Bravo! I have no idea who Michael Che is, but I applaud him. I’m glad Chappelle and Gervais were mentioned, as they never really stopped. So in their case it might not be pushback so much as just doing what they’ve always done.
Have you heard Ricky Gervais’ routine about visiting Bruce Jenner in a time machine? Gold.
As president, I will establish a Department of the Attention Economy that will work with tech companies and implement regulations that curb the negative effects of smartphones and social media.
Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city leaders recently broke ground on a permanent supportive housing complex that will use stacked shipping containers to house formerly homeless people.
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The audit determined that more than 1,000 units of housing approved through the measure could exceed $600,000 apiece, partly due to“the high level of soft costs,” which “indicates that developers are spending large amounts on non-construction activities such as fees, consultants, and financing costs.”
... does not accord with casualty tolls shared by international observers and the involved parties, including those in the Gaza Strip, which largely acknowledge that a majority of fatalities were members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed terrorist organization that is blacklisted by the United States, European Union, and others.
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:05 am
I didn't intend to imply that I agreed with the tweet (I didn't read it), just wanted to share the video. I don't know about banning masks and "criminalizing" Antifa, but governments have a responsibility to protect their citizens. Antifa, especially in Portland, is blocking streets, intimidating people, and assaulting them.
An NPR reporter used "Latinx" as if it's in the dictionary and not a totally made-up word to satisfy the P.C. police.
If you can't say Latino, maybe use Latin.
dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:01 am
An NPR reporter used "Latinx" as if it's in the dictionary and not a totally made-up word to satisfy the P.C. police.
If you can't say Latino, maybe use Latin.
How is that pronounced out loud? Does it sound like "lynx" or like "DirectX"?
dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:57 am
The latter. Latin-ex. I had wondered myself until yesterday, only having seen this aberration in written form.
And what exactly is the meaning of Latinx vs Latino? And why can't you say Latino? Is that now the "L" word or something? Jeez, I can't keep up with all of the PC nonsense.
dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:57 am
The latter. Latin-ex. I had wondered myself until yesterday, only having seen this aberration in written form.
And what exactly is the meaning of Latinx vs Latino? And why can't you say Latino? Is that now the "L" word or something? Jeez, I can't keep up with all of the PC nonsense.
In Spanish and other Latin-derived languages, an "-a" suffix indicates the feminine. A group consisting entirely of Hispanic women are said to be "Latina".
When there's at least one man in a group, it goes to the default "Latino".
This means that there isn't a way to describe a group entirely comprised of men, but there is for women. However, this is cast as sexism in that a single man changes the sex of the entire group to the masculine.
"Latinx" apparently is the PC way to say "Latin of any sex".
Xan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:06 pm
In Spanish and other Latin-derived languages, an "-a" suffix indicates the feminine. A group consisting entirely of Hispanic women are said to be "Latina".
When there's at least one man in a group, it goes to the default "Latino".
This means that there isn't a way to describe a group entirely comprised of men, but there is for women. However, this is cast as sexism in that a single man changes the sex of the entire group to the masculine.
"Latinx" apparently is the PC way to say "Latin of any sex".
All that to avoid having to say the word "Mexican."
I could be wrong, but I think the Latinx thing is also considered useful for the growing number of people who don't know whether they are male or female, or whose conception thereof may change frequently, perhaps even daily or less. Speaking of tripe.
stuper1 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:22 pm
I could be wrong, but I think the Latinx thing is also considered useful for the growing number of people who don't know whether they are male or female,
Seriously, everyone is now afraid to assign gender to a person based on appearance. We got a "sensitivity" training where something like that is a reportable offense (which could result in fines or even firing), if the person referred to disagrees with their gender assignment. Scary stuff. We all now have to be careful to use words like "they" or "their" to refer to one person.
It's kind of funny that this is going on even while NIH is trying to push sex as a biological variable, e.g. you now have to replicate all experiments done with male mice with female mice. And, it's well known that there IS some gender specificity in risk factors to certain diseases, clinical course, response to treatments etc, so we are supposed to record gender in notes. Typically, we do this without asking patients because, well, it's kind of obvious. I wonder how long it will be before there's a misguided lawsuit or government regulation about this.
sophie wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:11 am
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It's kind of funny that this is going on even while NIH is trying to push sex as a biological variable, e.g. you now have to replicate all experiments done with male mice with female mice. And, it's well known that there IS some gender specificity in risk factors to certain diseases, clinical course, response to treatments etc, so we are supposed to record gender in notes.
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tsk tsk tsk. Who is standing up for trans and non-binary mice?!
Btw, there is a flood of genderless emoji out now for roles like policeperson. Fine, but...it constitutes most of the new emoji.
dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:17 am
...it constitutes most of the new emoji.
Moral of the story: stick with IRC and text-based web browsers! (and no emojis)
On topic: trying to remember from first-aid training...aren't heart-attack symptoms(where pain manifests) different in men and women? If the Red Cross starts telling me I need to ask someone their gender identity before triaging whether someone is having a heart-attack or just having gas from the Chicago-style deep-dish pizza they had for lunch, I think I may have to volunteer for one of the first manned missions to Mars. Or not to Mars - just anywhere but here.