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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 03:10 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
Fair enough, the point was that the word was...

Fair enough, the point was that the word was introduced to the thread via the published article. Radical chic sure sounds like it would come from somebody working in the art world.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 03:05 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
Yes you did, I missed that. My apologies.

Yes you did, I missed that. My apologies.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 10:06 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
Well then why didn't you just say you think that...

Well then why didn't you just say you think that White people using the word is cultural appropriation? Could have saved a lot of time and effort, homie.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 10:00 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
True. The same thing happen before the term...

True. The same thing happen before the term politically correct died on the vine. "All it means is respect for other cultures" or somesuch.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 09:55 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
We can be pretty sure of it. Syson was well aware...

We can be pretty sure of it. Syson was well aware that nobody wound give a rip about his rehanging format. Sure, he might get a few pats on the back and a couple of diversity cookies but to really...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 17th March 2024, 06:14 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
I hope any visual art depicting Welsh coal miners...

I hope any visual art depicting Welsh coal miners didn't show them with faces dirty from work because that could be interpreted as wearing blackface and therefore racist. I really wish I could just...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 07:55 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,130
Posted By Stout
The porn industry responds WRT Sound...

The porn industry responds WRT Sound Investigations. (https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/op-ed-the-pornhub-tapes-credibility-921831.html)
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 07:29 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
This isn't that though. This is like a trigger...

This isn't that though. This is like a trigger warning instructing White patrons that they may have certain feelings of pride over their countryside and letting them know that those feelings are bad.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 07:21 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
Nah, that's just being a classical liberal...

Nah, that's just being a classical liberal however I'll let you know if you stray into wokeness. You can thank me later.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 06:15 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
You mean a photograph of the actual sign?

You mean a photograph of the actual sign?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 06:09 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,130
Posted By Stout
Texans can use VPNs, or any of the hundreds of...

Texans can use VPNs, or any of the hundreds of porn sites out there.

This is all part of a larger effort to scrub the internet of porn entirely. The National Center on Sexual exploitation? They're...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 05:55 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 1,520
Posted By Stout
It's on a sigh. Archived link of the article...

It's on a sigh.

Archived link of the article in the OP (https://archive.is/rI8IG). I'm surprised more people don't know about using archive.ph to bypass paywalls. On some forums, it's standard...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th March 2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
I can't say I was expecting that. I like that guy.

I can't say I was expecting that. I like that guy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,130
Posted By Stout
It's been a while since we've had a good old...

It's been a while since we've had a good old fashioned right wing freak-out over porn. Arden Young? She works for Project Veritas...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2024, 07:53 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 5,668
Posted By Stout
There's an interesting post on Jerry Coyne's blog...

There's an interesting post on Jerry Coyne's blog that suggest that Gazans might not be as starving as we're led to believe. Maybe it's all propaganda, or these videos show the super exclusive HAMAS...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th February 2024, 08:50 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
They all lead back to the Rolling Stone article...

They all lead back to the Rolling Stone article and the anonymous source who supposedly said that to the RS reporters. All of them, except maybe the videos, I wasn't about to sit through them for the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th February 2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
That's quite the parasocial relationship you...

That's quite the parasocial relationship you appear to have going with Swift. Hopefully it doesn't cross over into anything stalkery. Where have I said anything about her merchandise before?
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th February 2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Possibly made by a malnourished child labourer in...

Possibly made by a malnourished child labourer in some far-flung developing nation, marked up 10 000% then sold to a fan. Worn lovingly half a dozen times before the newest, latest design comes out...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th February 2024, 04:20 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Everything on the holy war links back to that one...

Everything on the holy war links back to that one Rolling Stone Article which claims one source close to Donald Trump, so, possibly that guy who used to own the rib restaurant and became the White...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Agreed however this woman is clearly an example...

Agreed however this woman is clearly an example of all that is wrong with woke. She goes on in a response to something I won't link to but you'll find it if you search and calls Swifties...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2024, 09:09 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
This kind of weird wokeness is more common than...

This kind of weird wokeness is more common than you might think. Just look at how any criticism of Swift gets labeled as misogyny.
Forum: Education 27th February 2024, 08:52 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
We have no idea why the school board thought this...

We have no idea why the school board thought this was a good idea. Possibly, it was a diversity initiative required to fill some sort of quota.

If you want Gross's qualifications, you need to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 06:59 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
I didn't say anything about being a hardcore fan....

I didn't say anything about being a hardcore fan. None of those things I listed are by any means hardcore, Now spending $11K on merchandise, that's hardcore.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
OH YEA! I'm going to do a rant composed of...

OH YEA! I'm going to do a rant composed of nothing but Taylor Swift lyrics and not only will it be the rantiest rant ever...It'll be beautiful. :D ;)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 05:14 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Celebrity culture plays a pretty big part in...

Celebrity culture plays a pretty big part in American politics and it's looking like the republicans are pretty terrified of Swift even silently mouthing the word Biden so a few idiots (haters if you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 04:33 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
No, of course, they aren't but this is the...

No, of course, they aren't but this is the Internet, where if you're not one, you're automatically the other.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Like I said, it's political. Swift represents all...

Like I said, it's political. Swift represents all that's good and holy in this world.

