The Off Topic Topic

[Valmy]

So I am going to give money to a corporation to protest corporations?

Usually people have disdain for the performative virtue of these corporations because in fact they do horrible things. But here we have people fine with the horrible things but think the performative virtue is the problem.

Also I thought cancel culture was bad? Huh.

[jimmy olsen]

Nightcafe has no idea what a 'tommy gun' or "deep ones" are. Very disappointing.

[Sheilbh]

So the Brit Awards decided to do away with gendered categories for the best artists.

This is the first year since they made the change and they have an all-male shortlist - to the surprise of no-one with a pulse and a brain. Now people are calling for the best artist category to have a 50/50 gender split which seems like a sensible idea but more or less back at the beginning.

I fully get the argument for gender neutral categories for acting, artists etc - but looking at the gender composition of nominees in literally every other category of every awards ceremony, I'm not convinced

[Admiral Yi]

I fully get the argument for gender neutral categories for acting, artists etc - but looking at the gender composition of nominees in literally every other category of every awards ceremony, I'm not convinced

You're not convinced the nominators are free of bias, or you're not convinced woman can compete?

[Josquius]

Why can't we keep the gendered bests then have a best overall super championship.
Maybe rename it from best actress and actor to best actor/actress in a male/female part.
Which could lead to the theoretical existence of a perfect trinity of one actor swooping all 3 awards in a year.

Of course the best overall award would doubtless be tainted by politics and a push to sway between genders year upon year.

Music is a curious one. On one level surely you'd be looking at best soprano and up (or whatever the lowest female is) but of course that's silly and excludes non vocal artists.
Maybe in music gender neutral categories do make more sense.
Though fuck any and all suggestions of mandatory 50-50 equality. 70-30 either way is fairer.

There definitely is an issue with music overall at every level being too male dominated. I don't think it's fair to just look at the top level prize nominees and scowl. The problem lies at a grass roots level.

[Syt]

https://people.com/crime/after-man-kills-wife-mother-in-law-five-children-self-obituary-memorializes-him-family-man/

After Man Kills His Wife, Mother-in-Law, Five Children, Then Self, Obituary Memorializes Him as a Family Man

An obituary for a man who police say killed seven members of his family, then himself in a murder-suicide has garnered criticism after it heavily emphasized that the 42-year-old father who shot and killed his five children, wife and mother-in-law was a dedicated family man.

On Jan. 4, police discovered the bodies of five children and three adults who were shot to death inside an Enoch City, Utah home after conducting a welfare check on the family.

Investigators determined that Michael Haight, 42, killed his wife, Tausha Haight, 40, her mother, Gail Earl, and the five children he shared with Tausha, three girls and two boys ranging from the ages of 4 to 17. Michael then turned the gun on himself, Enoch city Manager Rob Dotson said during a press conference streamed on Facebook.

The now-private obituary for Michael states an array of his accomplishments with no mentions of the murders. Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, shared the obituary on Twitter with screenshots before it was made private after widespread criticism.

"Michael made it a point to spend quality time with each and every one of his children," his obituary reads. "Michael enjoyed making memories with the family."

The obituary noted that Michael and Tausha were married in 2003 and "welcomed 5 children into their family." All of the children are named and says "each of these children were truly a cherished miracle to them."

It also said that Michael "enjoyed making memories with the family" and that he "lived a life of service," including serving in the church and on a mission in Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints, coaching his kids' sports teams, attending their school concerts and "doing home-improvement projects, sledding and much more."

The obituary touched on Michael's youth, schooling and his career at an insurance company, noting, "He recently sold his business to allow more flexibility to spend time with his family. "

Two weeks before the shooting, Tausha filed for divorce, but Enoch Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut said it was too early for investigators to determine if that was a motive in the killings.

In a separate obituary for Tausha, it described her as a loving mother.

"Her greatest desire in life was to be a mother and raise children that exemplified Christ's attributes," Tausha's obituary reads. "She was an incredible mother who constantly sacrificed everything for her children."

Tausha's obituary also has sections that describe her five children who were also killed on Jan. 4.

 

[Syt]

Recruitment poster of German federal police:

[Admiral Yi]

Looks pretty normal to me.  Am I missing something.

[Syt]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAB

[Josquius]

Recruitment poster of German federal police:

The copy reads like a diversity push.
But they couldn't find a single non white cop?

[Admiral Yi]

But they couldn't find a single non white cop?

Standing up chick looks Turkish or something.

[Sheilbh]

Amazing that English is good enough in Berlin to recruit with what's basically an English language pun.

(Have to be honest - not my experience of Berlin, but it's been many years )

[The Larch]

Amazing that English is good enough in Berlin to recruit with what's basically an English language pun.

(Have to be honest - not my experience of Berlin, but it's been many years )

ACAB is universal, though. 

[Syt]

A few years ago a German columnist went on a bit of a xenophobic rant that it was telling that the Turkish name Acab was such a prolific grafitti these days - the article was taken offline after less than two hours IIRC, after he was rightfully mocked for it.

[Syt]

Place we went for lunch today had this on the wall. I was the only one who knew what it was.