# 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:** 416
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8301 "2026-09-01T23:56:25Z")
I thought He had a long white robe with a pizza box covering the lower torso. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8302 "2026-09-02T02:16:06Z")
[There must be an easier way to quit your job than open racism.](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sf-high-school-baseball-team-175451893.html) > [@](#): > > An [elite San Francisco high school’s](https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/us-news/sf-math-teacher-accused-of-adding-inappropriate-test-questions/) championship varsity baseball team is facing three game losses and the firing of coaching staff after racial taunts were allegedly lobbed at a game last spring. > > [Lowell High School’s team,](https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/san-francisco-schools-under-fire-over-ethnic-studies-identity-course/) which won the city title in May, will have to forfeit three games against rival teams and get an entirely new coaching staff, school officials announced Monday after an investigation into the alleged incident. > > Lowell High School’s championship varsity baseball team will be forced to forfeit three future games against city rivals while its entire coaching staff has been removed, district officials announced Monday. Instagram/@thelowell > > “We want to emphasize that there is no place for racism, discrimination, or racialized harm in the Lowell community or anywhere in SFUSD,” district officials said in a statement seen by [the San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/lowell-high-baseball-racism-22411753.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral). > > School officials have been tight-lipped in relaying what happened, but the penalties are reportedly tied to a mid-May game against Lincoln High School, near the end of the season. > > According to[social media users](https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1tkxxav/lowell_high_baseball_coaches_on_leave_following/) who claimed they were at the game, Lowell varsity players in the bleachers allegedly shouted racist noises and comments at black and Latino players in the field. > > Some were allegedly making monkey noises at a black player, according to accounts posted online. Others allegedly shouted [“Build a wall!”](https://nypost.com/tag/border-wall/page/2/) at a Latino player, referencing stereotypes around illegal immigrants. Personally, I think forfeiture of games is too light a penalty. Ban the offending players from school sports permanently. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8303 "2026-09-02T03:43:25Z")
Adam and Eve wore the same leaves. So woke. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8304 "2026-09-02T04:47:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > When the Boy Scouts instituted diversity changes (particularly accepting gay scouts and leaders, and permitting girls to join), the LDS pulled out, and established their own replacement organization Without blackjack! Or hookers! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8305 "2026-09-02T06:50:48Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Adam and Eve wore the same leaves. Go fig-ure! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8306 "2026-09-02T07:05:17Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Then where are they now? - [Adam & Eve: Sex Toys & Sexual Wellness Products](https://www.adameve.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8307 "2026-09-02T17:26:36Z")
I’m trying to figure out the photo included in that link. The players seem to be flashing the L (for “loser”) hand sign, either directly at other players or symbolically to all their opponents, or something. If that is the sort of sportsmanship fostered by that coaching staff, it’s not surprising that some of the players carried it further on their own. (edited to add: or it might just be for Lowell, in which case, never mind on that point.) Also, it appears that many of the players on that team are of Asian extraction. Which is interesting only to show that this was not unalloyed white-supremacy racism. Lowell High is elite academically, not for sports, admission is academically merit-based, and competition to get in is fierce. There are probably a lot of elitist attitudes at that school that aren’t being addressed. > [@Monty](#): > > Ban the offending players from school sports permanently. First, good luck identifying them accurately; you might get a few but others would certainly get away with it. Probably not a good basis for punishment, nor for building better attitudes. But more importantly, I think it is appropriate at this age to hold their coaching staff accountable more than the students, who are emotionally and intellectually unformed at this age, and are likely the recipients of bad leadership. Team and individual behavior should be monitored going forward, as well as coaching leadership, to make sure that lessons are learned and followed. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8308 "2026-09-02T21:16:17Z")
John “Living proof that brain damage makes people right-wing” Fetterman says the Commies have brainwashed you into not wanting data centers in your neighborhood. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mukruatru32m)** > > John Fetterman claims backlash to data centers is "driven by the CPP" and says Trump is right about them ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8309 "2026-09-02T22:06:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Lowell High is elite academically, not for sports, admission is academically merit-based, and competition to get in is fierce. There are probably a lot of elitist attitudes at that school that aren’t being addressed. So your contention is that high academic performance correlates with “elitist”/racist beliefs? 🤔 It looks like close to 1/3 of Lowell’s admissions have non-“elite” grades and test scores, while coming from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and/or groups historically underrepresented at the school. Maybe the problem isn’t so much “elitism”, but rather jocks behaving badly, which occurs in lots of settings. > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Also, it appears that many of the players on that team are of Asian extraction. Really? Doesn’t look obvious to me that “many” are. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8310 "2026-09-02T22:13:46Z")
