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CMV: There's nothing wrong with a man sharing his date info with a trusted friend

This has happened to me many times and I honestly hate this double standard. I've dated many women that outright told me they shared my phone number and picture with a trusted friend before going on a date with me. And that's cool, do what you need to do to feel safe, i have no issue whatsoever…

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If we look at the Torah from the lens of people from thousands of years ago then the reasoning for the kosher method of killing animals becomes clearly an attempt to make the most moral method that they could come up with given their level of scientific knowledge and technology at the time. After…

If we cancel student debt it means the taxpayers pay a ton of $$$$ to colleges and universities. So what will happen in a few more years when the next round of graduates are finished? Do we just forgive student debt again? and forever? This is the equivalent of bailing water out of a boat with a…

On May 25th, we saw a horrifying video of George Floyd being murdered after being choked for 5 minutes. It's fair to say that everyone was shocked but we all sort of anticipated that this might happen. Protest's broke out all around the world, 19 million people signed the petition to have justice…

This was a thought that just popped into my head. I'm not very committed to it, and I'm curious to explore it, so it should be relatively easy to CMV. I've been a bit hipsterish about a few things in my life. Some music genres, some game genres, some computer UI elements. Hell, I first joined…

I hold my view because I feel like news channels like CNN and Fox just create more division than unity as they seem to villainize the opposite side. Any bad piece of news that does not look good for their views, they will minimize. To me this is nothing less than unhealthy as it just creates an echo…

Despite pointed warnings in editorials [https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-16/donald-trump-insurrection-capitol-beer-hall-putsch] about how much worse a more determined, organized attack could have been, we have seen little in the way of repercussions for anyone in higher positions…

I'm reluctant to post this view...and if I'm off base hopefully someone can explain that to me in a way I can understand in the comments. Female athletes want higher pay. Female sports in general do not have as much interest, for a variety of reasons we can discuss further if someone would…

As the title already states I believe that all drugs should be decriminalized and here's the points why: Freedom of choice no matter how bad of a decision it may be should still be considered a human right, the last word on what you choose to put in your body should still be up to you. The…

when movie directors replace white characters with black characters( like how they cast Jodie Turner-Smith for the role of Queen Anne Boleyn, a clearly white figure and historical character) white people aren't allowed to complain without being called racist or having white fragility. and when…

"Presumption of innocence" is a fundamental concept that constitutes Westerner law systems: you're not guilty (thus accountable) until proven so. In current times, this concept has socially died. I'm going to use a controversial argument to explain it: accusations of harassment or rape on Twitter,…

I live in Toronto, Ontario in Canada and recently, municipal police have been tearing down makeshift homeless shelters on the basis that they do not comply with whatever building codes are applicable. The alternatives available for people living in makeshift shelters would be to find a homeless…

As said in the title I think that some people think that some countries shouldn't be criticized because it somehow is a racist attack on a certain ethnic group. I feel like it has become more and more popular to try and prevent any discussion about these countries and I think that is wrong. China…

I really started to take diet and exercise seriously and found that to reach certain target body types, it's massively more challenging than I expected. I partly put this down to TV constantly portraying these young, attractive, fit, successful people as eating junk food all the time and never…

I’m sorry, but I don’t see the “shut up and play ball” crowd as being very enthusiastic about MLK’s March on Washington had they been around back then. I can’t see the Tucker Carlson’s and the Tomi Lahren’s of the world being on board with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. And I can also totally see this…

I just a read a report that said higher income nations in Europe have less confidence in vaccines and it just infuriates me to think they have access to all the top medical facilities, clean water, good quality food and then come to countries like mine and spread diseases especially ones infecting…

There is enough money in the world to easily feed and house every single person on Earth. With all of the wealth currently being hoarded, the haves could very easily provide for the have-nots. So why don't they? The most common answer I see is something along the lines of "handouts will make people…

Hey peeps. I'm a progressive voter who supported Ilhan Omar and Elizabeth Warren (I'm in MN). I have a masters degree and about $20K in student loan debt. However I don't understand why canceling student loan debt is a progressive policy that is being championed by the likes of Warren, Bernie, AOC,…

EDIT 3: I'm still not convinced. But what I AM convinced of is that it only hurts the movement if we willfully choose to not use language that might appeal to people on the other side and those who are unpersuaded. I'm begging anyone who sees this—even if you disagree with me and think…

Today, once again, less than a week making a ruckus about seceding from the US, Texas has come begging for US disaster funds to save it from itself and it's independent electrical grid that fails when it snow a little. So, here is the relevant history of Texas as part of the United States. They…

In both cases someone is making a claim about what they are going to provide. I get sometimes it can’t be accomplished, but there are also other times when it is completely in a politician’s power. As an example, if someone says “I will do X in my first 100 days in office” to get votes but has no…

That’s it, that’s the post. (jk explanation below) I do understand people’s sentiments about Valentine’s Day being commercialized, because it has been. My issue is, if you’re going to bitch about the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, keep that same energy for every other holiday that has been…

Self-acceptance and self-love are important, of course, but the phrase should be something along the lines of "Love the things about yourself that you can't change!" instead. In today's internet-culture, there are countless movements for acceptance and normalization of all sorts of things, which is…

