Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work
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Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 02:58 last edited by@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?
You know, I thought that was an exaggeration… until the last few years when I take my kids to library, it is mind-boggling how many books in the kids section and in the marquee displays, are about lesbian, gay, or trans subjects. I’m not being dramatic, I guarantee if you go to your library’s kids section tomorrow you’ll find these books within 15 seconds. Many on end cap displays. It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
That story didn’t explain why people complained. I mean I’m not surprised they stepped on an eggshell with that merch, but I’m not sure how they messed up. But it reminds me of the cringe I felt when I saw my workplace doing a combined Pride/Juneteenth event. Someone is going to consider it tone deaf. And that person’s opinion will matter, if they choose to express it loudly.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:03 last edited by@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
That story didn’t explain why people complained. I mean I’m not surprised they stepped on an eggshell with that merch, but I’m not sure how they messed up.
Are you asking about the real reason why they complained? Because I'm pretty sure you know the answer to that. As for the ostensible reason, basically they claimed a corporation was trying to make money off of the centuries of suffering endured by you know the rest.
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@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?
You know, I thought that was an exaggeration… until the last few years when I take my kids to library, it is mind-boggling how many books in the kids section and in the marquee displays, are about lesbian, gay, or trans subjects. I’m not being dramatic, I guarantee if you go to your library’s kids section tomorrow you’ll find these books within 15 seconds. Many on end cap displays. It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:16 last edited by@89th said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
Right. It's like bratty kids taking advantage of a parent's weak disciplinary measures. And what is everybody afraid of?
I'm all for everybody being free to be. I don't have to like or approve of everything others choose to do. But what's with all the geschrei??? Like Dave Chappell said in Mik's (?) sig, why must I have it shoved down my throat 24/7?
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@89th said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
Right. It's like bratty kids taking advantage of a parent's weak disciplinary measures. And what is everybody afraid of?
I'm all for everybody being free to be. I don't have to like or approve of everything others choose to do. But what's with all the geschrei??? Like Dave Chappell said in Mik's (?) sig, why must I have it shoved down my throat 24/7?
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:27 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@89th said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
And what is everybody afraid of?
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
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@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@89th said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
And what is everybody afraid of?
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:39 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
That doesn't really track. The world of employment is too complex and multi-layered. If a librarian complains about the plethora of alternative lifestyle material, she'll not only be fired but nobody else will hire her? A qualified librarian? Where's the threat to the entity which does hire her?
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@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?
You know, I thought that was an exaggeration… until the last few years when I take my kids to library, it is mind-boggling how many books in the kids section and in the marquee displays, are about lesbian, gay, or trans subjects. I’m not being dramatic, I guarantee if you go to your library’s kids section tomorrow you’ll find these books within 15 seconds. Many on end cap displays. It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:42 last edited by@89th said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?
You know, I thought that was an exaggeration… until the last few years when I take my kids to library, it is mind-boggling how many books in the kids section and in the marquee displays, are about lesbian, gay, or trans subjects. I’m not being dramatic, I guarantee if you go to your library’s kids section tomorrow you’ll find these books within 15 seconds. Many on end cap displays. It’s almost like no one has the courage to say no.
It's all about grooming.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
That doesn't really track. The world of employment is too complex and multi-layered. If a librarian complains about the plethora of alternative lifestyle material, she'll not only be fired but nobody else will hire her? A qualified librarian? Where's the threat to the entity which does hire her?
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:43 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
That doesn't really track.
You're not employed right now, correct?
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@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Losing their jobs and becoming subsequently unhireable for years due to the consequences of cancel culture.
That doesn't really track.
You're not employed right now, correct?
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:45 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer Correct.
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@Aqua-Letifer Correct.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 04:01 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer Correct.
Okay, well, I can only speak about my own corner of the world but it absolutely tracks. Things have gotten weird out there for some offices.
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@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer Correct.
Okay, well, I can only speak about my own corner of the world but it absolutely tracks. Things have gotten weird out there for some offices.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 04:04 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
it absolutely tracks. Things have gotten weird out there for some offices.