> [@abcdefghij](#): > > God said “shalt surely die”, not “shalt shortly die” What’s the first part of that passage? Anything temporal? Maybe something like “_in/on that day_ you shall surely die”? And if A&E are not always mortals in The Garden why is God so concerned that they will eat from the Tree of Eternal Life? Stupid Christian retcons about the ToEL notwithstanding. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8311 "2026-09-02T22:23:14Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I’m trying to figure out the photo included in that link. The players seem to be flashing the L (for “loser”) hand sign, either directly at other players or symbolically to all their opponents, or something. Or maybe it’s because they play for **L** owell High School. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8312 "2026-09-02T23:12:50Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > And if A&E are not always mortals in The Garden why is God so concerned that they will eat from the Tree of Eternal Life? Stupid Christian retcons about the ToEL notwithstanding. I’m pretty sure that Eru Ilùvatar assigned fixed incept dates and longevities at the point of creation. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8313 "2026-09-02T23:16:49Z")
@Roderick_Femm Full disclosure: I like sports. I despise school sports programs. There is zero incentive for the staff to instill the values which are the supposed goals of the program nor for the students to make those values part of their own character. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8314 "2026-09-03T00:04:50Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > So your contention is that high academic performance correlates with “elitist”/racist beliefs? 🤔 No, just that people being people, those selected for merit-based admission after tough competition are more likely than regular students in regular schools to feel special, to be encouraged to feel special by their parents and possibly even the teachers. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > Maybe the problem isn’t so much “elitism”, but rather jocks behaving badly, which occurs in lots of settings. I didn’t mean to suggest that it was one or the other, most likely both. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > Doesn’t look obvious to me that “many” are. Just looking at the photo, most of the ones closest to the front appear to me to be of Asian extraction. The ones further back could be all something else, I couldn’t tell. > [@Atamasama](#): > > Or maybe it’s because they play for **L** owell High School. You got me. See the “edited to add” in the same paragraph, which was added one minute after posting, about 5 hours before your post. @Monty, I’m not saying that school sports programs will instill good values, only that they ought to, if anyone is going to. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8315 "2026-09-03T00:08:15Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > @Monty, I’m not saying that school sports programs will instill good values, only that they ought to, if anyone is going to. Agreed. But the evidence they do is at best ephemeral. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8316 "2026-09-03T01:02:42Z")
I found that Fetterman argle-bargle on CNN concerning. Hearing too many stupid references to Communism lately, and that didn’t help. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8317 "2026-09-03T12:17:00Z")
Communist and pedophile (except trump) are the two big rage baiting vote-getters of RW discourse these days. Correction: Communist, pedophile (except trump), and trans-whatever are the ~~two~~ three big rage baiting vote-getters of RW discourse these days. Re-correction: Communist, pedophile (except trump), trans-whatever, and Islam-whatever are the ~~two~~ ~~three~~ four big rage baiting vote-getters of RW discourse these days. Bottom line: It’s rage-baiting vote getting all the way down. People filled with rageful thoughts are notoriously bad at actually thinking through the consequences of their decisions. Like the one to vote R. Which consequences are mostly massive public health failures, massive alliance / national security failures, massive inflation, and massive corruption. Can’t see any of that while frothing at the mouth. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8318 "2026-09-03T14:14:01Z")
And a lot of us in this Board are of a demographic that has been hearing about how the communists were coming to take over since back when there _were_ real officially-declared communists on the march. It’s an Old Reliable in the snarl word arsenal. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8319 "2026-09-03T14:18:33Z")
Communists, pedophiles, trans people, Muslims, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope! No, wait…communists, pedophiles, trans people, Muslims, Hillary Clinton, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. No, wait… ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8320 "2026-09-03T14:55:43Z")
'Zactly. That was the skit I was riffing. Or trying to; I’m not very good at that allusions stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=415) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=417)