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January 11th, 2023 at 11:21:27 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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Do these people conceivably believe this stuff or are they just Trolling us?

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The department specifically decided to remove the word “field” from its curriculum and replace it with “practicum"... Language can be powerful, and phrases such as ‘going into the field’ or ‘field work’ maybe have connotations for descendants of slavery


https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/usc-will-no-longer-use-the-word-field-over-racist-origin/
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January 11th, 2023 at 11:28:51 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me]
January 11th, 2023 at 11:37:14 AM permalink
ams288
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Quote: odiousgambit
Do these people conceivably believe this stuff or are they just Trolling us?



https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/usc-will-no-longer-use-the-word-field-over-racist-origin/


Who cares?

Yes, that is obviously silly and dumb to freak out over “field.” But is really it worth anyone whining online about?
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
January 11th, 2023 at 12:08:33 PM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: odiousgambit
Do these people conceivably believe this stuff or are they just Trolling us?


If 99% or more of the population have to look up a word to find out its offensive, someone is really wasting our time.

Yeah, maybe if you're in a different country, you have to check certain words you commonly use.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
January 11th, 2023 at 12:57:34 PM permalink
terapined
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Quote: odiousgambit
Do these people conceivably believe this stuff or are they just Trolling us?



https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/usc-will-no-longer-use-the-word-field-over-racist-origin/

Amateurs
Thats it
One word
They should go all in like Lake Superior State University
https://www.lssu.edu/traditions/banishedwords/#toggle-id-2-closed
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January 11th, 2023 at 5:14:23 PM permalink
DRich
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: terapined
Amateurs
Thats it
One word
They should go all in like Lake Superior State University
https://www.lssu.edu/traditions/banishedwords/#toggle-id-2-closed


Thank you. I have never heard a Lake Superior State University. I actually had to look it up and see where it was at.
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January 13th, 2023 at 8:57:50 AM permalink
rxwine
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A Ukrainian soldier has had successful surgery to remove an unexploded grenade from his chest, senior officials in Kyiv have said.
Surgeons removed the weapon from just beneath the heart of the injured servicemane!

The operation was carried out without using electrocoagulation — a common method to control bleeding during surgery — because “the grenade could detonate at any moment”, Maliar said.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
January 13th, 2023 at 9:08:25 AM permalink
ams288
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WTF

https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1613938363060424718?s=46&t=bb6QBeMHMGlpAzH15jZnzw

2019 video of George Santos introduced himself as “Anthony Devolder,” the founder of “United for Trump.”
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
January 13th, 2023 at 5:20:41 PM permalink
missedhervee
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Voter fraud has FINALLY been proven, and OMG this is freakin' priceless...

https://news.yahoo.com/republican-candidates-wife-arrested-charged-234347668.html
January 13th, 2023 at 6:00:26 PM permalink
Gandler
Member since: Aug 15, 2019
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Quote: missedhervee
Voter fraud has FINALLY been proven, and OMG this is freakin' priceless...

https://news.yahoo.com/republican-candidates-wife-arrested-charged-234347668.html


The problem is the right wing in convinced voter fraud is a real thing on a wide scale metric (not all, but most, yes most 70% of Republicans still think Trump won).

So, they have the mindset that the only way to beat a cheater is to cheat better. It is a delusional and dangerous mindset. On a local level it may be silly, but it can cause massive systemic problems.

Arrest them all, and there will be less Republicans (especially because Red states tend to have to most strict felon anti-voting laws).