Society/Culture Woke. Can you tell real from parody?

[Chief]

Rolled over to Part 2:

Society/Culture - Woke. Can you tell real from parody? - Part 2 -

Potatoes have no gender. And soon, nearly 70 years (sic), the name of Hasbro’s popular spud-shaped toy will reflect that: No more Mr. Potato Head. It’s just Potato Head. On Thursday, the company announced it would be rebranding the iconic quick-change toy to break away from traditional ideas...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Mofra]

What are "bugmen"? Some new slang from the RWNJs?

When in doubt, Urban Dictionary comes to the rescue

Urban Dictionary: bugmen

Nietzschean word to describe the opposite of the ubermenschen. Men who have no spiritual passion or greater vision or drive outside of hedonistic pleasures and consumerism.

www.urbandictionary.com

Sounds like something Incels would say.

 

[Frank Bunn]

What are "bugmen"? Some new slang from the RWNJs?

Just speculating but it could be software developers who are 'up to date with internet culture and trends'.

 

[Chief]

Sounds like something Incels would say.

Probably why they carry those shields around.

“Fight the bugmen!”

 

[The Passenger]

Just speculating but it could be software developers who are 'up to date with internet culture and trends'.

Just rattling around rent free I am

There's a lot of space in here as well.

 

[Scotland]

The actual meaning of bugmen is way less fun than what I had imagined.

 

[Chief]

The actual meaning of bugmen is way less fun than what I had imagined.

It seems to mean “awesome dude who lives a crazy hedonistic lifestyle”. I think they’re using it wrong.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

We need to discuss the word ‘woke’

AOC and James Carville just got into a spat over the word. But what does it actually mean?

www.theguardian.com

 

[Scotland]

It seems to mean “awesome dude who lives a crazy hedonistic lifestyle”. I think they’re using it wrong.

I was picturing something more like this:

 

[Frank Bunn]

Bugmen convo aside, why did these representatives of a major corporation introduce themselves by telling us about their physical description such as hairstyles, clothing, glasses and facial hair?

 

[Lethality]

Bugmen convo aside, why did these representatives of a major corporation introduce themselves by telling us about their physical description such as hairstyles, clothing, glasses and facial hair?

It must be intended to be inclusive of blind people is my guess. But do blind people really care what someone on TV is wearing?

 

[Lethality]

Isn't this just like how we acknowledge indigenous land before a press conference?

 

[Lethality]

I see those commies at Sky News have sacked Alan Jones for not being woke enough. Disgraceful.

He was sacked for poor ratings.

 

[Louie the Lipinski]

He was sacked for poor ratings.

Is that because a lot of his viewers died from old age?

 

[Lethality]

Is that because a lot of his viewers died from old age?

It's OK to be old

 

[Louie the Lipinski]

It's OK to be old

Or dead.

 

[Frank Bunn]

It must be intended to be inclusive of blind people is my guess.

It's possible but I would like to see conformation of that. You never know with wokeness how ridiculous it can get.

 

[Chief]

It's possible but I would like to see conformation of that. You never know with wokeness how ridiculous it can get.

You’re ready to be outraged no matter what.

 

[bfff]

It must be intended to be inclusive of blind people is my guess. But do blind people really care what someone on TV is wearing?

It helps with visualisation of the setting which can be helpful for people with low vision or later onset blindness (perhaps others?). It’s offered as an accomodation for online meetings. This looks like product training so it would be standard to offer this and similar things like deaf interpreters.

 

[Boston tiger]

This show is pr0n for the far left.

Maybe they are doing it for the blind or those listening on a podcast.

 

[Frank Bunn]

It helps with visualisation of the setting which can be helpful for people with low vision or later onset blindness (perhaps others?). It’s offered as an accomodation for online meetings. This looks like product training so it would be standard to offer this and similar things like deaf interpreters.

I've had hundreds of phone meetings where no one has felt the need to tell everyone on the call their height, hairstyle, ethnic background or clothing.

I might have believed this stuff had nothing to do with wokeness if the meeting didn't start with -

First we want to acknowledge that the land where the Microsoft campus is situated was traditionally occupied by the Sammamish, the Duwamish, the Snoqualmie, the Suquamish, the Muckleshoot, the Snohomish, the Tulalip - and other coast Salish people since time immemorial. A people that are still here, continuing to honour and bring to light their ancient heritage.​

 

[Louie the Lipinski]

Calling Australians Aussies is OK.
Calling Pakistanis Pakis is not. Why?

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Calling Australians Aussies is OK.
Calling Pakistanis Pakis is not. Why?

Who said you can't?

 

[Louie the Lipinski]

Who said you can't?

Apparently saying Pakis became un PC at some point. You may have noticed that none of the news outlets said we beat the "Pakis" in the T20 semi final the other day. Yet I'm pretty sure the C9 commentators used to refer to the Pakistani Cricket Team as the Pakis back in the 80s

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Apparently saying Pakis became un PC at some point. You may have noticed that none of the news outlets said we beat the "Pakis" in T20 semi final the other day. Yet I'm pretty sure, the C9 commentators used to refer to the Pakistani cricket team as the Pakis back in the 80s

So, they choose not to say it, or they can't say it?

 

[Louie the Lipinski]

Wiki states that it is considered a slur

Paki (slur) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org