35 Times People Embarrassed Themselves With Their Self-Unaware Posts
Interview With ExpertInternet detectives are never asleep and will continue to expose people sharing what they thought applied to others, yet in reality, unknowingly described themselves. Whether the subject matter touches on politics, human rights, or any topic in between, these posts haven’t gone unnoticed and were shared on the subreddit r/SelfAwarewolves.
Today, we have collected examples of people confidently sharing their thoughts, only to be humbled by the users in this online community. Or worse, stay ignorant of their mistakes. Either way, let us know your opinions on these claims and which ones made your eyes roll the most.
To learn more about self-awareness, Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Kinga Mnich, a social psychologist, who kindly answered our questions. Read the full interview below.
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So, So Close
Sir, the reason you won’t be allowed on that plane is because you’re carrying an AR-15.
Not even if he hides it up his own @ss, next to his head?
Load More Replies...I named my two cats "Thoughts" and "Prayers". Because they are F$%&in useless.
Load More Replies...Alfie Evans had an incurable neurodegenerative condition, he would not have survived the flight to Italy without risking further brain damage. Once in Italy, they would have placed him on life support and he would have remained like that until he died. It must have been so difficult to know that your child is never going to be well enough to be able to leave the hospital.
My parents had to deal with that with my eldest brother. He had a degenerative condition too (though he out-lived doctors estimates multiple times) and eventually was sent to hospital where he was intubated. Due to low muscle tone/lack of gag reflex, he was able to be conscious during this time and we had a couple of weeks where we had to decide whether to keep him on it for however long it would be before he couldn't even live with this, or take him off. It came down to quality of life and we chose to let him go then. After this experience, because of how hard it was for him, my parents decided that when my youngest brother (who had the same condition) was near that point, rather than going to hospital and onto intubation, we would let him go at home. When it happened, we still got time to say goodbye at home, including family friends etc. I believe they made the right choices both times.
Load More Replies...Greatest country in the world....................... Please make it stop. All this laughing is really starting to hurt.
I'd pay good money to have a front row seat to his attempt to do that. LOL
Not me. I doubt his aim is any better than his logic.
Load More Replies...Yep, You Got It!
I think in a book club, you are actually expected to have read it and be ready to critique it.
Load More Replies...Sounds like a school thing where no-one read the actual book, only reviews so everyone have super strong opinions based on someone else's opinions so it looks like they read the actual book and cares
Load More Replies...I was raised without religious tradition, but in a Jewish / Catholic NYC neighborhood. My friends occasionally gave me religious comic books, and I ended up considering religion to be just another fantasy universe. Still do, more than half a century later.
'When one or two people gather in my name, I am with them' is a key bible quote, which means you don't NEED massive churches with hundreds of attendees in order to worship. In contrast, if you don't have safe, medically certified abortion clinics, people can and DO die. Sincerely, a Christian.
*hits 🔼 about 1200 times staccato, frowns deeply when only 1 counts*
You Had The Chance Dumba*s
I think, in every country, taking care of war veterans and their families when they need help should be considered a given. If we’re sending people to the hell that is war, it’s our damn responsibility to take care of the human consequences of that war. I think helping vets should be considered a part of the cost waging war. Shame on politicians -in any country- who use the soldiers when it suits them, and then kick vets to the curb when they’re not ‘useful’ anymore.
We have a charity in UK called Help for Heroes. I support it, but it burns my heart that we need it.
Load More Replies...America is reviewing the option of fining homeless people including veterans. Gross. 😒
The demographic most likely to experience homelessness in the US is female veterans. Anyone who says they support veterans but has done nothing to ease homelessness is a liar.
Load More Replies...One term boy wonder Cawthorn recently plowed his car into a Florida Highway Patrol car.
Politicians love the military - when they fit a narrative they approve of. When they don't, they are forgotten, ignored, disparaged. Or at least the living ones are.
Cawthorn is a one term moron. He lost his primary election and last I heard, moved to Florida.
Hmm, isn't Madison Cawthorn that dumbass that lied about being in the military?? Didn't he claim that an injury during duty was why he's in a wheelchair?
The wheelchair is because he got drunk and wrecked his car in college. The military (navy, I think.) wouldn't let him enlist. He's been a misogynistic pos al his life.
Load More Replies...Imagine actually taking care of veterans instead of putting them on a pedestal to push your agenda
The GOP is great at sending our troops and abysmal at bringing them home and caring for them.
Nowadays, there are more self-aware people than ever before, making it easier to spot those who are clueless. Dr. Kinga Mnich has shared her thoughts on the significance of self-awareness.
“Self-awareness is a central concept in social psychology, referring to the ability to recognize and understand one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Self-awareness involves reflecting on one's motivations, beliefs, and values, and being mindful of how one's actions may affect oneself and others. This is especially important in the context of online interactions, where the dynamics of virtual communication are quite different from face-to-face conversations. The lack of self-awareness in online interactions often enables people to bluntly attack others without being aware of the consequences. Sometimes content can be internalized as one's own belief system due to exposure without reflection.”
Gee, Why Hasn’t Anyone Ever Thought Of This?
If independent research had been done on Planned Parenthood, I don't think all of those people would have been so eager to try and get it shut down. Texas was hit hard and not surprisingly, STI rates are up, teen pregnancies are up, kinda like everything went haywire because a safety net was taken away.
Yep. The U.S. has experienced an explosion of syphilis, including babies born with the disease, and most epidemiologists agree that the closure of most Planned Parenthood clinics is to blame.
