This shit is everywhere and you cannot get rid of it.
It really has permeated all aspects of life now.
Professionally, I receive e-mails for continuing education opportunities. It seems like an on-demand webinar about "Promoting a Diverse Workplace" has been promoted a lot more over the summer, and I'm pretty sure it's probably on the same level as that mandatory diversity training Starbucks Employees had to go through that turned out to be worse than shit-tier.
Even a leisurely podcast I enjoy hasn't been immune. One particular episode where the host interviewed a black person quickly went way off topic so that the interviewee could talk about his driving while black experiences and white privilege -- topics having absolutely nothing to do with the normal theme of the podcast.
I can get current events being relevant in certain venues and contexts. However, interjecting them into everything is offputting because normies want and need some sort of escape from real life crap. I'm not surprised to see people starting to gradually push back against this crap invading their leisure activities and hobbies.
You can't mention how black people have worse health outcomes for lots of things cos dats waycist. It's fucking everywhere.
It hasn't been until recently that I've finally seen black protestors finally starting to wear masks -- something they weren't doing back in May which was about the same time they were complaining about how they were disproportiantely being impacted by both COVID cases and COVID deaths. It's not just talking about a healthy lifestyle that's racists, it's having any sort of standards or expectations that's seen as problematic, racist, or both.
(image: SF to give $1000 a month to Black, Pacific Islander expectant moms. Will it help bridge racial health gaps?
If this were to ever happen, how much of the money would actually go towards proper prenatal care and how much would be wasted frivolously or on illicit vices? I don't see this type of program having any sort of meaningful positive impact as much as such a thing could be useful if run properly and with accountability.
Californians continue to wonder why their state is bankrupt, then SF does this.
I'm sure SF will just add yet another tax or surcharge to bankroll the idea. Still, your point is valid that a state in dire financial straits such as California really can't afford more bureaucratic programs where more of the money will be wasted than it will for the intended purpose.
All this racist nonsense going around, mixed people must be feeling like shit from all directions.
The mixed people that already replied have largely confirmed this in that they're being pulled in multiple directions that largely stem from their skin color and/or the political positions they're assumed and expected to have based on their outward appearance. Major feels for them
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On a similar note, it's already been discussed how people -- especially those living in liberal areas -- are expected to virtue signal BLM and other similar activism on their social media to avoid being cancelled even though they really have based opinions that stay secret and get shared only with their closest and most trusted confidants.
Speaking of assholes, one NBA team of assholes, run by assholes, is taking a hit in the wallet from a disgruntled suite holder. Look for others to follow.
While this largely falls back on my previous comment about normies disliking BLM and other SocJus crap invading their escape outlets, it's also telling to see how many pro athletes care more about virtue signalling than they do playing their sport and focusing on that when they should. They can be activists in their free time, but that stuff needs to stay in the locker room once it's game time.
I don't think this was posted yet. If it was, it was without the text. Apparently a blind person thought it would be a great idea to go riot in Portland yesterday.
If vision-impaired people are that intent on being part of any sort of demonstration or protest, they need to work out some sort of contingency plan for scenarios when things go south or when something happens to their guides so that they don't end up in a situation that puts them in further or permanent harm.
It's a tragic situation and it had nothing to do with skin color, but it seems that the police should probably take some moral blame for how it played out. Cops need to take a lighter, less suspicious tack with innocent civilians who haven't broken the law.
Unfortunately, there are so many people hellbent on harming cops if they get the opportunity that the latter simply can't relax even for the most routine incidents. I think that's why it's important to drill into people's heads how to properly interact with police.
Look at the recently-posted video with the guy on the motorcycle. Even though he received what looked like a ticket for excessive radio noise, he answered the questions properly and respectfully. Also, his demeanor was such that the police had no reason to assume the worst and they even responded with their own jovial comments about him and the situation when they realized it was just a guy who was a little too loud with his post-game celebratory mood.
Indianapolis is difficult to check up on. Protests of some kind are still going on but no one will talk about it out loud like the other places do. Broadcastify scanner for Indy Metro Police tells me that there's a shit ton of violent things happening, but that may just be 2020 getting to people.
Is it possible that Indianapolis is like other cities such as Detroit that keep their protest-related communications on a frequency not covered by Broadcastify? That could play a part in the apparent radio silence.
How is Sunday going for everyone?
Did some more DIY work on my car and listened to old shows on Youtube.
It is from their demands list for the city. I wasn’t aware they graffitied the threat onto a barricade until now though.
