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There was this !dutch violinist/ orchestra director who became famous worldwide, by having these "informal" classical music concerts/shows, where peeps in the audience would dance in the aisles, or even the musicians or André himself would walk down the aisles themselves, while celebrating famous classical music.
This was considered radical for Boomers, who found the dour and sour and uptight classical music conformity of Europe to be to too stifling. People like my parents were pretty excited to watch his shows and performances on DSTV, which had become more common in Safrica, and appreciated his musical acumen, whilst having much more lighthearted tones in his shows.
Here's a bull attacking a woman!! 
He also looks like an eccentric mad-scientist nutjob with his hair! 
In 2010 he had a tour in 
https://www.andrerieu.com/en/about-andre/my-biography/2010
Unfortunately his weak !dutch genes were no match for the filth and garbage of Safrica, and he got a debilitating ear infection mid tour. 
DRAMA!
Drama had however occurred over time in the 2010s when André Rieu obtained the notable quirk, in that he REFUSED 
to speak the Colonizer language of Afrikaans!!!! 
This caused a lot of seeth for Boers, who ironically made the lionshare of his fandom in the country, even beyond the large Bonglish CD-buyers in Cape Town. This social media drama has been largely purged by time and linkrot (omg this like 15 years ago 
) But it was pretty big drama.
In his tours of 2010 & 2012, he had repeated numerous times that he had been disappointed in the demographics makeup of his shows, which as can be predicted, were always overwhelmingly 
He was especially disappointed to find Safrican black peeps didn't really give a shit, despite his massive catering towards them in all his Safrican tours, whether in Cape Town or Suncity. Especially in his "My African Dream" shows, which he tailored to include lots of black opera singers, local black dancers, and it was still 99% mayo 
https://www.news24.com/life/andre-rieu-refuses-to-speak-afrikaans-20110318
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André Rieu, King of the waltz and musical hero to many South Africans, still refuses to speak a word of Afrikaans or even Dutch onstage.
Last year already many of his fans asked why Rieu did not speak a word of Afrikaans or Dutch on stage.
He has toured across the globe, always making an effort to speak at least a word of the language of the country in which he is touring. 
Rieu is aware that many of his fans in South Africa are Afrikaans speaking and that they are able to understand the Dutch heard on the DVDs.
Country's demographic 
When Volksblad asked Rieu in an official enquiry why he does not speak Afrikaans or Dutch onstage in South Africa, he said: "No comment."
"He wanted to make it easier for his fans to travel to the show, because not everyone will be able to travel all the way to Sun City. He also hopes to then see an audience that is a better representation of the country's demographic."
Rieu has said that he would like to see an audience that is 50% black and 50% white. Last year, he asked the Bloemfontein Children's choir to perform with him in his hometown of Maastricht in the Netherlands. His condition that the choir should consist of 50% black members, was heavily criticised. 
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Watch Andre Rieu talk about his South African tour in 2012, with a lead black singer to a white-only audience, and why everyone was in tears. https://t.co/ZNosC0yEvK
— Seema Chishti (@seemay) December 26, 2020
I tried really hard to find old twitter 
about drama when André Rieu stated in front of his 99% mayo audience how sad and disappointed he was that so few black peeps had come to his Cape Town and Suncity shows, and with many people stating how full of shit he was, because if he wanted a primary black audience, he should have hosted a show in Soweto stadiums (he didn't cuz it was unsafe 
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Like holy hells there was scores of drama - you guys don't appreciate how linkrot has culled so much drama of our forebears 
Like I remember newspaper articles about the drama and events but that shit is now banished to the shadowrealm i literally cannot find anything on the face of the internet to prove what I'm recounting to you guys, it's information just gone into the ether 
RANDOM BONUS DRAMA: Reddit thread about André Rieu's detractors
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Holy shit what a bum
I have one of his books. It's supposed to be aight.
.webp?h=10 "Current Thing (oppose) - Denazify Ukraine!")
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Favorite so far:
This is not a cost saving measure. This is a purge of federal employees who do not support their agenda. The first round is incentivized volunteer resignations. The second round will be forced resignations. The third round will be outright firings. This is a comprehensive takeover of the federal government by the MAGA organization. This is round one of a pervasive attack on the American Republic.
They are following the NAZI playbook from the 1930's.
The OLIGARCHY 
They are looking for cuts to pass trumps tax plan. Which will greatly enrich the rich and cripple the poor, weaken or eliminate the middle class.
