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Poll #23658 Current status?

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Exiled for the good of the realm
29 (25.7%)

I've sworn an oath of solitude til the blight is purged from these lands
62 (54.9%)

Other
22 (19.5%)

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From:

cactuswatcher

Not sick and not wanting to encourage others to spread it. That's the good of the realm right?

From:

dewline

Not sick, trying to minimize the risks I pose to those around me...and yet, other oaths demand respect as well.

From:

jtthomas

My campus is /abandoned/ but I'm still living here (work a couple hours a week, free housing, it's good). So I've taken over the area's Pokemon Go gyms.

From:

ioplokon

I think there's a good chance I've been exposed, so now that I can stay home w/o worrying about being fired/losing health coverage I'm going on full lockdown for 14 days. :|

From:

rmc28

My office is closed until further notice.

From:

dine

still working, though with absolutely no foot traffic, it's pretty much the same as staying home on my couch, though not as comfortable

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alexseanchai

"The Coronavirus is a Disaster for Feminism" is a bullshit clickbait title: feminism is not what's hurting here, as the article itself explains (though not in those words), and in fact intersectional feminism (extra highlight to disability issues, wage/wealth issues, and racism esp wrt xenophobia) could have made so much of this not a problem in the first place!

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marahmarie

It's a disaster for gender roles. What's the one way (besides covering one's mouth/washing hands/isolation) to slow down or prevent transmission of corornavirus? Cleaning/doing laundry! Guess who did most of that before this hit and has to do much more of it every day from now until possibly the actual end of time.

Guess what has to happen if you can't eat out? Preparing meals at home! Guess who does the majority of that in many households, too. Both of which re-enforces gender-specific stereotypes in the home and outside of it as males continue to act like household tasks and duties are not within their realm.

None of these issues might have been mentioned in the article, but yeah, I'm exhausted, and if not they should have been.

Edited (typo, clarity, more ways to prevent transmission) Date: 2020-03-21 09:38 am (UTC)

From:

alexseanchai

No, that's exactly what the article is about: how coronavirus is worsening the inequities that make feminism necessary.

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marahmarie

"The Coronavirus is a Disaster for Feminism" is a bullshit clickbait title: feminism is not what's hurting here, as the article itself explains (though not in those words)

*Me: points out amplification of gender role inequalities since the plague began*

No, that's exactly what the article is about: how coronavirus is worsening the inequities that make feminism necessary.

You're confusing me.

From:

alexseanchai

"women" and "feminism" are different things

From:

marahmarie

Not playing semantic word games with you *bows out*

(No more than I expected though, so don't go thinking you got a rise.)

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alexseanchai

I mean I WISH all women were feminists, but that still wouldn't mean coronavirus is doing any damage to the concepts feminism comprises, no matter how much coronavirus is hurting people in gendered ways

feminism also isn't taking a PR hit; the opposite, if anything, because people who have been ignoring certain realities are having more difficulty doing that now

Edited Date: 2020-03-22 07:13 am (UTC)

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marahmarie

Point taken. The title itself is yet another disaster, I realize now.

What's needed during a super-contagious viral outbreak (traditionally/stereotypically that's gendered housework, mostly) is only re-enforcing gender stereotypes and deepening existing inequalities - which the article does seem to cover (read every word, though not until much later) which only highlights the need for feminism as it stands and more feminism until it's no longer needed (ETA on that, though: never).

From:

alexseanchai

accurate

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marahmarie

Stuff (and by "stuff" I mean natural disasters, viral outbreaks, economic meltdowns, the apocalypse and so on) like this, it hit me today, always makes *all* existing inequalities that much worse (yes, you can pick your poison on that).

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glinda

Not sick! Technically for the coming week I've sworn an oath of solitude - as I'm on leave for a week and not going anywhere - by this afternoon I was officially declared a key worker so I'm on call in case of the proverbial hitting the fan...

From:

jessie_c

Ensconced within my fortress of solitude plotting my revenge.

From:

conuly

YES.

From:

cynthia1960

Nice!

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From:

conuly

The photos are of another city, but I've heard the story itself confirmed by Venetians.

From:

flamingsword

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From:

imhilien

Not sick, but govt has said from today that over-70's and vulnerable people should self-isolate as much as possible. I have chronic fatigue so that means me. Had a feeling this was on the cards so yesterday went out and Bought Things (including chocolate, phew).

Libraries closed. :(

From:

pauamma

Not sick as far as I know, and I practiced social distancing before it was in fashion.

From:

neotoma

I'm working at a pharma manufacturer, so I'm currently an Essential Worker. But I take public transit to work, and even with the severe reduction in service, I am too close to too many people during my commute.

I feel like a plague rat, and I'm almost certainly going to come down with COVID.

From:

gwydion

I think the top one is a hoax. You might want to double check.

From:

conuly

The pictures are of a different city, however it's been confirmed that it is true for Venice.

From:

gwydion

Ah!

From:

conuly

(Of course, it's possible that the confirmation is also a lie. But I'm choosing to believe it isn't, because it's not that important a story and I'd rather find some silver lining.)

Edited Date: 2020-03-23 12:06 am (UTC)

From:

peristaltor

The Wife and I are still working, me driving buses, she caring for kids.

Yeah, they closed the libraries, but day care, the most intense snot, slobber, and smear petri dish of mircrobial critter exchange known to mankind, is still open, 'cause health care workers need it.

rant on:

I'm sorry, but Big F that. You can't convince any thinking person that it's okay to expose the children of health care professionals to any and all manner of Stuff Going Around and allow those children to cuddle right back up to Mommy and Daddy every freakin' night.

/rant

From:

conuly

Okay, maybe not, but what's the alternative? I'm sure everybody who could move their kids to stay with friends or relatives full-time has already done it.