Dominic and Ryan Higa are friends and often in each other's videos. I thik Phillip Chedeeb was in Ryan's "Best Crew" video too.

Um there is a link in the post to an article where the widow of Challenger's commander expresses disappointment at the usage of the clip. I think most people are disappointed by tge fact that she didn't take them into account and her statement seems to brush off their grief.

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My opinion on Beyoncé before reading Jez was basically the same as yours. Talented singer, but overall not super interesting and generally benign. I can say my opinion went from genuine indifference to "why the hell do people act like her shit doesn't stink?" even when presented with some really questionable…

That is not the video for that song released by the band this is:

What I'm trying to say is that this particular instance doesn't have a clear connection to her race. The families and NASA are the ones expressing disappointment at the clip, which is of perhaps the worst moment of their lives, being included in a pop song. I think Britney, Gaga, et al would receive similar reactions…

Many do disregard the credibility of black artists, but I'm arguing against her implication the main cause of criticism in this case is Beyonce's race. Aerospace and NASA are a huge deal where I'm from and I find it highly insensitive that she would disregard the feelings of the surviving families, friends, and NASA…

I apologize if you feel insulted, but also feel you are twisting my words quite a bit. To clarify, I teach 11th and 12th grade (so 16-18 year olds), not small children who require a more delicate approach than what I normally use with my older teens. Secondly, I'm not talking about instances that aren't racist in my…

Also pointing out that though minority populations receive a disproportionate amount of consequences for breaking the rules and/or law, it is a disingenuous generalization to say they are the only ones that do. If this were the case, no white child in the US would ever get detention and there were be no white people…

Maybe not discussing it at this moment, but in my town, yes we were. This instance in particular is being spoken out against by a widow of one of the deceased. I give those talks to my students (they aren't lectures really) to help them understand that not every perceived slight is the result of their race and that…

I really dislike using racism as an explanation for why using the clip is in poor taste seeing as the widow of one of the victims is the one who spoke out. I find it problematic because I grew up in a city with a huge aerospace industry and memorials to these disasters built in our public spaces. Her race doesn't even…

I drive down a main street in my area named Challenger Way. There's an image of the shuttle on the main sign and a memorial on the spot where the street intersects the central street in tge downtown area. I was born 2 years after the disaster, but it's impossible to not know about the depth of the tragedy where I'm…

Agreed. I live in a city built around aerospace. We have memorials and main streets renamed for Challenger and Columbia as well as Apollo park (less playground and more of a nature park built around the landing shuttle of the Apollo 11 mission but with monuments for each of the Apollo missions). Everyone around here…

My husband and I are convinced we were robbed by the UPS driver for our old neighborhood. He delivered to our door once and took a suspicious peek over my 5'11" husband into our house. My husband asked him what he was looking for and the guy never delivered to our door again. We were robbed about 2 weeks later by a…

She sounds an awful lot like my sister, difference being we never got along ever. I live halfway across the country from my family (they all moved away when I left for college, some abandonment issues there on my part excasterbate the situation). Last year I visited for my birthday and at my birthday dinner, where I…

Exactly. Many "kids" (she is an adult) her age are a year or less away from graduating college. I knew people applying to grad school at her age or supporting their families. Granted they were wont to do irresponsible things, but they were educated and/or willing to learn. I teach HS and her behavior is more comprable…

Old Navy is a terrible store run by terrible people who use sweat shops and the clothes is very cheaply made. I worked there three years and met most of the higher ups including the CEO. He "quizzed" me on their jeans and asked me which Old Navy style was my favorite. He wasn't pleased to find out that I don't fit in…

Flying does that to people, which is why I try to not let mine out on others who probably are equally cranky. Keeps tge flight as civil as possible. I did once ask someone to moving so much in the seat in front of me because they caused the drink I had on the seat-back tray to spill, but after I put my tray up, I…

After reading her version for a 5th time, it seems like there was a misunderstanding that lead to his snide, under-breath remark. Namely, Lindy indicated she wanted him to let her into her seat by saying "hey, sorry..." but didn't move out of where she was standing in the aisle, effectively blocking him from being…

This is what I was looking for too and never found it in her narration. I'm tiny, literally child-sized (5 feet), and have both been the person whose space is violated and who accidentally violates others' space on public transport. I just try to diffuse by apologizing or ignoring and letting the situation diffuse…