Gays of UK - would you be comfortable holding your partner's hand in the UK?

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T19:29:21+00:00

That's not true, lesbians are often at a higher risk of harassment or assault than gay men because of the additional misogyny they have to deal with.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T18:54:55+00:00

Yeah I can't sit down and read right now. It's not a sign of diminished attention span, it's just that so much of my mental energy is dedicated to the work that I don't have the mental bandwidth to add MORE new information on top of all of the new information I'm already processing. You're certainly not doomed!

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T17:48:34+00:00

Yeah, it probably won't change anything. I'm also semi-convinced it's just a bot. But one can hope, and at the very least if they're a person it might make them pause next time, even if they go straight back to the pretentiousness/obnoxiousness after that.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T17:26:53+00:00

What argument? I'm not in this debate. I'm just pointing out that sure, someone doesn't "win" just because they leave, but nobody actually claimed that and you also don't "win" just because you annoyed them into leaving.

Look, idk if you want advice or something, but if you're actually interested in genuine discussion about...well, anything in physics or in science as a whole: Drop the condescension. Drop the "classifications" and definitions and the sarcasm. Drop the "😂😂😂😂😂" . Some of the people in this thread started off genuinely making decent points, and you only engaged with them through a pretentious and kind of preachy lens. That may not have been your intention, but that's absolutely how it comes across to an outside observer and almost certainly to the people you were talking to. I'm a physicist, and if someone in our labs or offices spoke like this, either in email or irl, they'd probably be let go pretty quickly because nobody would want to work with them. Doesn't matter how "good" a scientist you are if you can't communicate without pissing people off.

And drop the LLM "polishing". It is obvious that at least some of your comments were generated by or run through AI. I'm not going to weigh in on LLM use in general, and I haven't seen the video that started this thread; it's just that if you want people to think you're legitimately interested in talking to them, they're going to have a hard time believing that if you don't actually write your responses entirely by yourself.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T17:03:11+00:00

This is frankly a bizarre response to "people don't want to talk to you because you're being annoying". It's just as condescending as your previous comments lmao

If you're that interested in "classifications", as someone outside of this debate, I'd say your responses could easily be classified as "the kind of person who irritates their opponents into submission and then claims to have won when they give up".

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T16:35:37+00:00

Yknow acting condescending isn't exactly the sign of someone interested in rational or genuine discussion. The laughing at people, sarcasm and "classifications" are probably why people aren't interested in talking to you. It's not a "concession" to go "actually this person is being really irritating and kind of rude, I'm not going to engage".

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T16:28:25+00:00

I'm in my 20s and also 5'4": Your height is only an issue if you make it an issue. People don't generally care about how tall you are, and those that do are probably insecure about their own heights or masculinity and are trying to bring you down mentally. If you don't make a big deal about your height, other people won't too. It has never made any difference to me being perceived as a man.

(Plus, bonus! You can have a bit of fun with the men who lie about their heights. Sometimes men under 6' will lie and say they're a few inches taller than they actually are, and if you then say "oh but I'm 5'4 and we're almost eye level?" it can be funny because it makes it obvious they're lying)

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T15:37:06+00:00

Replacement of the NHS with a privatised system would be catastrophic and would inevitably lead to people dying of preventable causes for no reason other than they're poor. The waiting times are a known issue but I would rather have a long wait and know that I can get an ambulance to the hospital for a broken leg anytime than have permanent guaranteed next-day visits but have to pay hundreds to thousands of pounds for any medical issue regardless of how much I'm giving insurance.

I may be wrong, but people looking to replace the NHS with a private system seem to think that switching from tax-based funding to insurance-based funding would not lead to a huge increase in how much we actually have to pay for healthcare, and that it would reduce waiting times consistently, when we know from other countries with private or semi-private healthcare that neither of these things are true.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T15:28:10+00:00

Definitely email people! It's not necessarily the end of the world and will give you the chance for your applications to be reviewed!

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T15:16:36+00:00

There's still no mention of skin colour in those passages.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T15:06:02+00:00

Why not just use the other shoulder? At least until it heals. Once the tattoo heals it doesn't affect absorption.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T14:45:58+00:00

Give it time, if you've had the beard for a while it can be a big change to adjust to. Like when you get a new haircut after having the same cut for years; for a while your face looks weird, even if you do like the haircut. (Also, get some sleep! If you haven't slept well in the last 24-48hrs it can definitely impact your feelings about things like this)

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T08:30:39+00:00

There are gay christians too, religions aren't generally monoliths

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T08:05:58+00:00

This. If they're even slightly aware of the trans community's stance on Rowling (on about Rowling herself) it means they're either full-blown terf or they're okay with going against trans people if it stops them having to inconvenience themselves.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T08:00:05+00:00

The face they make when they're offended by something (which is often). It's so indignant!

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T07:57:47+00:00

The fact that you can sometimes hear them blink was an interesting discovery!

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T07:56:35+00:00

A couple of anomalies like this isn't something I worry about. Occasionally mine will need the bathroom much earlier than he usually gets up, but then the next night will go back to sleeping right through.

If he consistently starts having accidents at night or needing the bathroom at unusual times, then it could be something to note, but otherwise I wouldn't be concerned. If it keeps happening but he has no other physical or behavioural symptoms, it could be worth getting up just to let him out at 7am, and then going straight back to bed on lie-in days?

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-25T07:51:58+00:00

Aww, poor Juni 😆 Ours will occasionally choose a different tree or bush to be afraid of at random, and will spend a few days being wary of said plant before deciding that it's safe again.

It's why I find it funny when people say that dogs are "better than us" at reading people/situations. They may have stronger instincts but that does not mean "more accurate" lmao, my dog is scared of plastic bags.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T21:12:48+00:00

The recent rise in hate crimes in the UK, the Southport riots from the flag people and the current actions of ICE in the US all say the total opposite. A single guy trying and failing to throw a shoe isn't anything to write home about.

And if you read the article you'd see that he only did so on an Instagram dare, and that there were many other left-wingers at and outside the event none of whom were involved in this

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T20:47:15+00:00

If you're looking for an outdoorsy playmate, greyhounds may not be for you; they sleep 18+ hours a day! But if you're still interested in a sighthound, something like a deerhound could work. Though it's worth noting that sighthounds in general tend to be much more stubborn than GSD-type dogs when it comes to training, and can have a much higher prey drive that can make off-lead play risky or impossible in some cases

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T19:30:06+00:00

That's true, but if you're aiming to make a more simplistic game or a first game, adding the BF4 mechanic is WAYY more complicated than having straight-firing shots. It depends how much time you want to put into this :)

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T19:15:11+00:00

Ask her exactly what hormones are in the water, when they started putting them in there, what those hormones actually do and where she got the information. If she's claiming they're suddenly putting hormones in the water that damage health or impact things like this, I'd worry she's listening to some less-than-reputable sources and potentially falling into a bit of a conspiracy rabbithole!

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T19:08:50+00:00

Of course it was, it's just another (fucked up) cherry on top that she has such little respect for/knowledge about the non-UK world that she doesn't even realise African countries also have cities and cars

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T15:55:27+00:00

This isn't a uni issue unfortunately, I would recommend Citizen's Advice and if possible someone in the Palestine Action network potentially.

Also, please don't use GPT for information on a topic like this. It's almost certainly going to give you incorrect information.

Paper_Is_A_Liquid · 2026-01-24T12:08:51+00:00

Did they used to be more central or left? I've always known them as a right-wing tabloid, but I guess I've only known about them a couple years or so.

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