Problematic opinions: shut them down this Christmas

Dreading that family reunion dinner at Christmas time in which an uncle or sibling tries to rant about their problematic opinions? Well, I've prepared some handy dandy facts for you to keep in your back pocket, ready to prod at their assumptions and fact-check their feelings. Bon appetit. Would love to hear your own back-pocket facts below. WATCH THE MISERYMAS SERIES:    • MISERY-MAS with Leena   THE GUMPTION CLUB:   / thegumptionclub   Being in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! SOURCES & FURTHER READING! EATING MEAT (or not) * global agriculture uses 70 percent of the planets available water: How To Go Vegan: The why, the how, and everything you need to make going vegan easy by veganuary: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0... The book is honestly fab and well referenced, but you can also find lots of their resources online: https://veganuary.com/ Info on government subsidies:    • Why a cheeseburger can cost less than fruit   https://www.theguardian.com/environme... https://www.instituteforgovernment.or... REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS * Some basic facts: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/asylum-in-th... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads... https://www.scotsman.com/news/migrant... https://www.amnesty.org.uk/right-asylum https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/inf... BREXIT * James Acaster sketch:    • James Acaster & The Second Referendum | CO...   SHAMIMA BEGUM * https://eachother.org.uk/shamima-begu... // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS // INSTAGRAM:   / leenanorms   TWITTER:   / leenanorms   IF NEWSLETTERS ARE YOUR THING, sign up to get a little letter in your inbox from me once in a while! As a thank you for signing up, you’ll get a FREE downloadable list of my best books of all time: https://leenanorms.substack.com/subsc... I use Octopus Energy which are a clean green sustainable energy company - if you're in the UK and are curious, here are the two videos I talk about them in:    • My London flat failed the eco test. (with ...   and    • 1 year to go zero-waste: how did I do?   And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk... All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: [email protected]