2023 Thread of Racism in America

[Sawbonz 27538]

17 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

Lots of them weren’t doing ESG and DEI movements until their lenders that fund them said they had to.  Now, it’s super duper important. I’m sure it’s because they really really want to, though.  

My bad. You didn’t say *your* company. But you did say “lots of them” have lenders who “said they had to”

so do you want to provide examples or continue with your obfuscating?

[fattyflattie 4639]

6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

You talk about reading comprehension, but you comprehended absolutely zero of my post or you just ignored and dismissed it. I know which one is most likely. 

Dismissed, 100%.  I’m not a Google service for doc sawbonz. 
 

6 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

otherwise you're just a poo-flinging troll, which only reinforces why i have you on ignore

Lulz. I’m sorry my posts affected your life to that extent. These internet’s are some serious bidness. Maybe someone will quote this post so you can see my apology.  

[Satchel 6926]

1 hour ago, fattyflattie said:

Racism. 

Nah. Must be something else. John Roberts says racism is no longer a thing. 

[fattyflattie 4639]

Just now, Satchel said:

Nah. Must be something else. John Roberts says racism is no longer a thing. 

But that doesn’t make sense; it’s something we don’t like. That’s narrows it down to fascism or racism, and I can’t see how that’s fascism. 

[Brian Fantana 6680]

37 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Dismissed, 100%.  I’m not a Google service for doc sawbonz. 
 

Lulz. I’m sorry my posts affected your life to that extent. These internet’s are some serious bidness. Maybe someone will quote this post so you can see my apology.  

I'm banned from google pls DM me the evidence thanks in advance

[aggie08 21486]

33 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

But that doesn’t make sense; it’s something we don’t like. That’s narrows it down to fascism or racism, and I can’t see how that’s fascism. 

Please don't use words that you don't understand. This schtick that you've got going has a very narrow lane...try to stay within it.

[Underdog 28568]

1 hour ago, Brian Fantana said:

I'm banned from google pls DM me the evidence thanks in advance

How you go and get banned from Google on your day off? 

[Biff Tannen 45665]

This is going well for dipshit.

[Satchel 6926]

2 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

But that doesn’t make sense; it’s something we don’t like. That’s narrows it down to fascism or racism, and I can’t see how that’s fascism. 

Please explain what you mean.

['stache 21795]

14 hours ago, Satchel said:

Please explain what you mean.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33860]

when will the white man get a break in this country? sheesh!

[troph 24781]

On 3/27/2024 at 10:31 PM, fattyflattie said:

Can you recall an example where having a diverse peer group helped you execute a project, and what were the benefits to the project?  Can you recall a project that would have benefitted from a team that had diversity, etc etc. Same type of stuff for the equitable and inclusive.   Wasn’t a big deal, I’ve worked all over the world with many different types of local content.  But it was really, really heavy on their “DEI initiative”, which they had 10 different hipster looking fucks explain in short videos.  I was told that going in, just didn’t think it’d make up a third of the questions.  

Maybe. Was already consulting for them so doubt it.
 

Lots of them weren’t doing ESG and DEI movements until their lenders that fund them said they had to.  Now, it’s super duper important. I’m sure it’s because they really really want to, though.  

Forced? My org? Nah bro. It’s not forced on us, we are the ones doing the forcing on society. It’s a good thing, no wait, inclusion and equity for all people is fucking fantastic thing.

['stache 21795]

[Pancho 44708]

 

[troph 24781]

DEI done well is incredible. It’s so amazing I feel really uncomfortable in settings that lack it and I see fatal flaws in thinking in organizations that are homogeneous. Really it’s that stark of a difference. it takes a ton of work to do it right, investment in culture, common language, respect and curiosity for others life experience. But once the momentum is there it’s a force.
 

For this particular org I’m talking about we have a matrix for candidate evaluation and the top candidates - the only ones chosen - are skill / merit based but we then look to make sure of those top candidates and the full team when all spots are filled are representative of the mix we think is important for the organization. It makes the search harder, we often go seek out candidates we want to bring on or hire as opposed to simply passively receiving inquiries. Also once the word gets out you’ll start attracting top talent that wants to be in allstar group like ours.
 

Yes we will choose race, gender, or identity over white guys often, but our mix is 50/50 white to non-white, of the none white it’s fairly evenly split between Hispanic and black, 50/50 on gender, about 10-15% LGBTQ. So half our team is white, half of our team is men, and I’d wager 20% of our team are straight white men.  There is no outrage and we are one of the top performing organizations in our field.  The talent amassed is incredible. DEI done well is a game changer. 
 

and to be frank about it, with research showing how important diversity can be for derisking organizations, for quality decision making and working in an organization that has it dialed in, it’s looks like nothing but pure racism, sexism and LGBTQ-phobia when I see people bitch about DEI. 

