[orange] Okay sure, we did massacre the economy and make ourselves look untrustworthy and unstable, but…

[zoom on orange grinning] We can now say slurs at work without facing consequences

[newspaper clipping] Corporate America embraces a new era of conservatism under Donald Trump. Bankers and financiers say that Trump’s victory has empowered those who felt they had to self-censor or change their language to avoid offending younger colleagues, women, minorities or disabled people. “I feel liberated,” said a top banker. “We can say [r-slur] and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled . . . it’s a new dawn.”

[orange, celebrating] Worth it! I see this as an absolute win!

https://thebad.website/comic/legalized_slurs

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    42·
    8 days ago

    You were always allowed to say retard and pussy, it was never illegal. While not “triggered”, I definitely don’t want to work for a company where bosses throw those around…

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
      12·
      8 days ago

      I don’t even like non-hateful swearing at work, let alone this bigotted shit. What the fuck kind of professional workplace is that.

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    17·
    8 days ago

    When referencing news media in this way, it’s important to actually include the name of the publication or source so that people can go verify it themselves. You’re not leaving them in a no mans land of uncertainty, unsure of what’s true or not, and not opening yourself up to accusations of dishonesty or spreading misinformation.

    In this case, and in others referencing print and written media, the name of the publication, title of the article, and the date it apprared would be included.

    So it would be by Steff Chavez, published in The Financial Times, on Jan 15 2025 (the title of the article is redundant information as it appears in the comic).

    Optionally a link people can visit might be handy:

    https://www.ft.com/content/973421a3-c96a-4038-96c6-725af5aa6124

    That way you’re showing people what the political reality is for certain, rather than leaving them in doubt or uncertain about what was actually published. But also, it keeps you honest too.

  • pivot_root@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 days ago

    It’s almost guaranteed they wouldn’t be able to handle it if the roles were reversed. Apologies for actually using the word here, but to drive home the point: let’s see how Jackass Jim likes being called a “retarded cunt” every day.

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      Absolutely guaranteed. I went to a right wing private college for undergrad (I was young and stupid, now I’m not young). They had this message board where you could ask the student paper’s editors questions and blah blah. Part of the college identity was about being weird. I made a clever joke about that in a question. Because I had hinted that the student body might be weird, oh my gods not only the editors but the entire message board list its shit for like a week. Having entirely lost their sense of proportion and lived up to the pejorative.

      And that was just being called weird. Someone actually throwing stones? Holy fuck that could actually get entertaining.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    8 days ago

    Just because you don’t get fired doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
    7·
    7 days ago

    In a way this might turn out well. IF we get through this and back to an actual democracy with basic human rights and laws, all of these assholes that felt so “liberated” can be fired/sued.

    This is me trying to make lemonade out of the very very rotten lemons we got.