March 3, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: It truly is remarkable how the same country that now promotes obesity is living in paralyzing fear of a virus that kills obese people at an exponentially higher rate than it does those who are not obese. What a time to be alive! the only one promoting obesity there is cosmopolitan...and they're targeting their audience...fat bro-ads!
March 3, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: It truly is remarkable how the same country that now promotes obesity is living in paralyzing fear of a virus that kills obese people at an exponentially higher rate than it does those who are not obese. What a time to be alive! You would've hated the Middle Ages: they idealized obesity and had legendary plagues. But on the plus side, people only showered once or twice in a lifetime, so you take the good with the bad.
March 4, 20214 yr Democrats should just come right out and say it. The only people that will vote for them are children and the mentally unwell.
March 5, 20214 yr On 3/3/2021 at 2:19 PM, mikemack8 said: It truly is remarkable how the same country that now promotes obesity is living in paralyzing fear of a virus that kills obese people at an exponentially higher rate than it does those who are not obese. What a time to be alive! Couldn't agree with this post more. The way unhealthy lifestyles are pushed in this country is a pandemic on its own.
March 6, 20214 yr https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-twitch-apologizes-using-term-womxn-lgbtq-backlash-20210302-kqe4txfyavegfnuv6jv5yq4k4u-story.html%3foutputType=amp Twitch apologizes for using term ‘womxn’ following intense social media backlash Twitch has apologized for using the term "womxn” in a tweet, following an intense social media backlash. On Monday, the livestreaming platform celebrated the first day of Women’s History Month by sharing a message of support on Twitter. "Join us in celebrating and supporting all the Womxn creating their own worlds, building their communities, and leading the way on Twitch,” the company wrote in a now-deleted tweet. Unfortunately, the message wasn’t well received by many in the transgender and gender-noncomforming community, who say that the alternative spelling can be perceived as transphobic. "Changing the word implies that trans and [nonbinary] women are not real women and it’s disrespectful to the trans women who are fighting to be recognized as women,” Twitter user @Wunderzorro wrote in one of the 4,000 comments left on the company’s Twitter page. "Your misguided attempt to seem "inclusive” is nothing short of idiotic and I’d rather be called an actual slur than being patronised with a ridiculous and unnecessary word,” added user @TheIshikawaRin.
March 7, 20214 yr Which one of you ****ots is going to cancel the Dire Strats song, Money for Nothing? They say ****ot a lot. Come on, ****ots! Cancel it!
March 7, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, bobeph said: Which one of you ****ots is going to cancel the Dire Strats song, Money for Nothing? They say ****ot a lot. Come on, ****ots! Cancel it! Canada, 10 years ago. And then repealed it like 8 months later. ****ots!
March 7, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, bobeph said: Which one of you ****ots is going to cancel the Dire Strats song, Money for Nothing? They say ****ot a lot. Come on, ****ots! Cancel it! ....don’t forget all that hip hop sheet with the N word in it. they got lots to do!
