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[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People are HORRIBLE with birds. Even the ones that pretend to love them treat them like trash.

And then there's the fuckers that think that their views of the world matters more than anything else, and will punish masturbation because animals don't feel pleasure so it shouldn't be allowed, will punish them for having gay couples because gay shouldn't exist and especially not in animals (else how can you say your main homophobic argument of "gay is unnatural, only degenerate humans do it"), will starve them for "training" purposes, and don't get me started on the diets, environment safety and cage sizes.

There's a reason why the life expectancy of birds doesn't increase in captivity. People are really, really horrible with birds, and the more I read about people who "care" about birds the worse I feel for their birds.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Being gay is unnatural, that's why you never saw a gay goat!

Actually, goats are unnatural. But you never saw a gay frog!

Actually, that's Big Pharma making the frogs gay. But you never saw a gay bird!

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gay isn't something one can see.

[–] Claidheamh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 22 hours ago

My browsing history disagrees.

[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I respectfully disagree. I do have this thing installed called “Gaydar”™️ though. Sometimes gets mixed signals if there’s a gay weather balloon near by.