#public decency

Okay so, look, I want universal basic income as much as anyone else. I'm friggin' disabled and struggle enough to get by with things as they are. I think we could all use a nice long break from being squeezed in the cogs of the capitalist machine.

But there's another factor I believe needs to be considered in that whole equation… Something I've become acutely aware of as a person who has worked for years in both public-facing and non-public-facing jobs, and as a person who is visibly queer and trans femme…

As far as I've seen, people tend to behave much, much better when they're on the job versus when they're on their own personal time. Because if they verbally or physically abuse a member of the public while on the clock, they'll probably get fired more or less immediately (unless they're cops but that's a whole other can o' worms)... I depend on that worker accountability for my safety… I am conscious of that, practically every time I go out. I know that when I'm in a store or on some business' private property, the people who have to be there to do their jobs are people I can feel basically safe around. I tend to feel most afraid when I am among people who are on their free time.

If we change our society's structure so dramatically that most people no longer need to have jobs, and therefore no longer have to be beholden to a boss or a company that's responsible for keeping them in line (at least on company time), how are we going to keep at-risk populations safe from people with underdeveloped moral compasses and a wealth of time to spare to do whatever they like?

And I think… workplaces actually do a pretty considerable part in educating people as to how to behave in public, and it seems to me that what people learn on the job carries over into their personal lives and makes them less likely to act out even when they're NOT on the clock. Habit is a powerful force. If a person spends most of their waking hours under the name and scrutiny of an employer and develops a habit of behaving in a civil manner towards all the people they meet, they get familiar with the feeling and the motions of treating others with basic human decency. I don't want that to go away.

Every person you meet who is at the time not beholden to anyone but the incompetent & ineffectual police force.. is a wildcard. What will we do about that when nearly EVERYONE is a wildcard?

Friend (paraphrased): You know that trend where men wear their pants below their buttocks? It started with Black men wearing so much pants jewelry that their pants fell down. It was a sign of wealth.

Friend: Now men of all races are letting their pants down without the pants jewelry. It’s like advertising you are poor! 🤣

I have the unfortunate tendency to ruminate over unpleasant things I experience. So this is just rant about how disgusting men are.

I am a squeamish person and many things annoy me. Loud chewing - hate it. But spitting is up there on my list. My dad used to spit while driving in Jamaica and my mom and I complained how nasty it was. Eventually he agreed and stopped.

But it seems even in so called first world countries, men are just as classless and gross.

A guy will launch his saliva like a bullet. Or just spit on the concrete while sitting or walking. Funny enough, I have never Asian men doing this, it's usually white and black men.

And I get that you may need to do so while in public. But at least women like me will usually find a private corner in the grass or something and do the deed. Versus men who have no sense of decency and just spit on the road whenever they feel like.

I feel like people don't care about manners or public decency any more. Like burping loudly in public is cool now. Playing your music loudly in a public area is cool now. I'm sure there are some guys out there who have no problem whipping out their junk and peeing in public.

It's just so gross. Maybe God is trying to teach me patience or something. Curse my brain for torturing me with unpleasant memories like this.

アメリカの男たちが闘った「乳首解放」運動

“We want to swim topless!”

The American Men Who Fought for the Right to Bare Their Nipples

男性がビーチやプールで上半身裸なのは当然と思うなかれ。アメリカでは1930年代半ばまで、男性のトップレスは禁止だったのだ。

だがタンクトップに嫌気がさした男たちは立ち上がり、胸をあらわにしはじめた。逮捕をも恐れず当局に抵抗した。それは、勇気ある男たちの「乳首解放」運動の歴史である。

「公共のビーチでトップレスになり逮捕」といったニュースの見出しが夏の始まりを告げるのは、毎年恒例のことだった。新聞各紙は公共の場で裸同然になる人々の記事を掲載し、当局者らは乳首をあらわにすることを非難した。

ニューヨーク州ロングアイランドのオーシャン・ビーチ・パークでは、トップレスで泳いだ3人が逮捕された。地元警察のフィリップ・コフート署長は、上半身裸で泳ぐことでこの地の「高い価値と品格ある景観を損なう」ことは許されないと毅然と語った。

実は逮捕された3人は女性ではない。全員男性だ。

今日では男性のトップレスは何の問題もないだろう。ビーチやプール、近所をジョギングしている人など、上半身裸の男性はどこにでもいる。

しかし、ロングアイランドのケースのように1930年代のアメリカでは、男性の乳首は“おぞましい”ものだった。大半の州や都市では、男性がビーチも含め公共の場で上半身裸になることは違法だった。

つまり100年ほど前までは、男性もトップレスになる権利を主張して闘っていたのだ。—

Think it’s normal for men to go shirtless at the beach or pool? Think again. In the United States, until the mid-1930s, it was illegal for men to be topless in public.

But fed up with tank tops, a group of men stood up—literally—and began baring their chests. They resisted the authorities, even at the risk of arrest. This is the history of the brave men who fought in the “Free the Nipple” movement.

Every summer, headlines like “Arrested for Going Topless on a Public Beach” were commonplace. Newspapers regularly reported on people who were nearly naked in public spaces, while officials condemned the display of nipples.

At Ocean Beach Park on Long Island, New York, three individuals were arrested for swimming topless. Local police chief Philip Kohut stated firmly that swimming shirtless could not be allowed, as it would "damage the high values and dignified scenery" of the area.

But here’s the twist: the three arrested were not women. They were all men.

Today, no one bats an eye at a shirtless man. Whether on the beach, at the pool, or jogging through the neighborhood, bare-chested men are everywhere.

However, in 1930s America, as seen in the Long Island case, male nipples were considered “offensive.” In most states and cities, it was illegal for men to go shirtless in public, beaches included.

In other words, until about a hundred years ago, men too had to fight for the right to go topless. —

Pusey was in his car on a Melbourne freeway last year when he was pulled over by four officers for speeding.

While the officers were making his arrest, all four were struck by a passing lorry that had veered out of its lane.

Senior Constables Lynette Taylor and Kevin King and Constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney died at the scene.

Pusey had been standing a few metres away and avoided the crash, but afterwards pulled out his phone and began filming for over three minutes.

He stood over and taunted Senior Constable Taylor as she remained pinned under the lorry a court previously heard. Experts said she was most likely still alive at the time.

"There you go. Amazing, absolutely amazing," he said, according to vision from the constable's body-worn camera which was tendered to a court.

"All I wanted was to go home and have some sushi," he added, before using expletives to blame the officers for ruining his Porsche sports car.

It don't f*ckin flush. See that box? That box has these flushable seat covers. You think its too thin? Put one more on. THESE FLUSH.

If you think public toilets are nasty POOP AT HOME, PISS IN YOUR OWN TOILET