Wokeism of the day *Revised Mod Note in OP and threadbanned users*

jaxxx

jaxxx wrote: »

Disgusting. So long freedom of speech, it was nice knowing you. Now if we don't subscribe to these kinds of so-called "progressive" doctrine, it's basically open season? The hypocrisy is unreal.

It isn't anything new. There's been plenty of examples in the States where the progressive crowd, have found people's personal details, and then, harassed them both online, and in front of their children.. simply because someone disagreed with their agenda.

It's horrible, and I genuinely hope such behavior is never tolerated over here.

Sir Oxman

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

That’s honestly bonkers. :eek:

She's a very, very angry *bisexual who is distraught at being sidelined by colleagues at work because an actual transexual joined her work team and answered colleagues' curious questions without demands when the opportunity naturally arose instead of the tweeters shtick of barging in to lecture, patronise and demand to instruct the same colleagues in how to speak and act exactly as her humanities course told her.

*She actually said it was 'bisexual erasure' Nah love, it's your sh1tty personality being erased. I'm sure she's delighted with the few extra points she thinks she's gained in the oppression table.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I don’t get it. What are they afraid of? If the book is so bad, do they think the Irish public are too thick as mince to realise that and that we must be saved from ourselves?

Censorship. They want to remove all differing opinions. An uninformed population is more likely to meekly accept their promotional pieces, and drive for change.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Deleted User wrote: »

Censorship. They want to remove all differing opinions. An uninformed population is more likely to meekly accept their promotional pieces, and drive for change.

Well, I hope the Streisand effect happens, though hopefully that Twitter account isn’t influential enough to make a difference.

Sir Oxman

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I don’t get it. What are they afraid of? If the book is so bad, do they think the Irish public are too thick as mince to realise that and that we must be saved from ourselves?

It's the review that kills this particualr 'union' the most - it wasn't dismissive or aligned enough = may mean it actually sells some copies = more people may open their eyes

Gruffalux

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That lads email is literally available on google :pac:



Who knew the world of irish book reviews was so fraught with rivilary.......looks to me,he's agitating to remove a professional rival through cancel culture and fake outrage

They are also not rivals and she has not engaged with him. He has tried to share her private email. She did nothing to him. She is also a very well established professional person and a literary editor for a couple of decades. He is a nobody.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Well, I hope the Streisand effect happens, though hopefully that Twitter account isn’t influential enough to make a difference.

Ditto.. but let's face it that the people who post this kind of crap will be part of a network of supporting viewpoints. So it'll be spread to the people who want to cancel the book, and might have the means to do it.

It's hard enough to sell any book in today's marketplace, without having a vocal online presence against you. (who may head off into the real world to take matters into their own hands. Trans activists have been known to get violent before in their protests.)

ingalway

Deleted User wrote: »

Ditto.. but let's face it that the people who post this kind of crap will be part of a network of supporting viewpoints. So it'll be spread to the people who want to cancel the book, and might have the means to do it.

It's hard enough to sell any book in today's marketplace, without having a vocal online presence against you. (who may head off into the real world to take matters into their own hands. Trans activists have been known to get violent before in their protests.)

This book was taken off all the shelves of Target in the US because they got 1, possibly 2, complaints from TRAs that the book was transphobic. As usual whoever handled the complaint panicked and they went into cover their arse mode very fast. When a grown up from the company looked at it the book was reinstated. Gave it great free publicity. Lets hope the same happens here and people who would never have heard of the book go and buy it, or at least get a glimpse into the madness of what is going on in trans rights activism.

Quantum Erasure

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Or, thinking you're saving the planet, while actually having very little impact on things, same as the whole 'personal carbon footprint' farce

https://twitter.com/andrwfhenderson/status/1187386101960454146

#staywoke

biko

Save the planet, get STD

Cyclonius

biko wrote: »

Save the planet, get STD

Hopefully a few scares will lead people to taking a few more pre-cautions, or otherwise, depending on what they caught, it might be a case of Darwinism in action, unfortunately.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I don’t get it. What are they afraid of? If the book is so bad, do they think the Irish public are too thick as mince to realise that and that we must be saved from ourselves?

Its all a bit 1940's catholic church kind of vibe, isnt it.

silverharp

have we had #MultiracialWhiteness yet? it looks like a form of cognitive dissonance

https://twitter.com/BachnakJohn/status/1350957994582953988

Wibbs

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

#staywoke

They missed the single biggest impact one person(well two) can have on the environment, have one less child. But no, we're told we must have more people. Ireland has embraced this, to the degree of wanting to import people to get the numbers up. It's insane. To what end? To keep endless and unsustainable growth going?

Biker79

The dichotomy is that only economic growth will facilitate the innovation required to solve the problems of economic growth.

Taking the foot off the gas at this stage will ensure a much worse outcome.

