The Ribbon tailed Maids or sometimes called Gown Tailed Maids, are believed to be some of the first of the Sirenia class to make contact with humans. The long flowing membranes that grow from their arms or torsos (depending on species) give these appendages a long flowing quality. Similar to that of flowing gowns.
There are 2 recorded species. The surface/midwater variant and the deep sea variant. The surface/midwater being the most prevalent and spotted.
The Deep Sea variant, depicted here, however is quiet elusive and rarely seen. These merfolk live their entire lives hidden in the deepest depths. The only recorded specimens have been those who perished in storms and washed up on beaches.
So I went to read the Kids Online Safety Act, thinking that it couldn’t possibly be as bad as what people are making it out to be, I mean I’m a lawyer and expert in statutory interpretation, it can’t be that bad, right?
Oh no. KOSA IS that bad. It will literally eradicate queer people online.
The bill says that a “covered platform” - broadly defined as “anything on the internet a minor might use” which is literally the entire fucking internet- has a “duty” to protect minors from anything that might harm them, including “sexual exploitation” and other undefined terms
It also gives state attorneys general the ability to sue to enforce it.
So here’s exactly what’s gonna happen:
Wacko republicans, as they’ve been doing with increasing force this year and last, are going to sue any and every website in existence, saying that the mere existence of LGBT people online constitutes sexual abuse of minors. And websites are gonna be so afraid of not doing the most that they’ll just axe all LGBT everything.
This bill is BAD bad. I’m appalled that democrats are lining up behind what is clearly a republican Trojan horse to eradicate LGBT people from the entire internet.
I’m reading this again and I’m like. Idk man I feel like they should leave sex alone and put shit in there about the alt right pipeline and Nazis and terfs who are far more harmful than gays
8th September 2023
Reblogged From allthingseurope
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