I like your rant better than mine, maybe you need to calm down.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 04:24 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
A Gish Gallop? Good God man, that post was about...

A Gish Gallop? Good God man, that post was about 4 sentences, possibly run-on sentences, but four sentences nonetheless and the only reason Swift's jet get's any mention is because she has, like, the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 10:19 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Agreed, that's what I meant when I called her...

Agreed, that's what I meant when I called her support political. I know everybody just saw the quip about the starving Africans but seeing the robust defense of Swift's private jet use on the same...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
I tried that tack in post #339 and the lack of...

I tried that tack in post #339 and the lack of responses led me to believe that the fandom wasn't quite as enthusiastic as it appeared.
Forum: Education 26th February 2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
That's because this is a thread about this money...

That's because this is a thread about this money being spent on this program and introducing those topics would be deemed off topic and get us all sent to hell. Please feel free to start a thread on...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th February 2024, 06:55 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
A huge percentage of the world, where meat is a...

A huge percentage of the world, where meat is a luxury food, lives off of beans and rice, there's all your essential amino acids right there. I haven't seen much weirdness around vegetarians. Vegans,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2024, 06:45 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
I can't come up with any other reason for people...

I can't come up with any other reason for people far outside of her target demographic behaving like die-hard fans. When you start seeing weird crap like *you're just jealous* of *you don't like her...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
Feeling a little outed, are we? Just put on...

Feeling a little outed, are we?

Just put on some Tat-Tay and shake it off:)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2024, 11:57 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Stout
It's political. You don't think any of these...

It's political. You don't think any of these boomer guys posting here are really Taylor Swift fans do you? Belting out the lyrics to her songs in the shower, cruising down the highway with her music...
Forum: Education 25th February 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
Conundrum time.. What is this woke woman who...

Conundrum time..

What is this woke woman who is saying it's racist to be a Taylor Swift fan. An idiot like the Woke Kindergarten woman or a "normal rational folk(s)" as described in post #22?
...
Forum: Education 22nd February 2024, 06:47 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
In it's latest reiteration the word woke...

In it's latest reiteration the word woke represents all things extreme progressive not just the plight of American Blacks. Woke Kindergarten, as we know it was all about Palestine with the tacit...
Forum: Education 20th February 2024, 07:47 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
You mean go all Whitey McMansplainy on they/them?...

You mean go all Whitey McMansplainy on they/them?

Loudest dogwhistle I've heard all day.

/woke
Forum: Education 20th February 2024, 06:56 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
Sometimes it's like questioning the validity of...

Sometimes it's like questioning the validity of the scriptures with religious fanatics.

So is that it for Woke Kindergarten? I'm surprised the school folded so quickly. Maybe the parents found...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th February 2024, 06:39 AM
Replies: 972
Views: 29,415
Posted By Stout
I know, eh? My first impression when reading the...

I know, eh? My first impression when reading the story was. Now they're experimenting on babies? The more I read, the creepier the whole idea got.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th February 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 972
Views: 29,415
Posted By Stout
Ever since I was "outed" as a transphobe for...

Ever since I was "outed" as a transphobe for daring to opine that trans women should stay the hell out of cis-women's sports and any transwomn who competes in said sports and wins, is a first class...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th February 2024, 06:59 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
We've had a single use plastic bag ban around...

We've had a single use plastic bag ban around here for years. It seems to work fine except for all those letches eying up the coconut cream pie I was carrying through the mall yesterday.

The City...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th February 2024, 06:47 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
Maybe, maybe not. It would be fun to see what...

Maybe, maybe not. It would be fun to see what they propose to meet the Paris Accords.



I do. He threw his weight behind Greta Thunberg, who didn't have much more than We're all going to die...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th February 2024, 06:37 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
Former hardcore cycle commuter here. I'm actively...

Former hardcore cycle commuter here. I'm actively looking for them.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2024, 10:37 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
I just did this a few months ago. Not due to not...

I just did this a few months ago. Not due to not giving a rip about Windows 11, the machines were running on Windows 7 just fine, but because they were slow. New Lenovos with 8th generation chips...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2024, 10:23 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
Scientists want to write policy though. See...

Scientists want to write policy though. See here....
Forum: Education 14th February 2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
I can. Look, see, I'm doing it right now. I just...

I can. Look, see, I'm doing it right now. I just posted a tough hard hitting question on the Global Warming thread and now I'm here to announce that it's possible to bee to woke, even for San...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th February 2024, 09:30 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Stout
This is where you want to start talking about 15...

This is where you want to start talking about 15 minute cities, active transportation and referring to roads as car sewers, if you really want to throw down your eco creds.

Anyways, from the BBC...
Forum: Education 11th February 2024, 05:06 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
We can multi-task. Anyways Concerned...

We can multi-task.

Anyways

Concerned teacher Tiger Craven-Neeley has been (temporarily?) excommunicated from the cult...
Forum: Education 7th February 2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 3,444
Posted By Stout
Better teachers might do it. This is San...

Better teachers might do it. This is San Fransisco so they might have a problem attracting talent.

A few years ago I ran into this kid, hiding out in the Honduran jungle, who'd just finished his...
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