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Stop using birds for gender reveals, charity says - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by mannycalavera to c/andfinally

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Gender reveal celebrations are a way for expectant parents to announce whether their baby will be a boy or a girl and have grown in popularity over the last few years.

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[–] Emperor 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I didn't even realise this was a thing - I thought balloons and the like looked stupid and wasteful but this is just mean.

[–] AIhasUse@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Seriously! It's like some people don't give a damn about torturing animals if it brings them the slightest bit of pleasure. I wonder what it could be about society that would make these people think this kind of behavior is acceptable. In no other sector of civilized society would people have such a complete disregard for the well-being of other sentient beings for a short pleasant experience. Why can't they be like the rest of the humans and never do anything that would cause suffering to animals out of pure selfishness?

[–] Emperor 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s like some people don’t give a damn about torturing animals if it ~~brings them the slightest bit of pleasure~~ gets them a few clicks on social media.

FTFY

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

That's merely one avenue they get pleasure.