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. The race of a voice actor doesn't matter

. It is possible to wear yoga pants because there comfy

. You don't need to shower everyday

. It is possible to crossdress/be gender non-conforming without being trans

. Monty Python is very overrated

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[–] rabber 8 points 1 month ago

My favourite hill is Mount Robson so I guess that one

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I could easily die on Mt Washington, NH.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Definitely not dying on Everest. it's overrated, and a bunch of people have already done that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
  1. The big hill in my neighborhood park.

  2. Capital Hill

I don't really know of any other hills or why I would be near them so if I die on a hill it will probably be one of these.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Both employer related:

  • no biometrics
  • birthday not for sale
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't say "acronym" when you mean "abbreviation"!

"Acronym" specifically refers to an initialism that forms a new word. For example,

  • scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
  • NASA (pronounced like a word - you don't say "ehn eh ess eh").

It's acro- (height) -nym (word) - a word that exists on top of / above other words.

In contrast "NIH" is not an acronym because it isn't pronounced or read as a word. It's appropriate to say, "'NIH' is an abbreviation" or "'NIH' is an initialism". But saying "'NIH' is an acronym" is wrong!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The hill upto the finishline on my local park run this morning was way harder than usual, so (almost) that one today!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It is possible to crossdress/be gender non-conforming without being trans

I’ve never heard anyone suggest otherwise. Who are you having this argument with?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Daylight savings time needs to be gotten rid of.

The imperial measurement standard needs to be gotten rid of.

The UN security council veto should be able to be overridden by the general assembly.

Collective responsibility for a democracy's crimes should be a thing.

The country of Israel should be moved to an open area of land with no people on it. Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, or the jungles of South America.

There should be a corporate death penalty when they commit crimes.

All kids should have food.

All humans should have access to very basic water and food. Like beans and rice for everyone, no exceptions.

Basic sanitation is a human right.

Religion should not be respected any more than any other bag of philosophical ideas. Stupid parts of religions should be called out and discussed, not hallowed and treated with respect even if its utter nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

The race of a voice actor doesn’t matter

This is a one-way ticket to everyone being the dominant race behind the scenes because studios won't hire other races.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is "Math" and not "Maths"

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Soft serve is not ice cream

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My hill: Laws that give “unnecessary” rights to people are still good overall and shouldn't ever, EVER, be reversed. Laws that give “unnecessary” rights keep society stable and have come from past times soaked in blood. If you reverse 60-100 years of these gains, then society will collapse.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Using "themselves" for a non-binary person or unspecified gender is grammatically incorrect.

It's "themself." (Unless they're plural.)

Also, "Latinx" is performative white ally cringe. It's not pronounceable in Spanish. Use "Latine." -e is the obvious gender neutral ending.

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