# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 410
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8181 "2026-08-25T00:18:09Z")
I wonder how much it cost Walmart and the police to track that scofflaw and shake him down for the equivalent of an hour’s wage. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8182 "2026-08-25T02:53:20Z")
[Did you get your minstrel costume in time for the Halloween party?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/target-apologizes-offensive-halloween-costume-212928966.html) > [@](#): > > Target, the US retail corporation, said it pulled a controversial Halloween costume off its shelves after criticism across social media that it resembled [a racist caricature](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcZnlB0Cc5u/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=Ar0ZkKOhXECT495sktO3dvy). > > The ad image for the costume, sold as the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume,” depicted a Black child in a bright orange and black top with solid black gloves and a mask with a wide, toothy smile. Both the child’s pose and the costume’s gloves and mask were likened to caricatures of Black people used in minstrel shows. > > “As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry,” Target said in its apology [statement](https://corporate.target.com/press/statement/2026/08/target-statement-on-offensive-halloween-costume). “The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment. It is no longer available for sale. We know this is especially hurtful for our Black guests, team members and partners. Removing the costume is an important first step, and the company is looking closely at how this happened and what needs to change to ensure this won’t happen again.” Yeah, right. Ans y’all are so invested in DEI, aren’t you? > [@](#): > > The costume controversy is just the latest in a series for the Minneapolis-based retailer. > > Last year, activists called for a [boycott of the company](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/rev-al-sharpton-target-ceo-dei-rollback), after its decision to walk-back DEI initiatives. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8183 "2026-08-25T14:48:30Z")
Calloway, a big name in golf clubs, puts out an ad in association with an outfit called Good Good Golf that advertising geniuses thought would be hip and edgy, but turned out to be dumb and cringeworthy. > **[Callaway admits it approved controversial Good Good woman-shoving ad in...](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/callaway-admits-approved-controversial-good-good-woman-shoving-ad-late-night-statement)** > > Callaway CEO Chip Brewer admitted the company approved the Good Good golf ad showing Garrett Clark shoving a woman before it was posted online. Calloway has issued a boilerplate statement about how it regrets the ad which doesn’t reflect their values. The mention of diversity and inclusion in the apology has predictably triggered a withering blast from sub-morons on Twitter (their favorite apoplectic insult directed at Calloway is “gay”). ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8184 "2026-08-25T18:59:09Z")
You really have to wonder about the thought processes of the relevant folks at both the ad agency and at Calloway. I think we’re way past the time when “any publicity is good publicity”. Nowadays avoiding awakening the baying horde on social media is more the main consideration. And in an era with two baying hordes, each of which has polar opposite sensibilities, that can be a tall order. Do _not_ court controversy; it has a way of showing up uninvited enough already. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8185 "2026-08-25T19:06:13Z")
It’s also golf, which few people think should be ‘exciting’ or ‘edgy’. BTW, no ‘o’ in Callaway ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8186 "2026-08-25T19:15:03Z")
Well, I can’t see the ad in question. It sounds stupid but I’m not sure I’d make the leap to domestic violence. I have values and shit, but I’ve grown weary of recreational outrage. These days it has to be really something to get me upset. This may be an indictment of our times. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8187 "2026-08-25T19:21:45Z")
I’m not cutting him any slack, he is a horrible person and he should not be in any leadership position in the Democratic party. He is dragging the party down and harming my rights because of it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8188 "2026-08-25T19:24:05Z")
Thanks for the spelling tip. Should have followed the cite’s lead not the citer’s 😉 . As to “edgy”, the entire golf industry has a serious problem. All the recreational players are dying of old age. Their demographics say in 15-20 years most courses will have no players. They have to somehow make golf look desirable to 20-somethings. And do it soon. Without pissing off the 50- to 70-somethings who are their current bread and butter. As with our discussion about the attempted rebranding at the dying Cracker Barrel restaurant chain a year ago. You can’t get new customers without change, and you’ll piss off existing customers with any change. What’s a Mother to do? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8189 "2026-08-25T19:59:34Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > As to “edgy”, the entire golf industry has a serious problem. All the recreational players are dying of old age. Their demographics say in 15-20 years most courses will have no players. > > They have to somehow make golf look desirable to 20-somethings. And do it soon. Without pissing off the 50- to 70-somethings who are their current bread and butter. I’m not sure if that’s true or not. From what I can see it seems that golf is still exceedingly popular amongst all demographics. My guess is that it would be undergoing a true explosion these days rather than just keeping steady or growing slightly if land weren’t so expensive. The complaint I hear more often is that it’s difficult to find a tee time in extant courses and they are expensive. Which isn’t to say that the demographic of golf isn’t a diverse one that you are bound to offend by anything non-anodyne. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8190 "2026-08-25T20:26:58Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Well, I can’t see the ad in question. It sounds stupid but I’m not sure I’d make the leap to domestic violence. I _have_ seen the ad in question, and it seriously squicked me out. He shoves her to the ground from behind (blindsides her), then, hovers over and says the bit about not touching his driver in a very threatening manner with ominous music playing on the soundtrack. Nothing lighthearted or no-big-deal about it to me. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8191 "2026-08-25T20:29:59Z")
I will take your word for it. I think they took the video down because I can’t find it. It was obviously a bad idea. Like showing any kind of violence in your golf advertisement is really a bad idea. Showing violence against women is an even worse idea. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8192 "2026-08-25T20:41:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > As to “edgy”, the entire golf industry has a serious problem. All the recreational players are dying of old age. Their demographics say in 15-20 years most courses will have no players. Do you have a cite for this? I’m a golf junkie (playing, watching, reading), and I’ve seen no such catastrophic prediction. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8193 "2026-08-25T20:48:04Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I will take your word for it. I think they took the video down because I can’t find it. https://embed.reddit.com/r/golf/comments/1vuqjqv/anyone_see_this_ad_by_good_good_and_their_new/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share I think they thought it was worth a try because it only needed a budget of 13 cents and was scripted and filmed by a couple of middle-schoolers. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8194 "2026-08-25T20:50:31Z")
(Only the first 15 seconds of that was the “commercial” in question. And I didn’t realize the Reddit video would autoplay.) ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8195 "2026-08-25T20:58:55Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I think they thought it was worth a try because it only needed a budget of 13 cents and was scripted and filmed by a couple of middle-schoolers. The middle-schoolers ripped them off ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8196 "2026-08-25T21:11:51Z")
Nothing says “Tough Guy” like golf shorts and little white socks. (Disclaimer: I realize that domestic abusers come in all stripes.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8197 "2026-08-25T21:35:11Z")
Apparently these people run a Youtube channel, so for the right audience these aren’t random people and it might make more sense. > **[Good Good (YouTube channel)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Good_(YouTube_channel))** > > Good Good is an American sports YouTube channel and company based in Frisco, Texas. Founded in 2020 by Garrett Clark, Stephen Castaneda, and Matt Scharff, the channel focuses around golf challenges and games, often with other sports figures. It is credited with popularizing the sport with a younger demographic in the 2020s. Notable former members of the channel include Brad Dalke, Grant Horvat, and Luke Kwon. The channel, whose CEO is Matt Kendrick, also operates a premium apparel brand, which... ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8198 "2026-08-25T21:43:53Z")
No matter what the context, that look on the woman’s face after she’s assaulted tells the story for me. Completely, 100% unacceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8199 "2026-08-25T21:57:51Z")
It was supposed to parody a recent horror movie that apparently isn’t as well known as they thought. > **[How Good Good Golf ad went horribly wrong with ‘Obsession’ idea](https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/sports/how-good-good-golf-ad-went-horribly-wrong-with-obsession-idea/)** > > The controversial ad that landed Good Good Golf in a heap of bad, bad times. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8200 "2026-08-25T22:00:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No matter what the context, that look on the woman’s face after she’s assaulted tells the story for me. I thought that it would at least be funny if you suspended your outrage and took it as silly satire, but watching the video there was nothing in there that seemed to even be trying to be funny. It was worse than offensive, it was **stupid**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=411)