What is it you think he is doing? Where do you think the money stolen from us will go? It's tax money, all our money going to the rich, 2'trillion at least. The deficit…trump blew it up round 1. Round 2 he will kill the deficit. And YOU and EVERYONE you know will pay for it for the rest of our lives.
Some reasonable people too, maybe redditoids aren't beyond saving:
I appreciate you being open to the conversation. The challenge lies in your last sentence where you state "Convince me that cutting wasteful spending is a bad idea." You're already convinced that all of this spending is wasteful. We are not.
We see value in the DOE as a vehicle to assist in equalizing access to education for all. Without this funding, kids in poor areas will not have access to the resources they need to be successful in school. In the most impoverished places, property tax is not adequate - many are renting, in section 8, or perhaps homeless and the property tax collected does not scale with the student population in those environments. Do you believe that all kids, regardless of the socioeconomic class they are born into, deserve a shot at education? We do. But the states alone are not able to provide that, particularly red states who are the biggest beneficiaries of this funding.
For a chatgpt post that took me 5 minutes to write, I've so far generated at least 1000 words, I'm hoping before the post dies I can generate enough to write a short book 
Diversity Is Our Strength 
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Awesome 😎 pic.twitter.com/DkoZXRROuq
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 8, 2025
Age when they started these companies:
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) February 8, 2025
Michael Dell, Dell: 19
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook: 19
Bill Gates, Microsoft: 19
Steve Jobs, Apple: 21
Thomas Burberry, Burberry: 21
Walt Disney, Disney: 22
Paul Allen, Microsoft: 22
Whitney Wolfe, Bumble: 25
Larry Page, Google: 25
Sergey…
updates a classical meme to the modern reality 
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This meme goes deep pic.twitter.com/pTTvW7fbpU
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2025
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I (19F) have been dating my boyfriend Austin (24M) for 6 months now but as of recently i started using a vibrator during s*x. The reason is because he rarely makes me c*m and doesn't seem to even try, so i started using toys while he fricked me. At first he didn't seem to care until last night after we finished he said "it's a bit selfish to use that while we're having s*x"
It came as a surprise because he never said anything the other times i used it. I told him it's because i can't c*m from only penetration, keep in mind he doesn't like giving head or fingering. But most times i give him a blowjob to start things off he just never gives anything back. and i give really good head like a lot of times he cums during the blowjob before we even start fricking, which is fine because i like sucking peepee i just don't wanna feel left out
Soo because of this i resorted to using toys which feels amazing but he doesn't like it. I tried coming to some kind of agreement like asking if he can at least stimulate my clit while he's fricking me or even 69 so we both get stimulated, but he said word for word "real Gs don't eat kitty" .... idek what that means but ok
At this point im just getting so sexually frustrated and i feel like i haven't came properly in ages. Idk if im being the butthole here but i'm tempted to end the relationship and find someone else. If you know any guys that aren't selfish in the bedroom and have a high s*x drive, plss send them my way! i don't care about age or looks
What do fat r*dditors think about this dumb fake story?
I second this. REAL men care about their partners' pleasure.
WRONG. REAL men beat their wives. Also this person has only a single submission and it's in /r/poor. Keep yourself safe.
Definitely NTA. If he doesn't care about your pleasure, what's the point? You're not a s*x toy for his convenience.
Yes you are. A s*x toy that cooks and cleans. Know your place, foid.
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People who identify as animals have been warned not to discriminate against others "on account of their species" at an event this weekend. The Scotiacon convention is expected to attract 1,200 "furries" to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow. Its code of conduct warns that "harassment of any kind is not tolerated", which includes race, gender, sexuality or "the species of someone's fursona" — jargon for the animal that a person identifies as. Guests are also warned against exhibiting artworks depicting paedophilia, described as "cub porn", or humans having s*x with animals.
The organisers said: "We are aware that this is a difficult rule since the actual age of drawn characters is open to interpretation, especially where they are in a cartoon style. "Appearances count. Characters with a very childlike appearance and/or baby face may be considered children in the context of this rule." The event began in 2011 and has grown from a few dozen attending to 1,170 "furs" last year. Tickets cost £45 a day, or up to £480 with hotel accommodation. The code of conduct for artworks also states: "No zoophilia and/or bestiality involving humans or largely human-like characters (eg anime catgirls, elves or centaurs) with animals or largely non-morphic characters (four-legged) is allowed. "Other species-transcending sexual activity (eg anthros and humans) is generally allowed. "Potty-related activities are highly discouraged. This includes scat, watersports, adult diapers in use, and vomit. We do not entirely exclude this content but only seek to accept items with very mild depictions which would be suitable for a general viewing public." Delegates must not come dressed in "fetish gear" such as "anatomically correct" costumes, jockstraps or exposed buttocks. However, dog collars, leather wristbands and "accessories used in an innocent context, such as a dog harness that is part of a sled dog costume", are permitted.