Edited March 30 by troph

[atomheartbevo 89626]

Congrats Oklahoma, you got rid of an open racist.  Defeated by a Republican, and 30% still voted for him though.

 

Edited April 3 by atomheartbevo

[Satchel 6926]

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

[mchookem 16321]

omg that's enraging

[TwiceHorn 31438]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-and-gas-companies-seek-esg-loans-pledging-emissions-cuts-11672147496

From a series of similar articles, it appears that O&G is voluntarily implementing ESG measures to attract investment and avoid shareholder backlash. 

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/esg-financing-takes-flight-in-north-american-oil-gas-pipeline-sector-65099299

One bank is phasing out upstream lending entirely. https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/News/Press-releases/ING-takes-next-steps-on-energy-financing-after-COP28.htm

And it does appear that that is a trend constraining O&G lending.  Sounds good to me. 

Edited April 8 by TwiceHorn

[Satchel 6926]

3 minutes ago, mchookem said:

omg that's enraging

It’s still unsettling that college adjacent people feel comfortable suggesting that absence of people of color (who do not play sports for LSU) can make white people happy.

[Biff Tannen 45665]

3 hours ago, Satchel said:

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

 

11 minutes ago, mchookem said:

omg that's enraging

No way I’m clicking that. 

[TwiceHorn 31438]

11 minutes ago, mchookem said:

omg that's enraging

There's more sane responses on there than I would expect. 

[956 Worldwide 34701]

6 minutes ago, Satchel said:

It’s still unsettling that college adjacent people feel comfortable suggesting that absence of people of color (who do not play sports for LSU) can make white people happy.

Most SEC fans are college adjacent in the sense that IPIHB posters are Ana de Armas adjacent. 

[Dnaguy 11920]

On 3/30/2024 at 7:31 AM, Pancho said:

 

That guy had a shitty lawyer.

[atomheartbevo 89626]

4 hours ago, Satchel said:

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

The dumbfucks at Tiger Droppings embraced Qanon for a long fucking time, so it’s no surprise there’s racism there.  It’s a shame that many college athletes aren’t aware of those threads….

[Brian Fantana 6680]

4 hours ago, Satchel said:

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

 

1 hour ago, mchookem said:

omg that's enraging

 

1 hour ago, Satchel said:

It’s still unsettling that college adjacent people feel comfortable suggesting that absence of people of color (who do not play sports for LSU) can make white people happy.

 

25 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

The dumbfucks at Tiger Droppings embraced Qanon for a long fucking time, so it’s no surprise there’s racism there.  It’s a shame that many college athletes aren’t aware of those threads….

Y'all wanted this, I'm JUST saying 😉

[mchookem 16321]

1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

There's more sane responses on there than I would expect. 

sorry, i had to take my posrep back lol...there are a few 'sane responses' hypothesizing actual possible factors explaining high Finn happiness levels...but there's literally NONE calling out the blatant horrifying racist remarks 😳 like, nobody is responding with "motherfucker you did NOT just say that!"

i like to think that would be the reaction of the majority of surly posters, even in DT. gotdamn.

 

Edited April 8 by mchookem

[Doc Sam Beckett 5792]

5 hours ago, Satchel said:

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

 

1 hour ago, mchookem said:

omg that's enraging

 

Is this real life??

"Black female cafeteria workers were the best when I was in H.S.
Me: 'Mattie Lee, you're so pretty. Will you marry me when I graduate?'
Her (laughing): 'Have an extra piece of fried chicken, Zach.'
This worked every Fried Chicken day of the year for me." 

[atomheartbevo 89626]

26 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

Y'all wanted this, I'm JUST saying 😉

I didn’t.  

[Willfully Horn 8001]

5 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I didn’t.  

Same.

[TwiceHorn 31438]

Yeah, I wasn't all for it and have had quite mixed feelings about it for many reasons. 

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

The dumbfucks at Tiger Droppings embraced Qanon for a long fucking time, so it’s no surprise there’s racism there.  It’s a shame that many college athletes aren’t aware of those threads….

Many college athletes don't need to be aware of those threads because they already know exactly how those fuckers think and feel about them. They've lived it their entire lives.

[YChang 3443]

It's a moot point now, but I really wanted PAC-12. 

[Zepol87 9185]

19 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

The dumbfucks at Tiger Droppings embraced Qanon for a long fucking time, so it’s no surprise there’s racism there.  It’s a shame that many college athletes aren’t aware of those threads….

If it happened in the 90s most here would have also. 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20390]

On 4/7/2024 at 5:28 PM, Satchel said:

Going to the Sec should make racists in Texas feel better about themselves. Damn.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/watching-the-happiest-country-on-earth-finland-on-pbs/112931525/

Go Down Moses has entered the chat.

[Smax 3800]

19 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I didn’t.  

