The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

[pawnman]

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, 2021 by pawnman

[Swamp Yankee]

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? 

[Homestar]

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?

[tac airlifter]

15 minutes ago, Homestar said:

Do you honestly care what your freaking maple syrup is named?

Somebody does, otherwise they’d leave it alone.

[Homestar]

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Maybe someone just wanted to remove an outdated (possibly racist) stereotype image.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? 

[SurelySerious]

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”

[Prozac]

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. 

[Negatory]

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, 2021 by Negatory

[SurelySerious]

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. 

[tac airlifter]

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.  

[HeloDude]

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?

[Homestar]

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. 

[HeloDude]

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. 

 

 

[arg]

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.

[FLEA]

 

"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, 2021 by FLEA

[brabus]

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!

[Homestar]

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. 

[brabus]

You spelled her name wrong...racist. 

[HeloDude]

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?

 

[Homestar]

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. 

[Homestar]

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. 

[HeloDude]

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?

[Homestar]

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  

 

[HeloDude]

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...

[Buddy Spike]

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.