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Sweden denies Polish official's claim its preschools have "masturbation rooms" (notesfrompoland.com)

submitted 10 months ago by BubsyFanboy@szmer.info to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 111 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How fucked up in the head do you need to be to make shit like that up? It's not even just an adult, which would be stupid enough, no, it's an education official.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago

I mean it’s not much different than

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439

Make up some disinformation. Use it as a talking point to get people on your side and advance your goals

[-] cuibono@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think falsely claiming preschoolers have rooms for masturbation or anything sex-related is still a tad worse than falsely claiming they shit or pee weirdly. They serve the same goal of attacking public schools, but one still just seems more fucked up than the other.

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

On the one hand, it's similarly ridiculous. On the other hand, I think just about everyone would be more startled disgusted by the claim here.

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Conservatives generally have an astonishing skill at coming up with the weirdest bullshit to justify their hate of anyone progressive.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago

considering their tendency to project im always worried its not made up.

[-] BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 months ago

Poland is very religious. Their politicians know that religious people are essentially brain damaged and will believe pretty much anything as long as it comes from someone they view as an authority figure (even if its proven wrong, they'll still stick with it). Raising children to be religious is child abuse.

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I think it's about the general view on masturbation. Like I guess some people in Poland would love to tell preschoolers that masturbation is wrong and shouldn't be done at all. If anyone teaches children it's ok, but they shouldn't do it in front of everyone, it's easy to imagine it leads to the idea of a masturbation room, which can easily cause outrage in Polích population despite the fact it's actually nothing wrong.