February 12, 20214 yr On 2/12/2021 at 4:00 AM, MyCS said: So they're taking away Aunt Jemima. Supposed to label the syrup "Pearl Milling Company." Why are they taking my boy off the Cream of Wheat box? What's next, no Juan Valdez coffee or chiquita bananas? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/business/aunt-jemima-renamed-pearl-milling-company.html We're representing minorities by removing minorities. Just like when Land O' Lakes repeated history by keeping the land and removing the Indian. Edited February 13, 20214 yr by pawnman
February 12, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, pawnman said: We representing minorities by removing minorities. Just like when Land O' Lakes repeated history by keeping the land and removing the Indian. What about Duck Dynasty and Honey Boo Boo ridiculing rural whites? Jersey Shore ridiculing Italian-Americans? Or stupid husband / smart wife ads?
February 12, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, MyCS said: So they're taking away Aunt Jemima. Supposed to label the syrup "Pearl Milling Company." Why are they taking my boy off the Cream of Wheat box? What's next, no Juan Valdez coffee or chiquita bananas? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/business/aunt-jemima-renamed-pearl-milling-company.html Do you honestly care what your freaking maple syrup is named?
February 12, 20214 yr Author 15 minutes ago, Homestar said: Do you honestly care what your freaking maple syrup is named? Somebody does, otherwise they’d leave it alone.
February 12, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, tac airlifter said: Somebody does, otherwise they’d leave it alone. Maybe someone just wanted to remove an outdated (possibly racist) stereotype image. Same is happening across the Air Force right now. Why on earth would I care what they call my maple syrup?
February 12, 20214 yr 48 minutes ago, tac airlifter said: Somebody does, otherwise they’d leave it alone. They’re changing the logo and leaving the actual offensive part: it’s imitation “maple syrup”
February 12, 20214 yr On 2/10/2021 at 6:30 PM, kaputt said: https://notthebee.com/article/behold-the-woke-insanity-that-is-a-san-francisco-public-school-board-meeting I have no idea why anyone would want to live in San Francisco. https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/02/11/weve-become-parodies-of-ourselves-california-democrats-bemoan-sf-school-board-1362846 City is pushing back... Just as the majority on the right are “center right”, the majority on the other side are “center left” Hopefully both sides can make a little less room for their fringes.
February 12, 20214 yr https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-gugino-buffalo-police-charges-dismissed_n_60269ba1c5b6d667582c4804 This is absurd and part of why aspects of the BLM protests were totally legitimate. I mean. It's on video for god's sake. Police should not be allowed to inflict grievous bodily harm whenever they want to without being held accountable. Cases like these show that reform is absolutely warranted and needed. And what should people do when the system doesn't change and protects itself? Edited February 12, 20214 yr by Negatory
February 12, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, Negatory said: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-gugino-buffalo-police-charges-dismissed_n_60269ba1c5b6d667582c4804 This is absurd and part of why aspects of the BLM protests were totally legitimate. I mean. It's on video for god's sake. Police should not be allowed to inflict grievous bodily harm whenever they want to without being held accountable. Cases like these show that reform is absolutely warranted and needed. And what should people do when the system doesn't change and protects itself? Elect people willing to make the changes.
February 12, 20214 yr Author 26 minutes ago, SurelySerious said: Elect people willing to make the changes. That works fine, until the legitimacy of elections are suspect. Whether true or not, the perception of election fraud will grievously damage our system.
February 13, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, Homestar said: Maybe someone just wanted to remove an outdated (possibly racist) stereotype image. Same is happening across the Air Force right now. Why on earth would I care what they call my maple syrup? Just curious, have you ever purchased this syrup?
February 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, HeloDude said: Just curious, have you ever purchased this syrup? I couldn’t tell you the brand of syrup in my cupboard. What, you going to spring some gotcha “you’re racist” bs? If you care what some company out there calls it’s maple syrup I submit that you have too much to worry about.
