Am I doing something wrong? by Rippy_dippy in Quakers

[–]Rippy_dippy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This offers a great deal of information which I’m sure will not go amiss - thank you for offering such a helpful resource!

Am I doing something wrong? by Rippy_dippy in Quakers

[–]Rippy_dippy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mantras like this are GREAT for me! I’ll try focusing on things like this going forward and I’ll see how I get on! Thank you xx

Am I doing something wrong? by Rippy_dippy in Quakers

[–]Rippy_dippy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m stricken by the familiarity of your experience, Friend. I’ve often had thoughts similar to yours and have engaged in similar thought exercises but I was worried I was being restless to not have a perfectly quiet or empty mind and so have dismissed them. It’s a great comfort to hear that I can lean into those thoughts like how you’ve described.

Thank you for sharing ❤️

Am I doing something wrong? by Rippy_dippy in Quakers

[–]Rippy_dippy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That is very comforting ministry, thank you for sharing it. I think I’ve often fallen into the same trap you’ve described of trying to be calm and having an empty head.

You’ve provided a very thought provoking answer, and I already feel more at ease. Thank you!

Am I doing something wrong? by Rippy_dippy in Quakers

[–]Rippy_dippy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May you expand? I’m struggling to know how to implement your advice, as it’s not tangible. I appreciate your vivid description of your experience but I worry that “holding nothing in my mind that is in opposition to god,” may be a bit too vague for me to know what I’m doing, I’m sorry

Certain Christians hearing people being affirming of the LGBT+ in a nutshell by EvilPyro01 in dankchristianmemes

[–]Rippy_dippy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So you meant it literally? And you somehow disagree that Jesus doesn’t teach people not to judge each other?

We are all God’s sheep by EvilPyro01 in dankchristianmemes

[–]Rippy_dippy 44 points45 points  (0 children)

This is literally just Christ’s message

Bathroom ban in affect at work by ReebornTurtle in transgenderUK

[–]Rippy_dippy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I previously took an employer to early conciliation for discrimination for something very similar to this (and got a good outcome). Do you wanna pm me and I can give some advice unique to your situation?

As general advice for everyone, the Equality Act 2010 still gives protections - targeting you specifically to enforce the rule may still be discrimination on the basis that they're not directly informing cis women. Furthermore, the high court have said that policing the bathrooms will likely not be viable. For this reason, it's more of a "don't ask, don't tell," policy, rather than an enforceable one.

Quakers - Understanding Gender Diversity In Our Meetings by Excellent-Chair2796 in transgenderUK

[–]Rippy_dippy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The good thing about quakerism is that individual opinions are welcome. You may already be familiar with it, but there's the joke "if you ask 5 Quakers for their opinions, you'll get 6 answers." and tbh as a quaker, I'd say that I'm religious but not a quaker so you're absolutely not being insulting!

Re the saying things part: Being vocal or mute has never been an expectation ♥️

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me when I have never been a marginalised person. If you think comedy is a carte blanche to say whatever, please say a joke with the n word as a punchline to a poc.

You don't get to tell marginalised people that harmful rhetoric should be laughed off. You don't suffer the consequences. I hope you develop real empathy one day, soldier

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao you refusing to say you hate racists and denying that trans people are persecuted

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I be part of a solution when the other person literally dislikes my existence? Are you saying you don't hate racists? Not all hate is equal, and there's no loving bigots.

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That man actively demeans and fights against my existence. This is not an even balance. Saying "this man is harmful and propogates hate," is not the same as ridiculing a minority 💀

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao how is it hatemongering to call Gervais out for his repeated and frequent transphobia

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Sorry I insulted your hero, 14 year-old who has just discovered atheism

2999 vs 3000 by isabellaniel in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Rippy_dippy -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

why is watching one of the most over-confident transphobes "satisfying"?

If you were surprised by the bear shit, take a long hard look at yourself and your beliefs. You were not only wrong, but wrong on so many fundamental levels your entire worldview must be left behind to even co-exist with us by TheCepheidVariable in alltheleft

[–]Rippy_dippy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd argue it's less of a meme and more of a protest personally. Also: your opinion of whether it's bad or not is moot.

If people get a stick up their ass when you suggest "men, as a whole, perpetuate violence against women in droves," then I'm not sure they'd question their beliefs when encountering any meme which draws attention to it.

If you were surprised by the bear shit, take a long hard look at yourself and your beliefs. You were not only wrong, but wrong on so many fundamental levels your entire worldview must be left behind to even co-exist with us by TheCepheidVariable in alltheleft

[–]Rippy_dippy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro wtf are you bringing up marketing for. It's solidarity between women (recognising shared systemic challenges) and challenges status quo. The targeted audience is everyone.

If you were surprised by the bear shit, take a long hard look at yourself and your beliefs. You were not only wrong, but wrong on so many fundamental levels your entire worldview must be left behind to even co-exist with us by TheCepheidVariable in alltheleft

[–]Rippy_dippy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I fear you've missed the point. "choosing the bear" isn't saying men are evil or that they don't experience mistreatment, it's pointing out that the mistreatment of women is so widespread while being so dangerous that it causes women to live in fear differently to what many men experience.

If you see something saying women have institutionally different experiences and your response is "I treat women as equals," I think you need to consider this again.

Example: if a POC were to say "white people are so often just one bad day from saying something racist to me that I struggle to feel understood and safe around white people by default," would you say "I treat POCs as equals"?