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Post by Repat Van on Nov 4, 2024 16:44:25 GMT
Slow news day at the BBC, or are they all just fixated with US media at the moment? "Drake has had his fair share of beef with other rappers, but some people might not have seen his latest row with a basketball player coming. The rap megastar is famously a fan of Toronto Raptors - the NBA's only Canadian team - and is regularly seen courtside watching games. He's also said to have made friends with current and former players, including DeMar DeRozan, who returned to the Raptors' Scotiabank Arena as a member of opponents Sacramento Kings on Saturday." I barely know who Drape is, and I don't know anyone that I think might be even slightly interested in who he is having interpersonal challenges. Have the featured this in “news” or merely the entertainment / opinion pages? A link would help…. |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 4, 2024 16:45:26 GMT
The BBC is obsessed by diverse youth culture, like this so-called "Duck" character. I would hardly put Drake in the “diverse youth culture” category…. You’re just an old man. |
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Post by perrykneeham on Nov 14, 2024 11:37:59 GMT
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Post by mids on Nov 14, 2024 11:50:02 GMT
"mums and dads"
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Post by perrykneeham on Nov 14, 2024 11:52:13 GMT
More gyno-focused reportage from Auntie.
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Post by moggyonspeed on Nov 14, 2024 14:16:35 GMT
The trick is to ignore any stories on the Beeb's website (and elsewhere, probably) which have the words "I" or "my" in the title. As like as not, you'll find they're some kind of sob story and/or implied victimhood. Avoid.
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Post by flatandy on Nov 14, 2024 14:24:43 GMT
I had a child and had to spend money feeding it! It's an outrage!
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 14:27:35 GMT
Governments, economists and social commentators globally are crying over low and falling birth rates. So it’s unsurprising to see stories covering the cost of parenthood given this will be relevant to low birth rates. |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 14:27:55 GMT
More gyno-focused reportage from Auntie. This is about parents and cost of children. Not women. |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 14:28:17 GMT
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 14:30:29 GMT
Side note - I had no idea baby formula companies were banned from advertising.
Seems a little patronising. I doubt many women’s decision whether or not to breastfeed is based on TV ads.
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Post by moggyonspeed on Nov 14, 2024 14:43:16 GMT
Side note - I had no idea baby formula companies were banned from advertising. Seems a little patronising. I doubt many women’s decision whether or not to breastfeed is based on TV ads. Agreed, but it's there to not dilute the message about "breast is best". Formula milk is to breast milk as broad-spectrum antibiotics are to targeted antibiotics. It is unlikely to damage the baby's microbiome, but it may well not replace the specific antibodies which the mother would normally pass on. There is research going on into this at Swansea University in cahoots with the local NHS Trust, so perhaps we may want to watch for developments. |
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Post by mids on Nov 14, 2024 14:44:46 GMT
Or not...
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Post by flatandy on Nov 14, 2024 14:54:38 GMT
I think the Breast is Best message is probably true but also a crappy one to hear for mothers who can't breastfeed for whatever reason.
That's an aside. I bet if the formula makers were allowed to spend money on advertising, the price would not drop.
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Post by perrykneeham on Nov 14, 2024 15:10:41 GMT
More gyno-focused reportage from Auntie. This is about parents and cost of children. Not women. Pfftt. Young chicks are waaaaay more invested and interested in this sort of thing. |
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Post by mids on Nov 14, 2024 15:19:12 GMT
Anyway, it's chest-feeding and Chest is Best you fascist scum.
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Post by perrykneeham on Nov 14, 2024 15:26:23 GMT
Anyway, it's chest-feeding and Chest is Best you fascist scum. The hairier the better. |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 15:29:36 GMT
Side note - I had no idea baby formula companies were banned from advertising. Seems a little patronising. I doubt many women’s decision whether or not to breastfeed is based on TV ads. Agreed, but it's there to not dilute the message about "breast is best". Formula milk is to breast milk as broad-spectrum antibiotics are to targeted antibiotics. It is unlikely to damage the baby's microbiome, but it may well not replace the specific antibodies which the mother would normally pass on. There is research going on into this at Swansea University in cahoots with the local NHS Trust, so perhaps we may want to watch for developments. But I mean everybody knows breast is best. If mother’s are not opting for that there is typically a good reason. |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 15:29:59 GMT
I think the Breast is Best message is probably true but also a crappy one to hear for mothers who can't breastfeed for whatever reason. That's an aside. I bet if the formula makers were allowed to spend money on advertising, the price would not drop. That’s likely true (about the price.) |
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Post by Repat Van on Nov 14, 2024 15:31:11 GMT
This is about parents and cost of children. Not women. Pfftt. Young chicks are waaaaay more invested and interested in this sort of thing. If you think young women without children are interested in the price of formula you have never met or spoken to a young woman in your life. (Sorry this is hilarious! Trying to imagine me and my female mates, as 21 years olds discussing the price of baby formula. LOL!!!) |
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