Panflute Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, nudge said: Depends on the definition you're using... It's pretty obvious that the generational date cut-offs are pretty arbitrary; it's just a dumb approximation anyway. But I think you're missing the point. That whole discussion started after most of the participants of the Apprentice (their ages ranging from 18 to 30+ so probably covering both millennials and the younger generation) weren't able to tell when WWII started. This 22-year-old fuckwit then went on the tele and claimed kids shouldn't be learning about it at schools in the first place because it's "too intense". So regardless what label you put on them, it simply leaves the impression that many young people are either thick as a brick, are way too sensitive and lack resilience to such a degree that they get traumatised by history lessons, or both. And yes - I know that there are many young people who are nothing like that and that there are also many older people who would fit the definition. The problem is that it's the thick and the overly sensitive ones that are given the publicity to such an extent that it starts looking like a majority trend. It's just some random instagram faggot, he literally has no clout and his dumbass opinion is being used to generate clickbait/ad revenue for the yellow press.
nudge Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Panflute said: It's just some random instagram faggot, he literally has no clout and his dumbass opinion is being used to generate clickbait/ad revenue by the yellow press. Fair enough - but when you continuously hear about shite like encouraging "silent clapping" or "safe spaces" at unis or calls to ban certain songs or rewrite certain classics because they are apparently offensive then it's obvious that it's more than just a few random fuckwits craving attention.
Bluewolf Posted November 8, 2019 Author Posted November 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, nudge said: Fair enough - but when you continuously hear about shite like encouraging "silent clapping" or "safe spaces" at unis or calls to ban certain songs or rewrite certain classics because they are apparently offensive then it's obvious that it's more than just a few random fuckwits craving attention. Saw this today...
nudge Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Saw this today... Yeah @Carnivore Chris posted this just before you; I haven't watched it yet as I'm still working but I'm not sure I want to watch it anyway
Bluewolf Posted November 8, 2019 Author Posted November 8, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Yeah @Carnivore Chris posted this just before you; I haven't watched it yet as I'm still working but I'm not sure I want to watch it anyway So he did.. I never saw that, just caught the comments between you and Panflute and jumped in...
Panflute Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: Fair enough - but when you continuously hear about shite like encouraging "silent clapping" or "safe spaces" at unis or calls to ban certain songs or rewrite certain classics because they are apparently offensive then it's obvious that it's more than just a few random fuckwits craving attention. This is mostly something taking place in the fringes of academia that gets an unusual amount of attention because it provides boomers with something to get angry over.
Machado Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Have to say this is one of the best memes in a while.
IgnisExcubitor Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Harry said: Adult swaddling wraps... That looks incredibly uncomfortable. Besides these idiots have clearly never been cuddled. It's not just about being wrapped in someone's arms. There is so much more to a cuddle. So, so much more.
Harry Posted June 14, 2020 Posted June 14, 2020 https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-itself I've been wondering where to post this excellent article on siloed thinking in the media and ultimately decided this was the best fit. A lack of tolerance of differing perspectives and a huge "you can't say that"culture affecting major western media.
Administrator Stan Posted June 14, 2020 Administrator Posted June 14, 2020 I find it ironic that the far right think people can be snowflakes one week but then think they're up for a fight the next week
Inverted Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 I just find the entire concept bizarre. People have values and they'll react negatively when people offend those values. I'm not sure what's warranted a new word to be invented. It's like "virtue signalling". As if people having opinions about what's right and wrong, and publicly advocating for what they think is right, is some horrifying new trend. Or that it's inherently wrong to sincerely express a moral conviction about something. If anything things are better now - offensive movies and tv shows, and even music, used to be banned and censored, even if someone was willing to publish it. Classic works of art like Catcher in the Rye, Ulysses, A Clockwork Orange, or even music like Frank Zappa's, all were hindered. That's much worse than a piece of work being criticised and shunned, which is mainly what people are so scared about these days. The right to free speech is not the right to have your speech embraced or even accepted. It's definitely not the right to be given an exclusive platform to air your views - like to be invited to speak somewhere, or to be given a book deal or a job at a newspaper. Those are all privileges, which can be revoked. If people think something is an offensive piece of shit and choose not to fund it or hear it anymore, that's just a free society. And if somebody gets fired because their boss is scared they could attract bad publicity or disrupt their colleague's work, then guess what - that's capitalism. And if you don't like it, then just stop being such a snowflake. People will be mad about liberal outlets debating internally whether to publish right-wing opinions, but have been always accepted it as a given that Fox or Breitbart aren't going to publish progressive thinkers and viewpoints. If we can't have a perfectly impartial media, then I would at least like to have a combative media with two sides. The worst case is to have a media where one side spews constant disinformation, and the other side refuses to properly defend itself.
nudge Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 Didn't know where else to put it... But it did make me chuckle.
Bluebird Hewitt Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, nudge said: Didn't know where else to put it... But it did make me chuckle. PETA just being PETA really. Nothing new there.
nudge Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: PETA just being PETA really. Nothing new there. Party pooper...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 Just now, nudge said: Party pooper... I'm sorry.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted February 4, 2021 Subscriber Posted February 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, nudge said: Didn't know where else to put it... But it did make me chuckle. I saw this last week and was convinced despite the blue tick that it was some sort of wind up. Amazing stuff.
Administrator Stan Posted February 4, 2021 Administrator Posted February 4, 2021 They've done something similar before haven't they?
Moderator Tommy Posted February 4, 2021 Moderator Posted February 4, 2021 42 minutes ago, nudge said: Didn't know where else to put it... But it did make me chuckle. I'm sure those animals with their vast knowledge of the human langage are deeply offended by this. Just a few nights ago I was wondering why I saw that rat crying in an alley.
Moderator Tommy Posted February 4, 2021 Moderator Posted February 4, 2021 But to be fair, I'd never call someone lazy a sloth. Sloths are just too cool for that.
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ Posted April 27, 2021 Subscriber Posted April 27, 2021 Why is this shit on the news?
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