Alolan_Apples
“Assorted” Collector
As 2016 is ending in a few months, there are three years left in the decade 2010-2019. As of what happened so far, what would be your least favorite major event (like hot news stories) between the Hatian Earthquake and the recent accusations against Donald Trump?
It can be something more recent like the shooting of Harambe. Or it could be something in 2010 that you were grudging about like the censorship of South Park's 201st episode. Please be civil and do not lash out at other members for having certain opinions. And this is for major public events that the news reported and were discussed for a while (like natural disasters, ridiculous events, and attacks), not personal events or celebrity deaths.
My least favorite event this decade:
I would have to say the firing of Paula Deen in 2013 (and it still is). I don't care too much about Paula Deen as I would not defend saying anything racist, but nobody should have the right or reason to take action against someone for their past activity, especially if it's irrelevant to their business. Your past should have no meaning in the present. Your personal activity should have no meaning to the public (which includes what you say on the internet). Your activity irrelevant to ones' business should have no meaning to their business. Crime may be an exception, but Paula Deen didn't even break the law at the time, and Food Network still chose to dump her even if it was 28 years before they made that decision. But after this event happened, it shows two things. One of them being how racial issues are taken much more seriously. This includes being deemed "racist for life" for doing something politically incorrect and having your business or channel judged "racist" because at least one employee had a history of racism or said something politically incorrect. The other thing is that past activity now matters in the present. In reality, neither of them is true, but judging by Food Network's controversial decision and a few other cases of political correctness, it's already happening.
It can be something more recent like the shooting of Harambe. Or it could be something in 2010 that you were grudging about like the censorship of South Park's 201st episode. Please be civil and do not lash out at other members for having certain opinions. And this is for major public events that the news reported and were discussed for a while (like natural disasters, ridiculous events, and attacks), not personal events or celebrity deaths.
My least favorite event this decade:
I would have to say the firing of Paula Deen in 2013 (and it still is). I don't care too much about Paula Deen as I would not defend saying anything racist, but nobody should have the right or reason to take action against someone for their past activity, especially if it's irrelevant to their business. Your past should have no meaning in the present. Your personal activity should have no meaning to the public (which includes what you say on the internet). Your activity irrelevant to ones' business should have no meaning to their business. Crime may be an exception, but Paula Deen didn't even break the law at the time, and Food Network still chose to dump her even if it was 28 years before they made that decision. But after this event happened, it shows two things. One of them being how racial issues are taken much more seriously. This includes being deemed "racist for life" for doing something politically incorrect and having your business or channel judged "racist" because at least one employee had a history of racism or said something politically incorrect. The other thing is that past activity now matters in the present. In reality, neither of them is true, but judging by Food Network's controversial decision and a few other cases of political correctness, it's already happening.