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> We tried having a 'Men's Shed' in our town, but I think it got shut down by a bunch of harpies. happy is a place where the mythical Greek creatures dwell, an

by jubalfh 10y ago

> We tried having a 'Men's Shed' in our town, but I think it got shut down by a bunch of harpies. happy is a place where the mythical Greek creatures dwell, and where they have enough good sense to shut down questionable establishments > I voted for it in the Irish election recently even though I had to visit 4 polling stations to get it in properly I call bullshit. Everyone here knows it was a referendum, not an election, and everyone here knows where they're supposed to vote regarding the homosexuality scare, it's the right and conservatives you have to thank for, not the left.

makomk 10y ago
Harpy's a rather unpleasant term to use, sure. On the other hand, at least around where I am Men's Sheds is a program that was created to tackle social isolation amongst elderly men, and the reason it's gendered is because the problem it's solving is (possibly because elderly women already have a bunch of gender-specific options). Given that, I can understand why someone wouldn't be terribly happy with people who campaigned to block it based on the fact it's aimed at men.
internaut 10y ago
> I call bullshit. Everyone here knows it was a referendum, not an election, I meant referendum. > and everyone here knows where they're supposed to vote I didn't receive the card in the post that enables you to know which polling station to go to so I had to visit the nearest ones by process of elimination. > regarding the homosexuality scare, it's the right and conservatives you have to thank for, not the left. I am fully aware that the right, specifically the Christian right has persecuted homosexuals in the past. However today it is primarily the left that are manufacturing moral panics. > happy is a place where the mythical Greek creatures dwell, and where they have enough good sense to shut down questionable establishments It was nothing more than a woodworking cooperative, not a cabal of sinister intrigue against the sisterhood.

by jubalfh 10y ago

makomk 10y ago

Harpy's a rather unpleasant term to use, sure. On the other hand, at least around where I am Men's Sheds is a program that was created to tackle social isolation amongst elderly men, and the reason it's gendered is because the problem it's solving is (possibly because elderly women already have a bunch of gender-specific options). Given that, I can understand why someone wouldn't be terribly happy with people who campaigned to block it based on the fact it's aimed at men.

internaut 10y ago

> I call bullshit. Everyone here knows it was a referendum, not an election, I meant referendum. > and everyone here knows where they're supposed to vote I didn't receive the card in the post that enables you to know which polling station to go to so I had to visit the nearest ones by process of elimination. > regarding the homosexuality scare, it's the right and conservatives you have to thank for, not the left. I am fully aware that the right, specifically the Christian right has persecuted homosexuals in the past. However today it is primarily the left that are manufacturing moral panics. > happy is a place where the mythical Greek creatures dwell, and where they have enough good sense to shut down questionable establishments It was nothing more than a woodworking cooperative, not a cabal of sinister intrigue against the sisterhood.