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  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 41,951
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    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)

    You ask for evidence and when provided, dismiss it out of hand. You claimed your google search, if you even performed one, pointed to lots of information that oppression doesn't exist. Yet you won't back your argument that you think it doesn't exist or the term is misused because there isn't overwhelming think tank evidence for it that's been presented and unless it is, your smarter than those that claim otherwise. Classy move on your part to run from what you posit.

    http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/racial-gender-wage-gaps-persist-in-u-s-despite-some-progress/

    http://time.com/4390212/race-wage-gap-pew-analysis/

    And who's frantic?
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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    edited April 2017
    mattsl1983 said:

    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
    I'd rather talk down than be a passive agressive mansplaining troll like you. Talking down is politically incorrect. I thought you Trump trolls wanted us to be more like that? Silly trolls. You can't have things both ways! :lol:
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  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
    InHiding80 said:

    mattsl1983 said:

    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
    I'd rather talk down than be a passive agressive mansplaining troll like you. Talking down is politically incorrect. I thought you Trump trolls wanted us to be more like that? Silly trolls. You can't have things both ways! :lol:
    I hope you feel better! And who said anything about trump?? Why does trump get brought up? At what point did I say anything about trump? You sound angry. And now I'm a troll? Name calling. Classy.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    jeffbr said:

    InHiding80 said:

    The problem is that the left is too pc and the right is too extremist pic. You can be pic without being a Nazi fascist alt right punk and be a civilized person without being a humorless whiny baby. I prefer my anti alt right in the mold of old school r rated humor like Carlin, not today's neolibs.

    Agreed!

    And universities, once the bastion of free speech and the exploration and free exchange of ideas, have now turned into hyper-sensitive institutions that suppress speech and focus on ensuring that nobody is exposed to anything that may slightly offend even the most sensitive millennial college student. Micro aggressions and triggers everywhere! Professors being reprimanded for challenging ideas, speakers uninvited if anyone makes noise. Idiot college students will unfortunately remain idiots if they are not able to deal with counter-opinions. I'm not sure how they'll even survive the real world outside of the emotional safe space they attempt to create on campus.
    maybe debate should be a required course?
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    mattsl1983 said:

    InHiding80 said:

    mattsl1983 said:

    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
    I'd rather talk down than be a passive agressive mansplaining troll like you. Talking down is politically incorrect. I thought you Trump trolls wanted us to be more like that? Silly trolls. You can't have things both ways! :lol:
    I hope you feel better! And who said anything about trump?? Why does trump get brought up? At what point did I say anything about trump? You sound angry. And now I'm a troll? Name calling. Classy.
    matts1983 what is this topic called ? LOL ! you don't have to say anything to offend folks around here, just say something kind and they
    get all butt hurt and offensive real quick if you're a President Trump supporter.

    Obama and Clinton are their " overlords" HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA !!!!!!!!

  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,535
    mattsl1983 said:

    InHiding80 said:

    mattsl1983 said:

    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
    I'd rather talk down than be a passive agressive mansplaining troll like you. Talking down is politically incorrect. I thought you Trump trolls wanted us to be more like that? Silly trolls. You can't have things both ways! :lol:
    I hope you feel better! And who said anything about trump?? Why does trump get brought up? At what point did I say anything about trump? You sound angry. And now I'm a troll? Name calling. Classy.
    Denying facts and supporting trump have a strong correlation. That's not a claim for or against, just pointing out a strong relationship. Now if you can point me to real evidence and facts that proves this isn't the case, I'm all ears.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    Go Beavers said:

    mattsl1983 said:

    InHiding80 said:

    mattsl1983 said:

    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Yea, sure, let's rely on biased think tanks as opposed to non-partisan government agencies. Perhaps you can link to some of that google research that shows it doesn't exist, seeing that you made the claim. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to retire to my library and search for the report that unequivocally proves for you that oppression exists. I'm sure you'll accept it once I find it. And after you've finished linking to your google sources that back your claim, would you mind defining "today" and "it?" My stacks are long and deep and it'll reduce my search time. Thank you.

