Have ye read this absolute tripe?

Wibbs

Zorya wrote: »

Here's how famous chicks and true allies operate....

So to celebrate International Women's day in cake, we need icing sugar cocks too? We've hit peak fuckwit folks.

_Kaiser_

Wibbs wrote: »

So to celebrate International Women's day in cake, we need icing sugar cocks too? We've hit peak fuckwit folks.

Unfortunately I think we're far from the peak Wibbs

Although there is an increasing backlash against this stuff, there are far too many companies and policy makers letting themselves be influenced by whatever today's trending outrage/crusade on Twitter is.

Until that changes it'll only get worse I fear.

Zorya

Haha the silliness was two fold, cupcake vulvas (yum yum :rolleyes: ) and then the abject apology for leaving out celebrating the women who don't have lady front bottoms. There is just no way to win. Remember now, if/when porn searching, to be inclusive, in case you are found out to have some kind of reprehensible bias.

dxhound2005

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I referred to her being a Grammy winner not to suggest that people 'should' have heard of her (thanks to listening to Spotify nowadays, rather than radio stations, my own awareness of pop music is abysmal), but to highlight the fact that she's not some obscure artist, or someone who only became famous yesterday. Perhaps it's because I have a fear of becoming that English high court judge who, back in the '90s, hadn't heard of Paul Gascoigne or Oasis, but I definitely feel ignorant when I haven't heard of someone who is immensely successful in their field - even if it's a field that I've got no real interest in.

I presume these are more urban legends based on the Beatles one.

It is widely held that the phrase "popular beat combo" was coined in an English courtroom in the 1960s by a barrister in response to a judge's query (for the benefit of the court's records) as to who "The Beatles" were; the answer being "I believe they are a popular beat combo, m'lud." However, this attribution has never been verified, and remains the stuff of urban legend, despite the efforts of Marcel Berlins, legal correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, to track it down.

One eyed Jack

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Ewwww, are they cupcakes? Vom.

They’re cupcakes? I thought they were some sort of fleshlight :eek:


I’d probably eat them all the same though

Yer Da sells Avon

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I presume these are more urban legends based on the Beatles one.

It is widely held that the phrase "popular beat combo" was coined in an English courtroom in the 1960s by a barrister in response to a judge's query (for the benefit of the court's records) as to who "The Beatles" were; the answer being "I believe they are a popular beat combo, m'lud." However, this attribution has never been verified, and remains the stuff of urban legend, despite the efforts of Marcel Berlins, legal correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, to track it down.

It's no urban legend.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/red-card-for-worst-judge-in-britain-1144543.html

The resignation ends a 16-year career as a High Court judge, in which Mr Justice Harman gained notoriety for his ignorance of the wider world. He famously claimed to be unaware of the existence of Paul Gascoigne, Bruce Springsteen and Oasis. And he once told a woman witness who wanted to be referred to as Ms: "I've always thought there were only three kinds of women: wives, whores and mistresses."

He'd fit in well on AH.

Ariadne

Wibbs wrote: »

+1000. Thing is J, it's aimed at women who are those stereotypes. Much of modern so called "feminism" are the whinges of white suburban middle class arts degree women.

Hey, that describes me perfectly *whinges*

lainey_d_123

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I referred to her being a Grammy winner not to suggest that people 'should' have heard of her (thanks to listening to Spotify nowadays, rather than radio stations, my own awareness of pop music is abysmal), but to highlight the fact that she's not some obscure artist, or someone who only became famous yesterday. Perhaps it's because I have a fear of becoming that English high court judge who, back in the '90s, hadn't heard of Paul Gascoigne or Oasis, but I definitely feel ignorant when I haven't heard of someone who is immensely successful in their field - even if it's a field that I've got no real interest in.

But nobody will have heard of everybody. I don't know who Cardi B is, but I do know who won all the medals at last year's gymnastics world championships, and who the most successful Alpine skiiers are this season and most of the biggest politicians in Spain. Do you? None of them are 'obscure' either, but I'd be willing to bet the average person wouldn't have a clue.

Yer Da sells Avon

lainey_d_123 wrote: »

But nobody will have heard of everybody. I don't know who Cardi B is, but I do know who won all the medals at last year's gymnastics world championships, and who the most successful Alpine skiiers are this season and most of the biggest politicians in Spain. Do you? None of them are 'obscure' either, but I'd be willing to bet the average person wouldn't have a clue.

I would hope that the average person wouldn't disdainfully say 'never heard of her' if you mentioned Mikaela Shiffrin (I only know who she is because I saw her on the news this morning). When it comes to popular culture, a lot of people seem to get a kick out of that.

HappyAsLarE

If this list of requests was in any way accurate of the average woman’s mindset then I would have zero respect for them.

But like most reasonable men I know reasonable women are not thick.

lainey_d_123

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I would hope that the average person wouldn't disdainfully say 'never heard of her' if you mentioned Mikaela Shiffrin (I only know who she is because I saw her on the news this morning). When it comes to popular culture, a lot of people seem to get a kick out of that.

They would, though, and why would it bother me? If you don't follow skiing, you wouldn't know or care. I've been following Mikaela Shiffrin for years now, but the average Joe on the street wouldn't know who she was, as crazy as it seems to me. A lot of people disdainfully say 'never heard of him/her' about people I follow, even though most of them are hugely accomplished in their fields, so I have no problem doing the same about some one from The Only Way Is Essex or a singer I haven't heard of.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who clicked on this thread with a bit of dread, assuming it was one of my more stupid postings on here.