Things that piss you off...

LG
Legend
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It used to be the sign for "Ok", then it became a "Gangsta" sign now it's for the Oi Oi's? Idiotic? Yes, Sad? Yes. Just so wrong? Yes. Give it back to people who used it as an "Ok" sign please.

Marquee
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It means Okay in NZ sign language as well.

Unfortunately white supremacists have claimed it and the Christchurch terrorist used it in court. Hopefully it just goes away as a thing.

Tegal
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This is where people forget that context is important. Especially for symbols like this. 

Just because a white supremacist used it in one context, shouldn’t mean nobody should be allowed to use it in other contexts. 

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Tegal wrote:

This is where people forget that context is important. Especially for symbols like this. 

Just because a white supremacist used it in one context, shouldn’t mean nobody should be allowed to use it in other contexts. 

Exactly. It's not even really a symbol for white supremacy - it was widely used among youth (for its intended purpose, mind) around 3-4 years ago, which led to media fearmongering stories as all teenage trends do. Pranksters picked up on this and started joking around pretending it actually was one, which led to white supremacists ironically using it. It's all a massive sharkpost, basically. Short sighted to 'ban' a universally recognised symbol that's been in use for eons

Marquee
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over 13 years

Yeah, divers aren't necessarily white supremacists.

Marquee
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almost 13 years

The whole thing is a troll just like the Pepe meme and then it got bigger from there. Hopefully it'll die off when Trump does https://medium.com/s/story/does-the-ok-sign-actually-signify-white-power-or-what-6cf3309df985

Starting XI
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over 16 years

Why the heck would anybody want to use a symbol that is being widely used by white supremacists, regardless of context or other meanings.

Marquee
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Colvinator wrote:

Why the heck would anybody want to use a symbol that is being widely used by white supremacists, regardless of context or other meanings.

If it's your language because you sign.

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Ryan wrote:

Colvinator wrote:

Why the heck would anybody want to use a symbol that is being widely used by white supremacists, regardless of context or other meanings.

If it's your language because you sign.

Oh right, I missed you saying earlier. That's a good reason!

Legend
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over 16 years

Colvinator wrote:

Why the heck would anybody want to use a symbol that is being widely used by white supremacists, regardless of context or other meanings.

you could ask the same thing in reverse - ie why would white supremacists pick a symbol that is widely associated with peace or some none threatening thing? The answer seems pretty obvious to me.

First Team Squad
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over 8 years

Israel Falou

What a wanker

Marquee
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Anthony Mundine

What a wanker

Marquee
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Trump supporters in Christchurch.

What a wanker.

Lawyerish
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Religious Christian nutters, with a coffin at Albert Park, draped in the NZ flag, preaching that the gunmans manifesto should be shared publically under the guise of free speech

Go to Hell, because if you are that dumb that's where you are heading

Marquee
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over 13 years

It's funny how they follow a guy who preached being nice to each other yet they're such arseholes

First Team Squad
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The morons discrediting and smearing Katie Bouman (leader of the team who generated the first picture of a black hole) because "she's only making headlines cuz she's a woman". These people wouldn't even bat an eye if the headlines were "the young man behind the first picture of a black hole". It's really sad her coworkers have to come out an defend her

https://twitter.com/thisgreyspirit/status/1116518544961830918

LG
Legend
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over 16 years

What she has achieved is  fantastic. Einstein would be proud.

LG
Legend
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People not honoring contracts and others gifting them a route out.

Phoenix Academy
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over 9 years

"...A youth football club has been ordered to pay £3,000 compensation to the family of a 10-year-old player after his father said subbing him was 'emotional abuse' and 'racism'..." 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6936153/Youth-football-club-fined-3-000-father-player-accused-emotional-abuse-racism.html

LG
Legend
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over 16 years

Calling it "Good Friday" when 2019 years ago allegedly, a good guy got nailed to a cross? How is that good?

Budgie lover
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over 16 years

Lonegunmen wrote:

Calling it "Good Friday" when 2019 years ago allegedly, a good guy got nailed to a cross? How is that good?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27067136

LG
Legend
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liberty_nz wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

Calling it "Good Friday" when 2019 years ago allegedly, a good guy got nailed to a cross? How is that good?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27...

I'd rather go with God Friday. Nothing good about someone sacrificing themselves for misdeamours done by others.

Tegal
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Marquee
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Spring equinox, hence all the traditions with eggs and rabbits. It celebrated the time of year when winters over and coming into summer in the northern hemisphere.
Nothing to do with Christianity or jesus the date was appropriated from pagan traditions as Christianity spread.

tradition and history
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Ryan wrote:

Spring equinox, hence all the traditions with eggs and rabbits. It celebrated the time of year when winters over and coming into summer in the northern hemisphere.
Nothing to do with Christianity or jesus the date was appropriated from pagan traditions as Christianity spread.

I would expect something like that from you. 

Marquee
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Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

Spring equinox, hence all the traditions with eggs and rabbits. It celebrated the time of year when winters over and coming into summer in the northern hemisphere.
Nothing to do with Christianity or jesus the date was appropriated from pagan traditions as Christianity spread.

I would expect something like that from you. 

Glad I didn't disappoint.

Marquee
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almost 17 years

I'm gonna say it
I'm gonna say it
I'm gonna say it

anxiety!

There I've said it!!!

Marquee
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almost 17 years

When your leaving the stadium carpark and some prick cant grasp the concept of merge like a zip and insists on barging his way through.Lucky we had a win had it been on the back of a loss his newer than my car would have had a big as dent. P R I C K

Budgie lover
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Exactly the same experience last night too.

LG
Legend
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over 16 years

What is it with some drivers? I can't let one car in front of me or I might get held up by one spot. We all knew there were going to be delays. I still got home safely but not without others trying to ruin a nice evening.

Chant Savant
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almost 17 years

Knowing that there are two massive football matches today that will go a long way to deciding how this season pans out for my two clubs, and neither of those two clubs, Liverpool and Wellington, are actually playing.

I feel very dirty saying this but C'mon United! ?????

LG
Legend
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over 16 years

Come on Brisbane Roar, Fire up.

Chant Savant
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almost 17 years

Just ate some white bread for the first time in ages. Feeling very disappointed :-(

Starting XI
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Even though it can be overcome ;) the NZ Herald hiding behind a god damned paywall! 

Starting XI
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over 16 years

Being told by my surgeon that I shouldn’t fly to Melbourne after my recent surgery!!!!?

Starting XI
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over 9 years

Only just found this thread recently and feel it could be a very good place to vent.

Where to start - Nearly severing your thumb in a workplace accident!

LG
Legend
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over 16 years

Did Hatter still go?

Surge
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Can I have some lungs please miss
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over 16 years

Muscats, particularly those of the Kevin variety.

Oh, and most of the Tards. Actually no, that's unfair... all of them.

One in a million
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almost 17 years

Not being able to whinge about who our coach will be for three quarters of the off season.

WeeNix
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Not being able to whinge about who our coach will be for three quarters of the off season.


Instead: WHY HASN'T HE SIGNED ANYONE YET!?!?!

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