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• Some of the comments above are just dripping of North American chauvinism and centricism. One member even confused "deep south" for southern USA rather than the arbitary "bottom" or "southern" half of the globe. The world does not revolve around
  (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• Last time I checked, "deep south" isn't Australian or Oceanic nomenclature (it's not capitalised). This post refers to an Australian television show, so one would draw the connection between "south" and Southern Hemisphere, you know, "Down Under". You seem to
  (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• There have been multitudes of civil wars across the world, some even as we speak. Which one are you refering to? Burma? South Africa? Northern Ireland?...I presume your refering to the American Civil War though. You may think I'm nitpicking
  (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• It is very relevant to this post, as it accounts for the varying responses worldwide ranging from "YES it was racist" to "NO it was just humour". It certainly doesn't make it less racist and I never even hinted that.
  (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• Finding a cure for neoplasia is futile. Every living organism experiences age and genetic mutation; it's the driving force for life and survival. I agree that treatment and prevention should be targetted, not "finding a cure" because that day will
  (posted to Done with Pink)

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• For sure. (posted to Orthodox Judaism is great! (for men))
• Hi jess815, Sorry to have offended you by saying it was triggering - there just wasn't anything in your post that said you any problem with it, so I took it as a blanket defence of the whole debacle. Some (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• Regarding the lack of real wheelchair dancing specifically, I thought the kids were actually supposed to be kind of bad dancers. One of the characters in particular always looks like he is being deliberately off-beat. I don't think it would (posted to Appropriating the Oppressed)
• I definitely support this and have done similar steps in my own life because coloring something pink has now made me skeptical. This type of co-option is not uncommon for any of the Big Scary Common Diseases in the Western (posted to Done with Pink)
• I never thought I would read a post like this, with someone objecting to the Pink Ribbon stuff. I think it's great. (Your post, not the Pink crap.) I've always been very sceptical of all this Breast Cancer Awareness propaganda (posted to Done with Pink)

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