March 7, 20214 yr In my position as a professor of mathematics at Princeton, I have witnessed the decline of universities and cultural institutions as they have embraced political ideology at the expense of rigorous scholarship. Until recently — this past summer, really — I had naively thought that the STEM disciplines would be spared from this ideological takeover. I was wrong. Attempts to "deconstruct” mathematics, deny its objectivity, accuse it of racial bias, and infuse it with political ideology have become more and more common — perhaps, even, at your child’s elementary school. This phenomenon is part of what has been dubbed "The Great Awokening.” As others have explained powerfully, the ideology incubated in academia, where it indoctrinated plenty of bright minds. It then migrated, through those true believers, into our important cultural, religious and political institutions. Now it is affecting some of the country’s most prominent businesses. Unlike the traditional totalitarianism practiced by former communist countries, like the Romania I grew up in, this version is soft. It enforces its ideology not by jailing dissenters or physically eliminating them, but by social shaming, mob punishment, guilt by association, and coerced speech. When it comes to education, I believe the woke ideology is even more harmful than old-fashioned communism. Communism had a strong sense of objective reality anchored in the belief that humans are capable of discovering universal truths. It forcefully asserted, in fact, the absolute truth of dialectic materialism, as revealed by its founders Marx, Engels and Lenin. Communist ideology held science and mathematics in the highest regard, even though it often distorted the former for doctrinal reasons. Mathematics was largely immune to ideological pressure, and thus thrived in most communist countries. Being skilled in math was a source of great societal prestige for school children. And it was a great equalizer: those from socioeconomically disadvantaged families had a chance to compete on equal footing with those from privileged ones. Like children all over the world, I was attracted to mathematics because of its formal beauty, the elegance and precision of its arguments, and the unique sense of achievement I was able to get by finding the right answer to a difficult problem. Mathematics also granted me an escape from the intoxicating daily drum of party propaganda — a refuge from the crushing atmosphere of political and ideological conformity. The woke ideology, on the other hand, treats both science and mathematics as social constructs and condemns the way they are practiced, in research and teaching, as manifestations of white supremacy, euro-centrism, and post-colonialism. Take for example the recent educational program called "a pathway to equitable math instruction.” The program is backed financially by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; it counts among its partners the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley, the California Math project, the Association of California School Administrators, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, among others; and it was recently sent to Oregon teachers by the state’s Department of Education. The program argues that "white supremacy culture shows up in the classroom when the focus is on getting the ‘right’ answer” or when students are required to show their work, while stipulating that the very "concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false”. The main goal of the program is "to dismantle racism in mathematics instruction” with the expressly political aim of engaging "the sociopolitical turn in all aspects of education, including mathematics.” In the past, I would have said that such statements should be ignored as too radical and absurd to merit refutation. But recent trends across the country suggest that we no longer have that luxury. So let me state the following for the record: Nothing in the history and current practice of mathematics justifies the notion that it is in any way different or dependent on the particular race or ethnic group engaged in it. For historical reasons, we often discuss contributions to the field of mathematics from the Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Indians and Arabs and refer to them as distinct entities. They have all contributed through a unique cultural dialogue to the creation of a truly magnificent edifice accessible today to every man and woman on the planet. Though we pay tribute to great historical figures who inform the practice of mathematics, the subject can be taught — and often is — with no reference to the individuals who have contributed to it. In that sense it is uniquely universal. Schools throughout the world teach the same basic body of mathematics. They differ only by the methodology and intensity with which they instruct students. It is precisely this universality of math — together with the extraordinary ability of American universities to reward hard work and talent — that allowed me, and so many other young scientists and mathematicians, to come to this country and achieve success beyond our wildest dreams. The idea that focusing on getting the "right answer” is now considered among some self-described progressives a form of bias or racism is offensive and extraordinarily dangerous. The entire study of mathematics is based on clearly formulated definitions and statements of fact. If this were not so, bridges would collapse, planes would fall from the sky, and bank transactions would be impossible. The ability of mathematics to provide right answers to well-formulated problems is not something specific to one culture or another; it is really the essence of mathematics. To claim otherwise is to argue that somehow the math taught in places like Iran, China, India or Nigeria is not genuinely theirs but borrowed or forged from "white supremacy culture.” It is hard to imagine a more ignorant and offensive statement. Finally, and most importantly, the woke approach to mathematics is particularly poisonous to those it pretends to want to help. Let’s start with the reasonable assumption that mathematical talent is equally distributed at birth to children from all socio-economic backgrounds, independent of ethnicity, sex and race. Those born in poor, uneducated families have clear educational disadvantages relative to others. But mathematics can act as a powerful equalizer. Through its set of well-defined, culturally unbiased, unambiguous set of rules, mathematics gives smart kids the potential to be, at least in this respect, on equal footing with all others. They can stand out by simply finding the right answers to questions with objective results. There is no such thing as "white” mathematics. There is no reason to assume, as the activists do, that minority kids are not capable of mathematics or of finding the "right answers.” And there can be no justification for, in the name of "equity” or anything else, depriving students of the rigorous education that they need to succeed. The real antiracists will stand up and oppose this nonsense. https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/there-is-no-such-thing-as-white-math
March 7, 20214 yr https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/salary-comparison-female-male-athletes?origin=web-hf Basically a piece showing how much men in different sports make vs women in sports. Here’s one part from the piece: Quote In the world of professional sports, female athletes are often paid millions of dollarsless than their male counterparts, despite sometimes having a more impressive record. Don't believe us? We gathered the salaries and earnings of the top three male and female athletes across four different sports just to prove how wild the discrepancies can be. Get ready to feel upset.