    Cool. I never made any claim. I'm not making the argument for or against it. You keep believing what you want and thinking you are right, I'll continue to educate myself and look for real evidence and facts before I buy into an idea. I also enjoyed your last comment, the attempt to take a higher ground and talk down to me was a classy move, probably out of frustration. Hope you have a good day ;)
    I'd rather talk down than be a passive agressive mansplaining troll like you. Talking down is politically incorrect. I thought you Trump trolls wanted us to be more like that? Silly trolls. You can't have things both ways! :lol:
    I hope you feel better! And who said anything about trump?? Why does trump get brought up? At what point did I say anything about trump? You sound angry. And now I'm a troll? Name calling. Classy.
    Denying facts and supporting trump have a strong correlation. That's not a claim for or against, just pointing out a strong relationship. Now if you can point me to real evidence and facts that proves this isn't the case, I'm all ears.
    Good play on words!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    edited May 2017
    unsung said:

    "Student Union: Use ‘Jazz Hands’ Instead Of Clapping Or Face ‘Consequences’"


    http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/28/student-union-use-jazz-hands-instead-of-clapping-or-face-consequences/

    Jesus. This is one of the dumbest things I've read in a while. Fucking ridiculous.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    PJ_Soul said:

    unsung said:

    "Student Union: Use ‘Jazz Hands’ Instead Of Clapping Or Face ‘Consequences’"


    http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/28/student-union-use-jazz-hands-instead-of-clapping-or-face-consequences/

    Jesus. This is one of the dumbest things I've read in a while. Fucking ridiculous.
    I know right?!? They should be doing spirit fingers!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    tempo_n_groove said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    unsung said:

    "Student Union: Use ‘Jazz Hands’ Instead Of Clapping Or Face ‘Consequences’"


    http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/28/student-union-use-jazz-hands-instead-of-clapping-or-face-consequences/

    Jesus. This is one of the dumbest things I've read in a while. Fucking ridiculous.
    I know right?!? They should be doing spirit fingers!
    I had to look that up. :lol:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTSkvAabm0k
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,359
    tbergs said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    CM189191 said:

    unsung said:

    Screw political correctness.

    I was reading a book (about interjections, oddly enough) yesterday which included the phrase “In these days of political correctness…” talking about no longer making jokes that denigrated people for their culture or for the colour of their skin. And I thought, “That’s not actually anything to do with ‘political correctness’. That’s just treating other people with respect.”

    Which made me oddly happy. I started imagining a world in which we replaced the phrase “politically correct” wherever we could with “treating other people with respect”, and it made me smile.

    You should try it. It’s peculiarly enlightening.

    I know what you’re thinking now. You’re thinking “Oh my god, that’s treating other people with respect gone mad!”

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    edited May 2017
    benjs said:

    tbergs said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    CM189191 said:

    unsung said:

    Screw political correctness.

    I was reading a book (about interjections, oddly enough) yesterday which included the phrase “In these days of political correctness…” talking about no longer making jokes that denigrated people for their culture or for the colour of their skin. And I thought, “That’s not actually anything to do with ‘political correctness’. That’s just treating other people with respect.”

    Which made me oddly happy. I started imagining a world in which we replaced the phrase “politically correct” wherever we could with “treating other people with respect”, and it made me smile.

    You should try it. It’s peculiarly enlightening.

    I know what you’re thinking now. You’re thinking “Oh my god, that’s treating other people with respect gone mad!”

    -Neil Gaiman
    Sandman author. Nice.
    Best. Author. Living. Always look forward to something new from him. My bookshelf is adorned with The Sandman masterpieces in the hardcover omnibus edition.
    American Gods' first episode was on last night. Holy shit is all I can say.
    It was good?!?

    Can you start a thread in All Encompassing please @benjs
  • unsung
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    edited May 2017
    In the realm of political correctness? Or what, I am not sure.



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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    edited May 2017

    Stephen Colbert Responds To The Lazy Right-Wing Conspiracy To Label Him ‘Homophobic’


    https://www.good.is/articles/stephen-colbert-homophobic-joke-trump?utm_source=ATTN&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Share
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    dignin said:

    Stephen Colbert Responds To The Lazy Right-Wing Conspiracy To Label Him ‘Homophobic’


    https://www.good.is/articles/stephen-colbert-homophobic-joke-trump?utm_source=ATTN&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Share
    Haha, Colbert nailed it. Fake outrage from the very bigots who would never otherwise speak out against homophobia. Colbert's no homophobe. He's an astute and witty observer. 
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,535
    unsung said:
    In the realm of political correctness? Or what, I am not sure.
    Bald seems like a reasonable, non-offensive description. 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    jeffbr said:
    dignin said:

    Stephen Colbert Responds To The Lazy Right-Wing Conspiracy To Label Him ‘Homophobic’


    https://www.good.is/articles/stephen-colbert-homophobic-joke-trump?utm_source=ATTN&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Share
    Haha, Colbert nailed it. Fake outrage from the very bigots who would never otherwise speak out against homophobia. Colbert's no homophobe. He's an astute and witty observer. 
    unbelievable. fake outrage is right. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    unsung said:
    In the realm of political correctness? Or what, I am not sure.
    I would say that is in the realm of the exact opposite of political correctness. It is also just totally bizarre, lol.
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