Sadly, it appears that rapes are so common in India that they should also ban public parks, buses, trains and Starbucks.
While that may be true, I think that the point being made in this case is that Uber said one thing about their cars/drivers safety, yet post-indicdent it seems that they may not have told the truth.
Going to cost a lot to replace one of those jet engines from the look of the wikipedia photos showing what happens when a bird hits them.
Cost of engine repairs Cost of plane being out of service while the engine is repaired Cost of (unwarranted) bad publicity from all those passenger youtube videos showing "ZOMG The engine just exploded!!!" Cost of dealing with all the passengers who are now delayed because the flight didn't make it to the gate on time. And probably several other things that I can't think of right now
Thats just severe crazy pretending to be right wing.
I prefer to think that they have researched the market and are offering a product that is desired by a large segment of the population. And that their commentary is very well crafted in order to increase the moral outrage in their audience and hence increase ratings.
Whether or not they are "pretending" is only something that is known to them.
That thing that conservatives listen to when they are driving around in their fracking powered gas guzzlers, and also that thing they listen to when at home and not in church.
A quick glance at google shows that these types of shows have a combined audience in excess of 50 million.
How is the US a country w/ the worst internet connection?
NYC has a higher population density that Tokyo, but Tokyo has connection speeds that NY'ers only dream about.
While you can argue that out in the boondocks high speed internet is harder to do, what is happening in markets like NYC makes the US look like a joke in comparison with other countries with cities of a similar density.
The conversions are as good as the people doing it. Yes, some folks will trust their lives to duct tape and fishing line, and others will do a better job then the pros... It is not about DIY, but about who the Y is.
The problem being that that "Y" shares the road with you.
Yet it is still there and it is still disrespectful. Why should you have to put up with any disrespect?
The person asking still respects you.
If people are systemically and continually "unintentionally" phrasing things in a disrespectful manner, then I would posit that no, they do not respect you.
"Where are you from?" is normally a question associated with getting to know someone. It's a conversation starter, not a personal attack on it's own.
Like everything else, it is not the question per se, but the intent of the delivery that is the issue. EG a simple "Fuck you" can have multiple connotations depending on the manner in which it is said. Likewise depending on how you ask where someone is from can be nice and friendly, or it can be dripping with disrespect.
What non-caucasian people don't understand is that caucasian people get asked annoying questions too. It's not fun. We can't label it as microagressions or racism though. We just have to endure the pain.
I think you are missing the point. It is not being asked "annoying things", it is a phrasing of a question/ statement that ventures into disrespect of the person being addressed. There is no reason why that sort of behavior should just be accepted.
For example do you think that it is reasonable to "cat call" women as they walk down the street? Do you think that the women should just "put up with it" as it is only annoying? Or should the people performing the act behave differently?
If you're getting offended where you shouldn't be offended, then you're not the victim.
So who sets these magical standards that define where and when a person can and cannot get offended?
This is not something that your can dictate from above "Thou shall not be offended by that". Reactions to things are personal, and what you or I may or may not be offended by is not necessarily something that won't offend something else.
I'm not sure I see this as a 'micro-agression.' Or aggression at all, it's just a question.
You should watch the video. I've seen it (and others before). The issue isn't asking where you are from, it's the non-caucasion person saying they are from "here", and having that answer dismissed/disbelieved and then being asked "No, where are your parents from".
It's a subtle racism that assumes that people who don't look like you can't really have been born on there same country as you.
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Who's this Johnny-come-lately Chiusano guy? What happened to Bennett Haselton?
Please be careful .. when you say Bennett's name three times in a row, one of his articles magically appears on the front page.
"I knew slashdot was right wing these days"
LOL really?! The leftist propaganda keeps me away from this site most of the time.
ROFL .. I thought it was our favorite, frequent contributor
Sadly, it appears that rapes are so common in India that they should also ban public parks, buses, trains and Starbucks.
While that may be true, I think that the point being made in this case is that Uber said one thing about their cars/drivers safety, yet post-indicdent it seems that they may not have told the truth.
Going to cost a lot to replace one of those jet engines from the look of the wikipedia photos showing what happens when a bird hits them.
Cost of engine repairs
Cost of plane being out of service while the engine is repaired
Cost of (unwarranted) bad publicity from all those passenger youtube videos showing "ZOMG The engine just exploded!!!"
