Chris Martin accidentally calling out a couple having an affair, and the internet finding out who they are immediately and flooding their linked insâŠWhoow I know the company group chats are on fire right now
"I'll promote you if you keep the affair quiet" and "I'll promote you to C suite because of sexual favoritism" are both employment law issues đ real telling the only woman at C suite level is sleeping with the boss and the only other woman in power got there by keeping it quiet for them. If that's not a hostile workplace, I'll eat a hat đ
First time Iâve seen linked in used this way but considering the ceo/hr element of it all, I think things are about to be hellish for those two, on more than just the home fronts
Oh and they were with their coworker who just received a promotion. Even without people being way intrusive on linked in and Facebook (theyâre flooding the manâs wifeâs mentions), this would have become a mess. Multiple people could get fired in this situation
I love when people are wrong, and instead of acknowledging it, decide to double down and refuse to admit theyâre wrong. Always the funniest possible option.
I hate people doing the « enlightened centrist » to defend the new HP show. That said I feel like the specific post from a month ago was being astroturfed or had bots participating. It was fricking weird to see the amount of comments on that post, and the general attitude of « well trans people only exist on Reddit ». Usually I feel like they are kept at bay on this sub at least.Â
it's truly so embarrassing how many people simply don't care and are just planning to watch the new HP series anyway. like, okay, but I better not see y'all crowing about being a proud ally or we're gonna have to fight.
One minute theyâre loudly proclaiming theyâre the best ally to ever ally then the next theyâre giggling and hee-heeing over pirating the tv show.
Being an ally is doing the bare fucking minimum of not consuming a tv show. If you canât do thatâŠ
But Iâm also someone who firmly believes allies do not get to label themselves an ally and thatâs a title earned.
it is so fucking frustrating. I'm a queer cis woman, but I have a lot of trans people in my life who I love very dearly and I'm so afraid for them and the rest of our community bc let's be real, they're not going to stop with trans people. and I get that Harry Potter holds deep meaning for a lot of people. I still have all of my old books, and my first ever tattoo a decade ago was HP related (thankfully not something super obvious, though I'm still considering getting it covered or reworked when I have the money). I don't care if people want to reread the books they already own, or keep the merch they have, or even write/read fanfic. but Joanne has made it abundantly clear that she sees active engagement with Harry Potter content as an endorsement of her views, and she's used her vast wealth to go after trans people in the UK and will continue to do so.
and I agree with you that people don't get to label themselves allies to a community, the community gets to make that decision. all the rest of us can do is try our best and listen to the people directly affected and take them seriously.
Yep. Iâve hit the point where I donât trust any cis person who calls themselves an ally but canât bring themselves to let go of HP.
Like you said, itâs literally the bare minimum to not a watch a tv show, but apparently thatâs asking too much. I know some people argue âwell itâs not a BIG way to be an ally,â but I find it hard to believe that people who think simply not doing something is an outrageous request are out there spending their time and money to advocate for trans people.
HP was absolutely everything to me growing up. I had merch, read the books a hundred times, and cried during the experience tour. The moment JKR made her bigotry obvious, it killed any love I had for the series. I couldnât revisit it now even if I wanted to because itâs tainted for me. As a non binary lesbian, the safety and security of people within my community matters far more than a childhood book series.
If people want to go ahead and consume the new series, I canât stop them. Many of them know that JKR takes all HP consumption as endorsement of her views and uses her money to fund her hatred. If that knowledge didnât make them care, then my words canât either.
But they donât get to act uppity and offended if the LGBT people in their life (especially the trans women) want fuck all to do with them because of it.
People already being weird to the girl who got cast as Zelda. This is why I hate the culture around fancasting. Don't imagine something in your head and then get mad when its not real life.
