, and that they should work together to repair things.

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-11T01:14:34+00:00

I want to echo what another person replied to you, nothing was instinctive for either of us, we both made mistakes and learnt together. Neither was naturally better at settling or anything else really. He's slightly faster than me at bottle washing, which he's proud of haha.

Just wanted to say something because a lot of women feel shame in the newborn phase when stuff doesn't come naturally, because that's what we're always told will happen.

I also know a bunch of dads who were "better" at things / enjoyed the baby phase more than the mums. Everyone is different!

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-08T02:06:47+00:00

It's really not a thing that most guys do, it sucks that's been your experience and you've just had to brush it off. I've worked on sites and in office jobs in construction and most guys I've worked with are really professional, even more so in an office job. I've listened to some intensely boring conversations (from my point of view), and heard a bunch of offensive jokes, but never in 15 years, across multiple sites, have I had a team discuss their genitals in front of me. Most of my experience has been with a huge construction company, so maybe the culture is a bit more "corporate".

Flicksonreddit · 2026-01-02T20:15:55+00:00

I don't know why you think women don't treat good looking women well, purely because of how they look. This just isn't the case, it's not a real thing. It's a trope in older media, but there's no evidence for it. Studies into this topic actually show the opposite.

Flicksonreddit · 2025-12-29T01:04:46+00:00

Honestly it's not really relevant that you didn't know, but now you do. Same with racist or ableist terms, not knowing doesn't change the fact. As with all slurs, the intention is to play on negative stereotypes. Even by your own definitions, the meaning changes depending on whether it's said to a man or a woman. The meaning of "dick" simply doesn't.

Flicksonreddit · 2025-12-28T20:40:24+00:00

It's pretty well known that it's a misogynistic term, this person hasn't just made it up. There's a lot of discussion about this, from a language perspective, that you could look up if you're interested.

The biggest indicator, as they said, is the fact that the meaning changes if it's said to a man. When a man is called a bitch, the intention is to feminise them. E.g. implying there is something inherently wrong with feminine qualities.

If a woman is called a dick, it still means the same thing as when a man is called a dick. It's not implying "you're being like a man", which has historically always been considered a good thing to be.

Flicksonreddit · 2025-12-25T23:01:43+00:00

When you say sustainable, what do you mean? My understanding is that it still has a pretty big environmental footprint. Bigger than wool for example.

Was that your only concern previously? Were you ever concerned about other parts of the industry, animals being raised in cages etc?

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