cjoll4

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[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

What's healthy and mature is learning to cope with the fact others are different and not judging others based on those arbitrary differences or forcing them to conform to your expectations of them.

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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

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).

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

An obviously photoshopped picture at that. The camera spacing is so weird and it doesn't even have a flash.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Which among these countries did NOT arm the totalitarian dictatorship North Korea?

Now let's go through every major state in the world and see if we can find a single one that hasn't either directly perpetrated or been complicit in horrific human rights violations at some point in its history

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I love throwing weapons (and enemies) but dang, this game uses an unrealistically high arc for throwing spears, daggers, and axes. I hate that Path Interrupted warning 😖

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

You know what they say about a man with small boots...

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The more you eat, the more you toot. 🎺

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Almost as bad as Isobel provoking three attacks of opportunity, just so she can move five feet and cast a buff spell on someone who was already within range and sight.

 

I was so eager that I almost forgot to take a picture...!

 

I got some pizza disks for Christmas, they're a real game changer. I can finally cook a GOOD hand-stretched pizza crust in my home oven without worrying about messing up the launch or preheating the steel. No longer am I limited to pan pizza.

 

Got some pizza disks for Christmas. Makes it so much easier to cook a good hand-stretched pizza crust in my home oven.

Pepperoni for my wife; mushrooms and onions for me. A blend of mozz, Muenster, and feta on both.

 

With egg, bell pepper, spinach, and mushrooms!

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