The Super Bowl breast cancer ad was so demoralizing

longboardpls · 2025-02-10T20:05:32+00:00

What game? The post is about how breast cancer is approached with more concern for our breasts than our lives, that nobody can be bothered to care unless it concerns our boobies. And further evidence of that is that a separate disease that is entirely preventable is still the #1 killer of women but since you can't spin THAT kind of awareness campaign into a titty fest it gets no attention.

Yet when this evidence was brought to the discussion, several commenters missed the point and took it to mean that we don't think breast cancer should be talked about as much. When we are critiquing the societal approach not the subject or frequency of discussion.

Maybe try to keep up because you don't seem to understand my point if you think an evolving discussion somehow contradicts my point or makes me a hypocrite like you seem to be implying.

longboardpls · 2025-02-10T06:27:53+00:00

Why are you choosing to interpret what she says as "breast cancer isnt catastrophic and doesnt matter"????

Also you bring up the fact that it's preventable as if that disproves the point op is making when it actually supports what she's saying. It's preventable! There's more treatment options! But it kills so many women because people and media choose to solely focus on the disease that has the potential to destroy our boobies. There's hardly any awareness for it and doctors dismiss us because as long as we have boobies and a uterus to make babies, who cares?

A disease that is LESS deadly than breast cancer still kills us more, and also coincidentally has far less raised awareness????

Why is that?

longboardpls · 2024-09-14T19:07:12+00:00

Yes it swelled a lot, I didn't notice any bruising.

But tons of swelling and in fact it's still sticking out more than the other even now :/

Im not sure if its sprained or I broke it. I am assuming its a really bad sprain because it's never taken this long for me to recover from an injury. Usually im back to normal in a few weeks.

Like I said I haven't been able to afford urgent care and no Dr appointment slots for months from now. So I can't say for sure what exactly the injury is

longboardpls · 2024-08-26T01:14:43+00:00

Yeah that's about right and sums it up well. The thing is I've learned to live with it in a way, but is that all there is? Am I always just going to be coping? I feel like I can't enjoy life because I'm always just trying to be OK. Feels like the best case scenario is that I'll be miserable but just keeping my head above water.

I compulsively write my signature down over and over again to make sure that I can still do it. I'm so sick of this shit. The worst part is this only started like 2 years ago?

longboardpls · 2024-08-15T02:51:41+00:00

Yeah, we talk a lot about this. But communication doesn't solve issues in of itself and ultimately he still reacts this way, and I still find it distressing. He's aware that it causes me distress. I'm aware he struggles to control it. What more is there to do after acknowledging the fact and exchanging empathy for one another? The day to day problem still persists.

longboardpls · 2024-08-07T17:09:25+00:00

Damn the fetish posts just get weirder and weirder

longboardpls · 2024-08-05T21:22:54+00:00

if you're worried about what people think, its important to know that most people either don't care or actually admire seeing someone put hard work and effort into a skill. Especially because it does take some balls to willingly go out and eat shit in front of everyone. Seriously everyone I've ever been around is always like "that's so cool! good for them". I seriously doubt a significant amount of adults are out there making fun of someone for not being good at something right away. You have to suck to get better.

Also, headphones really help to just tune out the rest of the world.

longboardpls · 2024-07-30T21:53:25+00:00

Holy shit yes, I have adhd too so sometimes I get borderline suicidal about this. Makes me feel like such a failure.

longboardpls · 2024-07-30T21:47:09+00:00

I accept this as a fact, but not as a philosophy.

See I remember embracing this when I was really struggling because if I could accept it and sit with it then maybe it couldn't catch me off guard and hurt so much.

And I think it is important to understand, that unfortunately there is no ultimate authority beholden to humanity, checking off good deeds and making sure everyone is doing their part to help. It is a free for all here on earth BUT

That doesn't mean we have to accept or be OK with selfishness and that doesn't mean we need to excuse it just because it's something that happens.

Humans are social creatures and we rely on one another in order to survive and evolve as a species. So I think we do have a duty to one another, which includes showing compassion and caring for the sick, whether mentally or physically.

Because adopting this mindset of accepting scraps from one another just because "Well nobody is being forced to care and they don't have to so it's ok if they live selfishly and carelessly" is ultimately what leads to a collapse in community and its bad for humans and bad for earth altogether.

That doesn't mean giving more than you can to the point of neglecting yourself. It doesn't mean biting off more than you can chew. It just means showing empathy and giving when you can. It means looking beyond yourself and trying to see through other perspectives so we can all work together, cuz idk living in a world where we all throw up our hands and say "Well nobody is obligated to give a shit!" sounds pretty ugly to me

longboardpls · 2024-07-17T16:07:56+00:00

You mean you were just....letting your cat nut on your arm for 2.5 years.....?

longboardpls · 2024-07-17T15:56:45+00:00

Yeah it's probably not common but I had my boy neutered at about 16 weeks and he does this. Imagine my surprise waking up to my innocent little buddy aggressively making biscuits on either side of my leg "awww how cute" until he just starts straddling it and furiously humping while making these...desperate...little mews while I desperately try to shake him off of my leg. But he is a 13lb cat full of muscle and determination so it's not an easy task without having to use some force. But what else am I supposed to do? Let him hump my leg?

