“We need epidemics” is somehow never said by people who, themselves, want or expect to die in an epidemic. It’s just a thin veneer over some ugly racist bullshit: diseases should wipe out Those Other People who are weak and undesirable.

You think it pisses people off to know you spent $55 dollars for something worth 2 bucks and that warns them you’re trash?

I’m just going to gently second what mocena said. I’ve been with a guy who hit walls and threw things when he was angry. The first thought it my mind was not reassurance that he knew putting hands on someone else was wrong, it was that putting hands on someone else (me!) would/could be next. It was terrifying. Lashing…

Listen, I don’t know you and I don’t know when you are punching walls, but I want you to know this: even if YOU “know” you’d never hit a woman, if you are punching walls when you get angry and your partner is in the room, you are being fucking abusive and scary.  My ex used to punch walls when he got angry with me and…

I think the biggest problem facing us is that diversity of culture is expected to take a backseat to white America. It wasn’t California or NY who dragged this country to hell in 2016.

Oooookaaaay, assuming we’re speaking of Gouda here, neither of these dumbasses were right.

The first woman was approaching the Allegheny Union Plaza building on Centre Avenue to meet someone who was going to give her money for her children.

I was not hyping them up. I said that I hated knee jerk reactions like this because there are people more deserving of that energy. I even corrected the first person to reply by saying that this is what they’re supposed to be doing.

For me, it’s not about giving credit and it’s not about defending white fragility. It’s…

It provides evidence that the young men who were arrested were arrested for their race and/or gender, not for “violating the dress code”. They can sue and these women helped them get evidence that their arrest was unlawful.

I’ve been a supporter of Mr. Avenatti, but I take charges like these seriously. The jollies I get from watching Avenatti taunt the thin-skinned orange baby do not usurp my values and my decency. Therefore, I support a thorough investigation of these allegations followed by the appropriate course of action.

Pause.

Make no mistake. This is what white people are supposed to be doing.

I am just tired of seeing those who put forth the effort treated as try hards or accused of looking for validation while others get chance after chance because they date black or can milly rock.

Eminem has done what for the culture exactly?…

To the other commenters, where did they act like they cured inequality? They proved a point and people, like local news, took notice. That’s like step #1 of deconstructing white supremacy - using your privilege to not only acknowledge it exists but also right the wrongs it produced.

I see this divergence around what’s…

No stress at all! I think imposing that kind of narrative can be just as destructive as imagining them as heartless, selfish people. And I can definitely see where my original post could have been leaning into it.

You’re right of course. I just dislike the popular narrative of abortion being some agonizing, psychologically destructive choice. But that’s my issue, not yours. Apologies for the unnecessary response.

And this is where I gotta just scream into a pillow or something. The only value black lives have to people like the esteemed governor of Mississippi is from when they’re tumbling down a Fallopian tube to when they’re attached to the uterine wall. Fuck the mothers if they want access to healthcare and nutrition to…

So to sum up the racist’s understanding here:

Most of the time they don’t even work for that company, and are being shafted benefits because they’re third party. They definitely hate the company as much as, if not more, than the customers do.

Since outgoing calls weren’t recorded, and I was a senior rep that did a lot of outgoing calls, bonding over how much…

EVERY time I am tempted to get “shirty” with a CS rep on a phone call (when I am pissed off at the company) I remember the person on the other end probably hates them as much as I do and is there to make me happy. It behooves me to not piss off THAT person with my poorly aimed pissed-offedness (don’t yell at the…

Call centres are bullshit and nobody should ever be trapped in them for as long as I was. That said: The mantra of people being able to hear your smile is absolutely true. The skill of persuading people over the phone can easily be carried over to real life. Certainly makes calling in to the bank or the cable provider…

When I worked telemarketing jobs back in school for a bit of pocket money, the mantra was “Smile and dial”. The idea was you make more sales when you smile. Even over the phone, the rube customer can hear a smile and will generally react positively to it.