It’s not “inconsequential” if it causes friction with your client. You can say “this is fucking bullshit and fuck anyone who disagrees” as much as you want because you’re an uninvolved keyboard warrior, but the employer has to be pragmatic.
No task exists in a vacuum; optics are part of the job. Nobody can be forced to employ him in the position that he prefers. If he feels strongly about it, he can establish his own transportation company called Lolita’s Bus Line and attempt to win the school district’s contract on his own merit.
P.S. Moderating your own self-expression to accommodate the comfort level of a diverse audience is a healthy, mature part of human social interaction. You aren’t obligated to do so, but you must expect friction and obstacles when you don’t. There are times and places to let your true colors fly. It’s wise to recognize that and seek out those settings.
They’re the good guys in Fallout 3 in the sense that they’ve taken it upon themselves to provide clean water and protect people from super mutants. They’re also the bad guys in the sense that they make no attempt to discern sapient ghouls from feral ghouls; they shoot all mutants on sight. And of course their chapter had a civil war so there is a splinter faction present in Fallout 3 that clings to the old isolationist tech-hoarder ways.
Every individual on this planet has the right to express themselves independently of how others around them might perceive them.
Yes, absolutely. We have the right to express ourselves. But we aren’t entitled to employment in any position we want at any company we want regardless of how we express ourselves in public while representing that company. “Dressing in flashy attention-seeking outfits and displaying a sign that says Lolita” isn’t a category that’s protected from employment discrimination.
The dude isn’t facing criminal charges. Just normal workplace consequences that anyone should have expected regardless of whether you feel it’s right.
It’s a matter of professionalism and optics. I work for an impressively liberal financial institution, but I guarantee you I would be written up at best (probably fired) if I showed up to work in a pink schoolgirl dress and put a sign on my desk that said “Lolita’s Credit Union.”
The driver wasn’t arrested. His identity doesn’t appear to have been shared publicly. The wording in the article implies that he still works for the transportation company but was taken off of the school route. It’s not like it’s a witch hunt. He’s just facing the natural consequence of unprofessional behavior.
If you’re going to be the public face of a company, you shouldn’t comport yourself in a way that anyone with half a brain cell would know is uncomfortable and offensive to your client (in this case, a Catholic private elementary school).
An obviously photoshopped picture at that. The camera spacing is so weird and it doesn’t even have a flash.
Same way they always have. You pay a subscription fee and you get the magazine delivered to your door. You might also find it at booksellers that carry a wider selection of magazines. Lots of people still enjoy printed media. Of course, you can also access a lot of the content on SI.com.
The UK can’t get hurricanes. Any storm that far away from the tropics, by definition, is not a hurricane (and is statistically likely to be far weaker and less destructive than a hurricane). So nobody would have had the opportunity to shoot at a hurricane in the UK in the first place.
Oh hey this works on Boost too and I had never heard of the feature until now. Thanks, kind stranger!
Yes, she’s been very upfront about it. She makes it clear at her fundraising events that the proceeds are going to charitable organizations. Her campaign has been soliciting canned goods and menstrual hygiene products, instead of cash, in exchange for yard signs and stickers.
I get your cynicism, it’s a well-known adage that anyone who seeks power doesn’t deserve it. But for as long as we have elected federal representatives, I’d prefer to elect representatives who actually make tangible efforts to take care of people. Even if you see it as self-serving, to me it’s refreshing to see a candidate appeal to voters’ compassion instead of appealing to their fears and prejudices.
I was too, but then again it says she’s the first to be on the COVER of the swimsuit issue. So out of a few dozen models in the swimsuit issue any given year, only a very select few of them are going to be a front cover model, and the same highly recognizable models are often on the cover multiple years. I notice a lot of the big name models are married to male soccer/football stars, musicians, etc… so it’s actually not that shocking to me that it would take this long for an openly lesbian model to be on the cover.
Congrats to Lauren Chan, seems like she worked very hard for this and she’s doing what she can to be a voice for inclusivity and positivity. The photos look great.
The annual swimsuit issue is neither of the above. It’s just non-explicit, non-pornographic swimsuit modeling. It’s a special issue that they do every year, separate from the monthly magazine that’s actually about sports.
You had me at fried okra 😋 but lost me at ranch 😣
You think most parents have gotten falling down drunk? Around their small children, no less? Is alcohol abuse really that rampant?
What a delightful read! I appreciated the quick FAQ about domesticated skunks at the end.
I’m glad that the fire damage was minor and fully contained to his own home, that he’s getting mental help, and above all that nobody was injured. The story could have turned out very differently.
How come you never fired your weapon in the office before? It’s called a desk pop. We’ve all done it.
Possession and dissemination.
Also, the definition of “POSSESSING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD” under New York Penal Law § 263.16 specifies “any performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less than sixteen years of age.”
Yes, he hasn’t been convicted of anything, but the accusation is that he shared sexually explicit images of a child who was 15 or younger.
Oh, absolutely that’s true, and I hope I didn’t imply otherwise. It goes both ways. What’s healthy and mature is learning how to meet people where they’re at and avoid conflict. Sometimes that means overlooking things that make you uncomfortable, and sometimes that means being mindful of how your own appearance and behavior can make others uncomfortable.