๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
So many things in that speech I needed to hear today. While he directed that speech mainly at the participants of this yearโs Invictus Games, a lot of what he talked about also resonated with me in terms of my own life journey. Thank you Prince Harry ๐
"In your joy, in your happiness, in your achievement, we all benefit." - Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex.
Watch the full speech from the Duke of Sussex, Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation from the opening ceremony of the
#InvictusGames
Dรผsseldorf 2023!
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While it is true that some Jews may have used their skills or usefulness to increase their chances of survival during the Holocaust, it is essential to contextualize this statement properly and understand that it does not represent the complex history of the genocide perpetrated
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FYI, this is the President of OGAE UK, the largest Eurovision fan club in the world based on membership. Iโm a member of said fan club and can honestly say I didnโt vote for this guy. And it looks like I made the right choiceโฆ
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Ok Iโve just seen the UK performance with my own eyesโฆ this will be Top 10 *at the absolute least*. I now wholeheartedly believe Sam Ryder can actually win this for the United Kingdom!
#eurovision
#esc2022
#bbceurovision
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Sorry, but why the fuck are you *smiling* at a place like Auschwitz? Do you even have any idea of the atrocities that happened at that place? Learn yourself some frickin history, and better yet display some *empathy* and *self-awareness*.
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โDonโt take yourself so/too seriously.โ
I see this on so many dating profiles nowadays, and it seems like a way to put down people who speak out on issues important to them. I would rather see something like,
โRespect yourself and love yourself.โ
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Agreed - people like
@EurovisionTom
and
@esc_gabe
in the fan media were *vital* in terms of keeping us informed throughout the whole saga, and kudos to them for doing that. They left a lot of the more established media in the dust.
Fan media gave us more information about what was going on this year than regular media. What I think should happen, ANY media who break the accreditation/media rules should get a harsher penalty than just getting their pass revoked. Maybe a ban for a few years?
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2988 new COVID cases in the UK in the last 24 hours.
โoH bUt tHeReโS mOrE tEstInG!!โ
No thereโs not. There has been no increase of testing for at least the last week. Face the fact that cases are rising again, and actually take some responsibility and wear a mask.
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@AutisticCallum_
Oh I still get this even today - very much keep certain parts of my life completely separate from each other, and that includes people. If they happen to cross over, it gets extremely awkward for me!
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Yep. Definitely all this.
I struggled through life and the world for 35 years before I finally got confirmed as autistic, and when I did, it actually lifted a massive overbearing weight from my shoulders. Eternally grateful for that! โค๏ธ
#ActuallyAutistic
So many autistic people trying to make their way through the world without realising they're autistic.
It's so difficult. A really hard life. But the more people know about autism, the more people might discover their Neurotype and find answers.
#autistic
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Dude, Iโve had many guys ignore me over the years, but Iโve learned to just move past it and get on with my life. Everything happens for a reason - some guys gel, others donโt.
Maybe Iโm being an asshole here but you know what? Deal with it. Lifeโs too short for anything else.
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@archer_rs
I wonder if you actually know any trans people in your life. Getting to know them and talking to them would be a good start to having an idea about the struggles they go through on a daily basis. Itโs quite similar to what gay men and women have to endure as well.
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I was diagnosed at 35. I turn 42 in a few weeks. The unravelling process is still going for me. But grateful that I now have a framework to guide my thinking!
#ActuallyAutistic
After I was diagnosed as
#autistic
5 years ago, at 34, I had to re-evaluate every part of my life, and everything that had ever happened to me, factoring in this new, crucial info.
This took years and years, and I'm not sure I've finished yet.
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@sallyrugg
Basically like it has been with the sudden increase in autism diagnoses - people didnโt just develop it overnight, weโve just got a lot better at seeing the signs and diagnosing it! It seems to be a neurodiversity thing in general, it appearsโฆ
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It does say a lot that autistic people (and neurodiverse people in general) are the ones having to adapt themselves just to be noticed and acknowledged (and most importantly, accepted and included) by wider mainly-neurotypical society. Itโs even more the case in LGBT societyโฆ
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On iTunes UK Singles currently:
Husavik
#14
In The Mirror
#44
Double Trouble
#52
Song-a-Long
#64
Jaja Ding Dong
#72
Volcano Man
#149
Double Trouble (Remix)
#158
The soundtrack is
#5
on the iTunes UK Albums Chart
#FireSaga
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So itโs finally done - blog post on my Eurovision experiences! Do have a read, and feel free to comment if you wish.
DISCLAIMER: these are my personal experiences - they may be different to your own. But that doesnโt make them any less valid ๐
Actually love how Croatia with 0 wins is currently the favourite to win over this group of 14 countries who make up 70% of all Eurovision wins with a song that wouldn't have even competed in its NF if someone didn't withdraw
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@commaficionado
Sorryโฆ the claimant had *chosen* to mask??? No no no no noโฆ thatโs such a fundamental misunderstanding right there. For most of us, itโs mask or perish - wider society isnโt at the level of acceptance/tolerance yet to deal with unmasked autistics humanely.
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Itโs hilarious that some of the ESC fan accounts on here who accuse the fan media of overreacting and kicking up a frenzy โover nothingโ have some of the most unhinged content on their own accounts. If anything, this year has revealed true personalities across the board.
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About to head into Malmรถ for what is likely to be a rather controversial Eurovision final - I should be excited, but instead I have some sense of dread about the whole thingโฆ
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If transphobes wonโt pay attention to medical experts, worldwide leading authorities on trans people, and lived trans experiences, they are certainly not interested in listening to anyone else.
Their opinions are simply opinions influenced by their confirmation bias.
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@Rob_Stott
@billshortenmp
What do you think he was talking about during his speech yesterday? He mentioned the LGBTI community and their families over and over!
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Something for the Eurovision trivia buffs out there (and also because Iโm bored). I decided to find out, since 1975 onwards, which country was the lowest scoring each year to have received at least ONE douze points. And the results are rather fascinating, to say the least...
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Joys* of being
#ActuallyAutistic
- when you try to be yourself in real life or online (even with a bit of masking) and attempt to join in conversationโฆ and people ignore you anyway because youโre different/weird/bizarre/not normal/etc. ๐
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A lot still needs to happen in terms of understanding of autism and neurodiversity in general, particularly in the LGBT+ space. It is still very much a neurotypically dominated community, and there is still much work to be done around LGBT-neurodiverse intersectionality.
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@AutisticCallum_
It literally does feel like our brains are computers where you are literally loading a set of instructions to be executed at the appropriate moment.
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So apparently FB memories told me this was me six years ago today. A matter of months before I would leave Melbourne (and Australia), and try my luck on a one-way ticket to Europeโฆ if only I knew then what I know now!
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RIP Anne Heche. A staggering talent who fought a lifetime of demons. We old-timey soap fans will rave about her Emmy-winning work as Vicky & Marley on
#AnotherWorld
until we no longer care about magic. Rest well, you blazing star!
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@realCarrickRyan
While the last couple of sentences may be embellishing things a bit, there is no denying that he got up there every single day for 100+ days and gave the updates that people needed, even in the face of relentless attacks by media, etc. And the strategy ultimately worked.
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Also applies sometimes to autistic people... we get so much sensory stimulation that we sometimes need to tune out ourselves. I love written communication โค๏ธ
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