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- The Golden Knights still face issues with the trademark for their name. Then to top it off, they introduced a mascot that is not a knight. [RJ]
- Should the Colorado River have legal personhood? [Las Vegas Sun]
- Any good gossip from CPK’s party?
I hooked up with a 1L.
1L here. I hooked up with 8:44 AM. It got awkward when his wife started blowing up his phone.
The Facetiming with her was a bad idea.
I want to believe.
Why assume gender?
Because my wife was and is female. There was no assuming. I do know the gender of my own wife.
I was the drunk that accidently knocked over the punch bowl.
Best Twitter comment on the mascot was that he looked like the Thing.
Should the Colorado River be given legal personhood? Hell no! What a terrible idea.
Next, we can give the Nevada Bar Assn. personhood. That will make EVERYTHING better!
Once they stop being subhuman, SBN can ask for personhood.
anyone see the ads on facebook for a firm advertising to represent victims of the shooting. Pretty sure they were an out of state firm.
I'll keep a lookout. AN out of state firm would be disappointing at best.
Colorado based lead generation outfit : vegas.lawsuitscout.com
Nettles had an entire press conference in front of the court dropping his phone number for referrals
Went to the Knights game on Friday. Was an awesome time even though we lost. Loved the medieval motif throughout the time I was there. They even had a guy pull Excalibur out of the stone before the game started. And a part of the stadium is reserved as “The Castle.” Which is why this Chance the Gila Monster mascot stuff is so darn stupid. Seriously? A gila monster? What does that have to do with knights or medieval times? If you wanted to pick an animal—how about a freaking dragon??? Or a horse? At least one of those animals would make sense (and also be hilarious). Anybody know what I can do or where I can go to start a campaign to get rid of this stupid gila monster?
Count me in.
#metoo
#metoo
sometimes it was ok.
As a guy, I'm really struggling with all the #metoo. I am truly saddened by the number of people that are posting it and feel they have been assaulted or harassed. At same time I recognize that some of that is mere perception, but I can't say that. I want to support them, but given the atmosphere, I'm worried that someone perceives something I said or did as harassment and has been harboring ill will about it for years without saying anything.
Your response demonstrates the necessity of the campaign. You state they "feel they have been assaulted or harassed" and that "some of that is mere perception." In this (and most) case, perception is reality. If a person "feels" they have been assaulted or harassed, then they have. Just because you (or the offending person) didn't mean for it to come across that way doesn't relieve you of the result of your actions.
A common example is a sexist "joke" or story. You (or the offending person) may have thought you were being funny, but couldn't see how it is actually insulting to some people. As women, we're told to lighten up and not take it personally. Except it is personal to us, because it's our every day life.
And the thing is, I don't think most men want to harass women, and are offended by some of the shit we deal with. But at the same time, you have difficulty understanding the need for campaigns such as this, without truly understanding the everyday struggle of being a woman. For example, something you may not think about-when I travel alone, I always get two hotel keys and say that my husband is meeting me later, so I don't appear to be an easy target. Does this have a major impact on my life? No. But it is something many women have to think about that I imagine most men don't.
#metoo
Funny. I always get two keys so that when the hooker steals one, I'm not locked out.
@5:55's response is exactly what is wrong with the entire movement. If someone feels that they have been assaulted, "then they have." No. Come on, as a woman, I can tell you that this ridiculous line of thinking is exactly what is wrong with the campaign because it conflates and equates those who are objectively legitimate victims with those who merely subjectively sensitive.
There are legitimate victims of harassment and abuse which is all too prevalent. However the "me too" allows the illegitimate to ride on the same train as the legitimate, to get to opt in on the wrongs perpetrated on others just because they say they believe they are. We need to raise the legitimate victims on their own slights, not merely because everyone believes they have been victimized the same.
5:55 not following the hotel key thing…is it that creepy potential harassers lurk at hotel front desks carefully observing you when you check in? Or is it the front desk clerk you are worried about?
I locked eyes with a girl today while I was looking for the place my phone said a 7-11 should be and now I’m legit afraid that she’s on Facebook #metooing as I type this.
It's not a matter of if someone "feels" they've been assaulted. Most of us know what that is. (I'm not going to argue the outliers.) The issue of perception has more to do with harassment (I think.) There have been a number of posts online about pretending women are The Rock. Point being – is it a way men would talk to other men? If the answer is no then maybe they shouldn't say it to a woman. Women in general deal with comments, harassment, and discrimination on a daily basis. Men that don't recognize that also don't recognize their privilege. And before anyone accuses me of being a femi-nazi (or some other equally offensive moniker), I've worked with plenty of "regular," non-liberal, non-millennial men who have recognized and called out the harassment I've been subjected. This is not something that is unusual or particularly heroic for men to recognize and name. "Regular" guys can see it for what it is and they can easily support their female colleagues with no cost to themselves. I know because I've worked with plenty of men who have supported me and treated me with respect as a colleague and as a friend.
As a mother to a young girl, I applaud this movement. I want her to grow up knowing (1) this shite happens and (2) it's not okay and she can fight back against it–preferably with a hard kick to the groin, but if not then with her words. However, I do think it would be helpful to provide specific examples–there are still people out there, like above poster, who don't know the difference between sexually harassing someone and just being flirtatious, unfortunately. Here's (just) one of my own: invited to dinner with clients by a senior white-haired partner, because I was primary associate staffing the case. As normal with lawyer sponsored dinners, wine flowed. After dinner, after saying good-bye to clients, said senior partner proceeds to give me a tight hug and grope me. Grope me=hands up and down torso, sides and back. Now… what about that scenario suggests that his conduct was ok behavior? (Luckily for him, I had had lots of experience fighting off old drunk letches by then, so I just peeled him off me politely, then went home to my husband and baby and a hot disinfecting shower.)
@ 9:14
I'm so sorry you had to go through that with that lecherous old guy. Thank you for sharing your story. Hopefully an increased awareness will result in less tolerance of these behaviors.
Also, I saw a post by some famous person (maybe kinda famous? Can't remember who it was), and she was saying "me too" because some guy who worked at the airport asked for her phone number. Unfortunately, I think her anecdotes and those like them can detract from the campaign more than they help. At some point, a distinction must be made between true sexually inappropriate behavior and a mere unrequited expression of interest.
@5:55 If a person "feels" they have been assaulted or harassed, then they have.
^^completely, horribly, utterly wrong (but welcome to the world of feelz)
Kudos to @6:53 for calling it out.
If anyone who "feels" they were harassed is automatically a victim, the word ceases to have any meaning whatsoever. That puts a woman who was actually raped with a woman "assaulted" by a guy looking in her direction on the street on equal levels: this notion is absurd and, quite frankly, REAL victims should be up in arms against this ridiculous culture of everyone running around trying to claim the most victim credits. Enough of the virtue signalling already.
I felt assaulted by the inanity of @5:55's comment. By her definition, I am a victim. Maybe I should contact VOC and get my therapy bills paid. But then, it probably doesn't apply to me because something.
Is there a legit source for experts like "the expert institute" that doesn't just pile you with garbage CVs for a fee?