We have another case of a man fired for obnoxious conduct outside of his workplace. While we recently discussed this issue with regard to academics, it is increasing common for private employers to fire people who make themselves notorious with thuggish or insulting conduct in public. The latest is Shawn Simoes, who appears to have the mentality of a three year old and taunted a female report with a disgusting sexually explicit heckle on television. He was an engineer with Hydro One, which fired him after the scene was posted outside of BMO Field.
Reporter Shauna Hunt was surrounded by a group of juvenile men who seemed to wait to get the insult on the air. They wanted to embarrass Hunt by using FHRITP, which stands for “f–k her right in the p—y.” The two men speaking with Hunt actually laugh which is equally disgusting. Hunt says that two men “in a row” shouted the offensive phrase while passing by and “I could hear these other guys conspiring to do it,” Hunt added.
Hunt then confronted the group of men in a wonderfully balanced but firm way. One of the men however then proceeds to explain how using the vulgar expression is incredibly funny. “It is f——- hilarious … it’s f—— amazing, and I respect it.”
He later sent an apology to Hunt though I find it bizarre that a grown man would have to be confronted in public to suddenly realize that he is a thug with a toddler’s mentality.
His company did not like the exposure and fired him. There is of course a difference with the Duke and Boston University professors who were voicing their views of race relations and social issues. Having an employee espousing the value to degrading women with vulgarity expressions presents a different issue for a company that has hired employees to perform specific engineering or business tasks.
As we discussed recently, people who achieve such infamy on social media tend to find that their reputation can follow them with devastating consequences as in the case of Adam Smith.
It is encouraging that the team is planning to take action against all of the men but it is only considering a ban for a year. Why not just ban the men entirely? That could only be a net benefit to every other fan and send a message that boorish thugs should stay home and watch on television where they act like total morons in private.
I honestly cannot even imagine why these men — at least six in number — think that such an insult is so funny. It reflects a sad reality about the upbringing and values of too many people — not just in the treatment of women but basic civil conduct.
Social Justice Warrior.
Could someone explain what SJW stands for on this thread?
For the Limbaugh fans here:
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Mad Men’ Showed How Feminism ‘Totally Screwed Up’ Society
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rush-limbaugh-mad-men-feminism
Next, he’ll call the Pope a liar.
Elaine, he calls everyone he doesn’t agree with a liar.
I’m not moving goalposts. I’m asking a follow-up question. I want to know if this school cross-dressing activity is widespread or untypical. It’s that simple. You don’t have to answer my question if you choose not to. You are not REQUIRED to answer.
BTW, who are you calling a liar?
The Pope is an SJW.
Inga – for once I agree with you, the current Pope is a SJW. However, whatever he puts in motion with be undone by the next Pope who will be more conservative. Don’t get your hopes up.
http://www.themarysue.com/pope-pay/
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o6jvaECJPiQ/VIs8hJWovnI/AAAAAAAAHOk/yGrgDenIBLI/s1600/Pope-Francis.png
During the Pope’s general audience remarks yesterday in a speech on the importance of marriage in society, he spoke up in favor of equal pay for women, asking the massive crowd to consider “the Christian seed of radical equality between men and women.”
The Pope also firmly sloughed off suggestions that feminism was to blame for declining marriage rates in society. “Many consider that the change occurring in these last decades may have been set in motion by women’s emancipation,” said Francis; but he disagreed, saying that line of thinking is “an insult! No, it is not true!” and that blaming feminists is “is a form of chauvinism that always wants to control the woman.”
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Even the Pope is coming around. Next, ordained women Priests, just wait. Men will leave The Church in droves.
Inga – if they allowed priests to marry they would have no problems with vocations.
“Do you believe that all schools require their students to cross-dress?”
Your initial question was asked and answered, with examples given.
But now you want to move the goalposts (e.g., no one but you used the word ‘require.’).
As I’ve said before, SJWs always lie.
Pogo said: “Elaine, the fingers-in-the-ears approach doesn’t work.”
I don’t have my fingers in my ears. It just so happens that I don’t believe everything anonymous posters on the Internet write in their comments on a blog.
Do you believe that all schools require their students to cross-dress? That many schools do? That just a few schools do?
Hint:
Academic feminists have been pushing the idea that ‘gender is a social construct that oppresses everyone.’
“Gender Bender days was thought up by the Student Council.”
Gee, I wonder where they got the idea.
“and is only meant to be fun.””
What does that mean, exactly?
