Political Correctness
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Rinse and repeat..
****s Ridiculous. Just giving trump more of a chance to win
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
maybe?
came from a person that had a large portion of his speech to be bull**** when it was in that ballpark
but i bet you disagree that the use of "thug" recently isn't being used as a racist way so i know where you stand
57Brave
Well-known member
The mere thought of eating Taco Bell in honor of Cinco de Mayo congratulates Mexican Americans.
After of course calling them rapists and bad hombres etc etc etc
Akin to eating watermelon,fried chicken and yelling "i feel good --wooo " on April 16 to show allegiance
gimme five
Nothing tone deaf or pandering or just plain rude about that
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In this case I view the lines blurred between racism/ bigotry and cultural appropriation. Making them one in the same.
Runnin
Well-known member
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...k=5d9dea235e1312c899e0b2d5656627f7-1508699971
How much can the left push?
How much can the left push?
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
Paywalled.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
How can you help women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted?
Why, by becoming a SJW, of course!
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/21/opinions/what-men-can-do-me-too-stamp-opinion/index.html
What decent men can do in response to #MeToo
2. Read and follow feminist writers. I like Ijeoma Oluo, Lindy West and Roxane Gay. There are so many; follow a few. Even if you find a topic "exhausting" or "too angry," try to put aside that discomfort and keep reading anyway. A telltale sign of privilege is being able to ignore a system that benefits some while it harms others.
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3. Signal-boost female voices. If you're sharing an article about a social issue -- especially a sexism issue -- find one written by a woman. Same goes for other groups: Boost articles about race by IBPOC writers (Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour); and articles about disability by writers with disabilities. A great rule of thumb when seeking commentary is the classic revolutionary slogan: "Nothing about us without us."
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9. Free kids from rigid gender roles. For boys and young men, you can role-model that activities and traits traditionally coded as "feminine" are valuable. Challenge dismissive ideas around what counts as "girl stuff." Delight in stories with strong female characters. Give a toddler boy a baby doll and praise his gentleness. Race trucks with a little girl. Give kids the tools and confidence to challenge and defy gender stereotypes.
10. Don't focus on little girls' looks. Many people's first interaction with a young girl is to compliment her cuteness, prettiness or clothing. But this tells her -- and any boys nearby -- that beauty is her most interesting trait. Instead, ask little girls engaging, gender-neutral questions, like "What kind of toy is that? What subjects do you like in school? What's your favorite animal? Hey, what are you reading?" There are so many things to talk about.
11. Give extra space after dark. If a woman is walking alone at night or in a secluded area, please recognize that she's probably nervous. So, if you're walking behind her, slow down to increase the distance between you. Or, if you want to pass, cross the street before you speed up. It's a small courtesy that will make many women feel safer.
I am especially fond of the suggestions to both read strong feminist writers, and to cross the street to pass a woman at night so you don't make her uncomfortable, while pointing out that "A telltale sign of privilege is being able to ignore a system that benefits some while it harms others." That is pure gold.
Why, by becoming a SJW, of course!
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/21/opinions/what-men-can-do-me-too-stamp-opinion/index.html
What decent men can do in response to #MeToo
2. Read and follow feminist writers. I like Ijeoma Oluo, Lindy West and Roxane Gay. There are so many; follow a few. Even if you find a topic "exhausting" or "too angry," try to put aside that discomfort and keep reading anyway. A telltale sign of privilege is being able to ignore a system that benefits some while it harms others.
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3. Signal-boost female voices. If you're sharing an article about a social issue -- especially a sexism issue -- find one written by a woman. Same goes for other groups: Boost articles about race by IBPOC writers (Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour); and articles about disability by writers with disabilities. A great rule of thumb when seeking commentary is the classic revolutionary slogan: "Nothing about us without us."
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9. Free kids from rigid gender roles. For boys and young men, you can role-model that activities and traits traditionally coded as "feminine" are valuable. Challenge dismissive ideas around what counts as "girl stuff." Delight in stories with strong female characters. Give a toddler boy a baby doll and praise his gentleness. Race trucks with a little girl. Give kids the tools and confidence to challenge and defy gender stereotypes.
10. Don't focus on little girls' looks. Many people's first interaction with a young girl is to compliment her cuteness, prettiness or clothing. But this tells her -- and any boys nearby -- that beauty is her most interesting trait. Instead, ask little girls engaging, gender-neutral questions, like "What kind of toy is that? What subjects do you like in school? What's your favorite animal? Hey, what are you reading?" There are so many things to talk about.
11. Give extra space after dark. If a woman is walking alone at night or in a secluded area, please recognize that she's probably nervous. So, if you're walking behind her, slow down to increase the distance between you. Or, if you want to pass, cross the street before you speed up. It's a small courtesy that will make many women feel safer.
I am especially fond of the suggestions to both read strong feminist writers, and to cross the street to pass a woman at night so you don't make her uncomfortable, while pointing out that "A telltale sign of privilege is being able to ignore a system that benefits some while it harms others." That is pure gold.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
I couldn't despise #9 much more than I do, but regardless of that, I don't see how much of this helps with sexual assault.
I don't disagree with #10 in principle, but in reality...I have daughters. If they make an extra effort to dress nice or wear makeup or a fancy hairstyle, they will make me regret it if I do not compliment their appearance.
I don't disagree with #10 in principle, but in reality...I have daughters. If they make an extra effort to dress nice or wear makeup or a fancy hairstyle, they will make me regret it if I do not compliment their appearance.