Load More Replies...By distributing reliable birth control information and access, I suspect that Planned Parenthood has prevented more abortions than all the pro-birth groups put together.
I think all forms of birth control, including surgical, should be completely free of charge, free of sermons, free of judgments. Taxpayers will come out ahead because we won't need to support others' unwanted children and their relatives, including schooling, medical, housing, food, clothing, and sadly, courts, police, and jails.
They do this, yea, but some are against even doing this because it "encourages people to have séx outside of marriage" 🙄 this is why they have fits when you suggest séx ed in schools and/or suggest giving out birth control in schools 🙄🙄🙄
I highly doubt a rapist is going to take the time to put on a condom.
I was 17 in an upper-middle class neighborhood in a Texas city. I went to PP to get the Pill. I was given my 1st PAP test and an rx with 1st 3 months supply for free. Even though I was still a minor they took care of me w/o involving parents at all, not sure why, but some Texas law allowed it for reproductive care. I don't live there now, and my daughter lives in another state, too. I am so sad that young women have lost this crucial service. I am a regular contributor to PP, and I challenge all of you to join me in this.
As a pro-life the first thing I support is free distribution of protections and teaching about sex from the elementary level. I'm all for everything that can reduce the number of abortions.
You can. Just put down plastic beforehand, it makes the clean up easier.
Load More Replies...So Close
Like how did this person think up to this point? "Why do you choose not to do things with me when I ask you to? Must be a woman thing."
I have found, sadly, there is a not so small portion of the population that kind of goes through life like a plastic bag in the wind.
Load More Replies...My short answer: depends completely on how that “attention” is “given”.
Load More Replies...Could you pull down your pants so I can have a look at your weenie size, please? I mean, males have weenies, just like how females have boobs, so I imagine you'd be JUST fine with me looking at your weenie. (Note: I do not actually want to see this person's weenie.)
Load More Replies...Why Are Only Pastors Being Arrested, And Not Drag Queens? The Op Nearly Got It
Probably going to be at least 12, unfortunately.
Load More Replies...The people who believe all drag queens are pedophiles and should be eradicated from society are the same people who are adamant about electing a literal sex abuser as President of the United States.
Sadly, there is one group of people that research shows is more dangerous to children and sexually abuses more children than any other group: members of the clergy. If conservatives -regardless of country- really cared about kids’ safety, they’d immediately start rewriting some laws to restrict the unmonitored access that f.ex. priests have to children. Sounds rough, I know, but the numbers are what they are. “What you do to one of the least of these, you do to me” (Jesus, Matthew 25:40) implies that Jesus identifies with the oppressed and abused, among them, of course, children. Many members of the clergy seem to conveniently have ‘forgotten’ that part.. (For context: I’m not a hater of religion, I’m spiritual and religious myself.)
Some countries are doing that. In Australia, most churches (not Jehovah's witnesses but the other top five denominations I think) now have the same/similar restrictions as educators. They have to do safe church/child safety training, not just pastors but any members that have contact with children like sunday school teachers, kitchen volunteers and others.
Load More Replies...Sadly, drag queens and members of the LGBTQ+ community were the boogeymen at the time as there always has to be something to fear. Notice, it moved on to something else that is meant to level the playing fields a bit? In a few months it will probably be pickle ball because pickles are not actually used.
The crime is an issue. People dressing up for entertainment is not. Or are you afraid of clowns, too?
I'll just guess that the pastors were from conservative, repressive religions. Going out on a limb here.
F**k the Catholics. They continue to do absolutely nothing about the rampant sexual abuse.
People who write things like this - I'm so deeply surprised and worried every time they don't make the connection!
Now, knowing that we cannot evolve further as people in life without at least a bit of self-awareness, we asked how people can develop and maintain mindfulness. Dr. Kinga Mnich replied: “Self-awareness is about understanding oneself, one’s strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. It involves looking inward to understand better how you can improve yourself and your relationships with others. The easiest way to start becoming self-aware is by taking more breaks before responding to something and asking yourself questions such as: Why am I thinking this? Am I really feeling this? What am I feeling? How is this connected to my values and beliefs?”
Also, to learn more about the differences between self-awareness and narcissism, feel free to read Dr. Kinga Mnich’s blog post.
So Close Yet So Far
Change their mind for themselves, yes. But they are doing it for "legitimate reasons" and aren't like all those other people who are getting abortions.
Load More Replies...I looked him up. His doctorate is in business administration with a concentration in finance.
Load More Replies...It’s refreshing to see a man call out the ignorance of another man.
There have been more than 65,000 rape babies born in states that banned abortion since the Hobbs decision that overturned Roe v Wade.
This hurts me on a cosmic level to read. This feels so hopeless.
Load More Replies...Dear Dr. Boyce Watkins Did you actually say “Nobody forced you to have sex”? So what is your explanation for the term rape? Please reply Thank you so much for your considered opinion . Sprouted Tater
Huh, That’s An Odd Coincidence
Pretty soon polio, measles and all the other things that were eradicated or rare will be back in force thanks to anti-vaxxers and their "research".
The worst thing that happened to our society is convincing people that being intelligent and educated was a bad thing.
Before the Internet, those people were the strange guys on the bus. Now, they are circlejerkyng online convincing others to join their league of extraordinary foolish gentlemen.
OP is right. Those highly educated people can't be that smart if they are still hanging around her and her husband.
Depends. If certain topics don't come up, they can hide it really well. That's why I have a former gaming group.
