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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[โ€“] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would say that for younger women who are still getting accustomed to their cycle and how it affects their bodies, this can be reasonable. But for seasoned women who should know how their cycle affects their bodies, it's a rather annoying question to have to answer for literally any doctors visit. If I'm about to have a procedure, then sure they have to make certain. If they have reason to believe there is a correlation with an issue I'm having and reproductive issues, then fine also. But if I'm just coming in for a yearly exam or because I've had a sinus infection that won't go away, etc, this question is pointless and quite frankly none of their business. Especially in today's political climate in the US, I'd rather they not actively track that unless I have a specific reason to do so medically.

[โ€“] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

My new doctor's office is the first I've had that didn't ask. It's so refreshing. Like, I'm coming in because I suspect I have hEDS. I can bend my limbs weird. Menstruation doesn't come into it.