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[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 68 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Absolutely incredible headline, but kind of a fucked up article. They're hurting camels to win a pagent, what the hell.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago

Now remember that child pageants exist.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wikipedia recently picked me this article to rabbithole. These bots are supposed to replace child slaves because the usual adult camel riders just doesn't tickle the same, huh

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

The slave is under the robot

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the same species that brought you rooster fighting, one way tickets to space for dogs, and shark fin soup: Extreme Makeover - Camel Injectables Edition

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Don't forget "driving lemmings over a cliff to make our documentary seem cooler while also spreading wild misinformation about the behavior of lemmings."

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What the heck! Which documentary was this?

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Oh interesting! Thanks for the link!

[–] blarg_dunsen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

The "Family Friendly" Disney documentary from the 1950's.

[–] Town@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

Did you know the biomass of farmed mammals is 30 times greater than wild mammals? Our industrialized suffering is enormous.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

The one thing you can rely on humans to be.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My humps my humps, my lovely camel lumps.

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I only clicked here just to make sure this comment got posted.

[–] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Cue the Black Eyed Peas …

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

What are you doing? They're goosed, okay?!

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago

You show up to the camel show and your camel's got a body kit, a lift kit, a wing, and 3 fake Nitrous bottles and assure the judges "yeah its stock"

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Beauty pageants are a scourge

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

It's been a while since I have seen a post has fit this community so well.

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hump Plumper is a low key insult or props. The tone and context are key.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

Hump plumping sounds like part of a job description for a fluffer!

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

Guys will hump anything.

[–] mghackerlady@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago
[–] hemmetti@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Best hump plumbs! Hump hump!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

Jesus, those poor animals

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

those camels could ski jump 10m further.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 month ago

What is it about our species that we can’t just keep to ourselves? Was the “pageant” really necessary in the first place?

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 2 points 1 month ago

First the skiers and now this... And they don't even go that fast smh my head 😮‍💨

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Finally, some news I can use.