Load More Replies...Seatbelts Are Nothing Like Vaccines
I have a rare auto-immune, diffuse scleroderma. 66% of people who have this illness and who contracted COVID before the vax were extremely ill. 16% died. I foresaw this and completely isolated myself during the pandemic. Got the vaccines and boosters when they were made available, contracted COVID - and I WAS FINE. I more than likely would not have been fine were it not for the vaccine. Interesting tidbit here is that there are similarities between what severe COVID and scleroderma do to your bodies. Another tidbit- due to the COVID induced immune dysregulation you are more likely to develop auto-immune diseases after COVID, one of them systemic scleroderma and I wish this on nobody, it is considered one of the most, if not THE most severe auto-immune disease. Please people, keep up your boosters.
Load More Replies...Too many people have no idea how vaccines or masks work but they still think their opinion should matter to all.
In 2021, some rightwing fanatic idiotically said, "instead of a vaccine, what if they weakened the disease so people's body could learn to fight it?" Seriously, some brain damaged trumpkin said that, then went on to continue opposing vaccines.
They ran right into the point and still missed it.....
Load More Replies...Do be fair to the green poster, many people thought the purpose of vaccines was literally to stop you getting the disease, not to reduce the severity/duration. Like you get the smallpox vaccine and you never get smallpox. It's understandable to be wrong from that POV.
It can be funny, sad, or even infuriating to see people so unaware of their actions that they manage to project on other people. Dr. Kinga Mnich sheds light on the causes behind such behavior.
“There are several psychological mechanisms and biases that cause people to unconsciously project their own traits or behaviors onto others while remaining unaware of their own actions. One such mechanism is projection bias, where individuals attribute their own thoughts, feelings, or motives to others without realizing it. This happens because people tend to assume that others think and feel the same way they do. Unfortunately, this bias can also lead to intolerance and discrimination because personal thoughts and beliefs are being understood as the only reality and truth.
Another contributing factor is cognitive dissonance, which occurs when individuals feel uneasy due to holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes. To reduce this discomfort, they may project their own undesirable traits onto others to maintain a sense of consistency in their self-image.”
They’ve Finally Come Around Full Circle!
Love the fetus, hate the child. It's the Republican way.
Load More Replies...It's because Republicans are greedy. They don't want "their tax dollars" going to pay for anyone else, be it for birth control, abortion, food stamps, kids free lunches at school, unemployment, disability, etc. They just hide it under twisted religious belief and what they call morality.
Conservative means conserving the status quo. Which means they don't want any wealth transfers at all. Of course they took advantage of wealth transfers themselves, they just refuse to acknowledge that....tell some fairy tale about dragging themselves up by their own bootstraps because they're so legendary. Hm? Oh...allllll taxes are wealth transfers. Why u think conservatives are against taxes?
Conservatives do indeed like helping people, even babies. Rich white male people and rich white male babies.
Conservatives *hate* helping people, because the people receiving the help get spoiled and can feel entitled if you don’t let them starve. Damn those pesky babies, wanting formula.. Gotta stop that greed in its tracks 🙄😠
Yeah when I was 3 months old I pulled myself up by my diapers and worked 25 hours a day in a uranium mine to help my family pay for formula. Sarcasm, obviously, don't want to give the right wing any ideas.
Load More Replies...You got it in one! They only like tax breaks for their rich constituents, and themselves of course!
Spend MONEY on babies?! Let those lazy babies work for food like everybody else..
Almost Like Your Political Side Is Against This Very Idea
Not all starving kids starve because their parents are jerks, many starve because so do the parents!
In fact many parents end up having less food so their children can have more.
Load More Replies...I mean... obviously, not all hungry children are hungry because their parents are bad. Some just live in poverty. But except of that, the commenting person makes sense? They admit that they were at fault and that their opinion changed. I'd say that's a good thing. Or did I miss something?
Part of it is in the mass brain cell of conservatives, being poor is a blamable offense. They are poor because they are "lazy" or "don't want to work." Not because they're lucky to make $15 an hour at one of their three jobs.
Load More Replies...Do you really have to see children starving before being against starvation? 🤨
These are the same people that are against wage increases, help for families because, "no one wants to work", or would rather justify excuses like above. The working poor are trying but it is tough and no matter what some people do it will never be enough.
I find it sad that when we talk about how horrible life is for the people of North Korea it's always brought up about how they're starving. However, we don't see those who are starving in the richest country in the world as bad. It's always pull yourself up by the bootstraps, but how can you do that if you don't have bootstraps?
fyi south africa provides one big meal a day to schoolkids in no-fee schools meaning (a) the kids do not pay for their food - no such thing as lunch debt - and (b) their schools are free. Granted, the schools are really lousy and in lowincome areas, but at least they aren't starving or paying.
Would you willingly see any human, but especially children, hungry and refuse to feed them. And no, I don’t agree that it is all neglectful parents who let their babies go hungry, I remember my sweet mama telling me about how bad it was during the depression and how awful it was not having enough to eat, even though her parents did their very best to make ends meet. Maybe ALL governors should be as compassionate as Gov. Newsome
So Close
But, in many Red states you can have a kid as young as 10 regardless of the circumstances. Also, if it is after 6 weeks or 1864 when you find out, you are really S.O.L. ( I was referencing the 10 y/o little girl who had to travel out of state for treatment. Then, they want to prosecute the doctor for trying to bring some kindness to that child's life.)
Don't forget outlawing giving WATER to people waiting in line to vote. The GOP is f*****g souless.
