Political Correctness thread

[IrishLion]

This is so sexist. I can't believe you are enjoying yourselves talking about women that way.

God help us for the dearly departed Gentleman's Club.

 

[wizards8507]

Tennis world No. 701 Dmitry Tursunov weighs in on John McEnroe-Serena Williams controversy

 

[IrishLax]

This is so sexist. I can't believe you are enjoying yourselves talking about women that way.

Which post is sexist?

 

[wizards8507]

Which post is sexist?

All of them, cis scum.

 

[IrishLax]

10th grade.

They've got the height, and a year of high-school competition under their belt to help them adjust to the experience that the all-star women have had.

I think a team of the 12 best 8th graders in the country would be a pretty even match.

Like this dude here -- ]8th grader born with one arm inspires many with in-game dunks | For The Win -- is more athletic as an 8th grader than every single player on the women's national team. And he's not even close to an "elite" top level AAU player.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Good thing our military is focused on major cultural and structural overhauls to facilitate women in combat roles instead of learning how to stop losing wars.

 

[IrishLion]

I think a team of the 12 best 8th graders in the country would be a pretty even match.

Like this dude here -- ]8th grader born with one arm inspires many with in-game dunks | For The Win -- is more athletic as an 8th grader than every single player on the women's national team. And he's not even close to an "elite" top level AAU player.

I guess I'm not giving enough weight to the idea that the "best" kids are all usually anomalies for their age range.

I guess it's not unreasonable that there are 12 8th-grade boys out there that already have the height and developed coordination to handle the best WNBA players.

And that's really my only hangup when you ask "Just how young would the youngest team to beat them be?" is the puberty/height thing.

Idk whether or not you'd be pushing it to find 12 8th graders that are tall enough, coordinated enough AND skilled enough to beat the tallest/best WNBA shooters.

Usually those guys emerge as freshman or sophomores once puberty and some exposure in AAU has kicked in, right?

 

[NorthDakota]

Good thing our military is focused on major cultural and structural overhauls to facilitate women in combat roles instead of learning how to stop losing wars.

Bigot.

I guess I'm not giving enough weight to the idea that the "best" kids are all usually anomalies for their age range.

I guess it's not unreasonable that there are 12 8th-grade boys out there that already have the height and developed coordination to handle the best WNBA players.

And that's really my only hangup when you ask "Just how young would the youngest team to beat them be?" is the puberty/height thing.

Idk whether or not you'd be pushing it to find 12 8th graders that are tall enough, coordinated enough AND skilled enough to beat the tallest/best WNBA shooters.

Usually those guys emerge as freshman or sophomores once puberty and some exposure in AAU has kicked in, right?

I bet if there was a legit mechanism to locate the best 8th graders... they'd win. Like you say...AAU and high school ball is where we find them for the most part.

 

[koonja]

The amount of fouls the best women's team would have trying to keep up with even the best 8th grade boys would be insane.

They'd either give up layups and wide open 3s, or foul out in minutes.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

The amount of fouls the best women's team would have trying to keep up with even the best 8th grade boys would be insane.

They'd either give up layups and wide open 3s, or foul out in minutes.

With lots of falling down and clapping in between.

 

[Irish#1]

Which post is sexist?

Didn't think I needed italics.

 

[IrishLax]

Didn't think I needed italics.

 

[koonja]

Anyone actually listen to the Mcenroe sound bite? He wasn't at all trying to go after Williams, and was surprised by the question.

Her passive aggressive, melodramatic response on twitter... Anyone want to talk about that?

"Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. I've never played anyone ranked 'there' nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir,".

Adding fuel to a fire that isn't there.

 

[IrishLax]

Anyone actually listen to the Mcenroe sound bite? He wasn't at all trying to go after Williams, and was surprised by the question.

Her passive aggressive, melodramatic response on twitter... Anyone want to talk about that?

"Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. I've never played anyone ranked 'there' nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir,".

Adding fuel to a fire that isn't there.

"Respect her privacy"... as she is all over social media, posts pictures of herself daily, makes political statements daily, and has multiple national ad campaigns running at the moment.

 

[Domina Nostra]

And the comment was about the thing she does in public: tennis.

 

[ACamp1900]

McEnroe: Williams Sisters Have Bad Attitude - ABC News

 

[NorthDakota]

Anyone actually listen to the Mcenroe sound bite? He wasn't at all trying to go after Williams, and was surprised by the question.

Her passive aggressive, melodramatic response on twitter... Anyone want to talk about that?

"Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. I've never played anyone ranked 'there' nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir,".

Adding fuel to a fire that isn't there.