If that's really the case then you are choosing to direct your ire in the wrong direction.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
https://www.thecut.com/2017/10/the-men-taking-classes-to-unlearn-toxic-masculinity.html
The Men Taking Classes to Unlearn Toxic Masculinity
So earlier this year, Hicks signed up for the pilot Rethink Masculinity class, a partnership between the Washington, D.C., Rape Crisis Center, Collective Action for Safe Spaces, and ReThink, an organization that works to prevent sexual assault.
The program bills itself as a class where men “learn how social constructs of masculinity harm them and the people around them, and work to construct healthier masculinities.” Or, as Hicks puts it, “It was eight weeks of guys discussing how they can address their actions with better self-awareness and less toxicity.”
“We spoke of emotional labor, consent, violence, communication, empathy, and vulnerability,” he adds, noting that the last subject, in particular, was a struggle for him: “[I was] trained and conditioned to be tough growing up.”
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There’s no doubt that the problems these classes aim to tackle are pervasive ones — a reality that’s been made especially, painfully clear in recent days and weeks, as the Harvey Weinstein revelations have pushed discussions of sexual assault and harassment to the forefront. But can a class really be enough to chip away at something so deeply entrenched?
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On the other hand, though, these classes are taking on a lot. Trying to undo a lifetime’s worth of lessons about how to act at home, in the workplace, and in public — it’s a lofty goal, especially when so much of what participants encounter outside the classroom contradicts what they learn within it. And some of the desired outcomes — increased vulnerability, more emotional openness — are difficult to measure.
This guy was trained to be tough growing up. The horror! The audacity! The unmitigated gall!
The Men Taking Classes to Unlearn Toxic Masculinity
So earlier this year, Hicks signed up for the pilot Rethink Masculinity class, a partnership between the Washington, D.C., Rape Crisis Center, Collective Action for Safe Spaces, and ReThink, an organization that works to prevent sexual assault.
The program bills itself as a class where men “learn how social constructs of masculinity harm them and the people around them, and work to construct healthier masculinities.” Or, as Hicks puts it, “It was eight weeks of guys discussing how they can address their actions with better self-awareness and less toxicity.”
“We spoke of emotional labor, consent, violence, communication, empathy, and vulnerability,” he adds, noting that the last subject, in particular, was a struggle for him: “[I was] trained and conditioned to be tough growing up.”
....
There’s no doubt that the problems these classes aim to tackle are pervasive ones — a reality that’s been made especially, painfully clear in recent days and weeks, as the Harvey Weinstein revelations have pushed discussions of sexual assault and harassment to the forefront. But can a class really be enough to chip away at something so deeply entrenched?
....
On the other hand, though, these classes are taking on a lot. Trying to undo a lifetime’s worth of lessons about how to act at home, in the workplace, and in public — it’s a lofty goal, especially when so much of what participants encounter outside the classroom contradicts what they learn within it. And some of the desired outcomes — increased vulnerability, more emotional openness — are difficult to measure.
This guy was trained to be tough growing up. The horror! The audacity! The unmitigated gall!
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article179513491.html
Stonewall Elementary gets an apology. It wasn’t named for Confederate general.
Lexington’s Stonewall Elementary School has been removed from a list of schools named after Confederate figures after school officials, neighbors and Lexington city officials cried foul.
Earlier this year, Stonewall Elementary was listed as one of 109 public schools nationwide that were identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as having been named after prominent members of the Confederacy.
In a Tuesday email to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilwoman Jennifer Mossotti, an official with the Southern Poverty Law Center said the elementary school off Wellington Way had been removed from the list. Mossotti’s council district includes Stonewall Elementary.
“We apologize for erroneously including Stonewall Elementary,” said Alex Amend, the director of research for the Intelligence Project, which is part of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “It has been removed from our interactive map and is not included in the data set we’ve been providing to journalists since Charlottesville.”
William M. Ambrose, who has written a history of Fayette County’s public schools, said the Stonewall Estates subdivision off Clays Mill Road was developed on land owned by the Sayre family.
The Sayres’ home off Harrodsburg Road “was surrounded by an old masonry stone wall common to area farms,” Ambrose said in a written statement. “Portions of this masonry was used to build the entrance pillars to the subdivision. Examples remain on the north boundary, on Chelsea and Hyde Park Drive, and Buckingham at Arrowhead.”
Stonewall Elementary gets an apology. It wasn’t named for Confederate general.
Lexington’s Stonewall Elementary School has been removed from a list of schools named after Confederate figures after school officials, neighbors and Lexington city officials cried foul.
Earlier this year, Stonewall Elementary was listed as one of 109 public schools nationwide that were identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as having been named after prominent members of the Confederacy.
In a Tuesday email to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilwoman Jennifer Mossotti, an official with the Southern Poverty Law Center said the elementary school off Wellington Way had been removed from the list. Mossotti’s council district includes Stonewall Elementary.
“We apologize for erroneously including Stonewall Elementary,” said Alex Amend, the director of research for the Intelligence Project, which is part of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “It has been removed from our interactive map and is not included in the data set we’ve been providing to journalists since Charlottesville.”
William M. Ambrose, who has written a history of Fayette County’s public schools, said the Stonewall Estates subdivision off Clays Mill Road was developed on land owned by the Sayre family.
The Sayres’ home off Harrodsburg Road “was surrounded by an old masonry stone wall common to area farms,” Ambrose said in a written statement. “Portions of this masonry was used to build the entrance pillars to the subdivision. Examples remain on the north boundary, on Chelsea and Hyde Park Drive, and Buckingham at Arrowhead.”