Im just glad to see Grindr sponsoring a Pro race team and driver who is gay, and im glad to see that the racing orgs loosened up enough to even let such a sponsor in the game.
It would be cool too if people on this forum could stop trying to fight over every berkin post. Thanks
The story is pretty unclear. What does "But the community came to the rescue" mean? What community, and what rescue is being referring to? It doesn't seem like he was "rescued" at all considering the results being referring to did not happen until mid-season. Clearly he had to have gear for the first part of the season, so he didn't really need rescuing. It's would be kind of like the fire department "rescuing" you a week after the fire was out.
Grindr sponsoring him is certainly a great promotion for him. I am not sure I would refer to Grindr as a "community" though. They are an organization that makes money in a specific community, but I don't know if that makes them a representative of it. The social app community?
There is also the possibility (that no one has mentioned) that an overly exuberant fan stole his gear (which would be a pretty good target for a fan)
Realistically it sounds like a simple crime of opportunity (especially considering the thief likely did not know exactly what they were stealing since it was in a bag) that may have brought the driver publicity that helped him get a good sponsorship.
Or... maybe he's just a good driver that deserves a sponsorship and got one.
I certainly wish him well.
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In reply to yupididit :
You are correct. I do dislike PCness. I don't see where a slight variation of a word makes it all that different either. It's used often and no one cares. I didn't here it at the last NASCAR race I attended but that was a long time ago. I can find it on the TV or radio easily enough. I can also find video of it being used in politics far too often. Context matters a lot with words but no one cares about that either. That's my real issue with this thread and PCness in general. It's all about pretending to care to gain social credit with others usually on social media but sometimes in group settings. It's rarely genuine. It's just en vogue.
Im sure crap is stolen at NHRA events all the time and no one ever makes a story about that. The world is full of awful people doing awful things. Pretending to care when it's popular doesn't make anyone a good person. And quite frankly, I'm sick of pretending and accommodating the people that do it.
Pick a problem any problem, and the above will always be true. This forum is littered with posts of poor human behavior and people trying to assign it to some PC cause or excuse to be more PC. Few actually universally care about any issue. I hate thieves period. I don't care what they stole or who they stole it from. I don't assign the victim special credit based on someone else's or their own issues either. I also don't give the thief any slack based on their perceived social injustices. F all that PC nonsense. It's made the world a crap place. It'll make this forum one too if it continues. The slippery slope is real and most of the world is in free fall on it. You don't have to join them or pretend it's cool. You can call BS what it is and be more fair, more equitable and more inclusive. Forcing and faking fairness, equity and inclusivity isn't genuine and it only makes things worse.
I don't enjoy watching woman beaters wearing pink to celebrate breast cancer awareness either. Do we all want to continue pretending that's cool too?
TJL (Forum Supporter) said:It would be cool too if people on this forum could stop trying to fight over every berkin post. Thanks
This.
I would agree that the arguing is not generally productive (kind of by definition) but DISCUSSING things is very useful (not meant to imply anyone would disagree with this), and very much needed in todays media market. Is disputing what is reported arguing? It certainly doesn't have to be. It's usually the tangents that become the arguments.
This article is actually a great example of why discussion is useful. If I only read that article only, I would have a completely different idea of what went on. Because of the discussion in this thread, I think I have a much better perspective on what probably actually happened (many times it will be hard to know an exact truth of course).
Sadly, this "discussion" (research really) should have happen on the journalism side. The consumers of the material really should not be the ones who have to do that.
Even if this article was a bit more clear, discussing it would still be useful to explore aspect it brings up (e.g. people giving example of what they have seen or experienced). I don't think anyone would disagree with this.
The difference between discussion and argument? They are similar but I think it can be said an argument will generally upset everyone involved and is far less likely to result in a common gain of knowledge/ understanding.
How do we avoid arguments? Obviously, disputing an idea, and not the person is one. Making an effort to acknowledge and see the perspective of others is useful.
That said, I am not even sure how much of this thread is really arguing, mostly tangents.
aircooled said:How do we avoid arguments?
Hugs. Definitely hugs. If everyone hugged someone before talking to them there wouldn't be any arguments.
In reply to Stampie :
i suggested previously that if people want to argue or fight, they can, but they must disrobe and do it naked. It would stop a good 99% of arguing/fighting.
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
Oh I'm with you. I remember when my ex and I were having problems. We had a good night of sex one night and the next day I told her that it's hard to get mad at someone that you're berkeleying.
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
Mostly from laughter...
Stampie said:aircooled said:How do we avoid arguments?
Hugs. Definitely hugs. If everyone hugged someone before talking to them there wouldn't be any arguments.
With all that man hugging you'll spread teh Monkey Pox.
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
I was told that it's underhanded to trip someone.
Drag racing is a very "Social" sport.
They don't spend much time racing, so other topics weigh heavier in the mix....
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