Minor Pleasures (11 Viewers)

[Deadmanposting]

I don't think it's like Michael Jackson raping children

Kinda sorta.
More on the side of if we really dig someone's music, we can tend to look upon accusations as a threat to something/someone we love, and want to defend the accused, rather than side with the alleged victim.
We think we're being even-handed, but really we're biased because we are emotionally invested in the whole thing just fucking going away and not being true.
If it's someone we hate - we're very happy to go in all guns blazing.
Natural human reaction. We see things as we are.

A lot more people would be "wait let's hear the facts" on Damon Albarn or David Bowie, versus a little more "fuck that douchebag, hope he hangs" if it was Kanye or the 1975 dude.

But a big part of what victims face when they weigh up seeking justice against someone with significantly more power than them; the stan backlash.

 

[ernesto]

Kinda sorta.
More on the side of if we really dig someone's music, we can tend to look upon accusations as a threat to something/someone we love, and want to defend the accused, rather than side with the alleged victim.
We think we're being even-handed, but really we're biased because we are emotionally invested in the whole thing just fucking going away and not being true.
If it's someone we hate - we're very happy to go in all guns blazing.
Natural human reaction. We see things as we are.

A lot more people would be "wait let's hear the facts" on Damon Albarn or David Bowie, versus a little more "fuck that douchebag, hope he hangs" if it was Kanye or the 1975 dude.

But a big part of what victims face when they weigh up seeking justice against someone with significantly more power than them; the stan backlash.

No not really,
I loved Michael Jackson's music and I find it difficult to listen to now.
I didn't want to believe he fucked kids but yet here I am believing he did it

 

[Deadmanposting]

No not really,
I loved Michael Jackson's music and I find it difficult to listen to now.
I didn't want to believe he fucked kids but yet here I am believing he did it

Well, I read recently that this guy Gira's fans were apparently not big on holding back on attacking his accuser online
So there might be something to it..... your evenhandedness notwithstanding

I still dig Off The Wall

 

[Unknown Convict]

Kinda sorta.
More on the side of if we really dig someone's music, we can tend to look upon accusations as a threat to something/someone we love, and want to defend the accused, rather than side with the alleged victim.
We think we're being even-handed, but really we're biased because we are emotionally invested in the whole thing just fucking going away and not being true.
If it's someone we hate - we're very happy to go in all guns blazing.
Natural human reaction. We see things as we are.

A lot more people would be "wait let's hear the facts" on Damon Albarn or David Bowie, versus a little more "fuck that douchebag, hope he hangs" if it was Kanye or the 1975 dude.

But a big part of what victims face when they weigh up seeking justice against someone with significantly more power than them; the stan backlash.

I think the facts about Bowie are well known. Predatory child sex abuser.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

If you like their music they are given a pass.
If you don't, they are disgusting paedophiles who should be locked up.

That's how I deal with it en nannyways.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I think the facts about Bowie are well known. Predatory child sex abuser.

Indeed

And here we have well-known feminist site Jezebel reframing it as something different

What Should We Say About David Bowie and Lori Maddox?

David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of Blackstar, his 25th album. The news came meteorically; we were dazed and flattened, looking at the world through debris and glitter that suddenly it seemed we’d borrowed from him. Lady Gaga paid extended...

jezebel.com

Unlikely Gary Glitter gets this considered, thoughtful treatment. But Paul Gadd didn't make Aladdin Sane.



Can we not talk about nice things here instead?

 

[seanc]

Yeah, we're not talking about *that* kind of minor pleasures.

 

[ann post]

I do like the jezebel mention the cocaine factor. I get more annoyed by the year about how unwilling the press are to mention it's role in these things.

 

[therealjohnny]

gets rid of the relentless sponsored ads. should have added it years ago

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[seanc]

Barman just gave me an unbranded baseball cap from the lost and found cupboard.
It is so hard to find an unbranded cap. And I need them for work. Be nice to your barstaff.

