Interesting Links for 03-11-2021

[andrewducker]

Is this how a Pictish fort looked 1,000 years ago?

(tags:scotland archeology )

A reminder that wearing clothes from other cultures is just fine, so long as you're not being a dick about it

(tags:clothing culture cultural_appropriation )

One of the people the BBC platformed in its recent transphobic piece turns out to be a serial rapist and is now calling for the murder of trans people

(tags:LGBT BBC rape transgender bigotry )

UK Government Officials Held Secret Meeting With ‘Ex-Gay’ Conversion Therapy Providers

(tags:LGBT UK politics conservatives OhForFucksSake bigotry )

US issues first gender-neutral 'X' passport

(tags:USA gender passport GoodNews )

CDC overwhelmingly recommends COVID vaccine for US kids 5 to 11

(tags:vaccine Pandemic children USA )

Man left shocked as his house is stolen

(tags:housing theft fraud identity uk )

BBC News reports a non-existent religious revival

(tags:uk polls religion )

Comments

[dewline]

2. Grateful for the reminder.

3. *assorted obscenities aimed at the appointees now in charge at BBC who made THAT happen!*

4. Putinism via the back door, right?

5. Good.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, the BBC is very-much taking its lead from the government here in its gender identity approach.

[anna_wing]

Saris are super sources of nice textiles. You can get five to seven metres of generally very reasonably-priced per metre high-quality printed silk, which can make an entire multi-part outfit if you are or have a decent dressmaker. In general I can get trousers, a blouse and a long coat/jacket out of an average-sized sari.

They're also nice informal window treatments for the more Bohemian interior, though if you are in a tropical climate, you should use ones made of synthetic fibres, because they stand up to the UV a lot better. I was told about someone who wanted to hang delicate filmy (expensive!) silk without a lining, against all advice from actual locals, and the material basically faded and weakened within a couple of years.

[hilarita]

The BBC has largely been captured now, particularly the News and current affairs programmes.