The Idiot Thread

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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,497
    oftenreading said:
    Jason P said:
    It amazes me that multiple people at Dove didn't speak up when they approved this ad ....

    It must have topped the other suggested ad where Dove sprays soapy water on a puppy and then kick it down a flight of stairs.
    Yeah, it looks bad, and it is bad. However, this media presentation is also a little bit of fake news itself, because apparently the real ad goes on to have the white woman pull off her shirt to reveal another black woman. FSM only knows what Dove intended the message to be, but probably not the way it looks and reads. 

    Still a major face palm, though. 
    Meh, I don't see it. I think this is one of those cases where we've become too PC and are looking or insinuating something that isn't there. I guess this also means the 2 non white women in this ad are ignorant because they agreed to be in it even though it's racist? Would the ad have been fine if the white woman pulled the shirt off to reveal black?
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    tbergs said:
    oftenreading said:
    Jason P said:
    It amazes me that multiple people at Dove didn't speak up when they approved this ad ....

    It must have topped the other suggested ad where Dove sprays soapy water on a puppy and then kick it down a flight of stairs.
    Yeah, it looks bad, and it is bad. However, this media presentation is also a little bit of fake news itself, because apparently the real ad goes on to have the white woman pull off her shirt to reveal another black woman. FSM only knows what Dove intended the message to be, but probably not the way it looks and reads. 

    Still a major face palm, though. 
    Meh, I don't see it. I think this is one of those cases where we've become too PC and are looking or insinuating something that isn't there. I guess this also means the 2 non white women in this ad are ignorant because they agreed to be in it even though it's racist? Would the ad have been fine if the white woman pulled the shirt off to reveal black?
    Well, she did, so I think you're missed my point. 
     
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    This judge.

    This judge is an idiot:

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/man-who-raped-12-year-old-awarded-joint-custody-of-her-child/ar-AAteEDk?li=AAggFp5&ocid=edgsp

    This is the exact reason why one should not do acid while presiding over a legal case. Team Slap might need to unite and make a road trip.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Okay, I personally think this guy is an idiot (and his girlfriend, too), but other "audiophiles" may disagree.

    http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/man-banned-from-playing-car-stereo-in-central-saanich-1.23062379

    It's his job to play his stereo deafeningly loud as he drives around?? I'm sure a few people here might want that job.

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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    oftenreading said:
    Okay, I personally think this guy is an idiot (and his girlfriend, too), but other "audiophiles" may disagree.

    http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/man-banned-from-playing-car-stereo-in-central-saanich-1.23062379

    It's his job to play his stereo deafeningly loud as he drives around?? I'm sure a few people here might want that job.

    The perfect blend of idiocy and inconsideration.

    An idiot for sure though.

    * I was up at midnight the other night telling my neighbours to turn their music down. "Hey... idiots... your music? A little loud, eh?"

    Neighbour stress is some of the worst stress.
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  • PJinIL
    PJinIL satan's bed Posts: 439
    tbergs said:
    oftenreading said:
    Jason P said:
    It amazes me that multiple people at Dove didn't speak up when they approved this ad ....

    It must have topped the other suggested ad where Dove sprays soapy water on a puppy and then kick it down a flight of stairs.
    Yeah, it looks bad, and it is bad. However, this media presentation is also a little bit of fake news itself, because apparently the real ad goes on to have the white woman pull off her shirt to reveal another black woman. FSM only knows what Dove intended the message to be, but probably not the way it looks and reads. 

    Still a major face palm, though. 
    Meh, I don't see it. I think this is one of those cases where we've become too PC and are looking or insinuating something that isn't there. I guess this also means the 2 non white women in this ad are ignorant because they agreed to be in it even though it's racist? Would the ad have been fine if the white woman pulled the shirt off to reveal black?
    Agreed, this is the result of folks being too sensitive. The commercial does go on to reveal an asian woman, etc. I wonder what the black actress in the commercial thought of it. If the people offended by such things spent 1/2 as much time talking and working toward a solution rather than bitching and moaning and looking to be offended, we might make some headway.But, most just point fingers and say how awful something is. To and fro, the pendulum throws. Hopefully when it swings back, it will not throw too far past the point of reason and common sense. Who am I kidding? Common sense isn't a thing anymore :)
    It's amazing what you hear when you take time to listen.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,762
    edited October 2017
    Let's none of us be idiots here and keep getting threads locked.  That's a waste of time.  We can do better!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    edited October 2017
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I didn't post the video link to it, but there is an incident at the Carolina Eagles game last night where some asshole sucker punches an elderly man about five times after the old man told the punk to sit down.