Load More Replies...A good driving education would do the trick too. As in lots of things…. Like sex ed for instance
Load More Replies...I think the minimum age for everything should be 25. Booze, tobacco, legalized substances, joining the military, possibly even marriage. Yes, I did almost all of those things before the age of 25, but I wish I had waited, then maybe I wouldn't be a (recovering) alcoholic. I've convinced my daughter to wait for 25, and I'm so grateful.
And some people happily get married at 18 and stay together for ever. I don't think raising age limits is the solution. Better education in general is - sex ed, d**g ed, health ed, etc.
Load More Replies...all these comments talking about age and how outrages it is and you're the same people who say 8 year olds can consent to change their gender and minors can get surgery. hypocrites.
You're probably going to be downvoted for that comment, but I do agree with you. That said, it's a horrible catch 22. It's better to start the various treatments younger when it comes to the end result. And of course on the other hand, as you point out, does an 8 year old really know what they want and who they are? There are already articles about people who are getting reversals for treatments they received as children. So obviously at least some change their mind.
Load More Replies...I see you have priorities, Adrian! And you’re showing ‘em off in such a relevant article, too!
Load More Replies...And lastly, Dr. Kinga Mnich shared how the phenomenon of being "called out" or "exposed" for lacking self-awareness influences people's behavior or attitudes toward self-reflection: “It can go either way. It can lead to a moment of awakening and desire to learn more about themselves. Or it can increase the subsequent behavior because someone feels shamed and pressured.”
Dad Who Fought To Have Lgbtq Books Removed From School Arrested For Child Molestation
This is not uncommon at all, that the self proclaimed morality police turn out to be the creeps.. 🤢
My FIL was trying the drag queen ban argument on me. I told him the only time I have experienced fear for my child around adults is when he walked into the men's room by himself. It was the most tense 3 minutes of my life. I am.more afraid of straight presenting males than I am of any other demographic.
The more you start paying attention, the more you notice this.
Load More Replies...Some people speak out about sexual "immorality" precisely and only because they get off talking about sex in front of others.
And some guys harass girls/women at beaches, asking them to ‘cover up’, so they can stare at and talk about their bodies.. Verbal sexual harassment. Gross.
Load More Replies...Most screams from 'conservatives' (reactionaries is a more accurate word) about how horrible progressives are and why, are projections of their own crimes.
Inject It Straight Into My F**king Veins
Politicians making decisions about increased aviation safety didn’t receive massive donations/bribes from the airlines, while politicians opposing common sense gun reform (which the majority of Americans support) have received massive donations from the weapons industry, the NRA, Putin’s Russia et c. Like somebody put it, dead kids don’t pay. Priorities, people. 🤢
To Oddball, the first step in losing rights is allowing politicians to make a lifelong career out of politics rather than cutting them off at 8-10 years. Effectively, they know they've got your vote simply because they throw a short term tax break your way every few years. Other than that, they don't care one bit about you or your rights.
Load More Replies...Interesting comment. After the Nashville school shooting in 2023, Cancun Cruz was all for stripping rights from the transgender community.
He is right. He responded to tragedy by going to Cancun. At least he is practicing what he is preaching. When things get tough, he gets going! He has not met a tragedy he has responded to.
9/11 was orchestrated and carried out by the corrupt US government: $$$$$$ And, for control!! Lots and lots of control!!
Um I'm not sure if this is right but if you have sources I'd love to read them since I'm fairly certain that's not how most people see 9/11.
Load More Replies...Cancel Them All!
hey ! stop pointing out inconsistency in maga people's behavior. Its un-amerikkkan
to be fair both sides want everything always cancelled. its exhausting.
Load More Replies...No need to boycott, as long as they keep on creating stuff the audience isn't interested in they'll lose money all on their own anyways
I mean even if you ignore the politics Disney haven't put out a lot of quality tv or movies in quite some time. X-men 97 is the only watchable thing I've seen from them in a long time
Lol Yup He Nailed It
If it's ok to spank your child, it should be ok to spank stupid adults too...
I mean, I'm an adult and like to be spanked, but I suppose that's a comment for another thread, lol.
Load More Replies...Conservative Accidentally Works Out Why "Ant-Gun Liberals" Want Gun Control
Fascinating how so many other countries manage it so well (not saying perfectly, but so much better then the US).
I think the problem is the media play it as the different sides saying "We want everyone to have guns" -v- "We want no one to have guns". That's never going to work. If it was framed purely as "We want any sane, law-abiding person to be able to have a gun if they want." it might be able to gain traction.
Load More Replies...What is so wrong with red flag laws? What will it take before common sense prevails? (I have a feeling that is an accidental rhetorical question.)
A Curriculum Only A Mother Could Love
Homeschooling is such an alien concept. Can ANYONE teach their kids? Does ANYONE control what they're teaching?
When covid hit here hard, and zoom was not working for our kids, we decided that I would homeschool. I was a first grade teacher (though my credentials had recently lapsed) and felt equipped to carry through with the curricula of the year. I started doing research to make sure I would be following the requirements of homeschooling. There were no requirements of me other than sign a form saying “I am homeschooling”. I was appalled.
Load More Replies...I'm sure it will surprise no one to learn that BakedAlaska is a neo-nazi who participated in the jan 6 2021 insurrection.
Another way of saying it is, "Conservatives did all that." At the time, the Democratic Party was the conservative party in America, and the Republicans were the progressives. But try explaining that to a group of conservatives today, and they repeatedly become confused and mix up the parties. I've watched it play out in a thread. ETA: screw Baked Alaska, he broke into Pelosi's office and used her phone after testing positive for COVID.
