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Post by JimC » Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:01 am

I am a racist when I use white paper.

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Post by Hermit » Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:04 am

JimC wrote:I am a racist when I use white paper.

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa...
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Post by pErvinalia » Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:14 am

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pErvin wrote:It's certainly offensive. I just lol'ed at the idea that a computer algorithm could be racist.
Every time use tune the colour balance of an image in Photoshop you're actually being racist.
True. And using colour instead of black and white is racist against Asians.
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Re: Problematic Stuff

Post by Svartalf » Fri Apr 28, 2017 9:15 am

JimC wrote:I am a racist when I use white paper.

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa...
I'm racist too, for I do the same, but I don't feel any guilt, I'm not normal I guess.
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Post by Forty Two » Mon May 08, 2017 7:37 pm

A student suspended from school for 10 days for "liking" a picture of an Airsoft gun on Instagram.

http://www.fox19.com/story/35355907/mid ... -instagram

It's a fucking BB gun.... it's like Red Ryder Carbine Action Range Model Air Rifle that that Ralphie in the movie "A Christmas Story" wanted.

I guess today, Ralphie would be suspended from school for mentioning it to his teacher and writing an essay about it at school entitled "What I Want for Christmas."

LOL.

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I'd sue the school. This is ridiculous. They're going to police what students "like" outside of the school grounds? Somewhere, freedom of expression must still exist... he likes an airsoft gun. what the fuck is illegal about that? Thought crime?
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Post by JimC » Mon May 08, 2017 11:39 pm

Maybe the suspension was for using social media during class time when he should have been working...
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue May 09, 2017 12:40 am

These High School Students Did A Nazi Salute For Their Class Photo : https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrul ... lass-photo

What's the world coming to...
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue May 09, 2017 12:44 am

JimC wrote:Maybe the suspension was for using social media during class time when he should have been working...
According to this article the student was scrolling down Instagram at about 7-8 o'clock in the evening when he saw a photo of the air gun and 'liked' it. The next morning he was suspended. Now the questions is, why was somebody from the school monitoring his social media use, or, who reported his 'like' to the school, and why? Either there's more context to this or else the school has seriously overreached its remit.
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Post by JimC » Tue May 09, 2017 2:23 am

Brian Peacock wrote:
JimC wrote:Maybe the suspension was for using social media during class time when he should have been working...
According to this article the student was scrolling down Instagram at about 7-8 o'clock in the evening when he saw a photo of the air gun and 'liked' it. The next morning he was suspended. Now the questions is, why was somebody from the school monitoring his social media use, or, who reported his 'like' to the school, and why? Either there's more context to this or else the school has seriously overreached its remit.
If that's how it went down, then this would be a case where I would agree with 42...
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Post by pErvinalia » Tue May 09, 2017 2:40 am

Forty Two wrote:A student suspended from school for 10 days for "liking" a picture of an Airsoft gun on Instagram.

http://www.fox19.com/story/35355907/mid ... -instagram

It's a fucking BB gun.... it's like Red Ryder Carbine Action Range Model Air Rifle that that Ralphie in the movie "A Christmas Story" wanted.

I guess today, Ralphie would be suspended from school for mentioning it to his teacher and writing an essay about it at school entitled "What I Want for Christmas."

LOL.

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I'd sue the school. This is ridiculous. They're going to police what students "like" outside of the school grounds? Somewhere, freedom of expression must still exist... he likes an airsoft gun. what the fuck is illegal about that? Thought crime?
As usual, the truth of an article isn't necessarily as clear as you paint it to be. Here's what the school said:
"Below is the statement given to FOX19 NOW by Superintendent Russ Fussnecker:

“Concerning the recent social media posting of a gun with the caption “Ready”, and the liking of this post by another student,.."

Notice "another student"? This suggests that the post was made by a student at the school. That's a clear threat to the school. Another student liking that is serious concern given they are potentially offering support for a school shooting. I don't know whether suspension of the student was appropriate, but bringing the police in to investigate both of them would seem like a sensible course of action.
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Re: Problematic Stuff

Post by laklak » Tue May 09, 2017 2:42 am

Just beat the shit out of the little fuckers. That'll learn 'em.
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Post by JimC » Tue May 09, 2017 3:00 am

Russ Fussnecker...

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Post by pErvinalia » Tue May 09, 2017 3:02 am

:lol:

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Re: Problematic Stuff

Post by JimC » Tue May 09, 2017 3:23 am

A bit like a major Earthquake in California, the next US school massacre is clearly overdue... :tea:
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Post by laklak » Tue May 09, 2017 3:29 am

We got the best school massacres. Really great. Bigly. Trust me.
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