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Selfie with the caption “I love Brooklyn because it's the only place in the world where Hasidic Jews, Carribean families, and nonbinary lesbians all go to the same trader joes”

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[–] 105 points 1 year ago (20 children)
  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (18 children)

    It would be nice to just have a list of places that are good to shop at... You can only get so much from Costco

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    we have a store called winco that has a bulk section. they're pretty decent. it's regional. I also like HEB, but i don't live where they are.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    At least Aldi let's it's cashiers sit, which is something, but not sure anything beyond that

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    I'm pretty sure aldi and trader Joe's are the same company

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    Actually a fun fact there, they're both owned by different Aldis.

    [Aldi] was split into two separate groups in 1960 that later became Aldi Nord (initially Northern West Germany), headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd (initially Southern West Germany), headquartered in neighbouring Mülheim

    The brothers split the company in 1960, reportedly over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes. Karl believed they would attract shoplifters, while his brother, Theo, did not. This led to Theo running Aldi Nord and Karl running Aldi Süd.[22]

    in 1976, Aldi Süd opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a][29][30] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joe's.[19]

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    How is Aldi owned by a different Aldi? To me that would only make sense if the comment in the thread above had specified which Aldi they were referring to.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The broader context was worldwide as far as I can tell though.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe's. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    When was the US specified? Did I miss something or is this just us defaultism?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The commenter above was comparing working environments in Trader Joe's (a US only store), Costco (majority US), and "Aldi". The logical assumption is that this comparison is with Aldi US.

    It would be strange if the commenter was comparing working environments in specific store franchises across countries with completely different labor markets. Furthermore, why would they specifically compare Trader Joe's to German Aldi in North Germany?

    I am certain that the above commenter was comparing Trader Joe's to Aldi Süd and specifically their US subsidiary. These two brands are not the same company, despite Aldi's naming quirk.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And somebody who hasn’t been to a grocery store in Los Angeles.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    It's almost like they are all human beings belonging to the same species

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Reminder that Trader Joe's has a buiness practice of stealing food designs from small businesses.

    Theyre very much the 19th century Archeology of the grocery world.

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    [–] 36 points 1 year ago (19 children)

    Am I crazy or can you not be a lesbian if you're non-binary

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (15 children)

    You absolutely can be, and there is a rich history of gender diversity in lesbian spaces

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    That's great but can you maybe explain in more detail for us dumdums?

    Because, as far as I know, lesbian means "woman who loves women" and non-binary means "neither man nor woman". So how can someone be a woman who loves women if they're not a woman?

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago*

    All the labels are made up, there are no rules, and you might identify with multiple categories. I use the labels bisexual, pansexual, and lesbian interchangeably, because they have different connotations and familiarity to most people. Need to communicate that I'm with a woman? A lesbian relationship. Want to make it clear that I'm attracted to all sorts of gender identities? Bisexual/pansexual, depending on who I'm talking to and what terms their familiar with/how specific I feel like being.

    The labels don't have hard and fast rules. I'm attracted to women, I'm gay, I'm lesbian, I'm non-binary, etc. It doesn't matter. They all apply to me and can overlap to varying degrees. I know a trans guy that calls himself both a gay man and a lesbian. I know trans women that refer to themselves as twinks. Specificity and semantics aren't as important as communicating what you intend to whoever you're talking to.

    Gender and sexuality aren't hardwired rules, but influenced by our culture and environment. This is true for everyone. This isn't to say that someone's gender or sexuality isn't intrinsic to that person, but how they think about those and present them are part of an ongoing performance for themselves and others. If you're interested in learning more on the subject, I can recommend some excellent books on the subject, or feel free to ask followup questions here or in DMs.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    AFAB, nonbinary person who identities as non-binary because they are fluid. I.e. sometimes a woman, sometimes another gender. Dating a woman.

    I guess if we're getting technical, they're only a lesbian sometimes. But we don't have a term for truly NB dating a woman. And they don't self identify as male so they're not hetero. So lesbian it is.

    See? Easy peasy.

