This Week in Stupid (21/09/2014)

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hello everyone welcome to a belated edition of this weekend stupid for the 21st of September 2014 this week I'd like to apologize that I'm a day late I'm sure you were all missing Jessica Valenti so I went to the Guardian and got the first article I found and yes it's stupid as fuck good men don't let women get raped so why aren't you guys doing enough rape jokes calling women sluts protecting a friend from driving drunk instead of preventing sexual assault you know better and it's on you - good god Valenti you make it sound like the people you prevented from driving home drunk then went on to sexually assault someone Jessica is obviously everyone's girlfriend and men you need to do more maybe you don't think you're supposed to help stop rape maybe you think that's up to women or maybe you don't know where to start either way you have disappointed her here's how 99% of your great guys but too many of you insist on pretending otherwise all right there I see you on Facebook saying you were raped by difficult standardized tests I see you on YouTube posting the Tosh inspired video of men lightly touching women's stomachs and running away I know I know it was juvenile I hear you on campus calling women sluts but she's promiscuous or remaining silence when your friends do they're not wrong I watch the bar as you posture as if these behaviors make you more of a man at the very least prevent you from being called a pussy a bitch or worst of all a girl you are better than this and I have a sneaking suspicion that you know that's already fucking how look can we just just have a laugh please can we just relax we'll sit down we'll open a bottle of wine and then we'll just just relax we'll talk about the things just de-stress you a bit please whenever you tell a rape joke you may think everyone else just assumes that you don't really think it's funny but that's not necessarily true because if there's a potential rapist around you which is always a possibility you're essentially telling them that what they do is normal what you have to say about that I don't none of them rapists darling that they're normal they're just the guys it was just a joke you may not think that there's a survivor of sexual violence around but it's even more likely that you just made him or her feel awful what are you gonna do that you can apologize I'm pretty sure these are not outcomes you want to be a party to oh I know I'm not it was I didn't mean to offend anyone it was just a joke I didn't think you could hear from all the way over there you know better than this already young man and if you know to protect your friends from driving drunk but do not know to stop these same people from raping women you should know that you can do more listen sweetheart you're going off the deep end you took you telling me all my friends are rapists and instead of stopping come from raping I'm stopping them from getting into a terrible car crash on the way home come on on Friday morning President Obama announced the latest part of the White House's campus sexual assault reform program the reform program a new project aimed at men on campus you are a man on campus it's called it's on us look it up encouraging them to intervene I'm sure it will help but I also find it profoundly depressing that young men need the president of the United States to get them to do what they already know is needed and what is just and step up on this issue what have you been doing I such a mangina I mean I know that you're constantly being told that you need to be tough the boys don't cry and however many girls you hook up with that's somehow an indicator of your masculinity I imagine the standard suffocating about putting on a guise and impenetrable manliness every day can be exhausting and I'm sorry for that it's truly unfair but your silence or complete in the face of summit sexual violence objectification and sexism that's right sexism does not make you any tougher or cooler nor contrarian it just makes you part of the problem you don't want to be part of the problem do you no dear of course I don't and just try to imagine the other side imagine how different your life would be if you were expected to live in fear of sexual violence all the time oh I don't think anyone's expect you to live in fear if you were expected to wear certain safe clothes and to never walk alone at night in public to run with your keys in your hand imagine just imagine if you couldn't have a cocktail at a bar because if you did and then you neglect it to take one of these measures and happen to be attacked you would get blamed for getting raped and having a cocktail uh-huh yes okay all right I John II well think we could all stand to be just a little bit braver and act with a lot more urgency and we might not need to ask what men should be doing because it would be obvious and it would be done I agree dear I'll go and make a video about it's on us I really need something a bit more lighthearted now that Jessica Valenti has told us all off but I'll tell you what we're not getting any for at least a week Satanic temple to distribute materials to schoolchildren in Florida thank fuck this is so much nicer than Jessica Valenti the Satanic temple has announced that will provide pamphlets on Satanism to students in Florida following the School Board's decision permitting the destructor distribution of religious materials among the materials they're set to be distributed a pamphlets on the philosophy practice of Satanism The Satanic temple tenets and also the sect tell schoolchildren about their legal rights to choose to practice Satanism according to the official press release oh well that's brilliant I'm sure they're diehard followers of Satan and the Christians are like well we do respect your beliefs earlier this month the school system made the decision to let any religious and atheist materials be provided in fools the temple said that although it does not agree with the School Board's decision to allow religious materials in schools it will continue to ensure