Urban v's the Commentariat

[Idris2002]

Tangential, but ballpark nonetheless:



Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire | Marc Parry

Ah! The old plucky outsider from Harvard motif

(Interesting article, mind.)

I thought "this is surprisingly hard hitting for the G", then I saw that it was reprinted from"the Chronicle of Higher Education".

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Shite tbh, wsm took another opportunist turn into intersectionalist sjw guff. Belfast has a tiny anarcho scene but no critical mass.

I'm not really interested in activism though

You are giving the WSM too much credit for tactical cleverness. The few of them that are left are completely genuine in their "intersectional sjw" beliefs.

As for the IWCA statement, what IWCA statement?

 

[DaveCinzano]

what IWCA statement?

“Pick up that fahking dog shit, sahn!”

 

[redsquirrel]

Tangential, but ballpark nonetheless:



Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire | Marc Parry

Ah! The old plucky outsider from Harvard motif

(Interesting article, mind.)

I did like this line

She finds that Elkins’s current “narrative of victimisation” also rings a bit false. “There’s only so much ostracism one can plausibly claim if you won a Pulitzer and you became a full professor at Harvard – and this on the strength of the book that supposedly also made you outcast and vilified by all and sundry,” she says. “If only all the rest of us could be ostracised and have to make do with a Pulitzer and a full professorship at Harvard.”

The proposed film sounds sickening

 

[frogwoman]

Am i the only one getting annoyed at the Indy's and Al Jazeera's (among others) constant headlines/posts saying shit like 'this happened and you dont care about it' then when you go to read the article its just a news story. I am actually less likely to read something if i feel im being emotionally blackmailed.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Am i the only one getting annoyed at the Indy's and Al Jazeera's (among others) constant headlines/posts saying shit like 'this happened and you dont care about it' then when you go to read the article its just a news story. I am actually less likely to read something if i feel im being emotionally blackmailed.

Most people around here are inoculated against such why-why-whyery due to prolonged treelover exposure.

 

[frogwoman]

Most people around here are inoculated against such why-why-whyery due to prolonged treelover exposure.

its just these websites have fuck all idea what i do and dont care about. Also not sharing certain stories or wanting to look at them on a particular day doesnt mean im a heartless person.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Am i the only one getting annoyed at the Indy's and Al Jazeera's (among others) constant headlines/posts saying shit like 'this happened and you dont care about it' then when you go to read the article its just a news story. I am actually less likely to read something if i feel im being emotionally blackmailed.

It's the new clickbait. "You won't BELIEVE what you didn't care about today".

 

[DaveCinzano]

Like clockwork, here it comes:

Ageist and body-shaming Trump statue falls short as art and satire

 

[brogdale]

If you're keen to share la Penny's workload.....

 

[Idris2002]

Am i the only one getting annoyed at the Indy's and Al Jazeera's (among others) constant headlines/posts saying shit like 'this happened and you dont care about it' then when you go to read the article its just a news story. I am actually less likely to read something if i feel im being emotionally blackmailed.

 

[Artaxerxes]

If you're keen to share la Penny's workload.....

I don't have Twatter but if she can ask him what he thinks about the pedestrianisation of Norwich town centre I'd appreciate it.

 

[Idris2002]

I don't have Twatter but if she can ask him what he thinks about the pedestrianisation of Norwich town centre I'd appreciate it.

I've asked her on twatter to ask him. Your long nightmare will soon be over.

 

[sihhi]

George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan - The Berry

£16.50 entrance fee for someone to go in and call out a request for the Girls Aloud Krondstadt song.

 

[J Ed]

20 Ways to Help Your Employees Struggling with Food Insecurity and Hunger

 

[emanymton]

20 Ways to Help Your Employees Struggling with Food Insecurity and Hunger

Oh you could maybe just, you know, pay them enough that they can afford to fucking eat!

 

[J Ed]

Oh you could maybe just, you know, pay them enough that they can afford to fucking eat!

Odd how the author could think of 20 reasons and not include that

 

[inva]

Odd how the author could think of 20 reasons and not include that

looking at what they've got posted under the class tag on their site, it's striking that the assumption of the articles I saw on the 1st page at least all pretty much seem to assume that the reader isn't among the working class/poor they're talking about. It's like it's an alien species that they're teaching their audience how to deal with/think about (as they fly overhead in planes etc)

Neoliberals

 

[Libertad]

20 Ways to Help Your Employees Struggling with Food Insecurity and Hunger

Wiley Reading ORLY?

 

[The Pale King]

From the article:

15. If an employee has disclosed to you that they struggle with hunger, thank them for disclosing, and let them know you know there is no shame in being hungry, and you will not penalize them.

...Gee thanks for not penalising me boss!

The article begins "Whether you're coming from a place of compassion, or of wanting the employees to be more productive..."

Jaw-dropping stuff frankly.

 

[DotCommunist]

demand that they take the scraps. What is this, the 19th or the 21st century. You cheeky cunts

 

[Ole]

20 Ways to Help Your Employees Struggling with Food Insecurity and Hunger

The fucking Yanks are unbelievable at times

 

[andysays]

20 Ways to Help Your Employees Struggling with Food Insecurity and Hunger

When I clicked on than link, a pop-up appeared inviting me to reserve a place on a workshop on

Healing from Toxic Whiteness to Better Fight for Racial Justice

 

[emanymton]

When I clicked on than link, a pop-up appeared inviting me to reserve a place on a workshop on

Well I hope you reserved your place!

 

[Ole]

When I clicked on than link, a pop-up appeared inviting me to reserve a place on a workshop on

you've got to love them.

 

[equationgirl]

When I clicked on than link, a pop-up appeared inviting me to reserve a place on a workshop on

I didn't get my invite to the workshop

And that article - I have no words for some of it.

 

[The Pale King]

Why does everything have to be described as 'toxic' nowadays

 

[JimW]

Why does everything have to be described as 'toxic' nowadays

Easier to spell than invidious.

 

[Libertad]

Easier to spell than invidious.

Or poisonousity.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Why does everything have to be described as 'toxic' nowadays

I blame Britney Spears.