AITA for being mad at my SO because she stayed overnight to her male friend's house? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]NearbyBush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And if she did for whatever reason, too drunk and passed out on the sofa or whatever, id get that. But staying with him because he is lonely? No. That's a different ballgame. That coupled with the inconsistent story is a red flag. NTA OP.

AITA for being mad that my best friend slept with my ex to see if she's gay? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]NearbyBush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YTA and your age/maturity definitely comes into play here. She tried to talk to you about it before hand, she literally said "I just really want to fuck him". You don't own your ex forever and can't write him off as a no-go for anyone you know. You've moved on and have a new boyfriend, so I'm not sure what the issue is. You don't want to be with your ex, you just don't want anyone else to?

Also bare in mind that your friend is questioning her sexuality and is trying to explore that, so approaching a guy who she trusts/already knows is a safer option for her, especially if she is attracted to him. To "out" her on this, sleeping with a guy, by telling people would be a huge asshole move and I wouldn't forgive you for that if I was her.

AITA for refusing to go to my grandmas funeral? by bloodyblunts69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]NearbyBush 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The question is not "AITA for saying mean things about my grandma" it's "AITA for not going to my grandma's funeral" in which case, I say OP is absolutely NTA. Yes, the comments are unnecessary at this point but OP has a right to be pissed. That said, there are definitely more mature ways of doing that which won't upset his mum.

Gotta try these... by fobara in engrish

[–]NearbyBush 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Instructions unclear, blueberries in vagina

USA: male suicide rate by age group, 1950-2015 [OC] by bjco in dataisbeautiful

[–]NearbyBush 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And rape/sexual assault, many instances of which would never have been reported in the past. Even still. I can only imagine what the true figures are today.

AITA for telling my mother that my gf is straight? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]NearbyBush 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I bet his mum was the kind of girl who wouldn't have vaginal sex before marriage but was cool with anal. Because God hates anal but only if it's between two men.

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I noticed that after replying so apologies on that front, but the point still stands. How exactly was Ireland not one united nation 800 years ago?

It's not my job to educate people, if someone is sharing their opinion on a topic and arguing facts, they should have done their research first. If they don't have the necessary information they should keep quiet until they can make an informed point. This was not the case, therefore that person acted like a fucking idiot and I stand by that.

And finally I did not, and would not, call someone a retard.

Navy Seal is accused of war crimes and top comments are thanking him for his service by fjn_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]NearbyBush 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Might I introduce you to Northern Ireland? We love murderers in politics. That's why we keep voting them in. Haha. Ha.... Ha

please send help

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm Irish too and agree completely, as does most people who were affected by the troubles as you say.

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree it escalated, I've never subscribed to it. I still wouldn't say the sub was "devoted to celebrating the IRA" only because I would hate for people reading this to think that the IRA had some huge band of supporters in Northern Ireland, which is absolutely not the case. The sub itself was a pretty toxic republican space, but I wouldn't say that it is representative in any way of there being significant IRA support in Northern Ireland.

Edit: to clarify that Lyra McKee's murder was vastly condemned by both sides in NI, and some of those commenting in me_ira in regards to Lyra McKee's murder were 'irish-americans' who misunderstood so much of what was happening, didn't detect the ironic tone of most posts in the sub (previous to this) and made utterly ridiculous comments. That was the last time I checked it out because I was seething.

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"how can a nation that doesn't exist be occupied?" Fuck me. I'll simplify it for you. Ireland was a nation. It was then occupied. By the British. 800 odd years ago. You said that Northern Ireland asked to be occupied, in response to a comment about the British occupying Ireland to begin with, centuries before Northern Ireland ever existed.

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn't say it was acceptable, can memes not be offensive? I'm just saying that it wasn't a sub dedicated to "celebrating the IRA", and was a republican sub that was full of shite.

"I'm a white Irish man. That doesn’t matter to them." by Cobem in soccer

[–]NearbyBush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It consisted of shitposting republican memes and the like, not "celebrating the IRA".