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TopicIf ever you needed an example to show someone what dog whistling is
Squall28
07/25/18 10:39:43 AM
#7
I'm not really familiar with what dog whistling is, but after reading the wiki article, how is this an example of it? It's pretty blatant for racists. Is there an additional coded message,or is it a parody statement so the irony is the message.
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TopicIs there a financial reason for companies to be pushing diversity now?
Squall28
07/25/18 10:32:29 AM
#14
Giant_Aspirin posted...
Squall28 posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...
Squall28 posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...
the only reason companies do _anything_ is for financial reasons because the only reason they exist is to make money


The meat of the question is if the diversity take is bringing in money for them. Thanks for being a smartass about it though.


and it must be if they continue to do it, no?


Actually not. Companies make bad financial decisions all the time. Thanks for playing though.


but larger industry trends, which you seem to be asking about, generally follow the statistics/numbers/etc. if analysts identified that using minorities in lead roles was hurting their bottom line, the industry will respond accordingly.


How about ghost busters? How about other companies trying to imitate cinematic universes? How about bitcoin? People follow what seems popular for extended amounts of time. We don't really know if it will work out until much later.
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TopicSo Trump places tariffs and in return tariffs are placed on us.
Squall28
07/25/18 10:27:37 AM
#2
Oh but you see we can use the money from our tariffs to help bail out these farms
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Topic'What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening'
Squall28
07/25/18 10:26:16 AM
#4
Because people like scapegoats.
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TopicIs there a financial reason for companies to be pushing diversity now?
Squall28
07/25/18 10:24:00 AM
#11
Giant_Aspirin posted...
Squall28 posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...
the only reason companies do _anything_ is for financial reasons because the only reason they exist is to make money


The meat of the question is if the diversity take is bringing in money for them. Thanks for being a smartass about it though.


and it must be if they continue to do it, no?


Actually not. Companies make bad financial decisions all the time. Thanks for playing though.
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TopicConservative comedy at its finest
Squall28
07/25/18 10:20:03 AM
#7
Who is this guy
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TopicIs there a financial reason for companies to be pushing diversity now?
Squall28
07/25/18 10:18:16 AM
#8
Darkman124 posted...
shrinking white population as % of total, and a portion of it is indeed "coming out in droves to see stuff now because a character is black instead of white"

but also a lot of the rest of the white population is complacent about diversity, because why wouldn't they be, so addition of minority characters motivates minority audiences to attend who otherwise wouldn't, without impacting white audiences (and possibly increasing them)

black people absolutely are more likely to see a film with a black lead. women are absolutely more likely to see a film with a female lead. white men are likely not going to see a rom-com regardless, but they are likely going to see a space opera regardless of the lead's gender or skin color.


yeah that makes sense

Black Panther was a huge success, and Hollywood is full of copycats.


I think a lot of them are missing what made black panther so special though. It felt like a cultural movement when it was coming out. Like my black friends went out of their way to tell people to go watch and support the movie.
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TopicScenario: Your best friend of almost 10 years ditches you and moves away...
Squall28
07/25/18 10:15:48 AM
#19
haha I was that friend. I moved away for work, and I'm not really a social person so I didn't really call or went out of my way to maintain the friendship. I came back years later, and our friendship is pretty much gone.

It can't hurt to invite him. Just send an invite. If he comes, he comes. If not, it'd be the same as if you didn't send it.
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TopicIs there a financial reason for companies to be pushing diversity now?
Squall28
07/25/18 10:11:19 AM
#4
Giant_Aspirin posted...
the only reason companies do _anything_ is for financial reasons because the only reason they exist is to make money


The meat of the question is if the diversity take is bringing in money for them. Thanks for being a smartass about it though.
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TopicIs there a financial reason for companies to be pushing diversity now?
Squall28
07/25/18 10:04:00 AM
#1
It's a nice to have, but it's strange that companies are marketting it so hard these days. Are people coming out in droves to see stuff now because a character is black instead of white now?
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TopicWhich of these 2 Bugs should I teach Rain Dance to?
Squall28
07/25/18 12:14:13 AM
#4
Is there any reason to use bug type pokemon?
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TopicRequesting black man ass pic
Squall28
07/25/18 12:08:27 AM
#10
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c6/df/3d/c6df3d00c8d348a4371e9631236f3827.jpg
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TopicBookbag vs. Backpack
Squall28
07/25/18 12:03:12 AM
#2
CanCanSam posted...
What is this?