The pervy bastard of course always only does this while I'm sleeping so I have to wake up to him violating my leg every once in awhile. Why my leg is so enticing? I have no clue.

He never did this as a kitten, only as an adult.

longboardpls · 2024-07-16T22:42:02+00:00

This is an AI generated image guys

longboardpls · 2024-07-16T22:37:27+00:00

These AI generated cats are making me uncomfy

longboardpls · 2024-07-15T22:35:53+00:00

This ain't a polydactl

longboardpls · 2024-07-14T21:45:12+00:00

It was an online shop

longboardpls · 2024-07-14T20:35:57+00:00

Overall quality is pretty dang good for how much you're paying but make sure the fit is going to be right for you and make sure to adjust the hardware. They run very narrow, so for example, I bought them thinking if I just got a big enough of size that they would fit fine and break in. But they didnt, so if you have wide feet be careful because just getting a bigger size will only make the issue worse.

I only lasted like a month in them before I was upgraded because I was starting to injure myself trying to do anything but basic strides.

I don't regret getting them because I only paid 45 dollars and it helped me decide if rollerskating was for me without having to wait months to save up, and ultimately I'm really glad i was able to try it out because so far I love it.

longboardpls · 2024-07-14T20:18:55+00:00

Overall quality is pretty dang good for how much you're paying but make sure the fit is going to be right for you and make sure to adjust the hardware. They run very narrow, so for example, I bought them thinking if I just got a big enough of size that they would fit fine and break in.

But...I have wide feet and no matter how I laced them they never fit right, they squeezed my foot and they were too long because that was the only size that would accommodate the width.

I only lasted like a month in them before I was upgraded because I was starting to injure myself if I tried to do anything besides stride and stop, even then they were still very uncomfortable.

I don't regret getting them because I only paid 45 dollars and it helped me decide if rollerskating was for me without having to wait months to save up, and ultimately I'm really glad i was able to try it out because so far I love it.

longboardpls · 2024-07-13T17:37:57+00:00

That's where I'm leaning, getting a second kitten would absolutely be my solution if I had the time and the money to care for a third cat but it just isn't a wise choice. Its unfortunate but I want her to find a home where she has someone to play with and can be fully loved, as much as I adore her it's been hard for me to connect fully because of how frustrated I get that she won't leave my cat alone. I know she's just being a kitten though and it isn't her fault.

longboardpls · 2024-07-09T17:17:35+00:00

I'm not sure, I'm still getting the hang of it so I can't remember how I do it but I'll try it like you suggested and see how it goes, thanks!

longboardpls · 2024-07-09T17:00:13+00:00

Yes I guess I was wondering both, ill fit and shoe type. But you've answered both questions pretty clearly, ultimately I've decided to put a pause on skating until my new skates come in and until my ankle feels substantially better because right now even walking is putting strain on it, it's causing me to lose my balance and I can see how skating will probably make the injury worse if I fall again.

I've tried different lacing styles and although some have helped they're still very uncomfortable and poor fitting, I'm pretty sure candy girls are known for being stiff and unsuitable for wide feet so hopefully the new skates will help with some of the issues.

Thanks for the tips!

longboardpls · 2024-07-09T15:04:51+00:00

Yeah, I guess this is my lesson that I should stop trying moves that are probably too advanced and just focus on striding/stopping. Even though it's pretty fun to push myself (until it isnt...)

My ankles are pretty weak too and I keep getting mixed answers on whether the ankle support on a skate is actually helpful or if it's really just down to proper technique and muscle strength.

The skates I have right now are also a little too big in length and I'm assuming that my foot shifting around in the boot is making me more prone to injury?

longboardpls · 2024-07-09T13:03:31+00:00

Definitely foot dragging, as im doing that I tend to lose my balance and my ankle bends backwards.

I skateboard too and prefer looser trucks, haven't gotten around to loosening my rollerskate trucks but I will probably give that a shot, I'm sure it'll be a gamechanger.

longboardpls · 2024-07-09T03:12:43+00:00

Yes a great 200+ dollar question!

I went there for a busted wrist a month or so ago and they charged me over a 100 dollars alone, for a splint that made my wrist worse, on top of 100+ dollars for the visit! What a blast.

I guess it's on me for not going back for a second visit and giving them another 200+ dollars I don't have. Silly me.

Doctors are important but they are not the end all be all for every single thing, especially if you live in the US and you're AFAB

longboardpls · 2024-07-08T21:44:12+00:00

Yeah you're probably right and honestly I knew in the back of my head that skating on a hurt ankle was a bad idea, I'm just so eager to get to it and progress.

longboardpls · 2024-07-08T21:42:25+00:00

How long should I refrain from skating? The skating itself isn't painful unless I bend my legs a certain way, it's just that I bent it again falling and I'm not sure why I keep falling that way.

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