Jules she/her2d ago

No, Cadbury Hasn’t ‘Removed Easter’ From Easter Eggs.

No one's removing the word "Easter" from packaging, chocolate eggs have nothing to do with Christianity in any case, and some very sinister groups are trying to convince us all that Muslims are offended by much loved British traditions and trying to get them banned.

https://monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-cadbury-hasnt-removed-easter-from

#UKFarRight #Islamophobia

No, Cadbury Hasn’t ‘Removed Easter’ From Easter Eggs

Chocolate eggs have never been consistently labelled with the word ‘Easter’, so why does this claim keep resurfacing?

Monk Debunks: Beyond the narrative
Show threadJules she/her2d ago
It's pathetic really. Like wouldn't it be nice if we, in the UK, as a culture, were excited when new ideas and traditions come in instead of being scared and angry? Instead of inventing "You can't say Easter on eggs anymore" wouldn't it be nice if we went "Hey, these people have brought a festival where you can suddenly get really nice dates in pretty boxes and there are lovely shared suppers after dusk?"
Show threadwav3ydave2d ago
@afewbugs 'Tis the season
Show threadSam 2d ago
@wav3ydave @afewbugs This is why (popular) social media has such a negative impact on society. It's the tabloid press, but for social engineering. Outrage drives engagement, so the algorithm feeds people more and more nonsense they can get angry about, and that drives hate and fear. Sometimes I think it's not enough to ban it for under 16s, we should just ban it outright. But bans never work, so what we really need is for people to be more educated about what's being done to them.
Show threadMason Loring Bliss2d ago

@ravenbait @wav3ydave @afewbugs Very funny thing there... My LinkedIn feed looks a lot like my Fediverse feed, if very slightly more narrowly focused. Despite the majority of my LinkedIn connections being people I've worked with, what I see there are anti-genocide and anti-fascist posts, public health posts. Only rarely anything else.

Here I get to see more animals and crafts, more technology and geekiness. More general fun in addition to entirely reasonable reactions of horror. But a quick glance shows that the algorithm there isn't wildly far off of my self-selection here, despite the connections there being significantly more numerous.

I'm far happier here. I feel like I can be myself more.

Show threadSam 

@mason @wav3ydave @afewbugs For non-UK persons, the Sunday Sport was the tabloid of all tabloid presses. It was more like the National Tattler from Red Dragon than anything resembling a proper newspaper. You can see some of the "fun" headlines here (not my flickr account):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62440303@N04/albums/72157626637970276/

Sunday Sport - Classic Headlines

When Sunday Sport returns to newsagents across Britain on May 8, you can expect plenty more amazing headlines such as this classic. The paper will boast even more topless babes, outrageous headlines, topless babes, shocking true-life stories, topless babes, sport, puzzles, topless babes, monkeys, frankly less-than-respectful headlines for celebrity deaths, some more monkeys, topless babes, amusing foreigners, topless babes…and some news, probably. There’ll also be some women in it. Without their vests on. Sunday Sport on Facebook - www.facebook.com/sundaysport Sunday Sport on Twitter - www.twitter.com/thesundaysport

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