• khizuo [ze/zir]@hexbear.net
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      18 days ago

      No, disabled and chronically ill people were protesting plastic straw bans because plastic straws are an important accessibility tool. Plastic straws help disabled people who have poor motor control, have chewing or swallowing issues, cannot lift cups to their lips, etc. Here’s a good Alice Wong article on it.

      • Hexboare [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        18 days ago

        But the microplastics! I shout, wearing a pound of plastic clothing that gets agitated in hot water, soap and detergent after every use

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          18 days ago

          Easy simply rarely wash your clothes like I do. I probably do laundry 8 times per year. I just have a bushel of underwear and usually only really need to change it 3 times per week. I don’t smell or have any hygiene issues. I am somewhat overweight and physically active too.

          I also wear a lot of natural fibers bc I am afraid of the plastic lol.