Reader rob smeared me as "weird and out of touch" for noting how intolerant progressives and progressive institutions are today. No, he complains, they are only being "fair"! So let me share three items of interest.
At one large organization where a friend works, two black cafeteria cooks were asked to prepare a special meal in honor of African-American history month. No doubt, they thought back to their own childhood and prepared on meal of ribs, collard greens, and cornbread. A much higher status member of the organization came to the cafeteria and was sorely offended by their "stereotyping." She got them fired. So this highly privileged woman got two much less privileged, minority workers, who were probably supporting families on their low wages, thrown out of work because they had offended her progressive ideology by implying that African-American people ever ate African-American cuisine. Hey, fair's fair!
At another large organization where a fr…
From September 2005:
ReplyDeleteHoly Squid! Photos Offer First Glimpse of Live Deep-Sea Giant
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0927_050927_giant_squid.html
First Giant Squid Captured in Wild (on Film, That Is)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/science/27cnd-squid.html?ex=1285473600&en=7fcff5ba8a9a399a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Yes, I know. For the joke to work, you have to put yourself back to a year ago or whenever, before they had seen them.
ReplyDeleteBaby squid are so adorable and many are as pretty as flowers.
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