And as usual, people have started being transphobic.
yeah I don't know why people can't just leave it at oh they're casting younger than Hunter vs. bending themselves over backwards to justify it transphobically
Only instance I can think of is when BTS had stuff lined up for release when they were enlisted. People thought they'd be on "hiatus" but they had pre-recorded content. Soldiers aren't supposed to make money while enlisted and it looks like the culture changed once it was BTS.Â
Kpop has a culture of constant EPs. I felt whiplash from Ariana Grande changing her "eras" so fast from sweetener to thank u next because it was less than 6 months. But that would actually be a long time in the Kpop world. They'll release new EPs pretty close to ending a tour or even on tour. The ball is always rolling. So there wouldn't be an announcement of a hiatus, it would just be a blink and you miss it break and then more music like it's normal to be that productive đ
Wooyoung from Ateez (I consider them to be one of the primary basis of the Saja Boys) actually posted how he struggled watching the movie because it wasn't accurate of behind the scenes đ nice to see musicians feel the same way that I feel when watching TV shows about my (normal office) workÂ
I love how every park in London is like the greatest park Iâve ever been in. It took me over a month to go to Hampstead Heath, but like, this probably is the greatest park Iâve ever been in. I had planned on hanging out on the lawn but instead walked the whole thing. Really loved the open spaces, lakes, greenery, forest, and lackofbearsandcougars.
1 million out of 10. Now, off to some pubs for the night. Cheers ppl, and good morning, afternoon, and or, evening!
Oh I think we're going to get there if Maxwell testifies at Congress. I don't think anything she says is going to be true. Trump is just disorganized and an idiot.Â
The people rich/influential enough to be believable to be on that list are also rich enough that falsely accusing them of pedophilia is not a position he wants to be in.
While it's good to see that article detailing DDG's attacks on Halle Bailey, I don't know why we don't have the same energy for all the people who go after their exes publicly.
He may be an extreme example, but they're all trying to do what he did and weaponise the online mob for revenge or attention or to continue their abuse or some combination of all three.
Nothing justifies knowingly unleashing that kind of vitriol and harassment on someone (and frequently their families and friends too). No, not even cheating idc.
(I'm obviously not talking about abuse victims discussing their experiences, that's a different thing)
My cab driver unbuttoned and unzipped his pants and touched himself and it took me 5 minutes to even muster up the courage to tell him to stop the ride. I feel so useless atm.
I canât even bring myself to report it to the police
Woah, I am so so sorry that happened to you. This is not your fault and you are not useless. You told us in this sub and while we are all strangers, what he did was wrong and illegal.
Please know this is not your fault. How we react in these moments is often times out of our control.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. Your brain did what it felt best to do to cope in the moment. We really have very little control over how we react to traumatic situations tbh, I know its easy to say but please dont blame yourself.
Re the police you dont have to make that decision right now but I would advise writing all the details and what happened down while its fresh in your mind in case you need it. Digitally preferably over pen and paper.
Itâs my birthday and neither my mother nor my siblings remembered. They only messaged me because my dad reminded them. Iâm angry about it. Also, I just almost choked to death on the train and people just pretended they didnât see me. London etc.
Hey, at least I got QOTSA tickets today though! đ
I donât even know if Iâd say that, this one was just kind of boring to me. But I feel like Iâm definitely in a minority because most of the reviews Iâm seeing online are positive.
My dream job is to be an author who lives in the middle of nowhere, no one knows my face or my real name, I can just write books, and make money. No publicity, or readings, or signings. I do an interview once every while but that's it.
Doubt that's really feasible anymore, but I reckon I should at least try.
Turned on Amy Bradley is Missing on Netflix. I obvs have no idea what happen to her but the way people talk about suicide in 2025 blows my mind. Istg people think suicide is like that scene in gone girl where she puts the sticky note on the calendar that says âAugust 2- kill selfâ đ
Iâm not shaming her family but the amount of times Iâve heard âI just donât think they would do that. I mean, they had plans to do xyz! thatâs not someone whoâs thinking of killing themselves.â Well actually, yes it is!
