The Police Thread

[JHDK]

i, like all normal people who live in a society, am very anti looting.

but now that i think about it i think i may have semi looted once. after hurricane wilma i was in lake worth. we went outside to asses the damage. this one church fell over so that was unpleasant to see. however, there was this stoplight that fell and i thought it would be cool to have it so i took it off the street. those things are surprisingly big and heavy when you actually pick them up.

looting???...picking up street trash???...tough call there...moral ambiguity.

 

[HecticArt]

Did you take it home?

 

[Channel98]

Here is today's entry in the "Meaningless gestures" contest:

An entire high school baseball team knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality

An entire high school baseball team knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality

As Iowa became the first state to resume high school sports this week, one baseball team took a stand by kneeling.

www.cnn.com

 

[HecticArt]

Loot the dugout!!!!!

 

[scotchandcigar]

The Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist past, will be retired

Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype.

www.cnn.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I had no idea it was a Pepsi product. I also did not know Quaker Oats was a Pepsi product.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Quaker Oats

I wonder if that's next?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I wonder if that's next?

It is offensive to Quakers.

Uncle Ben is on his last days.

I suppose Mrs. Butterworth would be offensive to fat people.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Uncle Ben is on his last days.

Not days, hours.

Uncle Ben's and Mrs. Butterworth's follow Aunt Jemima phasing out racial stereotypes in logos

Uncle Ben's owner Mars is planning to change the rice maker's "brand identity" — one of several food companies planning to overhaul logos and packaging that have long been criticized for perpetuating harmful racial stereotypes.

www.cnn.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

Maybe they'll change it to Uncle Tom's.

 

[geosync]

HELL YA!!! About time. What will Auntie be replaced with?

 

[HecticArt]

Ain't Jemima?

 

[scotchandcigar]

Aunt Vagina?

 

[geosync]

Aunt Mariah

 

[HecticArt]

Ya might be going the wrong direction with that one Geo....

 

[geosync]

Aunt Ivanka.

 

[HecticArt]

Now I’m offended.

 

[JHDK]

Did you take it home?

yea, i did. kept it for awhile and then busted out the green light part because the whole thing was too big to keep around forever.

i don't have it anymore. i guess it got lost in one of my moves. maybe it's in a closet somewhere.

 

[JHDK]

hmm...well, despite his guess at his dad's thoughts, it certainly seems to me like the son has very different opinions from the father.

Muhammad Ali's son says famous dad would hate 'racist' BLM protests

Muhammad Ali Jr., 47, said his dad believed 'all lives matter' and would have branded protesters demanding an end to systemic racism as 'devils'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[JHDK]

The Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist past, will be retired

Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype.

www.cnn.com

It is offensive to Quakers.

Uncle Ben is on his last days.

I suppose Mrs. Butterworth would be offensive to fat people.

those old timey bottles...even though they are made modern with plastic, are fun. one looks like a cabin, the other looks like a grandma.

and i know a few things about quakers seeing how i spent my first 20 years in pa and went to a quaker school from k-12. when our teams are doing well we put their team hat on will penn on city hall. i always liked that guy on the box. he has a cool old hat. also their religion is neat. they are christians but not like regular ones. we had to go to meeting for worship every wednesday. basically we all just sit there in silent reflection for an hour. there is no priest or rabbi leading the thing. if any regular person sitting there feels it they are welcome to stand up and share their thoughts. it's kinda nice. oh and it was kinda funny that like 90% of the students there where from jewish families. also nice. it's cool when we share cultures.

oh and the place dates back to before USA. it was founded in 1697. cool.



you all know i have had thoughts about religion. one of those thoughts has been embracing quakerism again.