FqZ0WYP


What the rich kids wore to school
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Topic68% of Millennial homeowners REGRET buying a home!!
Squall28
07/24/18 11:53:37 PM
#2
Buying stuff they can't afford? Don't think that's a millenial only thing.
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TopicSeems like it's harder to be successful on Twitch if you're an actual gamer
Squall28
07/24/18 11:49:56 PM
#2
Aren't the best streamers usually high level players of that game?
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Topic'A storm is brewing' in the US economy, says economist Diane Swonk
Squall28
07/24/18 10:07:22 PM
#7
Awesome posted...
everybody with a brain knows that the next recession will be worse than the last one and that its coming soon.


Why's that?
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TopicHow do you usually react to people with questionable opinions in your life?
Squall28
07/24/18 9:21:39 PM
#1
Say you have an uncle that insists that his ailments are due to evil spirits and he spends hundreds of dollars on witch doctors to rid him of the spirits

Do you you say hey it's your money, I respect your beliefs, do what you want?
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TopicRian Johnson Deletes 20,000 Tweets After James Gunn Firing
Squall28
07/24/18 8:33:54 PM
#17
Muffinz0rz posted...
Squall28 posted...
Darmik posted...
It's probably worth purging every tweet over a year old as a literally anyone now except the president

fixed


Fixed again
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TopicRian Johnson Deletes 20,000 Tweets After James Gunn Firing
Squall28
07/24/18 8:28:03 PM
#15
Darmik posted...
It's probably worth purging every tweet over a year old as a celebrity now.

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TopicMaternity+paternity probably does hurt your career
Squall28
07/24/18 8:20:28 PM
#10
MrResetti posted...
Squall28 posted...
MrResetti posted...
Squall28 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Getting paid to be gone for months seems like a pretty nice career tbh


Yeah what about when you come back and people don't need you anymore


Then you weren't worth having the job to start


Then no one will get leave

A good boss is integral to good numbas


That integralness will be covered by others.
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TopicMaternity+paternity probably does hurt your career
Squall28
07/24/18 8:05:43 PM
#5
MrResetti posted...
Squall28 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Getting paid to be gone for months seems like a pretty nice career tbh


Yeah what about when you come back and people don't need you anymore


Then you weren't worth having the job to start


Then no one will get leave
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TopicMaternity+paternity probably does hurt your career
Squall28
07/24/18 7:59:19 PM
#3
Muffinz0rz posted...
Getting paid to be gone for months seems like a pretty nice career tbh


Yeah what about when you come back and people don't need you anymore
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TopicMaternity+paternity probably does hurt your career
Squall28
07/24/18 7:39:04 PM
#1
My boss has been gone for months, and people have learned to do without him.
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Topicwhat one negative quality do people say you are irl?
Squall28
07/24/18 7:10:40 PM
#69
Condescending
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TopicMankey uses Thrash!
Squall28
07/24/18 6:26:44 PM
#2
What a troll lmfao
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TopicImagine regularly buying lottery tickets.
Squall28
07/24/18 5:45:52 PM
#5
Still better than vanity items
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TopicHow do you feel about women putting money in their bra?
Squall28
07/24/18 12:55:15 PM
#25
VTBM posted...
I only like it when hot women do it.


Only nasty women do it, and it's always wet.
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TopicProblem is people think that politicians actually give a shit.
Squall28
07/24/18 12:53:19 PM
#3
Meanwhile...