This explains the general reticence among governments to yield to climate alarmism and also why The US under Trump pulled out of the Paris agreements.
The Biden administration will now undo that work and will give China a competitive advantage in alternative energy generation, such as solar panels.

Not something you might expect Wokies to grasp. :rolleyes:

Gruffalux

Wibbs wrote: »

They missed the single biggest impact one person(well two) can have on the environment, have one less child. But no, we're told we must have more people. Ireland has embraced this, to the degree of wanting to import people to get the numbers up. It's insane. To what end? To keep endless and unsustainable growth going?

It's just really tough to know which one to give back.

Wibbs

Wibbs wrote: »

They missed the single biggest impact one person(well two) can have on the environment, have one less child. But no, we're told we must have more people. Ireland has embraced this, to the degree of wanting to import people to get the numbers up. It's insane. To what end? To keep endless and unsustainable growth going?

Was this not based on dodgy science too though?..I actually think it's an awful thing to encourage people not to have children..

kildare lad

The standard of woke labour politicians is in England is really bottom of barrel. They care more for criminals than hard working law abiding citizens. Check out this video of them discussing deportations of criminals while trying to make it look like it's racism , even though the vast majority of the deportees are white Europeans .

https://youtu.be/NLDp0ZL5ics

Cordell

That double jeopardy argument is BS, deportation is not a punishment, not a denial of a right, but just a removal of a privilege.

Wibbs

Deleted User wrote: »

Was this not based on dodgy science too though?..I actually think it's an awful thing to encourage people not to have children..

Why though? If the population of the world magically halved tomorrow the difference in emissions and environmental impact would be substantial. Half the cars, half the food, half the energy, half the consumerist churn and so on. The risks of disease and things like famines would be reduced too. It's not as if a reduced population would stymie innovation either. Consider the city state of Athens which was massively instrumental in forging the modern world contained about the same number of people as a GAA final in Croke Park. Renaissance Florence not much more.

inforfun

Gruffalux wrote: »

It's just really tough to know which one to give back.

Well... there is always Battle Royale.

Elmo

Wibbs wrote: »

Why though? If the population of the world magically halved tomorrow the difference in emissions and environmental impact would be substantial. Half the cars, half the food, half the energy, half the consumerist churn and so on. The risks of disease and things like famines would be reduced too. It's not as if a reduced population would stymie innovation either. Consider the city state of Athens which was massively instrumental in forging the modern world contained about the same number of people as a GAA final in Croke Park. Renaissance Florence not much more.

Ah I see what we are doing wrong we should be bring the brightest minds to Dublin not the county GAA team and their bumpkin followers.

Quantum Erasure

Hundreds of writers and book agents sign joint letter demanding publishing industry bans Trump memoir

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/publishers-trump-memoir-ban-book-deal-b1788904.html

Barry Lyga, a novelist who organised the letter, wrote that "As members of the writing and publishing community of the United States, we affirm that participation in the administration of Donald Trump must be considered a uniquely mitigating criterion for publishing houses when considering book deals.”

EmmetSpiceland

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Hundreds of writers and book agents sign joint letter demanding publishing industry bans Trump memoir

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/publishers-trump-memoir-ban-book-deal-b1788904.html

Barry Lyga, a novelist who organised the letter, wrote that "As members of the writing and publishing community of the United States, we affirm that participation in the administration of Donald Trump must be considered a uniquely mitigating criterion for publishing houses when considering book deals.”

The art of the steal.

Gruffalux

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Hundreds of writers and book agents sign joint letter demanding publishing industry bans Trump memoir

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/publishers-trump-memoir-ban-book-deal-b1788904.html

Barry Lyga, a novelist who organised the letter, wrote that "As members of the writing and publishing community of the United States, we affirm that participation in the administration of Donald Trump must be considered a uniquely mitigating criterion for publishing houses when considering book deals.”

They are just fcuking eegits at this stage. Considering how many died in the Middle Eastern wars and people like Bush, Blair, Obama, Clinton, European leaders, all of whom played their parts over long years, can write and laud themselves ad infinitum - and people practically dribble with worship if they come into company with some of them. Just pure gobshytes. I can hardly bear the thoughts of these kind of people anymore, the ones who are literally deranged about stupid old Trump - fed up of them.

retalivity

Wibbs wrote: »

Why though? If the population of the world magically halved tomorrow the difference in emissions and environmental impact would be substantial. Half the cars, half the food, half the energy, half the consumerist churn and so on. The risks of disease and things like famines would be reduced too. It's not as if a reduced population would stymie innovation either. Consider the city state of Athens which was massively instrumental in forging the modern world contained about the same number of people as a GAA final in Croke Park. Renaissance Florence not much more.

The world could do with a good cull...thankfully covid is on the case.

biko

How it started / how its going

Potential-Monke

I was looking at a few articles regarding the storming of the capitol just there in order to post in another thread, and something just struck me.

