He does have a genuine connection to the issue and I’m sorry that his daughter struggles with addiction. That still doesn’t mean he can’t be an idiot. Watch the videos of him after the Hugh Mungus incident. He comes across as a bit of an asshole, but maybe that’s because this incident left him feeling vindicated.
If I were a journalist, I would just talk to him, and if he sounded like a reasonable human being, that’s good, I got what I wanted to get. But if he spouts abuse at me without any provocation, I’ve got that recorded now. I’m not sure which of these I’d actually get, but it would probably be a fair mix of both, judging from what else I’ve seen of him.
But damn, she wants to be taken seriously!
If she can’t get a straight answer from him, she’ll just have to settle for planting a label on him. The lady doth protest too much, methinks
I think it’s mostly clear who the characters are between the man, the woman, and security, but who is the woman that says “WHAT?!” at 1:55. I definitely want to see the post-mortem interview with her.
I have to admit it’s not quite sarcasm, but I’m not quite serious either. I don’t mean to troll, either.
It’s a thorny issue. Symbols and representations that start clearly with an ideology are easy to identify and categorize. When things that don’t start out that way get appropriated or repurposed or expanded to represent a particular POV, it’s much more fuzzy.
Pepe has definitely solidified on the racist side. I don’t see any usages that are not provocative, even if some uses are “here’s me using that thing you call racist”
Harambe though, I’m still seeing usages that aren’t like that, but the OP is right that there’s a significant quantity of racist crap out there utilizing it (and it’s not provocative in the same way as Pepe is often used, it’s straight-up racist).
So griping that one can’t make an innocent Harambe reference because if it’s appropriation comes off like griping that we can’t have some good old casual racism.
But it’ll depend on the relative strength of that associateion in the broader context.
Navigating the fuzzy with absolutes produces strange results that may first sound absurd but as the broader context changes, become more sensible.
Wow, she just becomes more and more of an asshole to everyone after Mr. Pantoja leaves. Useful idiot indeed. She should seek counseling. Hypertension is a helluva disease. It’s kind of a relief though. More often than not, it seems like it’s male protestors flying off the handle. Good to know assholes come in all shapes, sizes and genders.
The more fun issue comes about later: when, if ever, is it acceptable to start using these symbols again. I feel like a big chunk of people my age are able to distinguish between a Manji (the Japanese word for the eastern mystic thing) and a Swastika, but I can definitely see where some people might get confused. That comes to the issue if the Swastika itself: it’s also used in the form used by the Nazis, and has been for thousands of years with the same meaning as the Manji, not only in the east either; the symbol seems to be almost universal: we have them dating back to the Indus Valley civilization. Is that symbol just lost forever now, or can it be put back in its historical place?
Not pretending I have an answer to it, it mostly just pisses me off when people ruin stuff with such a strong record all through history; I hope it’s not tarnished forever, but I can 100% see the side of people who think it’s irredeemable after what it stood for in the 20th century and beyond.
Your original comment was rude and offensive and got moderated out. If you had included the /s tag, maybe that wouldn’t have happened? I’m going to reiterate, yet again, that there are people who seriously say this shit to women and it’s lazy, boring, rude, and sexist. There isn’t any reason for any of us to have to deal with it without saying anything. If you don’t want to be considered as such, maybe make a bit more of an effort to not come off that way.
Upon repeated viewing, it appears to me that there were several people in concert with her, walking around with phones held high, just looking for something to snag on to. I suspect there was a plan to ambush somebody…anybody.
As for h3h3productions, kind of shaking my head at the approach. They could have at least made an effort to be a bit more sensitive in relation to the subject matter.
Edit: No. I mean a lot more sensitive.
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