if being part of the state requires mandatory public schooling, and that mandatory participation has changed in 40 years to become more violent and bloody, and the state won't protect those required to be there, then those honors need to be spoken to at graduation.
The world has changed in US schools dramatically. I think that we need to let those affected be part of a highly visible group that could incite change in the future. What a voting block to appeal to for change.
They had a clever icebreaker bingo game with facts about the attendees. One person's was "survived three school shootings." I found her and got a bingo. The prize was a $10 doordash gift card.
Lame prize, great game idea. Terrible that this has happened to her but she's a bright and cheerful woman.
I had an icebreaker event at like a new employee orientation thing where we did two truths and a lie.
One person said "I have cancer". That turned out to be her lie.
Who the fuck lies about that? Like everyone knows someone who has or had (and possibly lost to) cancer. That's in incredibly bad taste. There's morbid humor and then there's...something else.
Look we have enough participation trophies, we don’t want to bog down the ceremonies with another 400 awards. Also some of these people will be limping, possibly in wheelchairs. And god forbid we have a shooting at the event and we didn’t bring enough medals.
I kinda feel like this is sarcasm but I’m not even sure any more. How did we get here?
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Manjushri@piefed.social · 77 pts · 281d
.357 Magnum cum laude.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 281d
Dang. Missed it by . . . 6 hours.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 281d
Isn't that just graduating?
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 14 pts · 281d
if being part of the state requires mandatory public schooling, and that mandatory participation has changed in 40 years to become more violent and bloody, and the state won't protect those required to be there, then those honors need to be spoken to at graduation.
The world has changed in US schools dramatically. I think that we need to let those affected be part of a highly visible group that could incite change in the future. What a voting block to appeal to for change.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 281d
I was just making a joke about how common school shootings tragically are ✌️
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 281d
I believe that they were joking that nearly every student survives one
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 281d
But it would also create a social group for recognizing how many people have had to experience one.
I mean ... as a US citizen I have been more well informed by the media about US soybean farmers than the demographic "survived a school shooting".
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 281d
We really do live in a manifestation of south park
MotoAsh@piefed.social · 3 pts · 281d
You have it backwards. South Park is a parody of real life. It was always meant to share lots of correlation. It's literally made to.
db2@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 281d
traumata cum laude
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 18 pts · 281d
That's a lot of cum
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 281d
Bukkake cum latte.
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 281d
The barista would still spell my fuckin name wrong
Pronell@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 281d
I was at my wife's work holiday party last night.
They had a clever icebreaker bingo game with facts about the attendees. One person's was "survived three school shootings." I found her and got a bingo. The prize was a $10 doordash gift card.
Lame prize, great game idea. Terrible that this has happened to her but she's a bright and cheerful woman.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 281d
I had an icebreaker event at like a new employee orientation thing where we did two truths and a lie.
One person said "I have cancer". That turned out to be her lie.
Who the fuck lies about that? Like everyone knows someone who has or had (and possibly lost to) cancer. That's in incredibly bad taste. There's morbid humor and then there's...something else.
She didn't last long there.
bradorsomething@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 281d
She probably has a great serpentine, too.
yesman@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 281d
I think graduation ceremonies should include a speech from the lowest ranked graduate. Let's hear from both sides.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 281d
"WOOOOOOO!!! I AIN'T GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL NO MOE! GONNA SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY!"
Half the audience nods. The other half shakes their head in disapproval.
DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 279d
and the chill people yell "hell yeah"
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 281d
I always cum pretty laude
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 13 pts · 281d
cum proelium, manga cum proelium, and summa cum proelium
survived one shooting, survived two shootings, survived three+ shootings
No_Eponym@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 281d
Would battle be right? I don't know if people are fighting back in shootings. I think it would be to run away, per "Pumped Up Kicks" so
cum fuga, magna cum fuga, maxima cum fuga?
ytg@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 280d
Maybe impetus
cum impetu, magno cum impetu, summo cum impetu
Tangent5280@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 281d
People are definitely fighting back, not all of them, but there are fighters.
MrFinnbean@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 281d
Ammo cum laude
Atlas_@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 280d
Gun laude?
_g_be@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 280d
Yes guns are loud, they already know
bradorsomething@ttrpg.network · 4 pts · 281d
Look we have enough participation trophies, we don’t want to bog down the ceremonies with another 400 awards. Also some of these people will be limping, possibly in wheelchairs. And god forbid we have a shooting at the event and we didn’t bring enough medals.
I kinda feel like this is sarcasm but I’m not even sure any more. How did we get here?
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 281d
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 281d
Take the /s away, and you have summerized all of Florida.
bradorsomething@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 281d
Sir, where is the meth.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 281d
Florida.
Just......ALL of Florida.
specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 281d
well this one's a bummer. here's your upvote.
Electric_Druid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 281d
Semi-auto cum laude
eezeebee@lemmy.ca · -4 pts · 281d
Please mark this NSFW