That's why I hate when they claim to be the party of Lincoln. If Lincoln was alive today, he'd most likely be a Democrat.
Load More Replies...Baked Alaska, home schooled, not taught. Enough said, bar the laughing.
If you abuse your children, physically or emotionally, some teacher will notice and report it. Home schooling gets around that quite effectively.
You also get to leave out silly ideas like evolution, the big bang theory, and the earth being more than 6,000 years old.
Load More Replies...Now You're Getting It
Who would have thought that the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States could have federal power to investigate anyone in the United States?
Trump's various legal cases have all the Fox pundits crying in their coffee lately. "If they go after Trump, they'll go after anyone!". Well, no s**t! You don't say! News flash: they DO go after people who commit crimes. No one should be above the law, maybe especially an ex-president.
And I suspect if he wouldn't have ran for President in 2016, mainly as a publicity stunt, he wouldn't be in most of the trouble he's in.
Load More Replies...I read some cool quote about that somewhere. I think it was in some old document from the 1700s. I dunno probably not relevant.
Load More Replies...Yes. Funny how commiting federal crimes draws the attention of the federal law enforcement divisions.
If you have done something illegal, yes, they will. They are doing their jobs.
Who would have thought that no one is above the law, especially after warning after warning after warning?!?
If a president can be held accountable then anyone can. Fixed it for you.
Twitter User Complains About Wife’s Green Card Marriage. Meanwhile At The Border
Welcome to (modern) conservatism! Not a single policy/position they won't flip on if it currently suits their needs. What do you think J. McCarthy would say if he saw how much the current GOP is defending Russia?
Load More Replies...Way too many people like this out there. My in-laws come to mind. They live in a small mid-west town where there was a street called noose lane, named as such because many years ago 3 African American guys were hung on that very street.. A few years ago there was a petition to rename the street. My FIL was outraged as it is deleting the history of his beloved town. For context, this man has two mixed grandchildren and so far 3 mixed great grandchildren. Same guy giving me a tour of the town was telling me how everything was all once mom and pop owned businesses until the Mexicans came. His wife of over 50 years is full blooded Mexican. I'm pointing my big wtf finger at you Glen!!
She must be from one of the "good" countries.
Load More Replies...The op is not married to an illegal immigrant. Op's wife is following the process. OP is simply pointing ojt thst sometimes people following the process are treated worse than people who circumvent the process. I believe people should be given a legitimate path to citizenship, but still have to go through the process. I am not against immigration, and believe usa could do better. I dont like what happening at the border because i view it as a humanitarian crisis.
I am married to an immigrant who came here legally, followed all the rules and YES he can and does work and YES leave the country and come back after visiting his family. Not sure what visa this guy's wife has.....
Load More Replies...Not commenting on the stupidity of the post, but I worked in US immigration until a few months ago and I assure you, there are A LOT of scenarios where the situation with OPs wife can come up. When I left, work visas for spouses of US citizens were taking up to 14 months to process; travel documents were around 12. The whole process is pretty obtuse and the timelines are not always well known, so it's entirely possible that her original work/travel documents expired and she's waiting for new ones. In the meantime, she's pretty much stuck.
He is an idiot but if his wife has a green card then she is by definition a legal immigrant. It sounds like she just needs to get a passport from her home country. I am in his situation as my wife has a green card but not citizenship.. A couple of years ago her passport expired because frankly we forgot about it. It was a collosal mess to get worked out. But has no bearing on refugees arriving at the border.
I Wonder Why
I'm diabetic. My medication costs me exactly zero. But then I'm lucky enough to live in the UK.
Because life saving medication shouldn't cost you anything. Because if it does it means that every life isn't valued in the same way and money is more important than the lives of their citizens. Why do Americans still accept this?
Load More Replies...If you don't have insurance I guess it (your future) just wasn't meant to be. Thank god l don't live in a country where such stupidity prevails.
Donations from Big Pharma might stop coming if these GOP ghouls vote for anything that makes it difficult for d**g companies to make as much money as possible.
Do You Read What You Write Before You Post It?
They and Them have been singular pronouns since the 13th century. So over 700 years. Longer than "you" has been a singular pronoun. This is not language evolving or shifting meanings.
True, but in the context used by the poster, it's just confusing. So historically it is very context-specific when used in the singular.
Load More Replies...This is kinda unrelated, but this was actually a thing kinda going on in France lol! Il and elle/illes and elles are gendered pronouns (which basically every language has obviously), but no real way to say “they” in a neutral way. Even when talking in plural, vous means you, nous means we, illes/elles means strictly groups. Even then, illes means boys and girl and elles is just girls. So somewhat recently (like a year ago kinda? Don’t entirely know), someone made a neopronoun ‘iel/iels’. The entire purpose was to be a gender neutral alternative to il and elle/illes and elles! Just a neat little thing to know! :)
"I think someone lost THEIR keys i hope i can give it back to THEM" Its that simple
It's all about context. I recently read a news story involving two individuals, one of whom used they/them, and it was really difficult to follow. I needed to keep circling back to figure out if "they" was both people or just the they/them one. I have no problem with preferred pronouns - whatever floats your boat - but in certain contextual scenarios it's confusing.
Um, in an article about two men, with "He said his neighbor dug up a tree in his yard," it's equally confusing.
Load More Replies...This is so dumb because they them their had ALWAYS been used when you didn't know the gender of the person or didn't want to draw attention to it, for whatever reason. It's perfectly fine and has been used as a literary device for as long as there has been written or spoken word. We know you're being facetious for effect, but you just look like a moron.