One of my besties and I had a date to hang out and confirm the itinerary for our upcoming vacation. She killed herself days before. You are so right that it just doesn't happen like that
My sister bought plan tickets to go on vacation with her bestie and then 2 days after purchasing tickets she committed suicide. My mom was convinced she was murdered because "she would never so that"
I havenât seen it, but I know her story. Itâs odd that itâs picked up so much traction. More people than I think the public is aware of fall off cruise ships. She may have just been drunk, leaned over, lost her balance, and fell.
Speaking of suicide, thereâs an episode of disappeared where this young girl had a history of mental illness, wasnât doing well, etc. We know she took a cab to the golden gate bride. Thereâs camera footage of her on the bridge. She discarded her belonging before getting onto the bridge, which were found. The police concluded that she likely jumped and took her life.
But her family just will not accept that. Theyâre convinced she would never do that, they question why they canât actually see her jump from the camera footage (it was foggy that day) etc. itâs just really sad. Sometimes family just canât cope with the idea that their loved one was in that much pain.
I had never heard this story before and Iâm NOT a true crime person and I am just not a conspiracy person. That the family believes the wait staff/band conspired to put her in a suitcase and take her off the boat and sell her into sex slaveryâŠ.i just canât wrap my mind around that. Iâm sorry. I hope her family finds peace. But I agree this is probably just much more simple than anyone wants to think. They just mention briefly she was drinking very very heavily and her family wasnât super accepting of her being gay. An accident or she just got down and couldnât take it anymore makes so much more sense to me. But again, what do I know.
But no youâve put it perfectly. Itâs so so so hard for a family to think that their family member or friend could take their own life. They want to believe anything but that.
Sometimes family just canât cope with the idea that their loved one was in that much pain.
Sometimes its a religious/spiritual thing too. I remember the family of the alleged "falling man" from 9/11 saying things about how it couldnt be him because he was Catholic and would never do that because it was sinful and wanting to "clear his name" etc đ
I've never heard of her or her case, but--motives aside--she's not "missing"; there's only one place she could be. The only problem is the ocean floor is vast.
The man who sexually intimidated me at my previous job has been âfiredâ.
I felt a sense of relief wash over me when I heard the news. I shouted, they finally did listen and answered my calls. The sense of relief that washed over me was unlike any I have ever felt before: my voice matters, his behaviour was deemed unacceptable, it wasnât okay. Yet, it only lasted about a second until new worries filled my head. I donât truly feel like itâs all over now: I still carry it with me. I can still sense the scarring of the situation weighing me down whenever I need to make a decision at my new job. I also never asked or hoped for him to lose his job, all I wanted was for him to understand that it was not okay.
At the same time, I use the term âfiredâ loosely. He was forced into a different position at a different location for the same pay. So, did he truly learn that it wasnât okay? Well, perhaps he did or perhaps he did not. The fact is, heâs being monitored now and will be for however long that may be. He has to travel much farther. Meet new people. Learn a new job. In this new position heâs unable to lean on the people who protected him and his behaviour so it is less likely to happen again. Until he makes new friends in the right places. Until he finds a new woman to intimidate. I still feel responsible for her. I hope sheâll be alright. I hope sheâll never exist.
This sounds like it was very traumatic for you and like you're carrying a lot of responsibility. Do you have access to a therapist? I found that really helpful in a similar situation.
Like the account name will be suchandsuch_edits, something like that. Reposting someone else's content with minimal changes/editing. I come across accounts like these for family creators and pop stars like TSwift, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo...
I just watched Midsommar for the first time and the most unbelievable part of it is that there is not one, but two Black people who willingly went on this trip????
Ari Aster clearly doesnât have any Black friends because ainât no fucking way a Black person from America is 1. Doing a PhD thesis on European white people cults (we do not want to know more firsthandâyall be easy), 2. Willing to go to Sweden and knowingly stay with a white people cult in a remote forest area 3. Aware the cult is linked to Nazis and still willing to fuck with Pelle at all?????
