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[โ€“] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I didn't realise these kind of culture war astroturfing regressive religious groups were this active in Australia. I hope there is something we can do at a societal level to prevent this escalating.

  • Antivaxxers
  • Sovereign Citizens
  • White supremacists
  • Anti Trans "protesters" (making threats to libraries)
  • Religious "mothers" groups banning books

I'm happy for people to have their beliefs but these things all feel like they are being done cynically by dark forces that want to change the fabric of our society - Or maybe I am off with the fairies, I don't know sometimes.

Am I alone in thinking that? What can we do about it?

[โ€“] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

I don't fall into any of those groups but I find the book absolutely disgusting and not suitable for children. It's basically telling young girls "oh it's up to you... it's fine to send nude selfies but only if you want to and maybe crop you head out of the shot." No no no no no. We need to be empowering girls to respect themselves enough to never send nude photos under any circumstances. And that's only one of my issues with this trashy book.

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