My kid has an unusual name and it's sometimes hard for people to tell if it's a boy or girl name. At least half the time they get it wrong and use the wrong gender pronoun. But the other day the optometrist used "they/them/their" when I was picking up a prescription. First time I can remember that happening. I thought it was great... Respectful way to refer to the kid without misgendering them regardless of whether they are cis or not.
Christian Homophobe Complaining About "Lgbt Propaganda" Asks How We'd Feel About Christians Pushing Their Religion On Others Unasked
I've never had any LGBT propoganda shoved in my face. Religious propaganda, yes.
LGBTQ+ people don't come to my campus and stand outside the train station and try to force themselves on you. Not even once. But JWs.... About once a month we have to report them to the police for solicitation.
Load More Replies..."...demanding a whole month of respect to (christians)" They do, it's called "December," when people get their knickers in a twist if a coffee shop's holiday cups aren't Jesus-y enough, or someone dares to say "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas.
And most of November... And at least part of October.
Load More Replies...DEmaNdiNg A wHoLE mOnTh oF ReSPeCt!!! *gasp* it’s almost like you should respect people *checks notes* ALL the time?!?! Outrageous.
And pride is when we get the least respect but its so worth it overall. Cant wait for june :)
Load More Replies...Ironically the only demand for "respect" I've ever seen from the LGBTQ+ community at large is respect for everyone's right to decide for themselves who they are (including not persecuting them for being different), only intervening when they become a threat to the actual safety of others. Is that really such a horrible thing?
One of my favorite quotes I've heard is "Religion is like a p***s; If you have one that you're proud of, that's perfectly okay, but maybe people don't want it shoved down their throat"
One side says, “I would like to do what I feel is right for me.” The other says, “I would like you do what I feel is right for you.”
“Race Is Not Skin Deep.”
I would have thought being English and being from Middle Earth were mutually exclusive
If a show is claiming to be historically accurate I'll get concerned about casting decisions.
It's even more relevant to Ariel the mermaid. Ask the racists that oppose a Black actress in the role if there are any oceans next to Africa.
I have some bad bad news I looked it up and Orlando Bloom isn't actually an elf in real life. *Le Gasp. It's almost like we don't live in middle earth and you can't cast actors that are exactly like a fantasy character
Yet white people constantly replace historically Native, Black and POC with white people. Except serial killers, and other serial offenders, can’t hide the race of those folks.
I Don't Know Where To Start With This One
Doesn't he have like $759 extra to buy burncream? 😲
Load More Replies...I'm so sick of people bitching and moaning about the student loan forgiveness, usually carried out by conservatives who depend upon uneducated voters so they can stay in power.
Wait weren't these loans talked about the other day. This isn't forgiveness of his student loan it's a payroll loan related to covid? I don't agree with his take that student loans shouldn't be forgiven, but it's not the same thing.
The point wasn't what type of loan it is, it's that his claim that people who's loans are forgiven "have no idea what sacrifice means" and thus should have to pay it all back is hypocritical when he himself has his own loan forgiven without having to pay it back.
Load More Replies...Yes, We Should
When ignorant people started using them to gaslight us
Load More Replies...Yes, this is what is wrong with the world: people being mean to billionaires. Idiot.
Poor rich person! You would think with all of that money they would have better book keeping!
Are we going to persecute every rich person now? No more than the rich have persecuted us.
What's really the irony here is that he is not a billionaire but by entering the records "wrong" he appears to be!
I Don't Even Have Words For This Level Of Stupid
Possibly the one who just renewed your prescription for Stupid Pills.
We have a FB, MD stepping into the ring. His 3 day course on "How to be a Doctor" on YT granted him a license on FB after a few completed seminars and paying $399.99..
I applaud this idiot saying correct answer online even though he/she is presenting it as incorrect.
Joe Rogan has got to be one of the most ignorant people on the planet. FYI - vaccines do NOT cause Autism, regardless of what Jenny McCarthy says. I mean, call me old fashioned, but I prefer to get my medical information from researchers, scientists and doctors, not from some former Playboy Bunny who's only real talent is between her legs.
This Speaks For Itself Really
As an Australian, I feel that I should apologise to the USA and the internet for Nick Adams. When we laughed at him for getting fired by Murdoch (of all people!), we didn't know he'd flee the country and go poison somewhere else with his idiocy.
Love we probably owe you more of an apology for any number of things. Please sponsor me for citizenship in your country. I promise not to touch anything that might be poisonous and never say anything about shrimps and barbie in the same sentence
Load More Replies...Ah, Nick Adams: a self-proclaimed alpha male and MAGA meathead. Please take him back, Australia, we've got enough crazy, thanks.
We took Tony Abbott from the Brits, we've suffered enough.
Load More Replies...I now only want to see depictions of my dudes Gdub and TJ in jorts and a cropped jean jacket.
Load More Replies...So Nick Adams is one of those who destroys America? Yup, sounds about right... -_-"
Wealthy men in suits exploited numerous groups to build America and carry on the industrial revolution. Enslaved persons labored to build the wealth of plantations. Chinese immigrants were abused as they built the transcontinental railroad. Immigrants from Ireland, Italy and other "undesirable" European countries kept factories running while working in dangerous conditions.
You Are So Close
In all fairness, you weren't mature enough to be deployed in Fallujah either.
And the government spent time and money to train you to properly and safely use the gun.