Republicans: Rich senpai please fuck me some more
Democrats: I'm offended!
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TopicA guy overhears a drive-thru worker's personal conversation on phone
Squall28
07/24/18 11:01:26 AM
#15
DirkDiggles posted...
Squall28 posted...
People in cushy corporate jobs do that kind of shit all the time and they get paid more than double of that.


Except that the guys in cushy corporate jobs handle more than manning the fry machine and squirting special sauce on cheap burgers. THey are not allowed to screw up orders like fast food works do very often. Screwing up in the corperate world can cost you millions of dollars for the company.


Lmao they screwed up all the time and not everyone is handling the millions. And even if they do, they jack up shit all the time. Half my career so far has been cleaning up people's bad decisions.
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TopicA guy overhears a drive-thru worker's personal conversation on phone
Squall28
07/24/18 10:54:15 AM
#13
SuperMedz3 posted...
and they want 15 a hour


People in cushy corporate jobs do that kind of shit all the time and they get paid more than double of that. Hell, half the posters here are posting during work hours.
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TopicWhy the fuck do people work at Amazon
Squall28
07/24/18 10:50:37 AM
#35
Inferno Dive Dragoon posted...
People take what they can get, it's not like there's a lot jobs out there to pick from, and it only gets worse every year. (And once automation goes into full swing, the real chaos will start.)

Slave or starve, welcome to the American dream.


I know people who recently moved here from China who is trying to move back now because the amount of work you have to do just to survive is crazy.
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TopicWhy the fuck do people work at Amazon
Squall28
07/24/18 9:58:00 AM
#26
How often do you see fast food places and retail hiring? Fast food is going down with the health craze movement, and retail is going down because people are buying stuff from online stuff like Amazon. Automation further lowers the jobs.

So getting a job is not as easy as you make it out to be.
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TopicWhat are you supposed to be getting out of battle ropes?
Squall28
07/24/18 9:42:56 AM
#1
I gave it a try at my gym out of curiosity, and it felt like I wasn't doing anything. The ropes are a lot lighter than I thought they'd be and I was just moving my arms. Is this supposed to be a cardio workout?
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TopicC/D You deserve to get shot and die if you shove someone to da ground
Squall28
07/24/18 8:21:17 AM
#2
C

Also if you say something kinda offensive a decade ago
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TopicRunning >>> Cycling
Squall28
07/23/18 1:06:15 PM
#31
Stronger bones not joints
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TopicRemember in the 00s when everyone was making gay jokes
Squall28
07/23/18 12:55:14 PM
#6
Remember when gay was a censored word on gamefaqs. Gamefaqs literally thought gay was offensive. Cjayc is going away guys
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TopicRemember in the 00s when everyone was making gay jokes
Squall28
07/23/18 12:51:04 PM
#4
Patty_Fleur posted...
I was modded for a gay joke yesterday. Am I going to lose my job?


Yes you are. Everyone did it in middle school, but only a few we're caught. You are going down buster.
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TopicRunning >>> Cycling
Squall28
07/23/18 12:49:39 PM
#23
ThyCorndog posted...
BloodyNate posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Running is bad for your legs


this, it fucks up your knees and shins

humans literally evolved to be able to walk long distances, not run

I dunno. yeah it fucks up our knees over time, but we're the best long distance runners in the animal kingdom. we can outlast horses. something about being bipedal


Had any if you ever done bear crawls as an exercise? That shit fucking blows
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TopicRemember in the 00s when everyone was making gay jokes
Squall28
07/23/18 12:48:20 PM
#1
We're digging that up now. You are losing your job.
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TopicPost in this topic if you're straight
Squall28
07/23/18 12:46:37 PM
#7
Hey boys
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TopicIs there a better representation of the Republican voter base?
Squall28
07/23/18 10:40:58 AM
#1
https://imgur.com/gallery/O2KHoLl
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TopicSure don't hear about ISIS anymore...
Squall28
07/23/18 8:13:48 AM
#4
The news rather cover people who say mean things on twitter.
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TopicWhat are the most casual gaming series?
Squall28
07/23/18 8:12:28 AM
#18
NBA 2k
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