Bday Prang

Just now, stevenl said:

"only if you consider it racist to criticise a group of (non white) people for extremely bad behaviour whilst mentioning their ethnicity,for clarity, so no its not "racism day" ."

 

It is racism if a whole group is tarnished due to behaviour of some.

So in effect the only racism in the OP was the tarnishing of the reputation of the entire french population due to the behaviour of a few "french" arabs       This outrageous racism could easily have been avoided if the journalist responsible had reported the full details and the true nature of those involved     No arguing with that is there? 

On 1/18/2025 at 12:07 PM, newnative said:

For a start, ban tourists from renting motorcycles.  

thats actually a good idea

10 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Get real, who wants a happy ending from a male masseur?

Well not me for sure, but then again I have never claimed to be a fan of DEI.   If I was that "woke",  Surely it would be hypocritical to decline such an offer 

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

No you can't all cuttings will follow the same date as the original.

thanks for confirming that.   I read somewhere that a huge amount of ornamental bamboo originates from the same "mother" and a whole lot of people in the UK where whinging that their costly yet new and ostensibly young  plants had unexpectedly died (of old age basically)

On 1/17/2025 at 5:07 PM, Jingthing said:

I did something surprising (to myself) recently.

I was talking to a Thai who had limited English and wanted to express a thought about native Americans, what others might call American Indians, indigenous people, First Nations, etc.

But my first impulse in order to actually effectively communicate the thought was to first say Indians but realizing that sounds like from India to a Thai so I then put my hand to my mouth moving it back and forth and said POW WOW Indians! OMG -- what had possessed me?

So racist. I don't think I've ever said or gestured POW WOW Indians before in my life. But he understood immediately, smiled and didn't try to cancel me. 

I have no regrets. Sometimes you just want to communicate. But still a bit surprised that I did that.

 

Have you had such POW WOW moments talking to Thais?

 

 

not racist at all.

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

My massage lady could probably remove wheel nuts without a spanner.

now you are talking lol.   But out of interest did you never consider a male masseur in the interests of diversity? 

2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

"The Welcome Decline of DEI: A Step Forward for America"

And the rest of the world

1 minute ago, Airalee said:

The problem is that any discussion regarding “intellectual capability” or IQ is forbidden in todays leftist western countries.

 

The “no child left behind” act was instrumental to the dumbing down of the younger generations.

 

The flooding of western countries with low IQ morons was, in my opinion, by design.  
 

Springfield, Ohio and other small towns had ridiculous numbers of Haitians (average iq of 67) dumped on them, and it was claimed that they needed workers even though the unemployment rate in Springfield was higher than the national average.

The dumbing down of populations is nothing new, Pol pot simply executed anybody who even looked clever, Importing morons is simply a more "acceptable " method.   Stupid governments are fearful of an educated electorate

6 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Biological fact: Women cope with extremes of heat and cold better than men do

my mrs must be the exception that makes the rule

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Ask the Soviet Army generals of World War II how they would have fared without women . 800,000 were integrated into their armies.

well to be honest the entire human race would be extinct if it wasn't for women, would it not?  

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Biological fact: Women cope with extremes of heat and cold better than men do.

And in my experience they are also  better at ironing shirts, but not much use at changing a punctured tyre. 

Just wondering if one can successfully take cuttings from auto flowering plants, and grow them to maturity,  or will they start flowering when they reach the same age as the "mother" plant

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Was she a diversity hire when she became California's Attorney General, a senator, and the Vice-President?

 

Methinks you are clutching at straws.

No straws required, she lost , thankfully.

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

guess female co-pilots are there "just in case" too.

somebody has to make the tea. 

13 minutes ago, theblether said:

The relevance of that McNamara's Morons video is that DEI attempts to promote people beyond their intellectual capability. 

 

We have always known the truism that "everyone will rise to their own level of incompetence." 

 

What's different now is that people are short-circuiting the system based upon their DEI status and inflicting their incompetence on us all without even having the decency to put in the effort to climb the ladder. 

 

And I jest you not - this is as serious as a heart attack. The 70% population is crashing in numbers due to depopulation. If you think things are bad now, wait till you see what happens by the year 2040, 2050 max. And a fair number of us will be alive to see that. 

 

I wouldn't go as far as "bookmark this comment and come back in 15 years" but countries including Thailand will meltdown as there won't be enough people to conduct a functioning society. 

I agree with what you say but I think Thailand will fare better than you think. They have their own issues but so far seem to have avoided the DEI virus

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You should be careful choosing who to fly with. In the US, 5% of airline pilots are female. Air India is even more, 10%.

fortunately there will always be a man present on the flight deck "just in case" and they are never expected to park up unsupervised

6 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

it can affect the whole organisation. Stock prices, dividends, and survival of the business are important. 

those things are indeed important to most people who live the in the real world  However, to the advocates of this DEI insanity who either live in the protected environment of low quality "universities" or who are "employed" in non-jobs funded by the taxpayer or who simply live off benefits,  none of the things you mention have any meaning whatsoever

1 minute ago, theblether said:

 

Apparently they are all on a sex strike so we'll not need to worry about the next generation of lefty weirdos as they won't be born at all. 

We can only live in hope

3 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

A person with Down's Syndrome would not be qualified to fly a plane. A person of a minority race, gender, or even transgender might be qualified. If they are, they should be considered for the job.

"considered" sure that's perfectly ok  but not given or guaranteed  a job because they are "special" at the expense of a more capable "normal " person.  If I was running a business I would expect to employ who ever I wanted without explaining myself to somebody like you