Load More Replies...There is a *massive* difference between these two situations: 1/ trained soldiers, instructed and supervised by disciplined experts. (As far as I know, many/most soldiers in training are held responsible for every aspect of what they do with their weapon, and can’t just carry it and unlimited amounts of ammunition around when they feel like it.) 2/ Any teenage k**b walking into a gun shop, with no training or supervision, but with mental health issues and boulders on their shoulders. Huuuuge difference!
Almost like a “well-regulated militia” situation, no?
Load More Replies...At least in the military you are provided with training in how to use a weapon and in basic survival techniques. This type of training should be a prerequisite for gun purchases.
The military does at least try to make sure only mentally qualified candidates receive proper training and discipline on tactics and firearms.
Yeah you were too young, shouldn't been there. Your brain won't be fully formed for about another 10 yrs
If ever bc the chance you got some damage during your deployment is great
Load More Replies...One is a profession, which (hopefully) some decent, thorough training, including information about when and why to kill. If nations choose to force their kids to actively participate in a war zone, you do you. Many nations with a professional army don't, and volunteer or duty kids are not by law. The other is buying a weapon on a whim, without any instructions. You do you.
...and I don't believe you actually bought it... just to be clear on that point. Sure, it was 'given' to you by the US military.... but who's keeping tabs
There's also required intensive firearms training in the military. Now, I think that 18 should be too young to recruit, I vehemently object to only males having to register for selective service, etc etc Liberal talking points... BUT the OP isn't making an equitable comparison.
And you were trained PROPERLY on the use of weapons, and when and where to deploy them.
Conservatives React To "Lightyear" Being Banned In Saudi Arabia
@Adrian, I wish I could upvote this more than once.
Load More Replies...Denying women's rights.. anti abortion, turning women into baby-making machines, not allowed to walk the streets without being accosted or raped, forcing ten-year-old girls into sex and pregnancy...hmm, where's the similarity...?
“All that time Christian conservatives spent complaining about Sharia law.. and then it turns out they were just jealous!”
Load More Replies...OK, I missed something here! What did Buzz do that was so bad he was banned by the Saudis?
isn't the only difference that the Saudi's are actually doing what they want to do?
*ugh* not all Christians. Seriously people. Painting *everyone* in a group/race/religion as all being the same is bad. How do we not get that yet?
Load More Replies...Why Are People So Mean?
The only thing that offended me reading this was the fact he is wearing a pin of the Waffen SS
Load More Replies...In Germany wearing these is prohibited. N glorification of a cruel regime allowed. But him being 28, I assume he has no idea what he is wearing and which message he is sending. For those who don't know either: Mr. Fears adores Hitler and wants to get rid of his opponents by poisoning them with cyanide and burn them
You know you're an idiot if you wear symbols of an organisation that was hated even by the Third Reich's military
....so OP *doesn't* feel comfortable with the gender assigned at birth? is that what she's on about?
As far as I can tell he wants to be called a man or male without the cis part. That is what he prefers to be called. I could be wrong though. I feel like we all should respect each other and address each other with dignity and kindness. If you want to be called man, woman, they, them, he/she or transgender. It should be respected and that's that!
Load More Replies...I don't give a rat's @ss how you choose to identify yourself but wearing a pin of these guys really does make you demonic. maxresdefa...66fc5f.jpg
Anti-Trans Campaigner Is Made To Feel Unwelcomed By Symbols Of Inclusivity
"Unwelcomed, second class citizen, uncomfortable and on edge". Jeeez, I wonder how trans people must have felt during all these years? 🙄
Tbh, I've never felt more accepted than in recent years. That said, the vehemence with which the reich-wing are attacking us is certainly depressing. It's a very weird time.
Load More Replies...It seems like we've created a narrative in recent years where being "for" something means I am automatically against the opposite. It's a cognitive shortcut. This has been perfected in the US with its two party system where one side is consistently painting the other as the villain to creat division, but I see it happening elsewhere, too. Of course there are instances where it's clear cut, but very often, not. I can be for abortion in some circumstances, but against it in others. People may vote locally from age 16 and nationwide from age 18. And so on.
“Sex realist”..? Sounds like someone not into role play, or somebody who doesn’t do online dating.. or some kind of bizarre name. “My name is Realist, Sex Realist, and I’m the spy trying to sh*g you.. Now let’s get horizontal and fight the evil they/thems”! Geez, these people.. 😆😂
I think it's Mays Frostater. At least that's what is says beside her picture.
Load More Replies...“Everyone Else’s Money Made My Life Possible. I, Of Course, Oppose This For Everyone Else”
No, she worked FOR the government at least twenty years while attending college. Look up the GI bill. A lot of us went into the military in order to get an education
Load More Replies..."I lived a good life supported by the government and now I don't want anyone else to also have that."
Aha. So join the army and hope you're not killed before getting your degree or pay unaffordable student loans. Gotcha
She was Coast guard, not Army. They don't tend to see a lot of combat in the middle of different countries. The ships don't tend to function very well on land.
Load More Replies...and my tax dollars paid for your government housing and your FOUR degrees. Sorry, if student debt was wiped out for everyone, it would actually help the economy. The hypocrostic here is dumbfounding
a country cant only be formed of uniforms. Now we could talk about how much your killer formation costs to taxpayers
No. The unregulated wild west style student loan system is. Financial institutions can forgive debt and lose nothing by writing it off on their taxes. This ridiculous suggestion that students getting their loans forgiven has to be paid for by hard working people is a lie by the GOP who probably invested in those unregulated loan companies. Cancel these predatory debts. The unregulated companies will go out of business. No one has to pay the loans back. A fiscal budget is not a pie.