Academic studies have disclosed the tensions within the furry community which includes subdivisions such as herbivore or carnivore, predator or prey, traditional animals or more fantastical creatures. In 2023 the Anthropomorphic Research Project, an international group of academics, highlighted problems including "bigotry, discrimination, intolerance and bullying in the fandom". Last year it emerged that a Scottish pupil had been allowed to identify as an animal in Aberdeen. The city council said at least one child had been recognised as having species dysphoria but it declined to specify which animal. In species dysphoria, a person feels that their body is the wrong species. People with the condition are sometimes known as therians. Numerous children are said to have tried to identify as animals, including foxes, dragons, birds, snakes and sharks, although it is unclear whether they were serious. Last year the Scottish Daily Mail said a secondary school pupil had been allowed to identify as a wolf. A council, which the newspaper did not name, said the pupil was part of a group known as furries.
Scottish Daily Express (Article Linked in Tweet)
Rightoids of X React:
in case you wanted to know how Scotland was doing:
— pagliacci the hated 🌝 (@Slatzism) February 4, 2025
a bunch of furry degenerates are congregating in Glasgow this weekend and the police have literally issued them a stern warning to not r*pe kids or animals pic.twitter.com/RsjsH66ZqV
Reddit Threads:
Even the usually lib-leaning bongs of Reddit are pretty cognizant of what the furry subculture really en-tails, and opt to get in on the cyberbullying.
Of course, some onlooking Amerilard furtwinks take issue with this rampant fursecution. 
Bros, I thought being trans-species was just an alt-right hoax... 
To conclude: Say what you will about bongs, but at least it's like the one western country where shit like furry conventions get appropriate pushback and backlash in the media every time they're held. Lest we forget, the same convention was met with protests and journos digging up the vile NSFW accounts of attendees just a couple years ago. 
- whyareyou : BEGGING for it
- Aba : like a coon in breeding season
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LainkeyKong
: Misinformation
COMMUNITY NOTED
Surprising no one, turns out that Elon Musk wants to shutter USAID because they were Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine 
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!nonchuds !burgers imagine if we lose our superpower and soft power status due to fElon's r-sluration lmao
https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1iic6hd/usaid_was_investigating_starlink_over_its/
https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1iijq3w/usaid_was_investigating_starlink/
https://old.reddit.com/r/Foodforthought/comments/1iig8vw/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/
https://old.reddit.com/r/uspolitics/comments/1iiiakk/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/
https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/496605242
https://lemmy.world/post/25160779?scrollToComments=true
https://lemmy.world/post/25175633
https://lemmy.world/post/25161476
The more you know.
— James Tate (@JamesTate121) February 5, 2025
Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine https://t.co/GMRCbRSstO
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink Over Its Contracts in Ukraine https://t.co/pNW8E7OFG4
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) February 5, 2025
BlueSky:
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink Over Its Contracts in Ukraine https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
— Gizmodo (@gizmodo.com) 2025-02-05T14:01:04.834Z
Orange Site:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42950041
They're looking into how Ukraine used the AID money, not SpaceX
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Here’s my view:
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 7, 2025
I obviously disagree with some of Elez’s posts, but I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life.
We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever.
So I say bring him back.
If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of… https://t.co/OgG6Z3hKPE
Context https://archive.is/1nlJ0
- JimieWhales : >dailymail >considers KEEP YOURSELF SAFE for being British, OP
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OI GUVNAH YEW GO' A LOICENSE F'DAT DEYUH POIN'Y KNOIFE COR BLOIMEY INNIT?
A Hollywood actor who glamorizes psychotic murderers on death row as the good guys told England to ban pointy knives
!burgers point and laugh at the !britbongs
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Just go to the search bar and type in
"When I was 13"
"When I was 14"
"When I was 15"
"When I had s*x"
"I lost my virginity"
"I weighed around"
And sort by oldest
Thanks for that story carp 
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