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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

What in the name of all the Earth and its domains and the heavens above is this asshattery?

The family of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very much up in arms at something called the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation over its decision to give a leadership award named after the former Supreme Court justice to **drumroll* … *Elon Musk.

. . . Oh yeah, Rupert Murdoch is also getting this year’s Leadership Award, along with Martha Stewart (weird but whatever), Michael Milken (what?), and Sylvester Stallone (no, seriously, fucking what?).

. . . The award is all of four years old, and has previously gone to “individual women of prominence.” Did we run out of those or something?

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 112 points 8 months ago

These fucking Parks and Rec prophecies

[-] HWK_290@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

Everything I do is the attitude of an award winner, because I've won an award.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Dorothy Everton-Smyth woman of the year?!?

[-] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

Dorothy Everytime Smurf Girl Trophy for Excellence in Female Stuff

please

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago
[-] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 74 points 8 months ago
[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 44 points 8 months ago

In Australia, one of our previous PMs appointed himself Minister for Women.

He also claimed his greatest achievement for women was repealing a carbon tax as it helped women better budget the family income.

[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 11 points 8 months ago

He also chomped into a whole raw onion on live tv.

Man, the Abbott days were pretty funny when following political commentary.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

Funny but dangerous. I'm glad the christo-fash shit didn't take off and he just looked like an idiot.

[-] Gorbash@lemmy.today 9 points 8 months ago

Minister for woman. He also pointed out women bore the cost of rising energy prices because they did the ironing.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago
[-] Gorbash@lemmy.today 2 points 8 months ago

When he assumed the position the sign for his assistant Minister, Michaela Cash, was misprinted :

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/office-plaque-typo-leaves-coalition-red-faced/xu2p6emth

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 67 points 8 months ago

A press release from the foundation says Musk is being recognized for entrepreneurship,

Lol what? When I think of an entrepreneur, I think of a person who rose from nothing on their work and got to the top.

Elon was born into money and handed money to get even richer

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

He also both is and has a dick.

[-] MrFappy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I’m pretty sure that the jury is still out on that second one.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

is a dick, at least

[-] saintshenanigans@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

And not very good at it, if twitter and Tesla are any indication. Both products quality take a nosedive any time he involves himself

[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 62 points 8 months ago

You probably are also wondering the same thing we were — well, one of several things — which is how in the hell Sylvester Stallone got on this list. Is the next Rambo movie going to nod to modernity by rebooting the franchise with a bloodthirsty female Green Beret? Does he have a heretofore-unknown-to-us reputation as being a feminist filmmaker?

But last year’s 12-member award committee included Stewart as well as Jennifer Flavin Stallone, Sylvester’s wife.

Ah. Well then.

So this award is a joke now.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago

"The monkeys make trophies and then give them to each other... like they mean something." - Ernest Cline

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago

This is truly the dumbest timeline

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 35 points 8 months ago

Hang on, is it actually called the "Women of Distinction" award? The article body calls it the “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award”, which doesn't sound gender-specific. If there's nothing about the award that requires it specifically to be given to women, other than just being named after a woman and being given to one the first few times, what's the problem?

The article is laden with snarky comments and obviously biased opinions, and the article it links to as its source is paywalled, so it's not really clear what's going on here.

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

From the press release:

Established in 2020, the RBG Award has previously recognized women of distinction, including HM Queen Elizabeth II and Barbra Streisand. The award was expanded this year to include trailblazing men and women. "Justice Ginsburg fought not only for women but for everyone," said Julie Opperman, Chair of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation. "Going forward, to embrace the fullness of Justice Ginsburg's legacy, we honor both women and men who have changed the world by doing what they do best."

[-] ech@lemm.ee 62 points 8 months ago

“Going forward, to embrace the fullness of Justice Ginsburg’s legacy, we honor both women and men who have changed the world by doing what they do best.”

Ah, that must be why 80% of the recipients this year were men. What a joke. And musk & murdoch being awarded is an absolute insult.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

It did alert me to this award existing.

[-] Paddzr@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

"Speed run to awareness, any %."

And now they're worthless. Better less awareness but with integrity than a shitshow and a laughing stock.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

/c/NotTheOnion

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 17 points 8 months ago

Did they stumble upon the Space Karen picture and thought what an upstanding woman!

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

If RGB was alive she would not give this award to Murdoch or Musk, but I don’t know about Stallone

[-] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

He did some porn work in the ‘80s. So brave? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

Stallone crossed the picket line during the SAG-AFTRA strike. So, I'd say that it's pretty clear why these three were selected.

[-] galoisghost@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

An obvious and boring attempt at attention seeking.

[-] profdc9@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Why don't they give the award to Amy Coney Barrett?

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