The "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" Crowd Being On Brand Af
I do think that some words have lost their meaning due to being overused. But victims in this situation is not one of them, and it's used in the exact way it should be.
Yes and no. I think he's right that it is a loaded word. But at the same time so is "rioter, looter or arsonist". So fair's fair, they can't be referred to as "victims" but they also can't be referred to as "looters" they should simply be referred to as "people".
Load More Replies...I wish I could sit him down and have a frank "man to man" conversation. I think he needs it.
With every fiber of my being I hope he wanders into the wrong neighborhood and gets recognized some day. I'll leave it at that.
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Load More Replies...Why Aren’t The Gop Leftist?
This is how the modern Republican party works. If they were to campaign honestly based solely on their true policies and agenda, they'd almost never get votes, because their policies are hugely unpopular. They rely on the least educated for votes, cut funding to education to ensure this, and use tactics of "othering" to rouse anger, fear and support.
republikkkans need simpletons to believe they're gonna be billionnaires by the end of the year so they should vote to ensure tax cuts for billionnaires
It's not always about politics. Sometimes it's nakedly about control.
One Of The Uvalde Officers Via An Interview With People Magazine
Well, you had your police training, equipment and opportunity. Only thing missing was courage and the morality to value the lives of a large group of children over your own. Yeah, you were a coward.
Meanwhile in that RARE case in Nashville where cops actually did their job instead of cowering, went in and took down a shooter, all the rightwingnuts wasted bandwidth criticizing how they did it, because wasn't "textbook military precision". In other words, the rightwingnuts wanted the cops to stay outside and let kids die.
Load More Replies...Hmmm, I thought the only way to stop bad people with guns were for good people to have guns.
Parents, screaming: "Get your asses in there and save our kids!" "If you don't remain silent we'll have to arrest you."
They should have turned the parents loose because I have no doubt they would have taken the rellik out and saved kids.
You were all cowards and children died in part due to your cowardice. Turn in your badges and go be a towel boy at a health club. It suits your ability to handle a crisis way better.
Yeah Conservatives Never Censor Anyone They Disagree With, They Aren't Snowflakes!
That’s very funny - I’m going to steal your comment :-)
Load More Replies...I got banned from r/conservative for asking why they supported pedos like Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz. Those crankyankers absolutely do not welcome discourse or believe in freedom of speech.
Can't tell you how many times I've been dismissed as having TDS or told that I've been brainwashed by CNN.
Well...yeah?
Ghost guns are untraceable. What else does a reasonably intelligent person need to know. And I'm a gun owner. Get very tired of the TLDR diatribes of the rational for such a gun. Oh yes please throw in a lot of gun info to share how much smarter you are wrt guns
They're The Same Picture
“The Punisher is representative of the failure of law and order to address the concerns of people who feel abandoned by the legal system,” Conway told Forbes, emphasizing he was speaking from his personal perspective, and adding, “It always struck me as stupid and ironic that members of the police are embracing what is fundamentally an outlaw symbol.”
I've said it before and I'll say it again. KKK members should have their white hoods sewn onto their scalps for quick identification purposes.
"I'm racist" to "I'm racist but think I have plausible deniability". Nice of him to also display the Punisher logo to show he's a dirty cop.
That's not the Punisher logo. That's just a skull in the tattoo.
Load More Replies...Not inherently, but the skull has a blue line, which is supposed to represent the police.
Load More Replies...An All Too Real Metaphor
My first thought seeing the picture on the left was "What is the flag of Estonia doing here?" (It's blue, black and white in exactly the same order as well.)
The left picture is a "thin blue line" stylized American flag. It's a sentiment that police are a narrow group of people that are preventing all of societal collapse into a lawless hellscape. Ergo, they refuse to accept that racial bias or police brutality are realities, and thus blindly support cops no matter what. Thare sre also versions that have a green stripe to represent the military or a red one for firefighters, or all three. Color and placement of the swapped stripes varies with specific designs. Ironically, all of these would violate the US flag code. (Rules for appropriate use, display, and handling of our flag, for the non-Americans here. Enforcement is loose and vague, as it does conflict with the 1st amendment. 99% of the application of it is how a flag is folded that was used in the funeral of a veteran.)
Load More Replies...Is Bored Panda not at all interested in other countries besides the US? I'd love to know more about popular culture in other countries, and I'm sure many people would like a break from the constant US stuff. Maybe it's just me.
Allen Packard. You do know we can see your comments and the irony saying "Liberal Echo Chamber" which is a comment you have left on different posts on the last 3 out of the 4 comments you have put. If you say one thing and the rest of the world says different, maybe, just maybe that you are the problem lol Lots of gay love to you my friend. May all your dreams be rainbow :)
I'm too dumb to get most of these.. And what's that "whooshing" sound i keep hearing??
Is Bored Panda not at all interested in other countries besides the US? I'd love to know more about popular culture in other countries, and I'm sure many people would like a break from the constant US stuff. Maybe it's just me.
Allen Packard. You do know we can see your comments and the irony saying "Liberal Echo Chamber" which is a comment you have left on different posts on the last 3 out of the 4 comments you have put. If you say one thing and the rest of the world says different, maybe, just maybe that you are the problem lol Lots of gay love to you my friend. May all your dreams be rainbow :)
I'm too dumb to get most of these.. And what's that "whooshing" sound i keep hearing??
