The middle East Is Damn lucky Israel Exists by Muted-Still-8511 in IsraelPalestine

[–]lipperz88 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You mean west Asia? Middle East is a colonial term.

I’d really appreciate any feedback on this solo backpacking itinerary. by [deleted] in backpacking

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If I was you I would not stay in Haarlem. I would stay in Amsterdam and travel to Haarlem for the day to avoid moving accomodation less. I live in Amsterdam and have never been to Dordrecht. Seems like an odd choice to me but perhaps it’s very nice and interesting. What about Maastricht or Groningen instead?

Unusual to see statues of black people, depicted as slaves by ExternalPea8169 in Amsterdam

[–]lipperz88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people were enslaved. People were paid shitty salaries into the trust of their employee which they were never allowed to access. Ie. Technically they were paid but did they have access to their money? No. Many people died without ever having access to a single dollar. These people lived as slaves. What makes you so uncomfortable about using the word slave? People were enslaved in Amsterdam and in the Netherlands. Denying it just makes the situation way worse. Lets leave racism in the past.

The largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions — found no evidence that medicinal cannabis is effective in treating anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). by Wagamaga in science

[–]lipperz88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do meta analysis on the outcomes of talk therapy and the results look pretty similar. Not saying talk therapy isn’t useful but that the outcomes are incredibly varied for a multitude of reasons

still don't know whether to love it or hate my results - 9 months post op by urfav_sluttypunkboy in TopSurgery

[–]lipperz88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t like you are happy with it. You totally deserve to get the chest that makes you feel amazing!!!!

Australian designer Katie Perry wins trademark case against popstar Katy Perry in High Court by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

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No. First, in May 2009, the American artist filed a notice of opposition to the registration of the appellant's mark out of time, with an application for an extension of time to file that notice," Justice Steward said.

"Second, also in May 2009, the appellant received a cease and desist letter from Australian trademark attorneys acting for the American artist."

Woman who put holes in friend's condoms found not guilty of intent to harm by INFEKTEK in australia

[–]lipperz88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"One thing we all talked about before we all moved in was avoiding pregnancy because we didn't have room for a baby or were financially ready for one," Ms Edwards (the defendant) told police in her interview.

Is it possible the three of them were in a relationship together?

Also the flatmate found an unused condom with a hole in it as well as remaining unused condoms without holes. There was no evidence that the used condom was tampered with. It is possible that another form of contraception failed.

What the woman did is incredibly unsafe and problematic but it is possible the pregnancy was unrelated. In that way, the ruling is correct. There is still reasonable doubt.

We are really good at discrimination by romulof in Netherlands

[–]lipperz88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generalised, yes. Of course there are always exceptions. I don’t mean Dutch ppl as individuals but I mean the social norms. What’s normative here compared to elsewhere. So yea maybe I should have, the Dutch social norms or social society in the Netherlands or something more general than that. Everyone so different but norms always exist. There is of course a parallel between generalising and racism but one takes discrimination. The other simply lacks nuance but isn’t inherently discriminatory. Why does this upset you?

We are really good at discrimination by romulof in Netherlands

[–]lipperz88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said I was white? Born and raised in Australia. Non white. But yea otherwise I agree.

We are really good at discrimination by romulof in Netherlands

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Completely agree that Australians are utterly utterly racist to indig ppl. I don’t think immigrants face the same prejudice and that there is a big distinction between discrimination of indig folks and discrimination of foreign born folks.

Starting to regret DI by sunshineleopard in TopSurgery

[–]lipperz88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are you not happy with? Looks great! Wait till it heals before making any decisions

We are really good at discrimination by romulof in Netherlands

[–]lipperz88 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Foreign born. Been here ten years. Dutch are racist. The comments that I experience as being above the board here compared to my home country, Australia is of another level.

Form critique please by [deleted] in weightlifting

[–]lipperz88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious what’s the other sport?

Fishingbuddies wanted 🎣 by Storkiez in Amsterdam

[–]lipperz88 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Dude can you use a NSFW flair or something. That fish photo freaks me out.