    It's gross and I feel really badly for the old man.

    The punk kid is an idiot. For sure. So is his ignorant girlfriend.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,634
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    I didn't post the video link to it, but there is an incident at the Carolina Eagles game last night where some asshole sucker punches an elderly man about five times after the old man told the punk to sit down.

    It's gross and I feel really badly for the old man.

    The punk kid is an idiot. For sure. So is his ignorant girlfriend.
    https://instagram.com/p/BaLQ36zhws7/embed/

  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,497
    Hopefully they can catch the idiot who did this. Thankfully no one was hurt.

    https://www.cnet.com/news/drone-hits-commercial-aircraft-over-canada/
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,634
    She's  sure to get lots of votes from the supporters of herr dRumpf......
             
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    watch the video with volume. 3rd grader adhd in handcuffs above the elbows. deputy gonna teach this young man a lesson!

    https://www.aclu.org/video/third-grader-handcuffed-school


  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,891
    tbergs said:
    oftenreading said:
    Jason P said:
    It amazes me that multiple people at Dove didn't speak up when they approved this ad ....

    It must have topped the other suggested ad where Dove sprays soapy water on a puppy and then kick it down a flight of stairs.
    Yeah, it looks bad, and it is bad. However, this media presentation is also a little bit of fake news itself, because apparently the real ad goes on to have the white woman pull off her shirt to reveal another black woman. FSM only knows what Dove intended the message to be, but probably not the way it looks and reads. 

    Still a major face palm, though. 
    Meh, I don't see it. I think this is one of those cases where we've become too PC and are looking or insinuating something that isn't there. I guess this also means the 2 non white women in this ad are ignorant because they agreed to be in it even though it's racist? Would the ad have been fine if the white woman pulled the shirt off to reveal black?
    Yeah, this was some bullshit spin to get everyone going. The full ad isn't racist at all, nor offensive. I was, however, offended by the backlash to it.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    On the lower end of the idiot scale; more like hapless, maybe. Never a good idea to text the RCMP offering to sell drugs. 

    https://www.google.ca/amp/vancouversun.com/news/crime/oops-dealer-accidentally-texts-offer-to-sell-drugs-to-b-c-mountie/amp
     
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,762
    oftenreading said:
    On the lower end of the idiot scale; more like hapless, maybe. Never a good idea to text the RCMP offering to sell drugs. 

    https://www.google.ca/amp/vancouversun.com/news/crime/oops-dealer-accidentally-texts-offer-to-sell-drugs-to-b-c-mountie/amp
     
    A rather stupid thing to do, for sure, but I hope the guy does not do time.  There are too many people guilty of victimless crimes in jails.  I say, legalize all drugs, spend more time and resources on rehab rather than building more prisons, and reduce the prison population.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Of the athletic variety: Vontaze Burfict.

    The Bengals feature Adam Jones on their team as well. Birds of feather flock together.

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vontaze-burfict-appears-to-kick-steelers-player-in-the-head-while-on-ground/
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Idiots of the 'official' variety:

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/24/men-photographed-in-crocodile-trap-dubbed-idiots-of-the-century

    Photos of the men swimming around and even climbing into the trap at the Port Douglas Marina have surfaced online, leaving the mayor of Douglas Shire, Julia Leu, stunned. “I was absolutely gobsmacked, this is incredibly stupid and dangerous behaviour. I’m wondering if these fellows are vying for the idiots of the year award or the idiots of the century award,” she told ABC radio.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,891
    edited October 2017
    brianlux said:
    oftenreading said:
    On the lower end of the idiot scale; more like hapless, maybe. Never a good idea to text the RCMP offering to sell drugs. 

    https://www.google.ca/amp/vancouversun.com/news/crime/oops-dealer-accidentally-texts-offer-to-sell-drugs-to-b-c-mountie/amp
     
    A rather stupid thing to do, for sure, but I hope the guy does not do time.  There are too many people guilty of victimless crimes in jails.  I say, legalize all drugs, spend more time and resources on rehab rather than building more prisons, and reduce the prison population.
    This is in Vancouver, where weed is practically already legal, and will be officially be legal in about 9 months, so I seriously doubt he'll actually do prison time for that (though FWIW, I don't think the prison population is really a major issue in Canada. The rate is 139 out of 100,000 incarcerated at any given time. About 40,000 people nationwide... remember, we don't have private prisons in Canada! There is no motivation to pack them full!).
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

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