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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2016/11/23/trump-and-college-chaos-n2248705


The University of Michigan's distressed students were provided with Play-Doh and coloring books, as they sought comfort and distraction. A University of Michigan professor postponed an exam after many students complained about their "serious stress" over the election results. Cornell University held a campuswide "cry-in," with officials handing out tissues and hot chocolate. One Cornell student said, "I'm looking into flights back to Bangladesh right now so I can remove myself before Trump repatriates me." The College Fix reported that "a dorm at the University of Pennsylvania ... hosted a post-election 'Breathing Space' for students stressed out by election results that included cuddling with cats and a puppy, coloring and crafting, and snacks such as tea and chocolate."
The University of Kansas reminded its stressed-out students that therapy dogs, a regular campus feature, were available. An economics professor at Yale University made his midterm exam "optional" in response to "many heartfelt notes from students who are in shock over the election returns." At Columbia University and its sister college, Barnard, students petitioned their professors to cancel classes and postpone exams because they were fearful for their lives and they couldn't take an exam while crying. Barnard's president did not entirely cave, but she said, "We are, however, leaving decisions regarding individual classes, exams, and assignments to the discretion of our faculty." She added, "The Barnard faculty is well aware that you may be struggling, and they are here for you." At Yale, it was reported that the "Trump victory (left) students reeling." Students exhibited "teary eyes, bowed heads and cries of disbelief" and had the opportunity to participate in a postelection group primal scream "to express their frustration productively."
Whether you are a liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, you should be disturbed and frightened for the future of our nation based on the response of so many of our young people to an election outcome.
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In a previous column, I cited an article on News Forum For Lawyers titled "Study Finds College Students Remarkably Incompetent," which referenced an American Institutes for Research study that revealed that over 75 percent of two-year college students and 50 percent of four-year college students were incapable of completing everyday tasks. About 20 percent of four-year college students demonstrated only basic mathematical ability, while a steeper 30 percent of two-year college students could not progress past elementary arithmetic. NBC News reported that Fortune 500 companies spend about $3 billion annually to train employees in "basic English." Many of today's college students are not only academically incompetent but emotionally so, as well, and do not belong in college.
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Colin Jost faces backlash after transgender joke on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Fake News correspondent now under attack for blaming the loss of Hillary on girldicks and the cotton ceiling.
During the “Weekend Update” segment, co-anchor Colin Jost made what may have seemed to many like a routine joke playing off both Tinder’s recent update and Democrat Hillary Clinton loss in the presidential election.

“The dating app Tinder announced a new feature this week, which gives users 37 different gender identity options,” Jost set up the joke, his permanent smirk on prominent display.

Then, the punchline: “It’s called, ‘Why Democrats lost the election.’”
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Coming from a staunch Democrat such as Jost, the joke seemed to be aimed at what Vox writer Emmett Rensin dubbed in April as the “smug style in American liberalism,” which Rensin described as “a condescending, defensive sneer toward any person or movement outside of its consensus, dressed up as a monopoly on reason.”

In a response later on Twitter, Jost would argue the joke was arguing that identity politics, particularly on the left, helped Trump pull out his surprising upset victory over Clinton.
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ICametoLurk said:
http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2016/11/23/trump-and-college-chaos-n2248705
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Whenever I read shit like american Universities offer "cry ins" and cuddle hours with cats to deal with stress I can't help but marvel at how mentally immature and stunted universities have become in the US. It's only a matter of time until it gets as bad in my country, I fear.

By god... how can you turn this:
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into this:

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Universities are failing their alumni. Hard. And the alumni don't even recognize it - to the contrary, they play with playdoh, sip their hot chocolate and cuddle with their cuddly blanket while sucking on their thumbs... It's outrageous.
 
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RomanesEuntDomus said:
Apparently, some Syrian group has taken a 19th century breechloading canon and is using it to fight Assad...

link.
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That's actually pretty awesome, though I don't know if it's also pretty suicidal. If it really is cast metal from the 1800s, there could be all kinds of latent flaws in it amplified by corrosion and other deterioration from age, which might not even be visible. I wouldn't be shocked if it just blew the fuck up like a bomb at some point.
 
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Ravenor said:
I honestly think that's outlawed for use, but the distance modern army's fight it's honestly outmoded now.
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Some of the NATO tanks fielding 105 and 120 mm guns can fire canister shot, which is like grapeshot but with steel ball bearings instead of lead musket balls
 
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