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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you name your cars, if so what have you named them?
4·1 year agoYes, usually after the first letter of the rego plate. My current car, a 2020 Veloster is called Siggy.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What successful or popular movie that many loved you just HATE?
1·2 years agoThat line was about the second death star from RTJ.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the most on-the-nose or strangely objective name that you have heard?
0·3 years agoThere was a racing driver named Scott Speed. Unfortunately he’s got no speed.
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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideEnglish
2·3 years agoI was abused by my ex-wife for years. The treatment I received from government agencies was more damaging than most of what I got from her.
Certain organisations that are used to inform governments, from elected officials to social workers are based on the assumption that only men are ever abusive, that all men are abusive and the women can do no wrong. It started with the Duluth model and was followed in Australia by a study done by White Ribbon that specifically excluded straight men from participating. I know this is the case as I attempted to participate and that is exactly what I was told at the time.
Our bureau of Statistics has clearly shown that at least ⅓ of victims are men.
It is kind of conflicting. He wanted no empathy but also didn’t deserve any. Fuck that cunt. He FAFO