Cost of dealing with all the passengers who are now delayed because the flight didn't make it to the gate on time.
And probably several other things that I can't think of right now
Not the sort of hearing you want to attend. The spectre of something bad will be hanging over you.
Thats just severe crazy pretending to be right wing.
I prefer to think that they have researched the market and are offering a product that is desired by a large segment of the population. And that their commentary is very well crafted in order to increase the moral outrage in their audience and hence increase ratings.
Whether or not they are "pretending" is only something that is known to them.
What is "AM radio"?
That thing that conservatives listen to when they are driving around in their fracking powered gas guzzlers, and also that thing they listen to when at home and not in church.
A quick glance at google shows that these types of shows have a combined audience in excess of 50 million.
Other than FOX on TV, which national media outlets are there that aren't left wing liberal biased? .
Pretty well every AM radio talk show which has likes of Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity etc etc etc
But still for sale in US stores?
Because Target Oz and US are different companies.
How is the US a country w/ the worst internet connection?
NYC has a higher population density that Tokyo, but Tokyo has connection speeds that NY'ers only dream about.
While you can argue that out in the boondocks high speed internet is harder to do, what is happening in markets like NYC makes the US look like a joke in comparison with other countries with cities of a similar density.
Sign me up for some!
Hey Raffaello. Your drone never did deliver that stuff to me. You better send another drones worth.
The conversions are as good as the people doing it. Yes, some folks will trust their lives to duct tape and fishing line, and others will do a better job then the pros... It is not about DIY, but about who the Y is.
The problem being that that "Y" shares the road with you.
And IOS is the operating system powering Cisco routers.
And it is also a brand name for a GE designed industrial automation controller.
In general, don't get offended by words. It makes you easy to troll.
More practically, don't get offended when the speaker didn't intend to offend you.
So by analogy, if I every time I saw you I grabbed your crotch[1] you shouldn't get offended, because I never meant to offend you.
[1] sexual assault laws not withstanding.
The disrespectful phrasing is unintentional.
Yet it is still there and it is still disrespectful. Why should you have to put up with any disrespect?
The person asking still respects you.
If people are systemically and continually "unintentionally" phrasing things in a disrespectful manner, then I would posit that no, they do not respect you.
"Where are you from?" is normally a question associated with getting to know someone. It's a conversation starter, not a personal attack on it's own.
Like everything else, it is not the question per se, but the intent of the delivery that is the issue. EG a simple "Fuck you" can have multiple connotations depending on the manner in which it is said. Likewise depending on how you ask where someone is from can be nice and friendly, or it can be dripping with disrespect.
What non-caucasian people don't understand is that caucasian people get asked annoying questions too. It's not fun. We can't label it as microagressions or racism though. We just have to endure the pain.
I think you are missing the point. It is not being asked "annoying things", it is a phrasing of a question/ statement that ventures into disrespect of the person being addressed. There is no reason why that sort of behavior should just be accepted.
For example do you think that it is reasonable to "cat call" women as they walk down the street? Do you think that the women should just "put up with it" as it is only annoying? Or should the people performing the act behave differently?
If you're getting offended where you shouldn't be offended, then you're not the victim.
So who sets these magical standards that define where and when a person can and cannot get offended?
This is not something that your can dictate from above "Thou shall not be offended by that". Reactions to things are personal, and what you or I may or may not be offended by is not necessarily something that won't offend something else.
A "micro-aggressions" is simply people with poor social skills trying to shift the blame for their lack of social skills onto others.
I see .. straight to blame the victim.
Damn auto corrections .. that should have read "born in the same country as you"
I'm not sure I see this as a 'micro-agression.' Or aggression at all, it's just a question.
You should watch the video. I've seen it (and others before). The issue isn't asking where you are from, it's the non-caucasion person saying they are from "here", and having that answer dismissed/disbelieved and then being asked "No, where are your parents from".
It's a subtle racism that assumes that people who don't look like you can't really have been born on there same country as you.
What can I say? But .. Timmy!
When he decides the world needs another of his missives, it simply happens
Oh god .. don't say it .. that Bennet is like .. Chuck Norris?!?!?!?!?
No Jar Jar.
That's why it's a teaser. Haven't you heard of bait and switch before?
I just realized that all of JJ Abrams' movies are the same style. That only hit me while seeing this trailer.
I don't know where you get that with this trailer. It looks like every other SW trailer that I have seen.