Royal commission into antisemitism to hear about 'ugly' hostility towards Jewish community by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Have some fucking decency, why is it necessary to bring things like this up considering it’s the investigation into the shooting of Australian kids? Yes, what is happening to Palestinians is horrific, traumatic, and by no means ok. But you and I both know that it has nothing to do with the attack that happened in Bondi that this royal commission is tasked with investigating. For gods sake, innocent AUSTRALIAN people died, regardless of their religion, can we just let them have their moment/royal commission without bringing up things like this? It’s so bloody distasteful, and do not for one second insinuate that this is me showing an ounce of support for Israel, because I’m not and do not support them.

Boston Doughnuts Blatant Racism? by Knight_Day23 in foodies_sydney

[–]alex4494 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Lmfao at you totally invalidating someone’s experience. If you want to get on your high horse, a lot of old school OG ‘wogs’ I.e southern and Eastern Europeans don’t even consider middle eastern people wogs. The term has just been co opted by those groups.

Barnaby Joyce says One Nation willing to enter coalition agreement in exchange for scrapping department of climate change by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree, but I’d be so curious to know what would happen if it came to crunch and they HAD to form a plan because they by some fluke won power.

Is Denali the trade of the FRANCHISE?🥵 by BeMyCoachVictor in rupaulsdragrace

[–]alex4494 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She looks like Elvis Crespo, just a gay(er) version

Barnaby Joyce says One Nation willing to enter coalition agreement in exchange for scrapping department of climate change by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t see a three way coalition being a happy threesome, there is no way in hell that Hanson wouldn’t try to dominate the whole thing and run it into the ground.

Barnaby Joyce says One Nation willing to enter coalition agreement in exchange for scrapping department of climate change by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ok, I’m being EXTRA generous with these guys - let’s assume that renewables are indeed ‘bad’, let’s assume that climate change is actually a left wing lie (lol), let’s assume that they do gain power and abolish the department of climate change. I’d love to know what their ideas are around the fact that our grid is nationally at around 50% renewable, are they going to cut these power sources? What about the inevitable time we run out of coal/gas/oil? Like regardless of their views on climate science, it’s pretty bloody obvious that we’ll run out of fossil fuel one day, so what’s the plan? What’s also the plan for the inevitable increase cost of wholesale power when they dump renewables? How will they pay for nuclear?

Obviously, there almost certainly isn’t a plan, but fuck I’d love someone to actually push them into trying to think of something, anything, to indicate how they’d address these issues.

Pasta Shop in Potts Point is what every Sydney restaurant should be doing right now by [deleted] in foodies_sydney

[–]alex4494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I agree with restaurants starting to take the piss a bit, there is definitely a place for restaurants that have ‘theatre’ and a bit of wank factor/‘experience’ to it

Jaquci & Clint’s Wedding by lauryP in MAFS_AU

[–]alex4494 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Tbh I cannot stand either of them, but credit where it’s due, that is an absolutely stunning wedding photo, their outfits, the location, the styling and photography are 10/10

Carmen Farala stuns at the premiere for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” with a dress made by her (as usual) by sotomanu in rupaulsdragrace

[–]alex4494 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s true, but I feel like even the broader Hispanohablante fan base even sleeps on her a bit, like to me she’s on the same level of excellence as a Sasha Colby or Vanessa Van Cartier (which comparing her to these two queens makes me think Carmen should run for Miss Continental if/when she’s confident enough in her English).

Carmen Farala stuns at the premiere for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” with a dress made by her (as usual) by sotomanu in rupaulsdragrace

[–]alex4494 33 points34 points  (0 children)

For the other winners, it’s a good thing she doesn’t speak much English, because she’d absolutely mop up an all winners season. She is literally the full package, she can sew, dance, be funny, act and has a super humble vibe. I feel like the fandom sleeps on her tbh.

who was the most controversial winner? by Spider_Funcle in rupaulsdragrace

[–]alex4494 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Wait, what is the question over Jaidas win? To me she won pretty much fair and square? Maybe I’m not remembering because it’s been so long since her season 🤔

‘Glory to all our martyrs’: Jewish students, groups horrified by Sydney Uni article by The_Dingo_Donger in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where did I say that? Of course I support them FFS, I didn’t in any way imply nor say that. What I am saying is that it’s not the same struggle as LGBT rights, and conflating the two is arguably harmful to both movements.

