“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others,” the Vatican said in a Tuesday statement....
Nonsense. That’s like saying a Chinese person in America didn’t intend to call a queer person a fag because they didn’t know the language, slipped up and made an old man mistake.
You do not “slip up” and say bigoted things “by mistake” unless you know they’re bigoted and have said them before.
So unless you’re making the not especially credible claim that he was taught that Italian word and no one ever told him it was offensive, I think it was a terrible excuse.
And he still needs to apologize himself, not send some lackey to do it for him.
What the words always mean: There is a cheat code to get me out of paying taxes and maybe even get the government to pay me money and I’ve almost figured out what it is.
CNN identified On as one of the attackers. His mother defended him, saying he was only defending himself. She confirmed he’s a senior at Beverly Hills High School and mentioned his intention to join the Israel Defense Forces....
I’m kind of torn on the way this guy is being treated in the media because obviously what he did was horrendous and he should have known better and I hope he is put in prison for it, but not enough attention is being placed on his mother who said herself in her deleted post that she sent him down there.
Let me explain why I’m saying this- I’m Jewish. I was raised by a father who was fanatically pro-Israel. I was told by him and by other Jews my entire childhood that without Israel, the Holocaust would happen again. I don’t even blame my father. He grew up in London during World War II just waiting for the Nazis to invade and throw him in a concentration camp. It made him incredibly paranoid. But that paranoia moves down through the generation and becomes brainwashing.
This is the result of that same brainwashing, except this person actually believed their mother enough to take action against what he wrongly perceived as a threat.
It is possible for Jews to recognize Israel’s apartheid and genocide and condemn it and many Jews around the world are doing so, but it is really hard to break from 18 years of conditioning.
In what way am I forgiving? My very first sentence says included, “what he did was horrendous and he should have known better and I hope he is put in prison for it.”
Please tell me he is literally putting JON DOE in his letter and not just using it as a placeholder for his real name (which I assume people can see) on Facebook…
Drivers are assholes by me too and enforcement is low here too, but that doesn’t justify a camera watching every driver 24/7, plus pedestrians in some areas.
If you want more traffic enforcement, get the cops to do their fucking jobs.
I am once again simultaneously glad this is happening and infuriated that we live in a world where it is necessary for people suffering to rely on the largess of billionaires.
“The approach we were told to take is that Kirk really had to be the one to lead everyone. […] Not necessarily that he had to actually have the idea to do something, but it had to appear as if he has the idea.”...
In A Piece of the Action? Yeah, I think so. But the whole planet (apparently) was supposed to be an incredibly realistic portrayal of a mob-controlled Chicago in the 1920s down to the fact that the cars were both recognizable models and had manual transmissions with a clutch Kirk didn’t understand how to use, all from one book.
A lot of them like the religious criticism (which I think is heavily watered down by that alien not being the mythical god of either Vulcan or Earth), they liked the idea of a Vulcan pro-emotions cult, and I’m sure some of them like pew pew space battle with the Klingons.
I have no idea what you’re even talking about. You’re saying divorced people with mathematics degrees get ostracized from some sort of mathematics community and thus can’t get jobs? That’s utter nonsense.
And yes, you have to go back to college to change careers if you want a career that takes an education. What does that have to do with the necessity of joining the military if you’re poor?
You mean his goals keep changing? Hmm… seems like a constantly changing military objective would allow you to kill an unlimited number of children justifiably based on your reasoning.
You showed me an article that speculates about how it might grow in the future
Which is what we are obviously talking about when talking about reaching a military objective.
I am tired of your blatant dishonesty. This has all been about justifying Israeli genocide and I wish you had just been honest about that from the start.
Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops | CNN (www.cnn.com)
“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others,” the Vatican said in a Tuesday statement....
Sovcit is a BILL of LADING. (lemmy.world)
Who is Edan On? Teen Arrested for Attack on UCLA’s Pro-Palestine Encampment (haor.org)
CNN identified On as one of the attackers. His mother defended him, saying he was only defending himself. She confirmed he’s a senior at Beverly Hills High School and mentioned his intention to join the Israel Defense Forces....
CFOs totally love corresponding with sovcits. (lemmy.world)
There are a lot of low-paying jobs out there. I'm just saying... (lemmy.world)
Melinda French Gates announces $1 billion donation to support women and families, including reproductive rights (www.cbsnews.com)
We found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other. (lemmy.world)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Was Forced To Follow A Strict William Shatner Rule. [It's all about Kirk all the time.] (www.slashfilm.com)
“The approach we were told to take is that Kirk really had to be the one to lead everyone. […] Not necessarily that he had to actually have the idea to do something, but it had to appear as if he has the idea.”...
Dangerous to his what now? (lemmy.world)
Listen to a genius, kids. (lemmy.world)
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli strike hits Rafah area after Hamas barrage (www.bbc.co.uk)