Seeing @i-bert giving this a thumbs up just made my irony meter explode. It's amazing how blind people are to their own hypocrisy.
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Seeing @i-bert giving this a thumbs up just made my irony meter explode. It's amazing how blind people are to their own hypocrisy.
For the dumb people like me... Run me through in detail how the post you were replying do is a "clear example of toxic masculinity".
Ahh right, so it's OK to call people morons @Maccy if the group is having a pile on?
Definitely not a personal attack...
Seriously?
The post in question was posted at 00:37 and your response was at circa 07:20.... Do you think @Maccy is omni-present on this board or perhaps, just perhaps, he has been in bed like a lot of the UK population.
If you genuinely feel aggrieved by the post, be a grown up and use the report button rather than throw a childish response...
No, I didn't expect him to see it in the intervening period, hence I tagged him...
Sorry I didn't do it in the way you wanted
I think we should do that or at least subsidise it for everyone in general.
What would be quite useful is teaching kids how to lift and stretches to take care of their bodies and increase mobility. At least that way they won't feel intimidated when going to the gym later in life.
There are many threads I follow to get my daily laughs from certain posters on here, none of them are considered serious issues, so back it up with evidence or stfu.
Bro your wording addressed Maccy directly and rolleyesed him, complaining of unequal treatment, something that you couldn't have believed if you had not expected someone to have seen it already. Not exactly manly behaviour my guy, please stay on topic.No, I didn't expect him to see it in the intervening period, hence I tagged him...
Sorry I didn't do it in the way you wanted
Hard agree on this, we could do with being far more like the USA when it comes to their attitude to sports and fitness in kids.
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Is this a real post or is this a fantastic bit of satire because I genuinely don't know if I should be laughing along or at you?
Mhmm, of course
That totally not serious issue you gave your usual insightful response too
And it's been recognised and called out by others before
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Back where i was brought up and my folks live its dire for leisure facility's ,i used to rent out a windsurf board for £7.50 1.5 hrs at Putney's (there the other week) doesn't happen any more ,more pools shutting down in Kirklees .....................
Which Kirklees Leisure Centres are closing?
These are Dewsbury Sports Centre, Batley Sports & Tennis Centre, and Colne Valley Leisure Centre. We are proposing to close these as they require a larger council contribution to operate than other centres, as well as significant capital investment for repairs and maintenance over the next three years.
You would think they would be encouraging exercise to ease the nhs burden
Which Kirklees Leisure Centres are closing?
These are Dewsbury Sports Centre, Batley Sports & Tennis Centre, and Colne Valley Leisure Centre. We are proposing to close these as they require a larger council contribution to operate than other centres, as well as significant capital investment for repairs and maintenance over the next three years.
You would think they would be encouraging exercise to ease the nhs burden
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Or you can just thread ban those who have been trying to derail the thread since page 1.
Just saying.
Edit: I see dlocker is finally happy at the suggestion to lock the thread.
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Maybe if exercise was treated more like a preventative measure rather than a recreational activity, they would realise that it should be one of the last cuts to take place.
Yes, American politics are funny, so what?
Am I amused at the death of a Fellow human? Not at all. But the the farce that his death brought upon the world was hysterical.
Do you care what my opinion is or are you happy with your own interpretation?
yeah preventative and also a treatment, i was on a nasty tricyclic in the late 80s, screwed up had 4 years unemployed ,i used to go and just length swim every day, i think it got me through it tbh (as in kept me alive) iirc it was either free or very cheap
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Wait this was a thing, didn't even realise, no mention of it anywhere in the news or at least it wasn't prominent enough to notice.
It certainly pays to talk, I was very much an if it ain't broke and hanging off, deal with it yourself kind of person, it wasn't until I talked to someone that I discovered why I am the way I am, having been diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 43. Something that would have been picked up far earlier if I actually talked to people, I should have been picked up in school, except in 1995, ADHD wasn't a recognised condition in the UK, I was just "hyper active", it wasn't until 1997 that it was officially recognised in children, and much later in mid 2000 that it was recognised in adults.
Even then the systems in place for mental health support are abysmal, and even worse if your a man, trying to get any help specially if your really struggling is nigh on impossible and it's no wonder that suicide rates are so high, because getting the help can often mean waiting several years, by which time it's too late. My ex miss's struggled with depression and mental health, took ages to get the help and even then the doctors only accelerated her aid after an attempted suicide (it was more a cry for help than an actual attempt though).
Which is also why suicide rates are so high for men vs women. Men are instinctively more violent and well their attempts involve methods with minimal failure rates like gun shots, jumping from high buildings or high speed collisions where the failure rate is single digits vs women who go for the less violent methods that have much lower success rates (pills and alcohol are the most common).
It certainly pays to talk, I was very much an if it ain't broke and hanging off, deal with it yourself kind of person, it wasn't until I talked to someone that I discovered why I am the way I am, having been diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 43. Something that would have been picked up far earlier if I actually talked to people, I should have been picked up in school, except in 1995, ADHD wasn't a recognised condition in the UK, I was just "hyper active", it wasn't until 1997 that it was officially recognised in children, and much later in mid 2000 that it was recognised in adults.
Even then the systems in place for mental health support are abysmal, and even worse if your a man, trying to get any help specially if your really struggling is nigh on impossible and it's no wonder that suicide rates are so high, because getting the help can often mean waiting several years, by which time it's too late. My ex miss's struggled with depression and mental health, took ages to get the help and even then the doctors only accelerated her aid after an attempted suicide (it was more a cry for help than an actual attempt though).
Which is also why suicide rates are so high for men vs women. Men are instinctively more violent and well their attempts involve methods with minimal failure rates like gun shots, jumping from high buildings or high speed collisions where the failure rate is single digits vs women who go for the less violent methods that have much lower success rates (pills and alcohol are the most common).
You mean, taking suicide as a gravely serious issue that needs significant investment in mental health and using evidence-based scientific research to to guide best practices should be stamped out...
What do you want to do instead, call people morons?
Maybe not quite as far. They treat the products of their effort like absolute dirt (NFL draft, cheerleading not considered a sport, etc, etc).