 

 

word, no desire to go to any conference away games now, none

[C-Man 27186]

New Jersey HS has an unsanctioned (and racist) "White Student Union"

https://6abc.com/racially-biased-group-white-student-union-at-collingswood-high-school-being-investigated-by-camden-county-police/14677476/

 

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COLLINGSWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A South Jersey school district and local police are investigating incidents of racial bias among high school students.

This includes the creation of the so-called 'White Student Union,' a non-sanctioned club at Collingswood High School in Camden County.

Students say kids in the club often racially harass other students.

High school administrators also informed the district that the students engaged in "unacceptable actions."

"It's been crazy in school, probably since last year," said student Kemani Wharton.

She says racial incidents at Collingswood High School reached a new level recently.

"I saw a lot of different things in school. It was like racial slurs," the ninth-grader recalled.

Members of the club reportedly call other students racial slurs. It's just one of the allegations now at the center of an investigation.

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office confirmed it is working with the Collingswood Police Department on an investigation into the alleged racial incidents.

"It's bothersome, especially this day and age to think that it's still going on and the stuff kids have to deal with," said Keyona Wharton, Kemani's mother.

Collingswood school officials say they cannot discuss the details of this incident as the investigation is ongoing, but Superintendent Fred McDowell sent a letter to the school community.

He addressed a racial bias incident that reportedly took place before spring break.

The letter read in part, "I am deeply troubled by the allegations. We remain deeply committed to dismantling racism in all its forms and providing equal access to an education that will empower all students."

Meanwhile, students say racism is an ongoing issue at the high school.

Last year, kids organized a peaceful protest which led to changes in the district's process of reporting discrimination.

Parents are saying they want to see the district take action in this case.

"I think they should crack down on it. I think, because there's no consequences for the students when they do certain things, that it's going to continue on. So I think they should crack down and there should be consequences," said Wharton.

The district will not discuss what specific action those students in the 'White Student Union' may face.

It is also unclear at this time how many students are involved in the unofficial club.

The superintendent's letter did state that, "any student who violates the district's code of conduct or the harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies will be disciplined appropriately."

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the police immediately.

 

[Pancho 44708]

This could go in so many threads, but this has been their plan all along:

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

"They'll never repeal Ro..., uh, The Civil Rights Act."

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

It makes sense that Charlie Kirk would say that. His hairline has been repealing from his forehead a good many years.

[atomheartbevo 89626]

28 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

"They'll never repeal Ro..., uh, The Civil Rights Act."

Republicans really are out to keep women and minorities down and they are very open about it.  Kirk is heavily involved with the Project 2025 bullshit as well.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

 

[atomheartbevo 89626]

 

 

[TwiceHorn 31438]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39869353/fort-myers-high-school-baseball-racial-slur-walkout-boycott

What a fuckin mess.  A bunch of white grievance, but I can't help but think that none of the adults handled this very well.

[Neonmoon 38129]

A bunch of dumb white people are mad black people can use the N word and they can’t. The dumbest people. 

[YGIFS 19449]

What a weird fucking hill to die on.  Pissing away two more months of baseball that some of those Sophs and juniors need to be better next season to be in a position to get scholarship offers/drafted.  Because of a toddler outburst “no fair they get that word and we don’t!”

At the beginning of the story, I naively thought the beef was gonna be the lead off hitter, who usually hits in the bottom third, was put in the lead off spot due to pressure about giving black players more opportunities than whites.  I disagree, but I would get the rationale.  But no, it was not about that at all. 

here’s the twisted part.  The coach put them 1-2 in the lineup for the only time this season so they could both be abandoned on the field at the same time to watch the walkout occur alone.  And I’m thinking the other coach was told about the plan as well and had his pitcher throw away from anything contact ready.  
 

I get getting angry at a player in the heat of competition and calling some racial slur.  Ain’t right but it happens everyday in sports.  But this?  This took a year of planning and coordination.  That’s fucked up. 

Edited April 22 by YGIFS

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

3 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39869353/fort-myers-high-school-baseball-racial-slur-walkout-boycott

What a fuckin mess.  A bunch of white grievance, but I can't help but think that none of the adults handled this very well.

No, the adults didn't behave properly at all. The weirdest but most predictable part of the article was the aggrieved walk out parents acting as if they were some sort of freedom fighters on behalf of their 'victim' status. Yeah, y'all get back to me when fire hoses and attack dogs are directed toward you as you exit the stadium.

That had to be one of the more stupid petty sports parent things I've read of late and it's not like there's not much material coast to coast when it comes to youth sports.

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3444]

 

[mdmost 42999]

You could set that story in Southlake or Allen and it wouldn't shock me in the least. 

['stache 21795]

31 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

 

It's just astonishing to me that it has to be explained like this, like teaching to a five year old. It's so obvious why it's different, but even with this explanation, the people who need to understand will intentionally go out of their way to push back.