Pogo – and is only meant to be fun. Famous last words.
http://www.rightwisconsin.com/perspectives/208798931.html
“According to Hernandez, when she called Krupar with her concerns, she was told the day was chosen by the school’s student council and is only meant to be fun.”
Gender Bender days was thought up by the Student Council.
Inga – all student councils have a teacher advisor. The advisor actually makes the decisions.
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The pendulum will swing beyond the mid point in response to the other direction. One extreme caused by the other is not right but it is caused by the other.
If I push for equality knowing it benefits others 10 times, 100 times, or 1000 times more than it benefits people like me and they reject this effort I know equality isn’t their goal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/gender-bender-day-homosexuality_n_3346285.html
The Gender Bender day at Tippecanoe, was a voluntary event, nevertheless it was a bad idea. What does it have to do with feminism though?
Inga – Gender Bender Day started in some Feminist Studies program which now includes LGBT. You can thank the sisters for this.
Elaine, the fingers-in-the-ears approach doesn’t work.
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1, May 20, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Why choose to only quote from the most extreme and abnormal in the feminist movement? They represent feminism the same way that Rev. Wright represents mainstream Christian theology.
This fundamentally misunderstands reality. If this were true schools would not have received the infamous “Dear Colleague” letter, and if by some miracle they did there would have been more than token pushback by a couple of law schools. The truth is the radical feminists control academia and the government institutions associated with it, so much so that equity feminists have no influence.
And it’s standard media tactics for radicals to pretend to be moderates when addressing the public while supporting more radical ideas behind the scenes. For decades Affirmative Action was sold by explaining it was activities like advertising jobs and schools in minority targeted media. For all of those decades the reality was AA meant race preferences, whereby black skin was 4 times more important than the difference between a perfect high school GPS and a barely pedestrian 3.0 average (using the example from the Michigan court case).
Similarly radical feminists will pretend they are equity feminists wherever they can, as in this instance:
McLeod’s lawyer asked Wasiolek what happened if both students were drunk. In that case, presumably, “they have raped each other and are subject to expulsion.” Not so, stated Wasiolek: “Assuming it is a male and female, it is the responsibility in the case of the male to gain consent before proceeding with sex.” How this policy can be reconciled with Title IX must remain a mystery.
http://www.mindingthecampus.org/2014/05/duke_grossly_unfair_again_is_b/
The good news about equity feminism is it is so widely accepted most don’t even consider it feminism anymore.
I took a ‘women in literature’ class in the early ’70s. There was one other guy in the class. We kept our mouths shut. There were four or five women who basically dominated the class explaining why the main female character in ‘Portrait of a Lady’ did what she did. They explained with force and if I or the the other guy dared to disagree, we were stomped. I don’t know about the other guy but I did have equally respectful sexual relations with two of the women/girls.
When I was a teacher in an inner city school in 2008/9/10, I sat in conference with a half dozen black women teachers and kept my mouth shut. I was new to the game but that was not the only reason.
The pendulum will swing beyond the mid point in response to the other direction. One extreme caused by the other is not right but it is caused by the other.
“Where have competitive games been eliminated?”
In southeast Minnesota, soccer keeps no score until 6th grade.
Students attending Windham schools in New Hampshire, won’t be playing dodgeball during gym class anymore. The school district voted to ban dodgeball and other “human target” sports in a recent 4-1 decision, according to multiple sources.
Broward County, Florida policy stops kindergartners through sixth-graders from playing competitive sports.
Weber Middle School in Port Washington, N.Y. forbids playground use of footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, and lacrosse balls.
Michigan’s New Groningen kindergarten teachers banned playing tag.
DBQ,
Excerpt from that 2013 soccer article that you posted a link to:
http://www.athleticbusiness.com/no-score-youth-sports-policies-gaining-popularity.html
This summer, a growing number of youth soccer teams in Ontario will be playing games without keeping track of goals scored, at least not officially. And next summer, no scores or standings will be kept for any 12-and-under teams playing in the Ontario Soccer Association.
Members of the Alberta Soccer Association are paying close attention as their own province considers a similar action, a growing trend among both Canadian and U.S. youth soccer leagues. “The Canadian Minor Soccer Association has what it calls the top 40 long-term player development goals that it would like to work on,” explains Daryl Leinweber, executive director of the Calgary Minor Soccer Association, referencing an initiative created by Canadian Sport for Life and endorsed by the Canadian Soccer Association. “One of the recommendations is to take a look at scoring for leagues under 12.”
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That article is about what was going on in one part of Canada in 2013. Just because it happened in Canada, doesn’t mean that it’s happening all across the United States.