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DessertStorms@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

For many of the same reasons they aren't a suitable alternative for those who need straws, either (though a restaurant owner will be making the decision based on cost rather than accessibility).

The real issue is that people still (or ever) bitch and moan about straws, since they were never really a problem, just a distraction from those actually destroying the environment..

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derf82@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I feel like those “reasons” are very exaggerated. How many people are allergic to stainless steel? How is metal not safe in hot beverages? If it’s burning due to heat, the liquid will do that on its own. How are biodegradable straws any more if a choking hazard? There are so many questionable judgements in that list. At the very least, it isn’t nearly that binary.

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- DessertStorms@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I feel like people trying to "poke holes" in the needs of disabled people they clearly haven't taken even a minute to research are wilfully ignorant ableists.
  
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  - derf82@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Or you could, you know, answer legitimate questions rather than go to ad hominem attacks.
    
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    Melpomene@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    And you could have popped a few words into a search engine before you went straight to "I feel like." Many of your questions have already been answered; why not do thr homework first?
    
    https://duckduckgo.com/?q=disabled+need+plastic+straws&t=fpas&ia=web
    
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- dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Metal conducts heat more readily than water. Odd as it may sound, metal stuck into a hot beverage will burn your mouth/lips more readily than the liquid itself.
  
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  - derf82@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    But the liquid is still dangerously hot. And maybe if you are too disabled to safely drink from a mug, scalding hot beverages are not a great idea, anyway.
    
    And you didn’t respond to anything else. How many people are actually allergic to metal straws that just touching them is enough?
    
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    Melpomene@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    "And maybe if you are too disabled to safely drink from a mug, scalding hot beverages are not a great idea, anyway."
    
    You heard that in your head and went 'yup that's what I'm going to post today.'
    
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