that pluralism is respected whenever the church state division is breached yeah okay fair enough I think it's silly and provocative but I can see their reasoning we think the responsible thing to do is ensure that these students are given access to a variety of different religious opinions as opposed to standing idly by while one religious voice dominates the discourse and delivers propaganda to the youth fair enough I'm quite certain that all of the children in these fuller Florida schools already aware of the Christian religion and its Bible and this might be the first exposure these children have to the actual practice of Satanism we think many students will be curious to see what we offer I imagine they will The Satanic temple came into the media spotlight after announcing it was going to erect a seven-foot Baphomet statue next to the Ten Commandments monument at the Oklahoma State Capitol I'm sure that's in no way had deliberate dick move child friendly Satan statue for Oklahoma State Capitol awaits final judgment I can't really imagine a statue of Satan that children wouldn't instantly see him burst out into tears over but go on fucking brilliant that in no way looks like Satan has these children under his dark spell child fucking friendly I'm scared of that statue but this is all so fucking stupid because Baphomet is just a corruption of the word Mohammed taken from the Knights Templar when they were repressed by the fucking church and King of France they were accused of worshipping an idol called Baphomet which was really just Mohammed there may have been Templars that converted to Islam or started a strange cult of their own or whatever it's got nothing to do with the biblical Satan we decided to go for Baphomet because it is a fairly traditional character Lucien Greaves spokesperson for the Satanic temple said well I hate to break it to you Lucien but it's got nothing to do with Satan and if Satanism has got everything to do with this then Satanism has no thing to do with satan and if that's the case why call it Satanism the 10 commandments still stand at the state capitol Lucien said we are fully willing to replace our monument at the Capitol even my while the L ACLU suit is fought with the understanding that a judgment against the Ten Commandments will have ramifications for our monument as well likely resulting the removal of both exactly this is political all of this is political you want to distribute religious satanic materials to children and place a statue of Baphomet in your State Capitol designed to be child-friendly as a political statement I don't think you should be doing that and I really think that you know that this is incredibly provocative to Christians which is entirely the reason that you are as for why it's important to erect a statue of Lucifer it's not Lucifer it's Mohammed next the 10 commandments grief said we would never suggest that the Satanic monument should be represented on Capitol grounds if it wasn't for the fact that the Ten Commandments monument already stands there the idea of a salt ramon monument related to any one religion standing on capitol grounds is offensive okay that's fine so you are doing this specifically because christianity offends you you I really doubt that if it was a hindu statue you'd be making a big fuss about this i really think this is just because it's Christian and you're Satanists and you chose to use the name Satanist because it would piss off the Christians and seriously so you're doing it for selfish reasons you find it offensive and Satan is someone who your opposition cannot abide by so you get them in the emotions and in the in the religion there's fucking selfish don't come out giving any bullshit about secular law and kids safety and all this or bollocks you just as selfish as they are probably more so we often hear from feminists academia that women have natural leadership skills they list these natural leadership skills as one being self-aware by having the ability to understand yourself from the way you impact others to the ability to influence others by communicating a compelling three the ability to motivate others to develop themselves and spur them into action for the ability to build trusting relationships five and the ability to welcome and react well to feedback and I'm sure that like me you're wondering why most leadership development programs for women fail and what can we do to change that empowering women's leadership is trendy but how can the movement get some real traction when it comes to leadership development the focus on women is all the rage as an executive coach working with senior leaders in Fortune 500 companies I've seen a noticeable uptick in the interest of developing female leaders companies are boasting about their efforts to attract and retain women and we see more and more female centric lists popping up the most powerful women spotlights on up-and-coming women and what companies where women want to work employing networking groups for women have also sprung up like wildflowers and with them came websites blogs special programs all of them heralding the efforts to being made to meet bring more women into leadership which is why everyone's so baffled that all of this help isn't working behind the veneer of enthusiasm the numbers of women at the top leadership positions of most companies remains largely the same in America's top companies only four point six percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and sixteen point nine percent of corporate board positions are currently held by women that's incredible given the great lengths that you have just explained that you've gone to to get women into these positions if you can't get women into these positions with all of these means that quotas and outright favoritism that you have displayed here then maybe just maybe it's you guys that shit but statistically speaking men still have the upper hand that's right women this is an arm wrestling match and women suck at arm wrestling so as any wonder we've got 80% of the executive suite and corporate boards 87% of line officer positions 