@lolwhatno So your main argument for not allowing women to make their own choices on how to dress is... they might feel pressured into dressing a certain way? I'm sure there are plenty of men who might not feel the most comfortable showing a lot of their body while swimming who feel pressured as well, but that doesn't mean we've taken the freedom away to make your own choice. Should we start forcing men to cover up more too to protect them from peer pressure? Not to mention that this particular story is happening in Germany, where nudism in general is a lot more socially acceptable to begin with than in other countries. I'm sure that there are a lot of women who would happily embrace this change, and it's extremely arrogant to imply that you would know better than them. Besides, if your argument is leaning more towards eliminating the sexualisation of women in society... then I think you're heavily misguided in choosing this particular story as your hill to die on.
P.S. You clearly were trying to start an argument, which is obvious from you already debating points no one had even brought up yet in an attempt to get out in front of them. You can just stop trying to convince us otherwise and drop that facade already. Nothing wrong with a good, respectful debate.
@ThereThere Iām not sure yet about any further work with my subject, Iāll maybe ask my advisor once sheās finished marking my dissertation! Unfortunate that I had a bit of a mare a few months back and ended up needing an extension though, the rest of my year are graduating tomorrow but I have to wait until November.
Yours sounds fascinating to be honest, I did Art up until Advanced Higher (our equivalent which is slightly above A-Levels) and I loved the essay writing part of it. My final essay for that was on the Bauhaus, futurism, De Stijl and their varying attitudes towards Nazism. The dress I made was inspired by Oskar Schlemmerās ballets so it was fascinating seeing how despite a lot of those artistsā styles coming from the same roots, there was a total schism due to the rise of Hitler. Italian Futurists heavily influenced Mussolini while the Bauhaus were persecuted by Hitler and Schlemmer himself was pressured into resigning. Itās really interesting writing about the social and political side of art which Iām sure your dissertation was chock-full of, given it was about propaganda. Itās amazing how daunting these papers are but thereās definitely a sense of pride when you look back at how much effort was actually put in.
@Tjuz heck one of the main reasons my exās in the past wanted to get back with me was because i let them do whatever they wanted . i guess treating your significant other like an adult goes a long away š
@Ninfan They acknowledged some problems with matchmaking after the re-launch - I think it affected all platforms but should get better soon (if it hasn't already)
@Ninfan Yeah, it was the same at the original launch; a massive sudden influx of players. So itāll either calm down when people give up or they sort it out on their end.
@Jimmer-jammer I honestly didnāt realise there were similar problems in Canada to the US when it comes to unionising. We donāt hear a whole lot over here about Canada despite obviously the whole āused to own itā deal.
@nessisonett@Jimmer-jammer Itās a shame that right leaning governments have done such a good job of making the word āunionā so dirty.
Thereās big disputes going on in the UK for rail workers and the language used in the media to describe the unions is so grim. But whoād have thought the mega rich newspaper owners might be against workers collectively standing up for themselves?
As a doctor, Iām a member of our union but theyāre a bit rubbish to be honest. It often feels more about PR than actually doing anything useful. I marched and picketed a few years ago when we had our contract dispute though!
@Thrillho That guy whoās been representing the RMT in interviews has been a pure legend. All those journalists looking for āgotchaā moments have been handed their arses on a plate.
Well, when I try to download more it says I need to subscribe. But Resi 1 and Syphon Filter seem to still work fine. Iām wondering if they are mine to keep for free now š
@kyleforrester87 The service is incredibly buggy at the minute, my mateās being asked to resubscribe for Ā£100 despite his Now subscription being valid until next January. At least you benefitted!
@nessisonett yeah, it says they are āpurchasedā on the store if I go to download them again and they are working after a restart so Iāll assume they are mine to keep, although who knows. Pretty happy about that coz I just gave Syphon Filter a go, and while I knew it was bad even after not playing it for 20 years, it really is bloody awful š Gabe really does handle like a Transit with no power steering on flats.
@LiamCroft@RogerRoger Iām..99% sure I have not downloaded/played Syphon Filter since it came out on PS1, in fact I didnāt think it had been released at all on PS3/Vita? As for Resi, I might have bought that on Vita but Iām really sure I only got Resi 3. And even so, wasnāt it the original version that released on PSN before and not the Directors Cut?
But, I guess thatās the most logical reason so maybe I did pick them up years ago and just forgot!
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