Previously, I would have Googled, got an article, read it, maybe checked a few others depending on the situation, and moved on. The actual author never came into my mind as something to consider. But now I'm finding myself looking at the authors pictures, and if I see a black person I am now fully expecting some kind of BLM/anti-white nonsense in the article (and usually right by todays standards). Now, that itself doesn't make me racist (although I'm sure some will say I am because of this), but this is something I never did before. The wokeness and BLM and all that is actually starting to instill racism in me.

I'm doing my best to avoid, well, society in general, but that thought process I now have did not exist even a couple of years ago. In general, I don't read that much unless I want to research it or need some links or something, so maybe The Great Google is using their algorithms to only put those kinds of articles in my searches. Who's to say. Even on here, there are very few names I recognise as I really don't care who posts what. I just don't care much for the author unless I'm really interested in something. At the end of the day when it comes to articles, it's usually some fact and loads of personal opinion, which is why I never cared.

I know how to fix this though. I'm just gonna stop reading articles. Safest way. This crap is also leaking into gaming.

silverharp

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I was looking at a few articles regarding the storming of the capitol just there in order to post in another thread, and something just struck me.

Previously, I would have Googled, got an article, read it, maybe checked a few others depending on the situation, and moved on. The actual author never came into my mind as something to consider. But now I'm finding myself looking at the authors pictures, and if I see a black person I am now fully expecting some kind of BLM/anti-white nonsense in the article (and usually right by todays standards). Now, that itself doesn't make me racist (although I'm sure some will say I am because of this), but this is something I never did before. The wokeness and BLM and all that is actually starting to instill racism in me.

I'm doing my best to avoid, well, society in general, but that thought process I now have did not exist even a couple of years ago. In general, I don't read that much unless I want to research it or need some links or something, so maybe The Great Google is using their algorithms to only put those kinds of articles in my searches. Who's to say. Even on here, there are very few names I recognise as I really don't care who posts what. I just don't care much for the author unless I'm really interested in something. At the end of the day when it comes to articles, it's usually some fact and loads of personal opinion, which is why I never cared.

I know how to fix this though. I'm just gonna stop reading articles. Safest way. This crap is also leaking into gaming.

or if their bio pic looks anything like this, you could predict 90% of their opinions without knowing anything else :pac:

Gruffalux

Must admit it never crossed my mind..



https://www.reuters.com/article/netherlands-sexism-playingcards/king-toppled-from-throne-by-gender-neutral-card-deck-idUSL8N2JU35E

Indy Mellink, a Dutch card fan, was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen?

The 23-year-old forensic psychology graduate, encouraged by her father, decided it was time to break with the centuries-old tradition of sexual inequality in playing card decks that rank men above women.

“If we have this hierarchy that the king is worth more than the queen then this subtle inequality influences people in their daily life because it’s just another way of saying ‘hey, you’re less important,” she said in an interview. “Even subtle inequalities like this do play a big role.”

After a lot of trial and error, she designed a genderless deck in which the images of a king, queen and jack were replaced with gold, silver and bronze.

Salvation Tambourine

Gruffalux wrote: »

Must admit it never crossed my mind..



https://www.reuters.com/article/netherlands-sexism-playingcards/king-toppled-from-throne-by-gender-neutral-card-deck-idUSL8N2JU35E

What is to be done about the evils of chess and the almighty Queen?

Gruffalux

Nokotan wrote: »

What is to be done about the evils of chess and the almighty Queen?

:eek::eek::eek:

Wibbs

Nokotan wrote: »

What is to be done about the evils of chess and the almighty Queen?

Nothing. In ChickThink land.

When I play cards we simply declare that Queen is higher than King.

10, J, K, Q, (A).

Akesh

“If we have this hierarchy that the king is worth more than the queen then this subtle inequality influences people in their daily life because it’s just another way of saying ‘hey, you’re less important,” she said in an interview. “Even subtle inequalities like this do play a big role.”

forensic psychology graduate

Good lord.

What I find most disturbing about these people is they are always looking to make $$$ themselves. €10 for a pack of gender neutral, race neutral cards is insane.

From her website:

We also provide the option to print the back of the card deck with your company logo. An excellent opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to eliminate gender and race inequality with a practical and unique gadget.

Quantum Erasure

The wife of a King is given the title Queen, but the husband of a Queen is rarely if ever given the title King... so, given there is a King of Hearts, he holds the title in his own right, and should rank above his wife, the Queen of Hearts

silverharp

intersectionally now, the black queens should be worth more than the every other card

Invidious

Akesh wrote: »

What I find most disturbing about these people is they are always looking to make $$$ themselves. €10 for a pack of gender neutral, race neutral cards is insane.

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run...

