She's apologized profusely.

It will be interesting to see if that is enough to save her job.

It's a wild, wacky world we live in.

This woman effectively destroys her life in less than a minute, yet you have a president who continues to tweet hurtful allegations of alleged (completely disproved) murder, for which the deceased's widower has asked him to stop doing.

And half of America is still ready to vote for him.
- Atomic Wedgie

It should be enough

The team has aged....time for a rebuild.
- Garnie

But Joe Thornton is still in his prime

It should be enough
- dmnted

I tend to agree that people get fired for this stuff way too easily.

Part of the idea of reformation is atoning for what you've done. I can't imagine a better personal lesson than her going back to her job with her tail between her legs and having to do conference calls and meetings with her colleagues who have all seen the video.

It would be a life lesson, as opposed to a swift overreaction that would harden her stance for her actions and embolden the ultra right wings morons who will cry about freedom of speech.

Today's Matchup...

I did not use a picture of Mystique as there were no "fair" pictures. Instead I took a picture from Rollerball.

A or B


- Aetherial

damn

damn


damn

B

Today's Matchup...

I did not use a picture of Mystique as there were no "fair" pictures. Instead I took a picture from Rollerball.

A or B


- Aetherial

B

It should be enough
- dmnted

I doubt it.

These things always end badly.

By now, she is probably getting death threats.

Inevitably, within the next few days, people will start digging into the guy's history. Does he have an overdue library book fine from 2003? Why did he have a dog treat in his pocket?

If you really want to go down a rabbit hole of internet shaming, google Mike Rossi Boston Marathon.

Oh frank, it really hammers home the "truth is stranger than fiction" saying.

I tend to agree that people get fired for this stuff way too easily.

Part of the idea of reformation is atoning for what you've done. I can't imagine a better personal lesson than her going back to her job with her tail between her legs and having to do conference calls and meetings with her colleagues who have all seen the video.

It would be a life lesson, as opposed to a swift overreaction that would harden her stance for her actions and embolden the ultra right wings morons who will cry about freedom of speech.
- TheMussel

i say (frank) that stupid female dog, what would have happened to the person if there was no video

I tend to agree that people get fired for this stuff way too easily.

Part of the idea of reformation is atoning for what you've done. I can't imagine a better personal lesson than her going back to her job with her tail between her legs and having to do conference calls and meetings with her colleagues who have all seen the video.

It would be a life lesson, as opposed to a swift overreaction that would harden her stance for her actions and embolden the ultra right wings morons who will cry about freedom of speech.
- TheMussel

I just wish there was some kind of sincerity-meter because atone does kind of require a real request for forgiveness rather than something drafted by your lawyer. I’m actually kind of perplexed by the whole thing. I don’t like the idea of every person being fired for any bad moment they might ever have but there’s such an escalation of ugly racism right now. The whole issue is made more confusing because I’m sure every company does all kinds of poling and focus groups to help them decide “what’s right in their hearts”.

I’m all for life lessons. I wish there were more of them.

I doubt it.

These things always end badly.

By now, she is probably getting death threats.

Inevitably, within the next few days, people will start digging into the guy's history. Does he have an overdue library book fine from 2003? Why did he have a dog treat in his pocket?

If you really want to go down a rabbit hole of internet shaming, google Mike Rossi Boston Marathon.

Oh frank, it really hammers home the "truth is stranger than fiction" saying.
- Atomic Wedgie

wikipedia wasnt helpful, did he actually run the time he gave?

I doubt it.

These things always end badly.

By now, she is probably getting death threats.

Inevitably, within the next few days, people will start digging into the guy's history. Does he have an overdue library book fine from 2003? Why did he have a dog treat in his pocket?

If you really want to go down a rabbit hole of internet shaming, google Mike Rossi Boston Marathon.

Oh frank, it really hammers home the "truth is stranger than fiction" saying.
- Atomic Wedgie

You know who gets death threats?

* The parents of kids killed at Sandy Hook cause it’s all a hoax, don’t you
* Grocery clerks who try to enforce rules about masks in stores
* The Governors of a bunch of states depriving people of one essential freedom or another
* Mr. Rogers from the cardigan lobbyists

When people start to believe that their survival or at least their political and social superiority is at stake the normal rules of democratic behaviour no longer apply. Scary times down there.

