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Reply | Post office Parcel Department
at 12:19 24 Apr 2024
Cat - Evri take the prize for crapness for me.
I've tried returning a parcel for a refund to sports company in Belgium, parcel sent on March 19th but it hasn't arrived at the destination. I've had an email this morning saying it's been returned to me and I should receive it in 8 weeks. As a "good will gesture" Evri have refunded the £8.95 postage fee I paid. For a parcel they never delivered.
I'll comfortably miss the 30 day deadline for my £150 refund. As the parcel hasn't been lost Evri reckon they aren't liable. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 16:26 21 Apr 2024
I believe sexuality is innate or almost certainly so. I don't know enough about gender dysphoria to comment really, although I believe it's a genuine condition but very open to abuse.
Although as people become more aware of gender dysphoria, incidence is bound to increase. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 09:23 21 Apr 2024
Do you realise how daft it is for someone who has never been to pride, telling someone who has been to pride what happens there via a third party? Especially when that third party is a deliberately provocative, cutting edge publication?
I've never seen anything like that at any pride event. It may happen, but that's because it's a a festival not because it's pride, my daughter wouldn't see anything of that nature. Because it doesn't happen if families are around.
Exactly the same quotes could be used about Glastonbury, should children be taken there? |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 07:04 21 Apr 2024
It's only achieving cultural change if it works, and there's no evidence it does or even has the potential to.
These "ideas" have existed throughout history. They're just been suppressed by those feeling them because being open about them could get you punished, even today in 2024 with the death penalty in some countries.
The only cultural change is recognising they exist and are normal just different to the majority. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 06:50 21 Apr 2024
I think that's the entire point. GB news makes up a load of nonsense to rabble rouse. There are no 4 year old LGBT champions and it's not "pushed" in schools, similarly pride events aren't full of perverts.
The Telegraph isn't a million miles behind.
Nobody is trying to push anything on anyone, rather just enable kids to understand their feelings if and when they need to, and most importantly not to be bullied and abused because of them. That's good.
I have a colleague with a transgender son who is now about 14. The abuse the family (including the child, directly from adults) have received in their mid Wales town is incredible. All from people who don't understand the issue, how massively difficult it is and it's obviously nothing to actually do with them.
Go to pride, get to know LGBTQ people or even just watch "it's a sin" don't just read extreme examples fabricated and exaggerated by bigots. It's not an easy life, don't make it more difficult. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 20:47 19 Apr 2024
I'm willing to bet that's exactly the situation these kind of schemes are designed to address.
It's why they're needed.
Unfortunately though, some people would probably rather see the child in care than have two loving Dad's. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 14:43 19 Apr 2024
The human body and mind and the interactions between them is massively complex. I don't understand it and I doubt if anyone really does. That's why threads such as this are so stupid, we've got grown men who know nothing about this situation(and are unwilling to learn) jumping to conclusions based on very right wing media rather than their own experience.
I've basically been called an unfit father for taking my daughter to pride by someone who's never been to pride? Try to figure that out.
I'd be amazed if there is one aspect of mental, emotional, biological or physical aspect to sexual orientatuion or gender, it's probably a huge interaction between all of these things. That is why we are all different and people are attracted to different looking people. I'm 100% straight but I'm not especially attracted to blonde haired, fair skinned females. Give me Maya Jama over Taylor Swift any day of the week. Thinking of it now I've never had a blonde girlfriend!
I've got a lesbian friend, who I think is a stunning looking woman, her partner is very butch, overweight and masculine. I'm amazed they are together based on apperance but they work for each other.
Similarly with gender, it's perfectly possible for the inside of someones body to be differnt to the outside. I think gender identiy is far more complex than sexuality, could probably be a learnt behaviour (in the short term and in some cases) and could certainly be abused. Huge amounts of care needs to be taken regarding this, especially with children. But things do go "wrong" in human development.
Ultimately, I don't think what casues sexuality or gender identity matters. It's not going to be influenced by being taught to respect peoples differences in school. But if a child (of a sensible age) hears that them finding members of the same sex attractive isn't something to be ashamed of they are likely to grow up happier and more confident rather than ashamed, embarrassed and abused.
Who knows, perhaps in 20 years "pride" will be a thing of the past becasue what they are proud of will just be accepted as normal? Becasue it is. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 11:37 19 Apr 2024
When they're old enough to understand their feelings towards other humans and how to appropriately handle those feelings.
That's not to say smaller children shouldn't be aware that LGBT people exist. I have a friend who has a daughter (via surrogate) with his husband, his daughter should not be bullied becasue of that and other childrens awareness of their situation reduces the likelihood of that happening. Nothing of this nature has been introduced in my daughters school, one of her classmates has got two Mum's, we make my daughter aware that all families are different. Because they are.
There are LGBT childen in primary school right now. It's better if they grow up without fear of being stigmatised for their inate feelings, they'll be better happy children and better adults. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 18:43 18 Apr 2024
Babe, I just think you should think for yourself rather than believe what people tell you is happening in the world. 👨❤️👨👩❤️👩 |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 17:34 18 Apr 2024
I think stating that "children as young as 4" are LGBTQ champions is clickbait. There may be some in primary school but I don't believe at the age of 4.
There are many same sex parents in my daughter's school, and almost certainly LGBTQ children too, although perhaps not a representative of every letter. Reading a book isn't going to change someones sexuality but it may make them more tolerant and the school a nicer place. |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 16:02 18 Apr 2024
Carry on posting bigoted nonsense and I'll carry on shutting it down.
Have you found an example of a 4 year old LGBT champion yet? |
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Reply | Just another normal school day in the UK
at 15:36 18 Apr 2024
I think this is just more anti LGBT clickbait. The headline is:-
"Scottish primary schools appoint children as young as FOUR as 'LGBT Champions'"
Any actual examples of that happening?
It seems to me to just be a schools accreditation that about 2% of primary schools have signed up to. |
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Reply | The 20MPH punishments
at 07:58 12 Apr 2024
Beacause their Ex CEO was a Drakeford stalwart in the Senedd, supports the universal 20 mph speed limit and opposes the M4 relief road. Lee Waters.
The ultimate problem was Drakeford's Labour, hopefully Gething will bring about a bit of change. |
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