Plastic straws are not the enemy. This whole argument is a diversion technique so that consumers will argue with each other over essentially meaningless small problems instead of the wholesale damage and pollution being produced by huge corporations and the military-industrial complex. But sure, die on the hill of straws.

You're taking this personally. Look at your statement, I've agreed with you, and you've flipped your lid. Good luck in life.

I haven’t flipped my lid. I’m not sure where you got that from my post. Or where I was talking about *you* personally. I’m just saying that even having an argument over plastic straws is playing into the hands of corporate polluters.

Ah, I never get tired of people using disabled people like me as an excuse to be irresponsible assholes. No, Whitney, we don't exist to function as an excuse for you to praise plastic straws. Just stop using plastic straws for f**k sake.

@ littlesaresare... thank you. I love this comment. Whitney is constantly in this thread knocking those who have concerns about the earth as a whole. Her comments are so disturbing

@Lovin’ Life What are you even talking about? And if you think it’s in poor taste to “knock” people (which I haven’t done), then it’s awfully hypocritical of you to love a comment calling someone else an asshole.

Bless your heart. You are evidently a very sad and lonely person that hate on every one, who has nothing better to do than critique others and thier ways of thinking. It is evident in all of your comments. I will pray for you. I for one try to uplift others but cannot think of a way to make you feel better so sorry

I simply voice my opinion on things that are posted by other Pandas. I dont critique other, well except you because that's all you do. And no I dont have a gard time looking in the mirror, I know I am a good person. I rarely speak any negatives of anyone but your comments can be quit unbecoming. I'll just ignore your post. Carry on and love to all

I’ll ignore all your comments from now on, as well. And you obviously haven’t actually looked at my comments because then you would know how mistaken you are. Have a nice life now, bye bye.

Maybe so many people are disturbed by your comments for a reason? Ever think of that? And repeatedly lying about what you've said doesn't change what you've said - you know we can still read the comments you're claiming don't exist, right? Like this is pretty rudimentary logic.

Also, you never responded about why you assumed that I didn’t have any disabilities, nor did you offer any apology for your ableist assumption. I honestly don’t care what your reason is, because you’re just looking to fight based on what you assume rather than on reality. But you really need to look at yourself. Take care now.

Two people have said they are disturbed, so I’m not sure how that has become “so many people.” I haven’t lied about what I said at all. You have, though. You and your compatriot are the ones whose reading comprehension skills are so bad and your need to assume is so great that you don’t actually read what I wrote. You’re just looking to be combative, obviously. Have a nice life, bye now.

You used disabled people as an excuse to justify healthy people using single-use plastic. I asked you not to use disabled people - like myself - as a scapegoat for your own irresponsibility (because I am sick to death of people doing that). I never assumed or claimed anything about you (although if you're now implying that you yourself have a disability that requires single-use plastic straws, you let slip earlier that you don't, when you said you're familiar with straw requirements through family members, not yourself). You're literally using living, breathing, feeling people as scapegoats for the unrelated and problematic behaviour of others, but sure, I'm the ableist one. I suppose the irony of calling disabled people ableist for asking you not to treat them like p**n pieces, and demanding they apologise, is lost on you? It's also been more than two people (three in this comment alone), all of which you have tried to pick fights with and/or gaslight. But alas, it's *everyone else* looking to be combative. Again, your comments are literally right there. Perhaps you're just having a bad day, especially if you're in pain over sick family members (who, might I repeat, are human beings and not scapegoats for others to justify their own plastic use), so I do really wish you the best in whatever is making you so angry, and in their health.

Man people really overacted to your comment! My grandma had to use straws and her life got that much harder when restaurants started to not have them.

@littlesaresare I’m not sure why you assume that I have no disabilities, but it is a mistaken assumption. Also, Parkinson’s runs in my family, so I have intimate knowledge of its effects on people because I’ve watched loved ones struggle with it. And, since your reading comprehension seems to be suffering today, I never praised plastic straws or said that I personally use them. Get over yourself.