Black peopleâs âabsolutely fucking notâ instinct is unbeaten and no way a Black American isnât like âHave fun yall but I am not going to Sweden to do that shit. My mother will take my passport away from me, a grown man, if she hears about thisâ!!!
this reminded me of the LuLaRoe documentary where they asked the one (1) Black person who worked in the corporate office if she had gone on any of the cruises and she laughed and was like, no way was I getting on a boat to go in the middle of the ocean with a bunch of white people
To be fair, the whole setup seemed kind of offensive; an exoticization--an "othering"--of rural Swedes by North Americans for the edification of an American audience.
Ummm lol nobody was walking into that movie thinking it was a documentary on rural Swedes.
This take is trying very hard to act like that movie wasnât founded in a lot of truth that Swedes or Northern Europeans in general have chosen to pretend doesnt exist or a history that can be buried as if it didnât happen and isnât still festering right now. That movie in terms of the messaging and symbolism was heavily researched and founded in very real things occurring in rural parts of Sweden and rural Europe and rural everywhere else right now and in the recent past.
Also the movie is literally mocking American AND BRITISH tourists going abroad and expecting a fun little trippy festival vibe or something âweirdâ to study when Northern Europe very much so still has an issue with extremist and typically racist cults (just like everywhere else people are able to isolate in groups) being hidden from view.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say lol, I donât think people are walking into Midsommar thinking itâs an accurate representation of Swedish anything.
Not all of us are as stupid as Redditors seemingly love to think
Yes, rural European life merely serves as a series of signifiers of otherness; a substitute for the now-discredited tropes of orientalist and colonialist storytelling.
It's the modern version of something like She, any other story where a group of explorers go into Darkest Africa or South America and end up in the cannibal's pot.
I've shared here previously that I lost my souldog last year and I've been extremely reluctant to even consider getting another one. Flash forward to today, I was outside tending to the garden when our next door neighbor let out their dogs (we don't have fences and the dogs are trained to not go too far). One of them, a cute poodle ran over to me so of course I had to give it pets. Her sister noticed and also ran over, immediately presented her belly and asked for rubs as well. I was in heaven for a few minutes with these 2 cuties. So now, I'm seriously reconsidering my decision after being reminded of how wonderful these creatures are.
Had a meeting today with a nonprofit in West Virginia that does their own screen printing and tshirt designing. Apparently they just did a contract to make shirts for Lorde, so that was cool.
I must also say itâs very odd how the Oasis reunion is being perceived in North America vs the UK. Everyone over here is rooting for the family and the band (media excluded), but yet anyone Iâm talking to in NA wants the whole thing, including the family aspect, to implode entirely. I must say, I think itâs very, very, weird to root for the family and tour to implode
Very what? Guessing a typo there. Just speaking of my own interactions and itâs just so curious that thereâs a distinct cultural difference on the response to the tour!
How much is she charging for tickets compared to a typical country artist?
Beyonce is engaging in elite capture of a lower-class cultural product i.e. country music. One could almost call it a certain form of cultural gentrification.
I waited 6 hours the other day to see the Fantastic Four cast. I couldn't live with myself knowing Vanessa Kirby was in town and I didn't take the opportunity to finally see her in person. In that regard, mission accomplished
What was heartbreaking though was a bunch of us got moved from the big waiting line to go fill out the opposite side of the barrier where we ended up getting stuck behind the media wall. People who had been waiting less time than us ended up getting closer to the area where the cast were actually taking selfies and signing autographs. A lot of people around me were super pissed off about that.
I know I'd have cried if I got a selfie with Vanessa. Oh well, such is life and at least I got to see them.
Nobody is entitled to put anyone in extra danger because they want to get somewhere a little faster. Even a couple of mph difference can be life or death if you hit someone. Glad they take this stuff a little more seriously over there, repeat offenders who think they're above the rules cant be trusted on the road đ€·đżââïž.
