Some of this has been sitting in my queue for five days or more. Apologies if this is old news.
+ Terrifying story of a girl who was attacked after rebuffing a cat-caller.
+ One woman combats street harassment by getting naked.
+ Polygamy watch! Creepy photos of Warren Jeffs and his child brides. And an appellate court ruled last week that Texas had no right to take the children, but did not order that the children be returned. Hmm.
+ A desk for fun-loving executives.
+ Speaking of corporate stuff, watch this video from 60 Minutes on Millenials”
So, here’s the thing. Millenials were, according to this segment, born between 1980 and 1995. I was born in 1980, so I guess that includes me, but my personal experience is so far removed from these kids who allegedly arrive at the workplace unprepared and yet entitled. Some of these shenanigans would have gotten me fired but quickly from some of my previous jobs. (Also, you know, I started working when I was 16 and spent the better part of my middle teenage years on a competitive debate team where there were definitely winners and losers, so I guess I managed to escape the expectation that everything should be handed to me.)
One thing I do like: there’s a movement away from sacrificing all to The Corporation. Of course, someone grumbles about the economic consequences of that, but I would argue that letting your workforce breathe occasionally would actually increase productivity, because you’d have a pool of well-rested eager people working for you instead of strung-out disgruntled people.
Thoughts?
+ This makes me laugh every time I look at it.
+ Is it just me, or are there a lot of copyright infringement lawsuits going on right now? Here’s one: Starbucks is suing the Rat City Rollergirls to change their logo. Judge for yourself, but the only similarity I see is that both are… round?
+ A gay superhero may be coming to TV.
That’s all for now. You ever notice how these quickies posts have no theme?