February 13, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Homestar said: I couldn’t tell you the brand of syrup in my cupboard. What, you going to spring some gotcha “you’re racist” bs? If you care what some company out there calls it’s maple syrup I submit that you have too much to worry about. I asked you a simple yes or no question...and yet you couldn’t even answer without getting emotional.
February 13, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, HeloDude said: I asked you a simple yes or no question...and yet you couldn’t even answer without getting emotional. He's going to accuse you of quibbling.
February 13, 20214 yr "Bumble Cofounder Becomes World’s Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire, Thanks To IPO" https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2021/02/11/bumble-founder-whitney-wolfe-herds-fortune-rockets-past-1-billion-as-dating-app-goes-public/ This actually doesn't bother me. Except that it seems to directly conflict with this: "Kylie Jenner is still the youngest self-made billionaire in the world" https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2020/04/07/kylie-jenner-is-still-the-youngest-self-made-billionaire-in-the-world/amp/ So how does a 31 year old set the record for being youngest self made female billionaire when a 22 year old did it last year? Or does she identify as 21? I know this isn't specifically "woke" discussion but it seems like we are just double handing out achievements now to make news. Maybe someone can explain this to me? Edited February 13, 20214 yr by FLEA
February 13, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Homestar said: I couldn’t tell you the brand of syrup in my cupboard. What, you going to spring some gotcha “you’re racist” bs? If you care what some company out there calls it’s maple syrup I submit that you have too much to worry about. He’s probably more interested in whether you like dog shit fake syrup or not...says a lot about a man’s character!
February 13, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, HeloDude said: I asked you a simple yes or no question...and yet you couldn’t even answer without getting emotional. It’s a stupid question. Have I had Aunt Jamima? Probably. Have I bought it? Maybe? So what? Go with racist gotcha now.
February 13, 20214 yr 44 minutes ago, Homestar said: It’s a stupid question. Have I had Aunt Jamima? Probably. Have I bought it? Maybe? So what? Go with racist gotcha now. So you consider something racist (or as you said, “possibly racist”), and yet you never stopped to check if what you were intentionally purchasing was furthering a racist message or not? In one post you say you care (ie “possibly racist”), and in another post you say you don’t care. So which is it?
February 13, 20214 yr 53 minutes ago, HeloDude said: So you consider something racist (or as you said, “possibly racist”), and yet you never stopped to check if what you were intentionally purchasing was furthering a racist message or not? In one post you say you care (ie “possibly racist”), and in another post you say you don’t care. So which is it? Like I said. Clown question bro.
February 13, 20214 yr Let me make this easy for all of you: 1) I don’t consider the brand label racist. 1) I don’t care if someone else does and the company decides to change it. It’s maple syrup. Jesus.
February 13, 20214 yr 43 minutes ago, Homestar said: Let me make this easy for all of you: 1) I don’t consider the brand label racist. 1) I don’t care if someone else does and the company decides to change it. It’s maple syrup. Jesus. So then why did you originally say it’s “possibly racist” if you now don’t consider it racist?
February 13, 20214 yr 36 minutes ago, HeloDude said: So then why did you originally say it’s “possibly racist” if you now don’t consider it racist? Some might “possibly” consider it racist. Man, bops.net really is just Twitter for AF officers
February 13, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Homestar said: Some might “possibly” consider it racist. Man, bops.net really is just Twitter for AF officers But you think they’re wrong, right? Since you said it’s not racist...
February 13, 20214 yr 20 hours ago, Negatory said: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-gugino-buffalo-police-charges-dismissed_n_60269ba1c5b6d667582c4804 This is absurd and part of why aspects of the BLM protests were totally legitimate. I mean. It's on video for god's sake. Police should not be allowed to inflict grievous bodily harm whenever they want to without being held accountable. Cases like these show that reform is absolutely warranted and needed. And what should people do when the system doesn't change and protects itself? No, it is not why they were "totally legitimate." The dude was a known agitator who approached police and ignored verbal commands to get back (after curfew). Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I guess it does have that in common with the BLM protests. 100% of those "victims" would be alive today had they complied peacefully.
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