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BBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move (www.leicester.news)
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Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

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[–] 3 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

Or in the case of the pride flag, make them explain why it's a bad thing? Which is when they'll say it's being forced upon them, and the woke agenda is pushed down everyone's throat and whatever.

Which is also very hard to defend against... That is, I myself find it difficult to find something to say.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

    It's just like ... Not though?

    If they just straight up live in an alternate reality world where seeing a flag and leaving people alone to live their lives is equivalent to pushing the "woke agenda" there isn't much you can do.

    You can ask how it's being forced on them but honestly they just are cowards with a victim complex who want to feel like they're being persecuted as they actually are insulated from the worst shit and are benefiting the most from our society.

    So ... Yeah anyone that says woke stuff is being shoved down their throats is a moron tbh. I've had Mormons come knock on my door, never a queer person trying to convert me to ... The horrible idea of equality before the eyes of the law?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    Yes, it's exhausting... In any case I want to hang up a pride flag outside my home soon, to at least show some solidarity. I'm afraid it might lead to vandalism, but we'll see, I guess.

    The comparison with Mormons is a good one. We thankfully don't have those here, but we do have Jehovah's creeps.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Not sure between the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses which of them is worse. They both share a lot of commonality. In that both were created by some dude to excuse their behavior and control the community (in my opinion). Obviously deeper than that and plenty of differences but both of them I find have pretty dubious history.

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