Notices by nev (nev@bananachips.club)

(Had meds on me but they take time to kick in)

I should have fucking biked

Not because the weather is nice but because I have motion sickness from the bus and I'm still very far from home *sigh*

When evaluating some random claim someone makes on the Internet, you can ask yourself:

- Do they say *how they know this*? Do they have a link to an article or mention a book or person you can look up?

- For claims about a historical event, is any date and place given?

Now, of course, any random person can write a blog post or article saying anything they want. There are many ways to evaluate how trustworthy an article is—including asking the questions above. But let's take small steps for now!

(P. S. the original clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrZRJR4igQ )

#MediaLiteracy

@aparrish @mcc i mean we've already got ‰ and ‱. How about 0/ꙮ?

So in March 2023(?), Tumblr user fleshdyke (https://web.archive.org/web/20230913091647/https://www.tumblr.com/fleshdyke/711416276490321921/thats-because-i-lied-about-this) claimed that public bathrooms are free in Canada because "two gay men got arrested for fucking in a public bathroom but they argued since you had to pay for it it was a hotel and it was fine". User hieronymus-botch called them on this, and fleshdyke admitted they made it up. In March 2025, Mastodon user @TicklishHoneyBee repeated the false claim with no source.

You may be interested in learning some real history about Canada's indecency laws against homosexuality, and about public toilets!

Hamish Copley writes about how Canada got its "gross indecency" law prohibiting gay male sex: https://thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/the-gross-indecenency-law-in-canada/
And about the first men jailed for "gross indecency" between consenting adults (probably in public): https://thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-first-police-raid/

Read more about the criminalization of homosexuality (and eventual decriminalization) in the Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-1969-amendment-and-the-de-criminalization-of-homosexuality

Chris Bateman writes about the history of public toilets in Toronto, including fearmongering about gay men using them, for Spacing Magazine: https://spacing.ca/toronto/2014/07/09/happened-public-washrooms-toronto/

See also this excerpt (re: Toronto) from Lezlie Lowe's book about the dismal state of public toilets, here: https://nowtoronto.com/culture/rise-and-fall-of-public-toilets-in-toronto/

There's currently a design contest going for an "innovative" new public toilet, hopefully to be installed in my very own neighbourhood of South Parkdale: https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/toronto-advocacy-group-will-pay-you-1500-to-design-a-new-public-washroom/

And here's some pieces on the fall of pay toilets in the US (thanks to a grassroots free-toilet movement), and the argument that they should be brought back: https://psmag.com/economics/dont-pay-toilets-america-bathroom-restroom-free-market-90683/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-19/why-the-u-s-should-give-pay-toilets-another-chance

#lgbtq #history #canada #toronto #parkdale #MediaLiteracy

@ELLIOTTCABLE Wait, how does OCR obviate the need for alt text? Not all images are OCR-able screenshots of text.

(Personally I often use a terminal client that only loads images in ASCII-art-like rendering; and sometimes the vagaries of federation mean that images don't load, but the alt text does.)

What *is* the death metal scene in Denton, TX like, anyway? :thonking:

@elilla Some notes from a Torontonian:
- Woodbridge isn't Toronto, it's the suburbs lol. It is mostly known for: trashy Italian-Canadians (sorry Woodbridge)
- "pre-health" actually is a program at George Brown (https://www.georgebrown.ca/programs/pre-health-sciences-pathway-to-certificates-and-diplomas-program-a109).

I feel like an ex would 1) have more details and photos, and 2) be more malicious?

If it were a pig butchering scam, she'd actually be responding, and they're typically via more private channels.

The quality of information & media leads me to think it's your second option, trolls who are just using scraps.

The good thing is, George Brown's pre-health program is only one year which means she's probably doing something else now (or soon).

Okay if he climbs City Hall I'll forgive them #Monsterdon

ALKJDFKLASJDFLKSAJL;DFJ IT'S THE CLAMSHELL

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Sorry all, I've just spent…way too much time in this exact location

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We've got the Nathan Phillips Square arches!!

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Oh my fuck, Simpsons, now that's a blast from the past. Also, Old City Hall!

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You all don't even KNOW how rare it is to see a movie filmed in Toronto that is actually SET in Toronto. And it's not even by Canadians???

#Monsterdon

Quick note: are they at the Ontario Food Terminal?

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Yup, that's #FF0000-red blood, it's the 70s all right

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Look, if a fucking Yeti manages to sneak up on you, it's your fault

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Now THAT'S some Foley

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Wow, Port Credit is getting a shout-out? The whole Golden Horseshoe is getting in on this endeavour

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Wow. They really…they really did that.

#Monsterdon