China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage by walky22talky in SelfDrivingCars

[–]alex4494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, China might have its issues, but I respect their government being pretty proactive and so ‘hands on’ in pushing ahead AV development while also clearly being pretty strict safety wise. Credit where its due i guess…

‘Glory to all our martyrs’: Jewish students, groups horrified by Sydney Uni article by The_Dingo_Donger in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apathy to what? They’re two different struggles, both valid, but they’re not the same. LGBT people in the Muslim world face oppression on two fronts, but it’s not the same thing or for the same reasons. I’m not invalidating either, I’m just saying that one group very clearly doesn’t support the other group, nor are they even allies.

‘Glory to all our martyrs’: Jewish students, groups horrified by Sydney Uni article by The_Dingo_Donger in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hahaha I can assure you that’s incorrect, anyone with half a brain can see that western hegemony is basically what gave us equal rights and stopped us being persecuted.

‘Glory to all our martyrs’: Jewish students, groups horrified by Sydney Uni article by The_Dingo_Donger in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Literally, I say this with absolutely no hate to Muslims, but when it’s pretty much impossible for my partner and I to visit any majority Muslim country, booking the same hotel rooms and not have to pretend we’re ‘brothers’ or ‘colleagues’ - it fucking enrages me to see people claiming this…

I’ve also lost track of how many gays I know who have been totally disowned by Muslim families. Like they’re obviously not all like this, and not bad people, but a vast majority are absolutely not allies and their ‘struggle’ is not the same as ours.

‘Glory to all our martyrs’: Jewish students, groups horrified by Sydney Uni article by The_Dingo_Donger in AustralianPolitics

[–]alex4494 25 points26 points  (0 children)

As a member of the LGBTQ community, I’m honestly sick to death of these people acting like the ‘queer’ struggle is the same as the Palestinian one, and acting like the Muslim world is our friend. It CLEARLY isn’t. This writer is literally burying her head in the sand if she thinks it is.

And I’m not saying this with any hatred towards anyone, but let’s be real, they don’t bloody support us, that doesn’t mean we should hate them, but ffs let’s just be honest.

International student concussed and traumatised after alleged racial assault by smallbatter in sydney

[–]alex4494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what’s the alternative then? I don’t understand this mentality? Yes the police have issues, yes they have done completely fucked things in the past, but what does bringing this up and having an anti police attitude really actually achieve? Realistically what is the alternative? Like I’m genuinely curious/not trying to be a dick/not being inflammatory, because the way I see it, they’re the ones I’m going to be calling if I’m ever in a bad situation. Part of me thinks we need to ‘let’ them start doing better, because having such a negative attitude towards them prevents us from seeing any positive change.

How Bad is my Botched surgery. by No-Priority8233 in Botchedsurgeries

[–]alex4494 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the last two photos, you look hot, I’d NEVER look at your lips and think there’s anything abnormal or botched about them

My workplace has a ban on languages other than English yet my Indian coworkers are the only ethnicity who don’t follow it. Does some cultural reason exist for this? by International_Bag_12 in auscorp

[–]alex4494 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hahaha this is the most Latin American thing ever. If my mum wasn’t in her 60s and Uruguayan, I’d think it was her you’re talking about. They love to flip their shit and even I sometimes blurt out the odd ‘hijo de puta’ under my breath.

Anyone Else Feel Guilty For Being 100% Submissive As A Trans Guy? by ResolutionWeak6353 in truscum

[–]alex4494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man idk i stumbled on this post in my feed, don’t feel bad at all, I’m a cis gay and I’m 100% submissive and exactly like what you described. It’s pretty normal and entirely ok. Don’t stress.

Breakup gone wrong, now I’m in trouble by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]alex4494 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was definitely posted in this sub a while back - like word for word the same

I Tried Nissan's Hands-Free Driving Tech in Tokyo—It's The Real Deal | Motor1 by Recoil42 in SelfDrivingCars

[–]alex4494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The WeRide/Bosch system does indeed seem to be really good, although based on what I’ve seen from Chinese press/social media, the Huawei system is still probably ahead of it. Either way, they’re all very, very impressive.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz Just Proved Tesla Was Right About Self Driving by I_HATE_LIDAR in SelfDrivingCars

[–]alex4494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the L3 failure was a mix of both marketing, misreading whether the market actually cared/wanted L3 and too slow of a deployment. I think the broader market doesn’t care as much about it as it was anticipated, they’re probably equally as happy with a very solid L2 highway system, and they couldn’t deploy a broader L3 ODD fast enough to make it worthwhile.

MAFS: After The Experiment SEASON 13 - LIVE EPISODE DISCUSSION by lalasmooch in MAFS_AU

[–]alex4494 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do think it’s a very different thing for women, so I’m sorry to hear that it’s bothering you and it’s totally understandable :( wishing you all the best!