Problematic Stuff

[Forty Two]

Regarding changing the topic, the disadvantage of women and people of colour is the real problem our society faces, not a tiny bunch of purple haired nutbags.

Go set forth your argument, if you care to talk about that. One line declarations are of no import.

[pErvinalia]

Convincing argument. I concede.

Doesn't matter what you concede. You're stupid.

Yeah?! Well you're a poopyhead!

[Forty Two]

[pErvinalia]

You fucked the tags, again...

edit: damn he beat me in fixing them.

[Forty Two]

[pErvinalia]

I can play the meme game too. Who can forget this great DAW quote?

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[pErvinalia]

A Western Australian police officer who grabbed a woman on the bottom at a sporting event in the state's north-west has been found not guilty of indecent assault by a magistrate who described the incident as "low on seriousness".

Andrew John Ramsden, 48, has been standing trial in South Hedland Magistrates Court on a charge of indecent and unlawful assault following an incident at a charity wheelchair basketball match at Wanangkura Stadium in December.

In finding Sergeant Ramsden not guilty, Magistrate Michelle Ridley said in 2017 there was more touching between males and females than ever before.

"(In) the era of twerking, grinding and easy access to pornography, something like pinching someone on the bottom seems to have lost its overtly sexual connotation," Magistrate Ridley said.

"It seems it's low on seriousness now, that it doesn't even rate a mention."

Sergeant Ramsden, who was stood down while the court matter was dealt with, appeared relieved as Magistrate Ridley delivered her verdict.

Earlier, the South Hedland Magistrates Court heard the incident occurred during a team photo when the police officer was standing behind the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Sergeant Ramsden had taken part in a charity fundraiser for a teenager diagnosed with a terminal illness.

The court heard he grabbed the woman's bottom as the team posed for a photo after the game.

The woman had instructed the players to look "tough" for the photo.

The court heard he had stood behind the woman and said to her "I hope you take this the right way" and grabbed her, causing her to jump forward.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/s ... 85760874=1

[laklak]

Excellent ruling! If I lived in Oz I'd be grab-assing all day long.

[Seabass]

Sinclair Media is problematic as fuck.

How America's Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump's War On The Media


Earlier this month, CNN’s Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations in the U.S., would be forcing its news anchors to record a promo about “the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country.” The script, which parrots Donald Trump’s oft-declarations of developments negative to his presidency as “fake news,” brought upheaval to newsrooms already dismayed with Sinclair’s consistent interference to bring right-wing propaganda to local television broadcasts.

You might remember Sinclair from its having been featured on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight last year, or from its requiring in 2004 of affiliates to air anti-John Kerry propaganda, or perhaps because it’s your own local affiliate running inflammatory “Terrorism Alerts” or required editorials from former Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn, he of the famed Holocaust Remembrance Day statement that failed to mention Jewish people. (Sinclair also owns Ring of Honor wrestling, Tennis magazine, and the Tennis Channel.)

The net result of the company’s current mandate is dozens upon dozens of local news anchors looking like hostages in proof-of-life videos, trying their hardest to spit out words attacking the industry they’d chosen as a life vocation.

Not that any of it matters to Sinclair, which, with the help of a friendly federal government, is about to swallow up another 40 television stations—increasing its reach and its lead over competitors like Hearst and Scripps. The script, as transcribed by ThinkProgress based on the KOMO (Seattle) version, reads:

Hi, I’m(A) ____________, and I’m (B) _________________…

(B) Our greatest responsibility is to serve our Northwest communities. We are extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that KOMO News produces.

(A) But we’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country. The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media.

(B) More alarming, some media outlets publish these same fake stories… stories that just aren’t true, without checking facts first.

(A) Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control ‘exactly what people think’…This is extremely dangerous to a democracy.

(B) At KOMO it’s our responsibility to pursue and report the truth. We understand Truth is neither politically ‘left nor right.’ Our commitment to factual reporting is the foundation of our credibility, now more than ever.

(A) But we are human and sometimes our reporting might fall short. If you believe our coverage is unfair please reach out to us by going to KOMOnews.com and clicking on CONTENT CONCERNS. We value your comments. We will respond back to you.

(B) We work very hard to seek the truth and strive to be fair, balanced and factual… We consider it our honor, our privilege to responsibly deliver the news every day.

(A) Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback.

For a list of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, check here. If you’re a Sinclair employee who has something to say—anonymity guaranteed on request—let me know or use our anonymous SecureDrop.


https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-a ... 1824233490

[Brian Peacock]

A blue print for irresponsible, one sided false news stories if ever there was one. He who controls the spice controls the universe, so they say.

[Seabass]

[pErvinalia]

No, no, a tiny fringe minority in universities has greater social reach than a media organisation that reaches across the country. Purple haired people are problematic, not old white male fat-cats.

[Forty Two]

[Cunt]

I'm glad I don't have to deal with this shit, since I have no 'race' to grant me privilege, or oppression.

[Forty Two]

It’s just a few radical blue hairs. Title IX inquisitions aren’t real. It’s all overblown. And adults taking theater and film classes who voluntarily take art classes given by avante garde film teachers are perfectly justified in claiming harassment over a 20 minute film with some brief blurry nudity. Without a trigger warning, it’s a threat to our democracy. http://reason.com/blog/2018/04/04/mass- ... e-film-sex