March 7, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, RPeeteRules said: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/salary-comparison-female-male-athletes?origin=web-hf Basically a piece showing how much men in different sports make vs women in sports. Here’s one part from the piece: Quote In the world of professional sports, female athletes are often paid millions of dollarsless than their male counterparts, despite sometimes having a more impressive record. Don't believe us? We gathered the salaries and earnings of the top three male and female athletes across four different sports just to prove how wild the discrepancies can be. Get ready to feel upset. Buzzfeed, won't click. Before I dismiss it completely: Did they show how much those top earners make as a % of revenue their respective sports bring in?
March 7, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, paco said: Buzzfeed, won't click. Before I dismiss it completely: Did they show how much those top earners make as a % of revenue their respective sports bring in? Even that wouldn’t necessarily be a valid comparison because you might have fans that go to women’s games for the concessions but fans that go to the men’s game to watch the sport. In the former case it would make sense to pay the concessions people more and the athletes less
March 7, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, paco said: Buzzfeed, won't click. Before I dismiss it completely: Did they show how much those top earners make as a % of revenue their respective sports bring in? Absolutely not, they show people like Carli Lloyd making $518k to Messi who made $105M in 2020, and then like Sue Bird making $215k to Steph Curry making $40M. No context by the piece, whatsoever.
March 7, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: Even that wouldn’t necessarily be a valid comparison because you might have fans that go to women’s games for the concessions but fans that go to the men’s game to watch the sport. In the former case it would make sense to pay the concessions people more and the athletes less ...who goes to sports games for the concessions?
March 7, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: ...who goes to sports games for the concessions? I dunno baseball? Who goes to women’s sports games?
March 7, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: Who goes to women’s sports games? Women's sports fans? There aren't that many of em sure but I'm willing to bet there are more of them than people who go to sports games just for the $12 miller lights.
March 7, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, RPeeteRules said: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/salary-comparison-female-male-athletes?origin=web-hf Basically a piece showing how much men in different sports make vs women in sports. Here’s one part from the piece: "Despite having a better record" as if that's the reason these players make so much money. What a clueless take.
March 7, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: Women's sports fans? There aren't that many of em sure but I'm willing to bet there are more of them than people who go to sports games for the $12 miller lights. If I go to a random phils game (playoffs notwithstanding) I know 1 out of 162 games doesnt really matter, and the tickets are cheap relative to NFL game tickets. Id go to one mostly to hang out in the park on a sunny day.
March 8, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: ...who goes to sports games for the concessions? As someone who has Eagles season tickets for more than half a century, I can assure you I've seen countless fans who seem more interested in drinking beer than actually watching the game. Our current seats are right on the aisle, and it's ridiculous how often we have to get up and down so the fans can scoot in and out to get to the concession stands.
March 8, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: Women's sports fans? There aren't that many of em sure but I'm willing to bet there are more of them than people who go to sports games for the $12 miller lights. 10 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: As someone who has Eagles season tickets for more than half a century, I can assure you I've seen countless fans who seem more interested in drinking beer than actually watching the game. Our current seats are right on the aisle, and it's ridiculous how often we have to get up and down so the fans can scoot in and out to get to the concession stands. Sorry bout that. But I was in my 20s at the time
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