46 Long

Nokotan wrote: »

What is to be done about the evils of chess and the almighty Queen?

Nothing. Women are simultaneously equal to men but also slightly better.

This really isn't difficult.

Elmo

Deleted User wrote: »

When I play cards we simply declare that Queen is higher than King.

10, J, K, Q, (A).

That's why I play Blackjack. Which I call African American Jill. And Jill is a They.

"After a lot of trial and error, she designed a genderless deck in which the images of a king, queen and jack were replaced with gold, silver and bronze."

Um.. doesn't that just replace sexism with colorism? I mean the colors are still based on a sense of superiority.. It's classist and racist too that the Bronze is worth less than silver.

MisterAnarchy

Another box ticked on Joe's woke identity politics list.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1351534789011132417

MisterAnarchy

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Another box ticked on Joe's woke identity politics list.

"The ASH is a civilian or a uniformed officer of the regular corps and is nominated for appointment by the president. The nominee must also be confirmed by the Senate. "

So.. it might be more gesture than in all seriousness. I had a look at the office. It's pretty powerful, all things considered.

"The stated mission of the commissioned corps of the U.S. Public Health Service is "Protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the Nation" in accordance with the commissioned corps's four Core Values: Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, and Service. Officers execute the mission of the commissioned corps in the following ways:

Help provide healthcare and related services to medically underserved populations: to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and to other population groups with special needs;
Prevent and control disease, identify health hazards in the environment and help correct them, and promote healthy lifestyles for the nation's citizens;
Improve the nation's mental health;
Ensure that drugs and medical devices are safe and effective, food is safe and wholesome, cosmetics are harmless, and that electronic products do not expose users to dangerous amounts of radiation;
Conduct and support biomedical, behavioral, and health services research, and communicate research results to health professionals and the public; and
Work with other nations and international agencies on global health problems and their solutions."

Yup.

MisterAnarchy

The madness is only just beginning.

https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1351166007403028480

Both Thomas and Martinez have cited racial inequality as perpetuating climate change, arguing that the Biden administration's environmental policy must be centered on "racial and economic justice."

"Unless intentionally interrupted, systemic racism will continue to be a major obstacle to creating a healthy planet," Martinez said in a 2019 press release touting her "Equitable & Just" climate platform. "The only path forward is to design national climate policies that are centered on justice."

For Thomas and Martinez, such policies require "massive" government spending and the "realignment of public dollars at all levels."

Potential-Monke

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

The madness is only just beginning.

Ok, I've read that a few times, and my brain is giving out to me for trying to find the sense in it. So climate change is now all because of white supremacists? Is that the gist of it?

Potential-Monke

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Ok, I've read that a few times, and my brain is giving out to me for trying to find the sense in it. So climate change is now all because of white supremacists? Is that the gist of it?

White people have more stuff, use more stuff, and waste all that stuff... Because Black people having more stuff, doesn't mean them using or wasting more stuff. Obviously, that White people have wealth, and Black people don't, it must be racist. So, if Black people have all the stuff, and White people don't, then climate change won't be an issue?

I think. I don't quite get the logic, although I'm pretty sure it's based on the double standard that Black people wouldn't behave as White people do, if they had the same access to wealth.

Sonic the Shaghog

[Deleted User] wrote: »

"After a lot of trial and error, she designed a genderless deck in which the images of a king, queen and jack were replaced with gold, silver and bronze."

Um.. doesn't that just replace sexism with colorism? I mean the colors are still based on a sense of superiority.. It's classist and racist too that the Bronze is worth less than silver.

Frankly I think gold and silver is just bringing up images of European colonialism and the enslavement of Asian and African peoples in order to rape their lands of all their minerals and resources

Oh dear Tarquin I must retire after such distressing thoughts once I've had my hot soya milk

Hellokitty1212

Sonic the Shaghog wrote: »

Frankly I think gold and silver is just bringing up images of European colonialism and the enslavement of Asian and African peoples in order to rape their lands of all their minerals and resources

Oh dear Tarquin I must retire after such distressing thoughts once I've had my hot soya milk

How dare you sexualise that soya milk!!!

They might be hot but they are a person!!!

😋😋😋

Quantum Erasure

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Another box ticked on Joe's woke identity politics list.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1351534789011132417

From Wikipedia

Levine is originally from Wakefield, Massachusetts.[6] She is Jewish, grew up attending Hebrew school, and had a bat mitzvah.

Whatever about changing Elliott Page's name on movie credits, there are some fundamental differences between bar mitzvahs (for a boy) and bat mitzvahs (for a girl)

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.insidehook.com/article/sex-and-dating/balldo-ball-sex

“As cis men, our penises –– and what we want to do with those penises –– can occupy much of our thoughts, so it was only a matter of time before someone figured out a way to have two of them by turning our testicles into a second makeshift cock.”