Red Mosquito

Now there's one that was 10 hours ago, so I'll amend my rebuttal. Those articles criticize In The Heights, but none call for action against Miranda nor do they raise the issue to the level of "crimes against humanity."

B wrote:Now there's one that was 10 hours ago, so I'll amend my rebuttal. Those articles criticize In The Heights, but none call for action against Miranda nor do they raise the issue to the level of "crimes against humanity."

Seriously, “crimes against humanity?” That sounds like conservative media spin.

And I don’t like the way he handled it. The guy literally made a play where black people represent the founders. And now this new one is the most Hispanic thing I’ve ever seen in the spotlight (my family is Cuban, they f’n loved it). He should of been polite, of course, but don’t apologize. Someone like him can help delegitimize the crazies.

Roblox

https://www.wired.com/story/roblox-onli ... an-empire/

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from Disneyland. I’m not up in arms, but this one makes me a little sad.

Oh give me a fucking break

Bammer wrote:Oh give me a fucking break

Wired used to be kind of cool, now they are offering up lefty equivalents of what Tipper Gore and Focus on the Family were doing in the 90's.

I was talking about the Disney thing

Bammer wrote:I was talking about the Disney thing

Disney must maintain a list of all registered honorifics, and if we're lucky, the typical visitor might hear the entire loop if they stay for 6 hours or so.

daft twat wrote:“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from Disneyland. I’m not up in arms, but this one makes me a little sad.

What’s the reason this is bad? I’m curious. The phrase, I mean. Seems innocent?

Rob wrote:

daft twat wrote:“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from Disneyland. I’m not up in arms, but this one makes me a little sad.

What’s the reason this is bad? I’m curious. The phrase, I mean. Seems innocent?

I assume because it's limiting/excluding some pronouns.

elliseamos wrote:

Rob wrote:

daft twat wrote:“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from Disneyland. I’m not up in arms, but this one makes me a little sad.

What’s the reason this is bad? I’m curious. The phrase, I mean. Seems innocent?

I assume because it's limiting/excluding some pronouns.

If they just changed it to “Welcome, beings” would that cover evryone, or not? I’m serious. Would anyone claim exclusion or bias there?

On the other hand…

My sister is a Disney freak. She has taken her kids there like at least 10 times and her husband’s entire wardrobe is either Mickey or Star Wars.

She has trended Qanon-esque in recent years and I think it would be pretty funny if she took up a lifelong boycott of Disney over this.

She already refuses to fly because they take your temp and require a mask on the flight, which threw a wrench in planning a birthday trip with the whole family for my dad’s 80th. Yeah she is really sticking it to The Man with her self-imposed travel restrictions

Bammer wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

Rob wrote:

daft twat wrote:“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from Disneyland. I’m not up in arms, but this one makes me a little sad.

What’s the reason this is bad? I’m curious. The phrase, I mean. Seems innocent?

I assume because it's limiting/excluding some pronouns.

If they just changed it to “Welcome, beings” would that cover evryone, or not? I’m serious. Would anyone claim exclusion or bias there?

Or, y'know ... "Welcome!"

What about nonbeings?

Weight loss

The number of actually canceled things in this 84 page list of canceled things is terribly unimpressive.

BurtReynolds wrote:Weight loss

This is another instance of the proggles causing actual physical harm to people via acceptance

Americans have spent over $500 billion on weight loss products in the last 15 years. It’s really, really paid off. If the rest of you worldbeings ever wondered how Americans are all so thin and fit, now you know.

But that evident, lasting benefit is now in danger because of Pinterest, a website. How will people with weight problems ever be goaded into self-care, if they aren’t constantly made to feel insecure by the people trying to sell them gimmicky products while they look at pictures of home decor and anime pillows?

The interesting thing is that they used the phrase "banning all weight loss ads" rather than saying they are banning fad diets or diet pills, because that wouldn't signal to the right people, or create the necessary outrage bait.