The woman Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee accused of racism is a celebrated photojournalist who helped document human-rights abuses in war-torn Guatemala during the 1980s.
Ok, #MeToo. Is this actually the standard? it is almost as if they're trying to gain unearned power over others. Tchsk!
This paints almost any interaction at a workplace in a sexualized context which in turn makes it almost impossible to be comfortable with each other. This has a major chilling effect on teamwork, arbitration and general communication.
I think this is best demonstrated by Mr. Terry Crews, who put it in the broadest term possible in his support video for the Time Magazine:
If you make anybody uncomfortable, in any way — you can’t do that!
...
Now as a business owner myself and somebody who is in voluntary leadership positions I can tell you one thing:
It´s impossible to accomplish anything if you are not willing to make someone “uncomfortable”! Especially if you take on a mentor role!
Everyone's having a lot of fun with it (Google on her name plus "We singles live"), but I suspect the following poster is correct:
doctor_forgetful
"I never thought I'd ever be defending Ann Coulter but I think most people here are reading this wrong. She's being facetious..."
lenona
at December 28, 2017 12:23 PM
And, if she WAS being facetious/sarcastic, I don't get it. If she thinks it's wrong to paint unmarried childfree (CF) people as automatically unhappy in the long run, surely she also knows that those who DO have such a negative view of CF singles think it's only fair to punish them by taxing them more heavily - not just because they usually HAVE more money, but because they supposedly need to be pushed toward God's plan of either breeding or adopting.
lenona
at December 28, 2017 2:19 PM
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Yes, Coulter is being facetious. That Reddit is primarily aimed at Millennials might help explain why not one commenter picked up on her riff on Thoreau.
Conan the Grammarian
at December 28, 2017 2:52 PM
But at the same time, that thread was the only site, from what I can see, that included someone who figured out she WAS kidding around!
Also, I have never heard any anti-CF type (assuming that's the type she's making fun of, since she's CF) use that expression against the CF, so I don't understand why she would imply that anti-CFs do think that way.
It would have made more sense had she said something like "we singles weep over our selfish lives every day and the roads not taken." (It would have been easier for everyone to see the joke, too - even those who have never heard of Frost.)
lenona
at December 28, 2017 3:02 PM
Conan, that reminds me: ~ lenona at December 28, 2017 12:18 PM
"I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland." ~ Newton Minnow.
Newton Minnow was the Head of the FCC from 1961 to 1963 and called television a "vast wasteland" in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in 1961.
He was immortalized by Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island, in the name of the boat taken for the three-hour tour, the SS Minnow.
My favorite YouTube video. Nothing insightful or profound. Just a fun video created by some basement-dweller with mad editing skills.
Patrick at December 28, 2017 3:22 AM
Top rates countries for economic freedom:
1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. New Zealand
4. Switzerland
5. Ireland
6. United Kingdom
7. Mauritius
8. Georgia
9. Australia
10. Estonia
US down to #11
Economic Freedom Components
1. Size of Government
2. Legal System and Property Rights
3. Sound Money
4. Freedom to Trade Internationally
5. Regulation
https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/efw/efw2017/efw-2017-exec-summary.pdf
Snoopy at December 28, 2017 4:51 AM
Doomed, I tell you.
Crid at December 28, 2017 5:28 AM
All is lost.
Crid at December 28, 2017 5:29 AM
I love metajokes.
Crid at December 28, 2017 5:30 AM
Priorities.
https://twitter.com/cutiesoverload/status/946161698540486658
I R A Darth Aggie at December 28, 2017 6:48 AM
Karma, how does that work?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/27/woman-accused-racism-dem-rep-human-rights-activist/
I R A Darth Aggie at December 28, 2017 6:56 AM
Ok, #MeToo. Is this actually the standard? it is almost as if they're trying to gain unearned power over others. Tchsk!
https://medium.com/@anonposter/why-should-we-hire-women-7c83a83f30ce
I R A Darth Aggie at December 28, 2017 7:40 AM
Pew Research Center studies media bias in Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump coverage.
And the results are not flattering to the media.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at December 28, 2017 7:59 AM
Hollywoods's most famousest awards show. On television.
Crid at December 28, 2017 8:33 AM
Reading is doomed.
Conan the Grammarian at December 28, 2017 11:39 AM
Conan, that reminds me:
“Radio: the triumph of illiteracy.”
John Dos Passos.
And, about TV:
“It's only chewing gum for the eyes.”
Frank Lloyd Wright.
lenona at December 28, 2017 12:18 PM
Did you hear the latest about Ann Coulter, her criticism of Marco Rubio and a certain tax credit?
https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/comments/7k7uzj/ann_coulters_tweet_against_the_childtax_credit/#bottom-comments
Everyone's having a lot of fun with it (Google on her name plus "We singles live"), but I suspect the following poster is correct:
doctor_forgetful
"I never thought I'd ever be defending Ann Coulter but I think most people here are reading this wrong. She's being facetious..."
lenona at December 28, 2017 12:23 PM
And, if she WAS being facetious/sarcastic, I don't get it. If she thinks it's wrong to paint unmarried childfree (CF) people as automatically unhappy in the long run, surely she also knows that those who DO have such a negative view of CF singles think it's only fair to punish them by taxing them more heavily - not just because they usually HAVE more money, but because they supposedly need to be pushed toward God's plan of either breeding or adopting.
lenona at December 28, 2017 2:19 PM
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Yes, Coulter is being facetious. That Reddit is primarily aimed at Millennials might help explain why not one commenter picked up on her riff on Thoreau.
Conan the Grammarian at December 28, 2017 2:52 PM
But at the same time, that thread was the only site, from what I can see, that included someone who figured out she WAS kidding around!
lenona at December 28, 2017 2:55 PM
Cute kid
Crid at December 28, 2017 2:56 PM
Cute kid
Crid at December 28, 2017 2:57 PM
Also, I have never heard any anti-CF type (assuming that's the type she's making fun of, since she's CF) use that expression against the CF, so I don't understand why she would imply that anti-CFs do think that way.
It would have made more sense had she said something like "we singles weep over our selfish lives every day and the roads not taken." (It would have been easier for everyone to see the joke, too - even those who have never heard of Frost.)
lenona at December 28, 2017 3:02 PM
"I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland." ~ Newton Minnow.
Newton Minnow was the Head of the FCC from 1961 to 1963 and called television a "vast wasteland" in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in 1961.
He was immortalized by Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island, in the name of the boat taken for the three-hour tour, the SS Minnow.
Conan the Grammarian at December 28, 2017 3:03 PM
I got 100% - how about you?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/what-percentage-sexist-are-you
Snoopy at December 28, 2017 3:07 PM
I got 53%, but probably because I picked the dog to be head of the household.
mpetrie98 at December 28, 2017 4:26 PM
> I picked the dog to be head of the household.
LOL - a good choice, especially if it's a beagle.
Snoopy at December 28, 2017 4:59 PM
What the unholy hell?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/12/my-new-coffee-mug-was-once-targeted-by-22-state-attorney-generals/
I R A Darth Aggie at December 28, 2017 5:03 PM
Carrie Fisher, turning pain into laughter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/debaucherie/status/944681372819398656
Sixclaws at December 28, 2017 7:30 PM
Fun times!
Drunken date tore down Andy Warhol paintings at Houston attorney's home, prosecutors say
mpetrie98 at December 28, 2017 9:01 PM
> Minnow was the Head of the FCC
See also page 65.
Crid at December 28, 2017 11:36 PM
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