Trumpenproletariat posted:

I'm Trans-corporeal

Trumpenproletariat posted:

I think "the right to be sold a gun" and "the right to have a gun" overlap quite a bit there, poster ScrubLeague

Until capitalism falls and we give guns to all proletarian families for free in order to defend themselves against the inevitable counter revolution

OXBALLS DOT COM posted:

Just fyi the nra is almost entirely funded by private donors. They are real good at branding

Big Fat Iguana posted:

lol homeless people can't afford to go to Burning Man

Trumpenproletariat posted:

What does private donors mean in this context? Individuals?

Big Fat Iguana posted:

The thing is when you give a home to a homeless person they ~magically~ stop being homeless

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

By and large yes.

get that OUT of my face posted:

how much do they take from gun manufacturers, the group that they really represent?

steinrokkan posted:

im gonna kill the grown ups who put beyonce on par with malala and ginsburg

quote:

You'd think stuff like this would be the bare minimum to be a liberal, not be a loving icon for the cause. The richer you get, the lower the bar goes. When you're rich, as long as you're not a complete piece of poo poo, all you need to do is say you're for equality + donate some pocket change, and all of sudden you're a champion for the cause. Secure your legacy. Show how brave you are for giving a poo poo. You're not like the other rich people; you care.

People spend their entire lives trying to help people, slugging it out in the trenches, all while making poo poo pay. They will never go down in history. But if your rich, talk about how much you love gay and black people: its all it takes to be loved by entire movements.

Ego-bot posted:

Remember when Ginsburg told Kaepernick to shut up?

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Female traffic light signals to go up at pedestrian crossing as Committee for Melbourne tackles 'unconscious bias'
By Yvette Gray



Pedestrian traffic lights depicting female figures will be installed in Melbourne's CBD today as a part of a lobby group's push for gender equality.

Ten female pedestrian figures will be installed on traffic lights at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets as part of a VicRoads-approved 12-month trial.

The Committee for Melbourne — a non-profit organisation comprising more than 120 Melbourne business and community groups — is behind the move.

Chief executive Martine Letts said having only green or red silhouettes of men discriminated against women.

"The idea is to install traffic lights with female representation, as well as male representation, to help reduce unconscious bias," she said.

Ms Letts said the group wanted to see female and male representation on all pedestrian crossings.

"We know that Melbourne is the world's most liveable city and we would really like to see Melbourne also known as the world's most equal city.

"The aim is to move towards one-to-one male and female representation across the state of Victoria."

It costs an average of $8,400 to change six traffic lights.

Ms Letts said some people had questioned the move, but said the program was backed by Victorian Governor Linda Dessau.

"Some people have expressed a little scepticism wondering whether it's gesture politics rather than having any real substance," she said.

"But these symbols are a practical and meaningful way to demonstrate that in fact 50 per cent of our population is female and should therefore also be represented at traffic lights."

The program has been funded by the Committee for Melbourne and Bayswater company Camlex Electrical.

Last year the City of Yarra paid tribute to Victoria's first female councillor, Mary Rogers, by placing her silhouette in a pedestrian crossing at a major intersection in Richmond.

Nonsense posted:

Peanut President posted:

Why not just a red X and a green O?

Minge Binge posted:

i don't keep up much with pop culture politics, so I have no idea why beyonce is seen as such an important figure to liberals.

Minge Binge posted:

...speaks out for trans rights.

Ego-bot posted:

Remember when Ginsburg told Kaepernick to shut up?

get that OUT of my face posted:

she stepped back from those remarks so points to her. this is still true though
https://twitter.com/lowenaffchen/status/738113674762702848

Andorra posted:

Beyonce performed for Gaddafi's family.

Andorra posted:

Beyonce performed for Gaddafi's family.

call to action posted:

So? Gaddafi was awesome.

Minge Binge posted:

You'd think stuff like this would be the bare minimum to be a liberal, not be a loving icon for the cause. The richer you get, the lower the bar goes. When you're rich, as long as you're not a complete piece of poo poo, all you need to do is say you're for equality + donate some pocket change, and all of sudden you're a champion for the cause. Secure your legacy. Show how brave you are for giving a poo poo. You're not like the other rich people; you care.

Nonsense posted:

Terror Sweat posted:

Sweatshops are empowering

Ytlaya posted:

If I had a 100 million dollars I would just donate like $95M, resulting in the entire nation praising me as literally Jesus despite me still being a rich person with 5 million dollars. I'd be on the covers of magazines for my unbridled generosity due to the immense sacrifice of going from "really loving rich" to merely "really rich." Poor single mothers working several jobs to make ends meet would encourage their children to look upon me as a role model.