Social Media Outrage/Cancel Culture

[swampfrog]

Holy cow. That is insane.

I've vowed my entire life to stay in the Pacific Northwest. This is the one and only thing I have encountered that could drive me to quite happily migrate to Utah. Mrs. SF didn't believe me when I told her I think this ideology is coming for us and I'm not sure it's avoidable, it could already be too late. Then she learned in a school training that people of color can't be racist, and watched as many teachers nodded their heads in agreement. The people in that task force know exactly what they are up to, and they aren't really trying to hide it.

[swampfrog]

And one thing I'm curious about - if they're saying that expertise is a product of Whiteness and they want to get away from that - does that mean that anyone can show up and talk about equity, even if they have no expertise (IE experience and/or education) in the area?

Standpoint epistemology/theory.

Standpoint theory supports what feminist theorist Sandra Harding calls strong objectivity, or the notion that the perspectives of marginalized and/or oppressed individuals can help to create more objective accounts of the world. Through the outsider-within phenomenon, these individuals are placed in a unique position to point to patterns of behavior that those immersed in the dominant group culture are unable to recognize. Standpoint theory gives voice to the marginalized groups by allowing them to challenge the status quo as the outsider within. The status quo representing the dominant white male position of privilege.

[myboynoah]

How mind-numbing. The cynic in me wonders if this is a grand scheme designed by the more-powered to keep the less-powered mollified by focusing them on inane tasks like this.

Anyway, I think we need to start a "What wrong with Washington (the state)" thread.

[swampfrog]

How mind-numbing. The cynic in me wonders if this is a grand scheme designed by the more-powered to keep the less-powered mollified by focusing them on inane tasks like this.

Anyway, I think we need to start a "What wrong with Washington (the state)" thread.

Shepherding them off to some committee to work on "equity" could be considered inane, if they didn't in fact create the actual Office of Equity where an amendment to only have it exist for a specified period of time was rejected.

This isn't just in Washington State. Though I think it's the first state to give it authority to this degree.

[Walter Sobchak]

Trans rights will destroy women's sports as we know it. It's just a matter of a decade or two. Navratilova sees what is painfully obvious. But too bad she's not woke enough to keep it to herself.

Girls with vaginas tired of losing to girls with penises.

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/girls-sue-block-participation-transgender-athletes-68941543

The lawsuit centers on two transgender sprinters, Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, who have frequently outperformed their cisgender competitors.

The two seniors have combined to win 15 girls state indoor or outdoor championship races since 2017, according to the lawsuit.

The three plaintiffs have competed directly against them, almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood. Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller and Yearwood.

[Uncle Ted]

Girls with vaginas tired of losing to girls with penises.

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSt...letes-68941543

Should those girls with penises be cutting those off?...

[Color Me Badd Fan]

It's a Conservative org. for youth, Young America's Foundation. And for sure the tweet itself is a political framing. The video though stands on its own. It's representative of the elevation of historic grievance to a "get out of jail free" card. It's real and is being pushed as a narrative.

It's not just silly college students. This is the State of Washington's Office of Equity Task Force.

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An Office of Equity was just established in the state to oversee equity in all other government departments.

To answer your question what are the "Leftists"? These people are definitely not on the right.

This is kind of like the reverse of a backhanded compliment, maybe we can call it a complimenting insult. Apparently white people are known for their expertise, timeliness and efficiency. I won't turn down a compliment that doesn't apply to me at all.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This is kind of like the reverse of a backhanded compliment, maybe we can call it a complimenting insult. Apparently white people are known for their expertise, timeliness and efficiency. I won't turn down a compliment that doesn't apply to me at all.

She also said that we shouldn't use education as a criterion for hiring.

[Omaha 680]

Girls with vaginas tired of losing to girls with penises.

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSt...letes-68941543

I was an above average but not exceptional runner in high school. In my best event I barely missed qualifying for state. I would have been state champion competing against the girls. I'm all for treating trans people with respect and dignity but at a certain point we have to be reasonable.

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[swampfrog]

Joe Rogan interviews Andrew Doyle - the british comedian behind the Titania McGrath twitter account. Highly recommended.

Calvinist minister Paul VanderKlay's take on this video. He's an interesting guy to follow to view some of current events through a religious lens. Beware the rabbit hole.

[swampfrog]

Tempted to order this shirt.

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[old_gregg]

that would really show them

[frank ryan]

I was an above average but not exceptional runner in high school. In my best event I barely missed qualifying for state. I would have been state champion competing against the girls. I'm all for treating trans people with respect and dignity but at a certain point we have to be reasonable.

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I don't know a lot of people who are passionately supportive of a trans female competing and dominating in women's or girl's sports, but it sure is a fun hot button issue!

What was your event?

[frank ryan]

Calvinist minister Paul VanderKlay's take on this video. He's an interesting guy to follow to view some of current events through a religious lens. Beware the rabbit hole.

Give us the cliff notes.

[swampfrog]

that would really show them

It is sometimes surprising how well a well-formulated meme works.