    But this is why I stopped trying to make logical sense of it. I don't need to understand that level of detail about a stranger, and I dont care who they're fuckin unless it's me.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    It's best to identify as "lesbian" if it's close to your situation, because there are a lot more brunches that way.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    wait, the lesbians get more brunches than us bis? when did this happen

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    i just need to know if i need to pick up some gender fluid to get more brunch

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    In a practical sense, identifying as lesbian makes it clear who they are interested in. Who they are should already be understood.

    Honestly, non-binary hetero would be considerably more confusing. I at least know with a non-binary lesbian that they like women.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Gender sillies usually just mean not exclusively a man or woman. So non-binary is really just another umbrella term that encompasses gender fluidity, the absence of gender, a mixture of genders, or genders that are separate from male or female. Most gender identities under the enby umbrella are some mix of those or other concepts. I think the term lesbian had a slightly more complex meaning historically but I don't feel qualified to talk about that so I'll go with the wlw definition in which case someone non-binary could be part female such as in a male/female mix or just a demigirl could easily be lesbian.

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  • it means don't fucking worry about it

    unironically, just dont

    it's not that big of a deal, some people are just non binary lesbians and we don't need to fuckin care

    NB carries its own gender info, lesbian carries its own info on cultural, romantic, and sexual info. it's fine and it fits. Being NB isnt a rule and ppl need to not worry so much about getting enby pronouns wrong or figuring out what's inside the panties they'll never be peelin.

    it doesnt fuckin matter, it's the gender of not giving a fuck. enby literally stands for "don't worry about it buddy"

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    NYC, especially Queens and BK area is considered to be one of the most diverse area in the world. They actually picked Queens to study people's DNA with volunteers.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    MFers gentrified being an NB lesbian

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    new yorkers constantly thinking something that is normal and happens everywhere is somehow special to them and only them

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Americans referring to "...in the world" always mean "in USA"

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The fuck is a trader joe?

    And why are people going to him? To trade?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

    I am kind of not big on communities like that (and Amish, as another example). You shouldn't be able to just opt out of the social contract like that, and still benefit from the state's largess. I believe the ultra orthodox in Israel are even exempt from the nation's mandatory conscription.

    Has nothing to do with religion or ideology, it's more about fairness imo.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (7 children)

    What contract are you talking about

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    I meant which social contract are they breaking

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Literally living in our society and taking advantage of our shared infrastructure

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Every person alive is doing that, how are they breaking social contract, is that because they don't socialize with people outside of their community, well that's their perogative, are you saying they don't pay taxes, neither does the church and clergy, so what social contract are they breaking?

    You seem to be pissed about something you can't even articulate well, maybe reflect on that

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Specifically Israel: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-ultra-Orthodox-or-Haredi-Jewish-people-have-special-rights-in-Israel

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_service_in_Israel

    Though apparently the Israeli Supreme Court ruled against the ultra-Orthodox regarding the military service exemption in 2024 so maybe that's not a thing anymore.

    Hasids in the US don't allow their women to interact with men. The Amish are exempt from many taxes in the US.

    They are so insular that they are essentially small countries within a host country. It's just not compatible with a free and open society imo.

    Edit: One exemption I can think of is Native Reservations, since it's their fucking land in the first place.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    No one's talking about Israel though, also many other communities are insular like that in the US try moving to a small redneck town or just being any shade other than white and you'll see how groups behave differently around you, I don't support it, but as I said that's their right, you can't force people to socialize anyway, and taxes should be paid by everyone, you can't call out one group and then ignore the others

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    No one’s talking about Israel though,

    Literally the comment I initially replied to:

    Unless you’re part of their culture, Hasidic Jews are tough to get along with

    I wasn't just calling out one group. they were just the examples that came to mind. I think you're lost in the sauce dude, go back and read what my actual point was.

    Those rednecks are like that because they've got their own insular communities. It's part of the same problem.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    That’s because Trader Joes is only a national chain.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You know that this happens all over the world, right?

    Or more to the point; the world is bigger than the USA. Really, it is, look it up. Get an Atlas. Yes, that is a book.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Bro that caption is blocking the person's entire face lol

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