#LikeAGirl

 

[NorthDakota]

So regarding California's travel ban on states who aren't snowflakey enough, what happens when happens if UCLA somehow makes it to the Final Four next year in San Antonio?

 

[dshans]

So regarding California's travel ban on states who aren't snowflakey enough, what happens when happens if UCLA somehow makes it to the Final Four next year in San Antonio?

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

 

[NDgradstudent]

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

Right. And UCLA's coaching staff, AD, etc., are state employees. And it's not just about Final Four games. What about regular season games? What about recruiting trips?

And it isn't just the listed states. They don't want to go to any state that "allows discrimination" against "LGBT" people. Well, that would be just about every Republican state. So are they actually going to avoid all of those states? Or is this just posturing?

 

[NorthDakota]

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

Im aware anyone can go.

So how about the team? They gonna make the players pay their own way to get to San Antonio? Would it be improper benefits for boosters to give them tickets?

 

[IrishLion]

Right. And UCLA's coaching staff, AD, etc., are state employees. And it's not just about Final Four games. What about regular season games? What about recruiting trips?

And it isn't just the listed states. They don't want to go to any state that "allows discrimination" against "LGBT" people. Well, that would be just about every Republican state. So are they actually going to avoid all of those states? Or is this just posturing?

Im aware anyone can go.

So how about the team? They gonna make the players pay their own way to get to San Antonio? Would it be improper benefits for boosters to give them tickets?

The California AG actually just released a statement (or answered an interview question?) yesterday and said that they haven't discussed or released a legal opinion on state universities travelling for athletics yet.

I'd imagine they will be allowed via "preexisting contracts" or some such loophole.

 

[phgreek]

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

The entire staff are state employees...So the coaches, equipment managers, support staff...on their dime? Man I'm rooting my ass off for UCLA because I want to see that bus wreck.

I give that idiocy about one cycle before a carve out happens or California changes to a more "outreachy" and less insular and insolent approach to influencing things. NEVER works when people on the outside AND inside resent you.

My prediction is, they'll back track and call their basketball players ambassadors of the California way if UCLA makes the tourney, they'll backtrack so fast, it'll impact earth rotation.

 

[IrishLax]

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

He was obviously asking what happens to the staff/administrators/players/representatives if they have an athletic contest in a prohibited state... because no one is going to fund a charter jet out of their own pockets...

The answer to his question is actually they don't know yet -- they're discussing the parameters vis a vis athletics internally and will issue direction at a later date:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">California AG's office tells <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick">@outkick</a> it hasn't yet provided an official legal opinion on if travel is banned for sports teams/staffs. <a href="https://t.co/k3MidSBpHI">pic.twitter.com/k3MidSBpHI</a></p>— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/879485187880620033">June 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[NorthDakota]

Grammar issues aside, any citizen of California cared to go – no problema. Any state employee would have to spend their own damn money and not state funds.

Also, I'm curious if they'll be allowed to go period since they'd be there as an employee of California rather than as an individual person.

This could be fun. California....lol what a bunch of loons.

 

[IrishLax]

Also, I'm curious if they'll be allowed to go period since they'd be there as an employee of California rather than as an individual person.

This could be fun. California....lol what a bunch of loons.

Yes, you can go you're just not allowed to use state funds.

 

[Rack Em]

Also, I'm curious if they'll be allowed to go period since they'd be there as an employee of California rather than as an individual person.

This could be fun. California....lol what a bunch of loons.

If this gets all the way to the federal courts, expect it to be struck down swiftly. If I remember correctly from my Constitutional Law class, the courts have absorbed freedom of interstate travel into the Commerce Clause (which the Court bastardized long ago).

 

[IrishLion]

Yes, you can go you're just not allowed to use state funds.

If this gets all the way to the federal courts, expect it to be struck down swiftly. If I remember correctly from my Constitutional Law class, the courts have absorbed freedom of interstate travel into the Commerce Clause (which the Court bastardized long ago).

"Preexisting Contracts" for athletic events, such as non-conference games and home-and-home series would also probably be a useful loophole that makes it a non-issue.

And by the time the preexisting contracts (out-of-state games) are all fulfilled, and new schedules are needed, this will probably all be resolved legally anyway.

 

[wizards8507]

In "intersection of things I like to talk about news," it looks like the auction scenes in the Pirates of the Caribbean rides at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be altered beyond recognition to make them less triggering. Make your way to Anaheim or Orlando to take a wench for a bride while you still can.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

My favorite ride, by far. Seems we're destined to watch as every nostalgic symbol of our childhood is corrupted beyond recognition. Put not your faith in princes, I guess...