Um, I'm confused about what you are saying.Every one should get a ribbon.
We don't keep score.
We are all winners.
I'm making fun of the bleeding heart liberals who think that everything has to be "fair".Um, I'm confused about what you are saying.
I don't mind participatory awards nearly as much as the whole we don't keep score and everyone is a winner crowd.I have no issue with kids getting trophies or ribbons as part of teams regardless if they are the winners or not. It represents being a part of the team and serves as a reminder of being on that team.
OIC. Did this video have something to do with that?I'm making fun of the bleeding heart liberals who think that everything has to be "fair".
Kinda. It was a bit of a reach to blame the ones that I would associate with that behavior, but the whole don't celebrate and make the loser feel bad thing reeks of people wanting things to always be equal.OIC. Did this video have something to do with that?
Ahhh, I see. I was confused. It makes sense now.Kinda. It was a bit of a reach to blame the ones that I would associate with that behavior, but the whole don't celebrate and make the loser feel bad thing reeks of people wanting things to always be equal.
Sports related technicalities, sure. They do happen. But that wasn't what this is. This was a kid pointing at the sky, presumably thanking God. The powers that be labeled it excessive celebration and disqualified them.I don't think this is a reflection of the times, just a reflection of what happens when ass hats are in charge of a small unimportant sports organization. It's not like this is the first time sportsmen have been screwed over with bullshit technicalities.
That may be, hard to say. I don't think that it's indicative of popular approval of religious discrimination, though.While I agree that those are ignorant reasons to disqualify, I think the point of this story was religious discrimination. I don't think it was actually 'excessive celebration' this person was worried about. But this person had to have some reason other than 'thanking God' for them to push their agenda.
I agree with that. But I can also agree a little with Skid saying it's a sign of the times. The more stuff like this happens, the easier it is to shrug off. It's cool to be PC to every thing under the sun. Everything except Christianity, that is.That may be, hard to say. I don't think that it's indicative of popular approval of religious discrimination, though.
Just means some bigot with an agenda wormed his or her way into a situation where they can make "judgement call" that are immune from appeal.
Any sane person (even ardent athiests) would recognize this as a dumb/unfair decision. So I don't think this is a sign of the times. Just another story of a jerk abusing a position of trust.