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southbrishammer wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:40 pm
It is no longer acceptable for white people to use blackface makeup because it strengthens negative stereotypes about black people and is seen within the history of white people oppressing and taking advantage of black people.
So why is it still acceptable for men to dress in drag, when most (as far as I know) drag acts seem to aim for either "flawless beauty" or "ugly sister" i.e. extreme stereotypes, and men have been oppressing and taking advantage of women since time began?
Why has this made me want to watch the Monty Python sketch about the right to be a woman?
Jennings wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:20 am
........ how is it that highly addictive substances like heroin & crack cocaine are illegal to even have in your possession yet you can buy White Magnums practically anywhere.
I’ve not farted once all night, yet no sooner than Ive finished having a massive turn out, I cant stop letting rip the vilest bum burps. Whats with that?
sendô wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:39 pm
I’ve not farted once all night, yet no sooner than Ive finished having a massive turn out, I cant stop letting rip the vilest bum burps. Whats with that?
What does the term 'conference' mean in football? I mean it makes me think of political or professional gatherings, or even pears. It's been used to describe at least two league competitions.
vietnammer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:54 am
What does the term 'conference' mean in football? I mean it makes me think of political or professional gatherings, or even pears. It's been used to describe at least two league competitions.
Comes from the Latin 'conferre', which translates as 'bring together'.
vietnammer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:57 am
Realise it has an etymolology, it just seems odd in a sporting context. (ta anyway)
Oh OK, if you must.....
In regard of sporting competitions, 'Conference' has a very similar meaning to 'League'. The difference is that you're invited to join a Conference, but you apply to join a League (but of course that differentiator has blurred over time).
League comes from ligare, to bind, and indicates a group of people actively joining together for a common aim.
Conferre, bring together, indicates a group of people passively being brought together by invite.
^^^^ I have no idea, but I have the same wonderment when an oik is being interviewed on the news, where they're captioned as "Local resident". As opposed to a resident who lives two hundred miles away?
vietnammer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:53 am
Wahey! Good explanation which also conferred on me the meaning of 'ligotage' (a pseudo-punk group from 1980-ish)
Wasn't that the band fronted by delightful Beki Bondage after Vice Squad split up?
I'm not sure if it's the same elsewhere, but in Bristol for the last couple of years there has been a proliferation of "Jesus Loves You" type graffiti. My favourite is "You can get close to Jesus, he can't catch Covid".