70% of management and top management positions and we're twice as likely as women to advance and nearly four times as likely to make the jump CEO and in the meantime women hold 14% of executive office obsessions 17% of the board seats and only 3 to 4 percent of CEOs goatee men even with all the special help we're literally beating you with one hand tied behind our backs I don't know why you guys are presenting this as some sort of gender war but okay that's fine and we're winning mentoring programs and recruitment efforts notwithstanding yet then highlight your own failed attempt the real status of women in corporate America reflects the status quo best obviously with such a track record even the most well-intentioned corporate leaders risk inviting the cynical perspective that what they really want is a way to pretty up their image to show off their efforts with women without really making a change they are desperately trying to make a change women aren't cooperating so what can they do well one start and end with the numbers this isn't about quotas it's about data but it is also about quotas to give programs traction leadership development programs that ostensibly prepare women for leadership roles without ever putting them in those roles nearly raise the self-image of the company that offers them not the women themselves so the companies spend money training for women women for leadership roles but then never give them that leadership role so they waste money just to make myself look good is it like the patriarchy that doesn't care about profits three include men in women's leadership are you quite sure that you've thought this through because that seems bit counterintuitive and it seems that what you're actually asking for is what efforts are being made to include the men who hold leadership and management positions so they will also help to advance women you're expecting men to do the work for them and actively participate in nepotism aren't you having worked with so many executives from wide ranging companies on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley from Times Square to the Las Vegas Strip I can say with confidence that many company leaders spearheading efforts to advance and retain women are intentional and sincere and results would indicate that these steps will be worth the effort companies with more women in leadership have been shown to outperform their competition by more than a third Jesus really a company that as women as leaders is 30 percent more profitable I can't believe there are any companies led by men except I can and I'll let john carmack explain why what is oculus is approach to their clear gender gap and how you're going to not port that into VR so I will address this carefully I noted that there were some people online even an article pointing out fit that oculus Connect is mostly male I will point out that in the selection process there were very few women that applied it was not that we selected for males and in fact women may have actually come out ahead in the selection process by a very slight margin I'm not a hundred percent sure what we can do you know it's this isn't a problem with VR this is something that is widespread in the tech industry and I don't think that virtual reality has any innate quality that really makes it immediately obvious that we're going to be the thing that has a lot more you know women becoming interested in virtual reality and coming to developer conferences or becoming game developers then again I'm not an expert on this issue I don't really actually know what the best way to solve it it's not something I'm it's not something that I'm that I'm equipped to do we are having a hard time hiring all the people that we want it doesn't matter what they look like there is a lot of something in the tech industry and that's very clearly fear these feminists psychopaths can't get women to cooperate with these guys and they're going after the guys as being responsible for it they're doing everything they can you morons look at them then they look terrorized Oh God a woman has asked us a question about gender we did everything we could we had all the quotas in the world on the affirmative action we could think of we just don't know what else to do and now she's giving us the judgy look I can't believe some of the shit I come across psychologists minorities are a beast because of racism fucking what our racial microaggressions making you fat no the food you put in your mouth is making you fat but a professor at New Jersey public university thinks so academia is entirely compromised I swear to God a study by Rutgers University newark claims that minorities are obese because racial microaggressions caused them to eat fast food and avoid exercise you are fucking kidding me surely you don't think a more prosaic reason might be something like fast food is fucking delicious and exercise is hard work best avoided when you expose the negative stereotypes you may gravitate more towards unhealthy foods as opposed to healthy foods said Luis Rivera the experimental social psychologist who conducted the study I think everything we need to know is in that guys job title you may have a less positive attitude towards watching your carbs or cutting back on fast food towards working out and exercising he explained to an idiot who is interviewing him lapping it up I'm sure what the fuck Rivera said Hispanics who believe negative stereotypes about themselves with three times more likely to be overweight or obese evidence that their beastie comes from believing the stereotypes that's not evidence of that correlation does not always imply causation I suspect that Hispanics who believe negative stereotypes about Hispanics are probably poor and I know that poor people aren't usually more likely to be obese than rich people because they hunt they can only shit food there are plenty of other reasons then racist microaggressions he said that the stereotypes will spread not only through the mass media but also subconsciously through seemingly harmless social interactions including so-called microaggressions oh I