I doubt it.

These things always end badly.

By now, she is probably getting death threats.

Inevitably, within the next few days, people will start digging into the guy's history. Does he have an overdue library book fine from 2003? Why did he have a dog treat in his pocket?

If you really want to go down a rabbit hole of internet shaming, google Mike Rossi Boston Marathon.

Oh frank, it really hammers home the "truth is stranger than fiction" saying.
- Atomic Wedgie

I think she lost her job. That was a terrible thing that she did.

WHAT DOES KAREN MEAN?

Karen is a mocking slang term for an entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged white woman. Especially as featured in memes, Karen is generally stereotyped as having a blonde bob haircut, asking to speak to retail and restaurant managers to voice complaints or make demands, and being a nagging, often divorced mother from Generation X.
- Atomic Wedgie

this 'KAREN' thing seems to have a particular US context as well.

Today's Matchup...

I did not use a picture of Mystique as there were no "fair" pictures. Instead I took a picture from Rollerball.

A or B


- Aetherial

Not many come close to Michelle Pfeiffer.

A

I think she lost her job. That was a terrible thing that she did.
- PatC80

They said she was on administrative leave while reviewed it

new blog everyone

this 'KAREN' thing seems to have a particular US context as well.
- MaximusAurelius

Not really. It was popularized in Britain first.

They said she was on administrative leave while reviewed it
- Canada Cup

she now has damage her work place image/reputation which she can be let go for.

wikipedia wasnt helpful, did he actually run the time he gave?
- senstroll

Oh frank, no.

I just looked at the Wikipedia - it doesn't give you 1/100th of the story, so here goes.

And keep in mind, I'm only scratching the surface of this story. Go get yourself a coffee.

A Philadelphia DJ (mostly weddings, but has a part time gig at a station) runs the 2015 Boston Marathon. He creates his own film of it, etc.

He subsequently gets a form letter from his kids' school - that they can't authorize him pulling his kids out of school to attend (the Boston Marathon is on a Monday in April).

So he writes a little response to the principal on Facebook, saying that the experience in Boston taught the kids history, civics, cuisine, etc., so he's not sorry. The letter was actually pretty clever - and I identified with it, as I had in fact pulled out my two kids from school to run the exact same marathon. He never actually mails back the letter to the principal, but it goes viral.

So immediately two things happen: Rossi becomes a bit of a celebrity - even appearing on Good Morning America.

And, I swear to goodness, the principal starts getting death threats. Anonymous idiots on the interdweebs take such offence to a form letter, they start threatening the principal. The principal's son has to plead with people to stop.

So you would think that would be the end of it. Ha ha ha HAHA, that's just the beginning of this crazy train.

A couple of Philly locals who do not like Mike Rossi figure out that he cheated in order to qualify for Boston. This is a huge franking no-no in the running community. They look at his times, figure out that he ran about 40 minutes faster than he ever had before - essentially impossible.

This spreads like wildfire on a running site called Letsrun.com - which has an anonymous message board which is the wild, wild west. A bunch of them decide they are going to take Rossi down. They form committees to analyze everything - including going through every single photo taken of the race. They crowdsource it - it's thorough.

It forces the LeHigh Marathon Committee to make an official ruling - and they take the easy out. They basically say that although they strongly suspect he cheated, they can't prove it.

This enrages the Letsrun mob, but it emboldens Mike Rossi. He goes on a gloats - and at least to the casual reader, it seems that Rossi knows his harshest critics personally.

And then it gets really, really personal, and really really weird. Potshots at Rossi's hair, his personal life, his wife. He returns fire.

About this time, a new person arrives at Letsrun - Ken Stillman, a 450 lb. rival DJ and wedding photographer (I swear to god, I'm not making this up). Him and Rossi have a grudge, because apparently Rossi got him fired from a gig.

It gets deeply, deeply personal. Insults of each other's kids. Rossi discloses that Stillman has been sued by multiple couples for not delivering on their wedding videos.