I love stories where the villain is relatable, where even if you do not agree with his/her goals or methods, you can still understand his/her motivation. Greed, envy, pride, wrath, and vengeance are all easily relatable motivations for an evil actor, but the "burn it all down" trope has never sat…

Context I’m in my early 20s about to graduate from university. I really hope this doesn’t come across as virtue signalling because it’s not, I just really dislike people who do this and I want to know if it’s justified and if anyone feels the same way or differently. And my take is, yeah if you’re…

CMV: The body positivity movement has convinced people that you can be obese and healthy Obviously, I don’t agree with health at every size. But any time I see a straight sized person attempt to post content about body positivity(mostly on tik tok), they are called fat phobic by obese people. It…

For clarity, I am a moderate but left leaning, secular male. I would absolutely describe myself as pro-women’s rights and equality for all, no matter their gender, race, religion, etc as long as their views are not hurtful to others. I am not here to debate whether Islam is a more violent religion…

Have we not learnt from the lessons of the past where Germany literally did the same fucking thing to their minorities. Now at the moment from what we know China isn't straight up murdering these minorities but "educating" them. Funny thing is that Nazi Germany always claimed that these…

Let me preface this by obligatorily stating I'm not against LGBTQ+ rights in any form or fashion, do what you want, however you want, and be who you want, I don't care. That being said, the backbone of my argument is this: I don't care. I don't care what your pronouns are and you shouldn't expect…

I've seen this come up a lot lately for some reason. It seems many people who are extremely pro sex-worker's rights are vehemently anti customer-of-sex-worker. My confusion is, how do you expect them to make any money without people on the other end of the transaction? I have seen the argument made…

The number one cause of abortions is unwanted pregnancies. Unwanted pregnancies are prevented by contraception - so it makes no sense that religious groups who oppose abortion also oppose contraception coverage in employer health insurance plans (ie Hobby Lobby case). If anything, religious groups…

Most universities cost thousands, to tens of thousands of dollars to attend depending on what type of institution you are going to. Community college -> transfer to state school route tends to be less expensive compared to going full 4 years to a public or private school - but generally most would…

Every day, people go on those subs, often with very valid and heartfelt concerns, sharing details of their lives with complete strangers who A. Lack a ton of context by default and B. Have no qualifications at all to be giving the advice they're giving. This isn't r/askhistorians [/r/askhistorians]…

I did my math as follows: I googled the median income a US individual, and it is apparently $31,133. The work force in this country is about 150 million people. Now, lets say the bottom 50% all make $31,133 - I know this is not how medians work, but I don't have all the data, and so by making this…

Why have “In god we trust” when that just alienates people who may not believe. The United States specifically separates church and state. Eisenhower put it there after putting “under god” in the pledge of allegiance(which should also be thrown out). Eisenhower said “In this way we are reaffirming…

Let me start by saying that I am a black man. Also, even though I might be “entitled” as a black person to say the n-word, I would prefer to keep this post formal and professional, and I don’t think that freely throwing around the n-word promotes that tone. I should also add that I’m mostly…

Writing this makes me sound like an incel, but this is just genuinely something I don't understand and something that I would 100% be willing to have a discussion about and hopefully change my mind about. It's pretty often that I see people generalize about men online with comments like "All men…

Hospitals and doctors can't/won't tell you what something costs before you get it. Pricing for numerous things from prescriptions to medical procedures and screenings are vague and and often impossible to know. Bills change once you request itemized copies. Insurance companies make it as difficult…

I think at this point in time when it comes to technology and the age of apps and services for anything you could possibly think of, how companies use the "Terms and Service or Conditions" to basically give them free reign to do anything they want even if they are unethical. This system has evolved…

Feminism in the Western world is redundant and its goals have already been achieved. I come from an African country where women have few rights. They can't rent houses on their own without a husband figure. They are actively discouraged from studying certain courses at university or at vocational…

Conservative pundits like Stephen Crowder, Ben Shapiro, and Denis Prager claim that what makes America, and "the West" more broadly, great are Judeo-Christian values. However, individualism, civil liberties, democracy, science and reason... All the ideals that make America as great as it is today…

For example, if somebody is facing the death penalty or a life sentence, it is unfair to have someone’s life hanging in the balance of legally uneducated people. Surely legally trained professionals are far more capable of deciding wether somebody is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Letting…

First off, I don't outright reject the notion that impeachment was never intended to be used against someone who has already left office. I think the point is arguable. However, I completely reject the notion that our founders intended that someone could commit high crimes and misdemeanors against…

The world of influence is complicated. We have overt advertisements, which are annoying, but at least obviously advertisements. But we also have an entire industry of subtle advertisements. Politicians and companies can purchase crowds to flood protests or hearings. They can buy actors to infiltrate…

I am left-wing, I appreciate racism exists, more so in the US than here in the UK, but I see this attitude seeping over across the pond that because I’m white, I’m privileged. Fuck that. I am NOT privileged. I had nothing growing up and I have nothing now. I am NOT in support of any right-wing…

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