 

[flashback]

Barman just gave me an unbranded baseball cap from the lost and found cupboard.
It is so hard to find an unbranded cap. And I need them for work. Be nice to your barstaff.

i got given this Ferrari F1 team baseball cap signed by Michael Schumacher from a guy who did the telemetry for Ferrari, and then Red Bull I think.

It's like the opposite of unbranded, but when I got it I thought I shouldn't wear it because it's... special I guess?

It's weird, it doesn't really mean all that much to me. I was never all that into Ferrari F1 or Schumacher, but I recognise that it might mean something to someone. So it's just there, unwearable really.

 

[magicbastarder]

sell that if it has no meaning to you.

 

[seanc]

i got given this Ferrari F1 team baseball cap signed by Michael Schumacher from a guy who did the telemetry for Ferrari, and then Red Bull I think.

It's like the opposite of unbranded, but when I got it I thought I shouldn't wear it because it's... special I guess?

It's weird, it doesn't really mean all that much to me. I was never all that into Ferrari F1 or Schumacher, but I recognise that it might mean something to someone. So it's just there, unwearable really.

In my footy work, I need a cap, because I'm outside, looking at stuff, I do literally need it. But wearing a branded thing, unless it's the correct brand for the club, is just asking for trouble. Best not antagonise them.

Like, last time I was home I was pleased and surprised that nearly everyone was wearing merch from the local GAA club, or rugby club or soccer ball club. I told the parents "if you're gonna insist on Xmas presents, just get me all the local merch". When I was young everyone just had ManU, Liverpool or Celtic jerseys. Nice that they're now supporting local clubs.

But I couldn't possibly wear even a cap with my local GAA team branding at work, the soccerball heads would go mental, not even understanding what it was.

 

[flashback]

sell that if it has no meaning to you.

no one's going to believe it's legit.

I guess I'd prefer to just give it to someone. Maybe I could flog it, seems against the rules considering it was given to me though.

 

[seanc]

Sell it.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Barman just gave me an unbranded baseball cap from the lost and found cupboard.
It is so hard to find an unbranded cap. And I need them for work. Be nice to your barstaff.

They're very handy.
Every year or so, I buy a pack of 5 black ones

You lose them, or they get crap on them. Or whatever.


Embarrassed to say, but I wanted them cos Chris Evans wears one as Capt America when he's on the DL




But every time I wear it into work, the FP guy yells at me "I'M NAWT A FAHCKING COPP!"
cos Leo wears one in the Departed

 

[seanc]

They're very handy.
Every year or so, I buy a pack of 5 black ones

You lose them, or they get crap on them. Or whatever.


Embarrassed to say, but I wanted them cos Chris Evans wears one as Capt America when he's on the DL

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There's actually a conspiracy theory regular who thinks I am now in the CIA here.

There's another black capped regular at the other end of the table, also quietly judging. Maybe we're accidentally gaslighting him.

 

[flashback]

There's actually a conspiracy theory regular who thinks I am now in the CIA here.

There's another black capped regular at the other end of the table, also quietly judging. Maybe we're accidentally gaslighting him.

there's a conspiracy theory in my organization that I'm a secret penetration tester.

(I'm not a pen tester, and I've told them I'm not. And they go ohhh, right right. And immediately accuse me of being one on the next call.)

 

[Space]

Barman just gave me an unbranded baseball cap from the lost and found cupboard.
It is so hard to find an unbranded cap. And I need them for work. Be nice to your barstaff.

I presume there's an equivalent to hatstore.ie over your way, for all your unbranded hat needs...

 

[flashback]

Barman just gave me an unbranded baseball cap from the lost and found cupboard.
It is so hard to find an unbranded cap. And I need them for work. Be nice to your barstaff.

would something even like an army surplus story have them? There's a shop by me now that have them, the Military Depot or something it's called. They flog all sorts of crap from China.