WTF Sh*t's F*cked Up and Bullsh*t - a "Who Cares" thread for news

[Rose Karuna]

This assignment of chivalry rules for students reminds me very much of my son's high school when he was there over twenty years ago. Each football player was assigned one or two girls in the class who had to "help & inspire" the players. Each day they were to write little notes cheering on the boys & telling them how wonderful they were. The girls also were to bake cookies, cupcakes & other goodies for the boys as treats. The girls assigned to them were also supposed to carry their books to class & do other helpful things that the boys asked them to do. There was never a word on what the boys were supposed to do other than play football. The girls didn't seem to have a problem with it since they were used to seeing their moms do similar things for their fathers & the rest of the family. I'm sure it helped get more boys turning out for football. I don't remember if this was done for boys in other sports there but it was one of those schools where football was the main sport both for the school & the rest of the small town. If you went to social functions at the school or in town you couldn't help but notice that most of the women congregated together on a different side of the room from the men. The women waited on the men & were quiet when the men talked - which was most of the time. When I first moved to the area in 1979 & saw all this I was shocked & felt like I'd entered a time machine back to the 1950's.

Wow - I went to high school in the 60's and didn't even encounter crap like this.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

The assignment for women was already in the news article, but I post it again to show it with the assignment for men.

So basically the guys' assignment was "buy the class some candy and stop cussing".

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

What a catch he is.

This is the person who suggested that women should lose weight?

I don't like "weight" as a target for criticism generally; but dude, glass houses on full alert.

 

[Isabeau]

This is the person who suggested that women should lose weight?

I don't like "weight" as a target for criticism generally; but dude, glass houses on full alert.

Yes, I really dislike it when some of the responses are about how ugly/fat these types are, as in the first tweet about the school assignment (even though I realize a lot of it may be about the lack of self awareness). I would be just as disgusted at their statements if they were handsome or fit. I so wish it didn’t veer into that every time...

 

[WolfEyes]

Wow - I went to high school in the 60's and didn't even encounter crap like this.

Wasn't like that in high school in the 70s either.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Well, it's Texas. I keep running into people who seem to have been in cryogenic storage from the '50s.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Well, it's Texas. I keep running into people who seem to have been in cryogenic storage from the '50s.

In my opinion the most ironic part of all this is that it's not even the real 1950's America these guys are pining for, even the older ones; it's 1950's television-land, which featured a society that never really existed.

 

[WolfEyes]

In my opinion the most ironic part of all this is that it's not even the real 1950's America these guys are pining for, even the older ones; it's 1950's television-land, which featured a society that never really existed.

You hit that on the nail head. Not many people see that for the truth it is. What they pine for only existed only on the screen.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

In my opinion the most ironic part of all this is that it's not even the real 1950's America these guys are pining for, even the older ones; it's 1950's television-land, which featured a society that never really existed.

Bend reality like WandaVision.

 

[bubblesort]

Apparently, Meghan Markle was mean to staff at Buckingham palace, so everybody has to lose their mind about it. The queen put out some kind of address pleading for unity in the country as Oprah prepares the worst disruption to English society since the blitz! LOL, it's so hyperbolic.

I just don't see the problem here. What is the point of having royalty if they can't treat peasants like peasants?

‘We should be ashamed’: How people are reacting to Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah

Everyone has something to say, and no one can agree

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Romana]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Mitch McConnell 'concerned' people won't go back to work if they get $1,400 checks

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Wednesday that he opposes extending unemployment and providing $1,400 COVID relief checks for Americans because people may decide not to go back to work. During an appearance on Fox News, host Martha MacCallum posed the question to...

www.rawstory.com

My God! How out of touch are these Republican assholes for them to think all we want to do is sit around eating bon-bons and living on paltry government handouts??? Even last summer when my hours were cut and I drew supplemental UI income, I still went to work every scheduled day. If they're so afraid of people getting paid more with UI and stimulus checks than they do at their jobs, then maybe the Republicans should think about raising the minimum wage!

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

What the hell is she even wearing??? And who was she trying to impress making such a scene of depriving a wage increase for all her constituents? Is she a DINO?

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

What the hell is she even wearing???

Gently, I'd love to see the "look at what she's wearing!" die with the Trump era.

And who was she trying to impress making such a scene of depriving a wage increase for all her constituents?

She was smiling back at McConnell.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Gently, I'd love to see the "look at what she's wearing!" die with the Trump era.

Point well taken. I had heard that the outfit she wore for depriving her people a fair wage cost over $3k, so I had expected at least something... classy, in a "let them eat cake" sort of way.

She was smiling back at McConnell.

*barf!*

I wonder what he's got on her?

 

[Roxanne Blue]

Spring Break has arrived in the Keys. Florida has never had a statewide mask mandate and forget even suggesting to this crowd to "mask up". This is called "freelance parallel parking".

 

[Veritable Quandry]

This year, Ohio State has replaced Spring Break with two short mid-week instructional breaks (so no long weekends) to prevent students from doing stupid shit like going to Florida.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

This year, Ohio State has replaced Spring Break with two short mid-week instructional breaks (so no long weekends) to prevent students from doing stupid shit like going to Florida.

How a number of students will have picked up a common cold those days will be a mystery.

but I’m sure how they’re medicating it will be all over their instagram.

 

[Rose Karuna]

OMG!!! Fire that fucker and give that dog to someone who won't mistreat it. OMG - I am so angry seeing that, I'm shaking. I would like to hang that bastard by the neck for a good 10 minutes. Until the fucker is dead. What police department did that come from? Seriously, I will phone and write them.

 

[Romana]

OMG!!! Fire that fucker and give that dog to someone who won't mistreat it. OMG - I am so angry seeing that, I'm shaking. I would like to hang that bastard by the neck for a good 10 minutes. Until the fucker is dead. What police department did that come from? Seriously, I will phone and write them.

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