see this is like when a black person hands me my change and I say thank you boy right because I do that every fucking day there are more subtle ways in conversations and interactions with each other although people don't explicitly say you are a you are B there are ways in which those messages are communicated ephemeral just nebulous ways that I can never really explain to you but just trust me there are ways it could be teachers it could be your parents it could be your friends Rivera study appears in this summer's journal edition of the Journal of social issues of course it fucking does the Journal of social issues is clearly the only kind of shit rag that's going to print this ethical racial stigma and health disparities from psychological theory and evidence to public policy solutions you don't have any evidence of your theory I don't want you influencing public policy solutions you have to pay for the article so I couldn't get it but it's basically a call for scientists to directly petition the government with the findings of their quote-unquote research this is typical social justice bullshit in action and they're trying to propagandize the government to engineer social change based on incredibly tenuous findings it seems self-evident that this has an ideological agenda I need something cheerier but there isn't anything socialite balanced her checkbook as Sun eight Lay Dying next her in her $2,300 a night's Manhattan hotel suite after she fed him an overdose of crushed pills and vodka fucking hell that is some cold shit right there the trial of a pharmaceutical executive and socialite worth millions who purposefully fed her young son an overdose of fatal drugs began today in New York City Gigi Jordan 54 Foster of crushed pills and booze down the throat of her eight-year-old autistic son Jude Michael mirror in a $2,300 a night suite at Manhattan's posh Peninsula Hotel on February 4th 2010 I don't know why this has come to me now but I couldn't not mention this she then balanced her checkbook and called her financial advisor to transfer a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars from her son's trust into her account as he lay on the bed slowly dying next to her the prosecution stated in that opening argument fucking hell you soulless hag after forcing the pills down the boys throat with a syringe and spending the night with his body Jordan then attempted to take her own life by consuming the same mixture of pills and vodka she gave her son why transfer the money out of the account then why but was foiled when members of law enforcement kicked down the door to the room and found on the floor incoherent and babbling she immediately said to one officer I want a lawyer well I don't know about you but that sounds like total bullshit to me why the fuck would she transfer the money out fix her finances if she was planning to sue then kill herself and why did the cops break down the door why did they even turn up who called them and the first thing she says when she's on the floor dribbling and blur I want a lawyer do you do you really he showed up want a doctor the prosecution believes that she had no regard at all Fairchild is a cold and calculated killer miss Jordan is so distraught so emotional so emotionally disturbed that she balances her checkbook in that room on her bed with her dead child only a few feet away he then described the terrifying scene law enforcement officers walked in on when they found the two back in 2010 saying there were enough drugs in that room to fill a pharmacy shelf well the evidence seems to speak for itself I'd feel quite sorry for defense attorney Alan Brenner who painted a much different picture in his opening statement the one of a caring loving and devoted mother who is terrified of the suffering her son was going through in addition to his medical condition Jordan alleges that her son's biological father and second husband has been sexually abusing the boys since he was an infant fucking hell why wouldn't you just tell the police she brought him the piece he couldn't have during his life she protected him from the animals that she couldn't keep from his door before then argued Brenner desperately saying look I have to say something Brenner plans to argue that Jordan killed her son while in the grip of an extreme emotional disturbance which would then allow the jury to convict her of manslaughter run the murder killing a person save him from future abusers never been recognized as a defense for murder in the state of New York or probably anywhere Jordan who according to the New York Times has gone through 11 defense lawyers since she was charged over four years ago faces up to life in prison if convicted but will probably get off on a combination of being female and wealthy even though the trial is expected to last until next November fucking how that's just dark isn't it I really think we need to end on something light ten ways you're being unfaithful to your spouse and you don't even know it being alert to ways spouses can be unfaithful to their mates is vital otherwise you might not know they're actually being unfaithful these ten behaviors can lead to the ultimate unfaithfulness learn them and be on your guard the ultimate in unfaithfulness remember this number one flirting having a little playful fun at the office with a co-worker can't be too bad but you may rationalize after all flirting is fun but avoid it like the plague it's dangerous if someone flirts with you ignore it what falls into the category of flirting well everything here's one explanation of what flirting is it usually involves speaking and behaving in a way that suggests a mildly greater intimacy than the actual relationships between the two parties would justify even though even within the rules of social etiquette which generally disapproves of direct expression of sexual interest this may be accomplished by communicating a sense of playfulness or irony body language can include flicking the hair eye contact brief touching etc well that is definitely the ultimate in infidelity that is ultimately unfaithful a bit of mild flirting