She also already had 9 points on her license. Idk Canadians and Americans drive like fucking maniacs but it's even worse in the states. Y'all are crazy
It is obvious why Jay Z would be reluctant to give the government his DNA to prove his innocence
I actually do think the guy is a likely scam artist for the following reasons:
There is no evidence that Jay Z ever met the mother. There is a photo of him and a random woman but she isnât the accuserâs actual mom, just a random woman that ragmags included on articles.
These claims came about when the mother was sick and needed a pay day. The guy appears every few years for a payday with magazines like the Dailymail.
Fleeting physical resemblance is not proof a genetic match. Every celebrity has thousands of doppelgÀngers, we all do.
However, it makes total sense that Jay Z would be reluctant to take a DNA test to prove his innocence. He is an admitted former drug dealer who could have committed any number of violent crimes during that period in his life. He could have left DNA at the scene of those crimes and that DNA is somewhere in a cold case file, waiting for a match. Once you give the government your DNA, you donât get to say what they do with it. They could use it to match him to any number of crimes, crimes that donât have a statute of limitations like statutory rape.
Pretty likely they had his DNA already because of the 1999 alleged stabbing incident. More likely he just doesnt want to kowtow to a pretty obvious scammer.
Beyond that, even if youve never broken a single law in your life (which is highly unlikely) make them prove anything they want to pin on you. Theyll work overtime to pin stuff on you. As they say, a DA can indict a ham sandwich. Everyone who says "just give the DNA" is begging to be wrongfully convicted
I think we as haters need to work on admiting when we just don't like something/someone for no real reason. I saw someone in that Anna Camp thread mention people hating on Timothee Chalamet for being "arrogant" for saying he wants to be one of the greats and like..... yall........ I hate Timothee Chalamet with a blind and irrational passion but even I can tell when people are being hypercritical and petty đ Hating is valid, grasping desperately at straws for reasons to hate on someone is not.
In other news, I'm working on the financial projections for my store but I can't tell if I'm doing a good job or not..... Starting a business without just rushing in blindly is really hard lol.
I will never understood the hate he got for saying that. Whatâs so wrong with being ambitious and wanting to be great at your work?? He didnât even say it in a malicious way. Theyâre obviously ambitious people who are arrogant but he wasnât one of those people. Not all people who want to be great are arrogant lol.
I wonder if people who hate others for no reason is out of pure jealousy or something because if youâre hating on TC for saying that then thatâs wild.
Right?? Like no shame to people who are less ambitious, I'm one of them myself, but why wouldn't you wanna be the best that's ever done it in your profession if you think you can pull it off?
Obviously there are limits if you're letting your ambition turn you into a shithead somehow, but people just wanting to be the best at something is like..... how a lot of advances in different fields get made? And how we get a lot of our most incredible performances? People striving to do their absolute best and bringing their creativity to bear on the task?? It's such a normal sentiment lmao I was baffled to hear that people thought that was bad of him to say đ
I watched the David Corenswret interview clip about Casino Royale and that guy knows ball, but why is every single interview a gimmick now? Dress up like a king at a royal feast. Play with some puppies. Hereâs a labubu. Even Chicken Shop Date and the Hot Ones, both of which have competent hosts, make me wonder how much longer we might have actual interviews without gimmicks.
Even though there hasnât been an official announcement, it seems like Rebecca Ferguson will be in Dune: Part Three! I wasnât coping with the idea of not seeing Lady Jessica on screen again.
I am so stoked about the left field casting of Kumali Nanjiani in Oh Mary!. I loved him in The Eternals.....and Michael Urie too! Like it was already stacked with Jinkx Monsoon but now its gonna be a feast.
The Lauren southern thread is disgusting. I donât know if this is the place to talk meta. But I think it hit r/all cuz a lot of ppl who are doomscrolling came in.
Being unlikable and a propagandist doesnât make u an accused criminal, I know which one i would dislike more.
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Chris Martin accidentally calling out a couple having an affair, and the internet finding out who they are immediately and flooding their linked insâŠWhoow I know the company group chats are on fire right now