This rages on for about a year. At one point, Rossi gets Inside Edition (I swear, this is true) to set up a scam gameshow where Ken thinks he is going to answer sports trivia, but instead is confronted by wedding couples who still want their videos.

And then Ken dies. Yeah, he dies.

Rossi gloats on Letsrun. People get even more furious. But Rossi's livelihood has dried up. It takes a toll on his marriage.

Rossi gets arrested in the parking lot of a Kenny Chesney concert. And then another arrest for domestic assault. And then another domestic assault arrest.

His life has pretty much been completely destroyed.

All because of a simple little letter that went viral.

Oh frank, no.

I just looked at the Wikipedia - it doesn't give you 1/100th of the story, so here goes.

And keep in mind, I'm only scratching the surface of this story. Go get yourself a coffee.

A Philadelphia DJ (mostly weddings, but has a part time gig at a station) runs the 2015 Boston Marathon. He creates his own film of it, etc.

He subsequently gets a form letter from his kids' school - that they can't authorize him pulling his kids out of school to attend (the Boston Marathon is on a Monday in April).

So he writes a little response to the principal on Facebook, saying that the experience in Boston taught the kids history, civics, cuisine, etc., so he's not sorry. The letter was actually pretty clever - and I identified with it, as I had in fact pulled out my two kids from school to run the exact same marathon. He never actually mails back the letter to the principal, but it goes viral.

So immediately two things happen: Rossi becomes a bit of a celebrity - even appearing on Good Morning America.

And, I swear to goodness, the principal starts getting death threats. Anonymous idiots on the interdweebs take such offence to a form letter, they start threatening the principal. The principal's son has to plead with people to stop.

So you would think that would be the end of it. Ha ha ha HAHA, that's just the beginning of this crazy train.

A couple of Philly locals who do not like Mike Rossi figure out that he cheated in order to qualify for Boston. This is a huge franking no-no in the running community. They look at his times, figure out that he ran about 40 minutes faster than he ever had before - essentially impossible.

This spreads like wildfire on a running site called Letsrun.com - which has an anonymous message board which is the wild, wild west. A bunch of them decide they are going to take Rossi down. They form committees to analyze everything - including going through every single photo taken of the race. They crowdsource it - it's thorough.

It forces the LeHigh Marathon Committee to make an official ruling - and they take the easy out. They basically say that although they strongly suspect he cheated, they can't prove it.

This enrages the Letsrun mob, but it emboldens Mike Rossi. He goes on a gloats - and at least to the casual reader, it seems that Rossi knows his harshest critics personally.

And then it gets really, really personal, and really really weird. Potshots at Rossi's hair, his personal life, his wife. He returns fire.

About this time, a new person arrives at Letsrun - Ken Stillman, a 450 lb. rival DJ and wedding photographer (I swear to god, I'm not making this up). Him and Rossi have a grudge, because apparently Rossi got him fired from a gig.

It gets deeply, deeply personal. Insults of each other's kids. Rossi discloses that Stillman has been sued by multiple couples for not delivering on their wedding videos.

This rages on for about a year. At one point, Rossi gets Inside Edition (I swear, this is true) to set up a scam gameshow where Ken thinks he is going to answer sports trivia, but instead is confronted by wedding couples who still want their videos.

And then Ken dies. Yeah, he dies.

Rossi gloats on Letsrun. People get even more furious. But Rossi's livelihood has dried up. It takes a toll on his marriage.

Rossi gets arrested in the parking lot of a Kenny Chesney concert. And then another arrest for domestic assault. And then another domestic assault arrest.

His life has pretty much been completely destroyed.

All because of a simple little letter that went viral.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yeah, well, we all have problems.

Today's Matchup...

I did not use a picture of Mystique as there were no "fair" pictures. Instead I took a picture from Rollerball.

A or B


- Aetherial

A please!

Yeah, well, we all have problems.
- bobbyisno1

Good Morning my Leafy bushpeople.

Emma Dumont voted out yesterday


- Aetherial

Cool.
She looks ill.
Give her a cheeseburger and sunlight.

It should be enough
- dmnted

Nope.
Get rid of her.