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I hear them call the tide
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11-18-2016, 02:39 PM
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How did this create an "unsafe environment" for students?
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11-18-2016, 08:54 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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11-18-2016, 09:24 PM
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Wait till these little fuckers get into the real world.
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11-19-2016, 11:32 AM
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Here ya go...
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11-18-2016, 06:34 PM
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unsafe is the new uncomfortable. Mentally unsafe? regardless, it was a stupid thing to do when the purpose was to demonstrate scatter plots :/
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11-20-2016, 07:24 AM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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This happened in Michigan. What do you want to bet this teacher knew better before the election, but once Michigan became an unexpected flip-state, suddenly decided he (and I'd bet a million dollars it's a he) was actually in the majority and could pull a stunt like this?
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If you repeated this joke to your neighbor, and they thought it was mildly offensive, are you going to get arrested? No. Are they going to go home and cry? No. But they won't like you as much, and the next time you are sick and need a meal, or the next time you want to borrow a tool, you won't find them as receptive. Add up more than one of these incidents and they'll actively dislike you, and call the city when your trees get slightly-too-low or your garbage can comes in a few hours later than it's supposed to. If you posted this list in your cubicle, someone would complain. Would you be suspended? No. But you'd be on someone's mental shit list. The trigger would be faster for your next offense. At some point you'd be up for manager promotion, and they'd say, "You know what? A manager has to be more diplomatic than most, this guy has proven he can't keep everyone motivated, give the job to Gary instead." I'm as big a fan of inappropriate humor as anyone. But one of the things that makes it funny is the very fact that you can't get away with saying it just anywhere you want. Otherwise it wouldn't be a top 10 Letterman list, it would just be that thing some advertising agency put up on the bus ad, and you'd be bored by it. |
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11-20-2016, 07:52 AM
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If we can't mock other cultures with humor, I'm out.
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11-20-2016, 09:13 AM
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Anytime, anywhere, no matter what? Can I mock Sundae's culture in the thread about her being in the hospital? There are times and places. The rest is just haggling over where the line is.
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11-20-2016, 09:52 AM
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There's a clear difference between group culture and a individuals plight. You know that.
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11-20-2016, 10:54 AM
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Sooo...
Can we make fun of crippled orphans with AIDS getting beaten about their ugly little faces with taxidermied cats by big-dicked transgender Atheist nuns in this thread? Or not? I'm confused.
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11-20-2016, 03:23 PM
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I love it when a plan comes together.
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11-20-2016, 10:46 AM
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To shreds, you say?
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An English friend of mine, i.e. of Sundae's culture, told me his father's favorite expression is "If you can't laugh at cripples, then who can you laugh at?"
Come to think of it, he's actually Welsh, so he probably doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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11-20-2016, 11:18 AM
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It's entirely about intent for me. If you intended to make people laugh you're good. If you intended to hurt then you're not.
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We have to go back, Kate!
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It's also about where the power is. A member of a stronger majority making fun of a member of a less powerful minority for the entertainment of other members of the stronger majority is a little too close to bullying for me to feel comfortable with it. Not saying that's always the case, but often enough.
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