that in no way results in penetrative sex touching or kissing but okay I can see how flirting is on the list and it is number one out of ten so number two confiding in the opposite gender this is getting a bit paranoid when you pour out your troubles to someone of the opposite gender you're putting yourself in a vulnerable position it may seem harmless after all you just needed a shoulder to cry on if you've got a problem talk it out with your spouse what if I'm talking about my spouse to understand how I feel about them that's the best ever shoulder to cry on not not all the time if that's working if that's not working for you try trusted relative clergyman or therapist oh yeah not someone who may consider this an invitation for intimacy look you you can have friends who are of the opposite gender who don't actually want to be intimate with you even if it doesn't start that way too often it ends that way it's a form of unfaithfulness and we're not incredibly paranoid number three spending time alone with someone else what appears to be an innocent lunch out with someone of the opposite sex or stopping by for a chat and that someone's home without your spouse is definitely in the category of unfaithful behavior you or the other person may say hey we're both adults nothing's going to happen well things do happen it's not appropriate go home and spend that time with your spouse Jesus Christ this is paranoid number four talking negatively about your mate when you're a true friend someone you never say bad things about them to others your mate is your best friend and it's the last person you should ever talk about negatively if you have a beef with your honey talk it out with him or her let your conversations with others focus on the good things about your spouse that's being faithful the exception here is abuse thank God dimension if abuse is happening you need to be reported to a trusted friend counsel in the police you must keep yourself safe but otherwise don't ever say a bad thing about your partner no matter how much for Herod and their being keep it all bottled inside don't confide in a friend especially not one of the opposite gender you might be able to give you a different to run the situation and really help you understand that would be cheating number five chatting on the internet with someone of the opposite sex well I thought that went without saying but if you think this is harmless think again it may start out that way but it definitely won't end that way just it's it always leads to something seedy this was clearly written by Christian fundamentalists something engaged in what they considered innocent talk with a former boyfriend or girlfriend through high school or college days or even with a stranger one thing can lead to another and before you know it your marriage is in jeopardy don't do it it will only end in sorrow and heartbreak for your family fucking hell number six dressing to attract the attention of someone other than your spouse well that actually seems fairly legitimate if you're dressing up to look good for someone else you need to re-examine your motives trying to attract someone else by wearing a sexy looking outfit is one more way to jump into unfaithful waters yeah okay I'll give you that I think that's probably true number seven writing personal intimate notes or letters to someone else if you're writing a letter of condolence and congratulations or other good wishes let it be from both you and your spouse then there will be no misunderstanding about your intentions I'm so sorry your husband died from Sargon and not sargans wife and wink-wink number AIDS not being a willing sexual partner with your spouse now that's what I always said not putting out Jessica isn't being unfaithful be faithful to your spouse means giving yourself over to him or her to enjoy the intimate side of your marriage to withhold sexual intimacy from your spouse is not doing your part in keeping your marriage strong and fulfilling it creates sorrow and even suspicion being a faithful spouse means doing your part to make it a beautiful relationship in all aspects I don't agree but I can think of relationships I've been in where I really really want to okay number nine putting your parents before your spouse is being unfaithful your spouse must always be the number one person in your life if something wonderful happens to you like a promotion a confirmation of pregnancy or any other give me you may be tempted to immediately call a parent to share him the joy resist let your spouse be the first one to know your good news and then share it with others or you're being unfaithful number 10 putting your children before your spouse kids matter they are very important people in your life but not more important than your spouse if you knock your spouse off the top of your priority list you are not showing total - fidelity to him or her your mates must come first even before your own kids not only does it cement your marriage and make it stronger it gives your children the best security blanket they'll ever have well I can see the reasoning but I really think we need to know what situations in which we might power kids before our spouse but um check yourself on these points and make sure you're being a hundred percent faithful to your spouse by doing this you'll create genuinely happy and fulfilling marriage and fucking early as they might be right kinda seems like a lot of work though doesn't it I think this marriage advice from the deeply paranoid has really helped us all out

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Published: Mon Sep 22 2014

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I love Sargon, but this video was pretty weak compared to most of his. Pretty much like he just wasn't all there.

To be fair, though, he's been very active doing really long videos and live streams, so I can forgive it.

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👍︎︎ 1 👤︎︎ u/ttumblrbots 📅︎︎ Sep 23 2014 🗫︎ replies

Jesus, that last article read like a 1940's Good Housewife Guide.

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