Having already launched a bias complaint hotline, The University of Oklahoma has now created a “bias response team“.
In my head, I’m picturing the Ghostbusters, except their proton packs shoot teddy bears and security blankets.
Having already launched a bias complaint hotline, The University of Oklahoma has now created a “bias response team“.
In my head, I’m picturing the Ghostbusters, except their proton packs shoot teddy bears and security blankets.
As usual, they’ve got it backwards. Their school’s abbreviation is OU. Compare this to their name.
Great — a Vapid Response Team.
The Canadians’ version is the Eh Team.
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“Sir, an upside-down, backwards swastika has been chalked onto a wall. Or perhaps on a mirror in a dorm!!!”
“A swastika, you say??”
“Yes, sir.”
“That sounds awful.”
“Yes, sir.”
“And since 99 percent of these turn out to be . . ”
“…. Sir? . . . ”
” . . . Hoaxes . . . Round up the usual suspects.”
“By which you mean . . . ?”
“Whites, of course. The one-percenters.”
“Yes, sir!”
“And this was called in to some sort of hotline?”
“.. ‘Bias’ ?…”
“Yes, and by no one else. Because, you know, they’re not capable of defending their own interests. The fraternities just need to have a little visit from some sort of response team.”
“Bias?”
“Yes, and anyone who may need $15,000:”
Pissed Off About Something? Here’s $15,000 To Start An Activism Team
Fast Company | March 31, 2017
If you’re feeling angry about the issues of the day–from Trump’s immigration ban to moves to skirt internet privacy–here’s a new, more productive way to vent: Get paid to set up an activist group. The nonprofit Fight for the Future, which works on keeping the internet free and open, recently announced a campaign to start “A-Teams” (Activism Teams). It’s prepared to offer $15,000 for a month’s startup capital. And it’s enlisting non-traditional types, including journalists, lawyers, advertisers, therapists, nurses, and designers. “There are incubators and accelerators that every year fund companies that change the world. We want to do something… ”
I Know Paid Protesters Are Real (Because I’m One Of Them)
Cracked | March 27, 2017
We talked to “Matt” about all of it (he started as an unpaid protester, graduated to “Paid Protester” at the 2011 Take Back the Capitol event, and worked as an organizer for the Service Employees International Union) and he explained how a career in activism really works …yes, there is absolutely some money floating around activism, that’s inevitable in a capitalist society. But in the end, the whole “paid protester” thing is far more complicated than either side wants to admit … kinda like every other political issue, now that we think about it.
$15,000 a Month Offered to ‘A Teams’ To Fight Trump Agenda
Washington Examiner | 3/21/17
A group known for its successes fighting digital wars, notably net neutrality, is offering $15,000 to activists who quit their jobs and form “A-Teams” to jump into a war on President Trump’s agenda. Fight for the Future, started in 2011 as a digital activist group, on Monday issued the offer with this eye-catching opening: “Terrified about Trump? Quit your job, start an A-Team. We’ll fund it.” “We’re currently taking applications for an initial launch of the project, and will be providing a few select teams with funding, guidance, and support,” said Evan Greer, campaign director for Fight for the Future….
“I love it when a scam comes together.”