Okay, I can accept that as a possibility. It's true I'm not as in the know as I was when I was among others. I can accept anything, so matter how weird (I survived Trump, didn't I?) but it has to make sense.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 11:28 last edited by
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
You might say the same about July 4.
I'm sure the Queen finds that one a real drag.
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@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 11:49 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
As Horace said, it did not say what exactly people were upset about. But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday. We as a nation need to take off the hair shirt.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 11:55 last edited by
Have never understood Juneteenth as a special specific day. The date of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War or the passage of the 13th Amendment, would seem more appropriate.
When I was a lad, Juneteenth was more of a memory and generalized celebration in the black (colored at the time) community. Wasn't really a specific date, because the black community didn't have a specific date.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
As Horace said, it did not say what exactly people were upset about. But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday. We as a nation need to take off the hair shirt.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 12:27 last edited by@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday.
Is that true? Can you really not imagine?
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Have never understood Juneteenth as a special specific day. The date of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War or the passage of the 13th Amendment, would seem more appropriate.
When I was a lad, Juneteenth was more of a memory and generalized celebration in the black (colored at the time) community. Wasn't really a specific date, because the black community didn't have a specific date.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 12:49 last edited by@Jolly said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Have never understood Juneteenth as a special specific day. The date of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War or the passage of the 13th Amendment, would seem more appropriate.
When I was a lad, Juneteenth was more of a memory and generalized celebration in the black (colored at the time) community. Wasn't really a specific date, because the black community didn't have a specific date.
My friends who grew up in Texas confirm that.
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@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday.
Is that true? Can you really not imagine?
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 12:49 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday.
Is that true? Can you really not imagine?
I guess I think people should have better things to do than seek Outrage Du Jour. I suppose that's incorrect.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday.
Is that true? Can you really not imagine?
I guess I think people should have better things to do than seek Outrage Du Jour. I suppose that's incorrect.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 13:03 last edited by@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Not sure I see any substantial difference. Body count, maybe.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a 4th of July event in celebration of the holiday, no one would shit down your throat about it.
If you were Wal-Mart, and you created a Juneteenth event in celebration of the holiday, this would happen: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream/index.html
That's my point. There is a massive practical difference. Not saying there should be, I'm talking about what is.
But still, I cannot imagine why anyone cared that they tried to make a buck off the holiday.
Is that true? Can you really not imagine?
I guess I think people should have better things to do than seek Outrage Du Jour. I suppose that's incorrect.
5 minutes on Twitter would help you dispel that delusion.
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@Jolly said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Have never understood Juneteenth as a special specific day. The date of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War or the passage of the 13th Amendment, would seem more appropriate.
When I was a lad, Juneteenth was more of a memory and generalized celebration in the black (colored at the time) community. Wasn't really a specific date, because the black community didn't have a specific date.
My friends who grew up in Texas confirm that.
wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 16:36 last edited by@Mik said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
@Jolly said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:
Have never understood Juneteenth as a special specific day. The date of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War or the passage of the 13th Amendment, would seem more appropriate.
When I was a lad, Juneteenth was more of a memory and generalized celebration in the black (colored at the time) community. Wasn't really a specific date, because the black community didn't have a specific date.
My friends who grew up in Texas confirm that.
Son, I had a black mammy, whom I loved dearly. Worked with a bunch of them for thirty years. Had one or two put their feet underneath my dining table.
There are things I still don't understand about black culture, but I do know it's different. I also know there's a difference between North, South and out West.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 19:28 last edited by
This is tomorrow, rather than next week. I'm excited to share deeply personal information about my sexual habits, with all my Black co-workers. Then we'll high five in solidarity for our mutual understanding of one another.
Education is extremely important.
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This is tomorrow, rather than next week. I'm excited to share deeply personal information about my sexual habits, with all my Black co-workers. Then we'll high five in solidarity for our mutual understanding of one another.
