A man discovered a bug causing the Russian-language version of Apple’s Siri to be a bit of a bigot. Yet, others wonder if Russian Siri’s anti-gay responses are more politically motivated.
Category: SJW Update
April 5 – April 11: SJW Update
A South Carolina police officer was fired and charged with murder after video surfaced of him fatally shooting an unarmed black man after a routine traffic stop.
March 29 – April 3: SJW Update
On April 2, the Boy Scouts’ Greater New York Councils hired an openly gay Eagle Scout, Pascal Tessier, as a summer camp counselor, despite the national rules banning gay adults from the Scouts. Last year, the Scouts lifted a ban on gay youth in the organization.
March 22 – March 27: SJW Update
A New Zealand man was sentenced to two and a half years in Burmese prison for a Facebook image, promoting a bar he managed, which featured Buddha wearing a set of headphones. This case has created controversy surrounding the severity of Burma’s anti-free-speech laws.
March 15 – 20: SJW Update
Starbucks is now taking on the debate of race relations, one Frappuccino at a time.
March 8 – March 13: SJW News Update
An eventful week in Ferguson, Mo. was marked with continued protest and the resignation of Police Chief Thomas Jackson on March 11, after the release of a telling report by the Justice Department, which found that the police force does, in fact, racially discriminate against the city’s black citizens. Jackson is now the third official to step down.
Feb. 22 – Feb. 27: SJW News Update
At the first Watermark Silicon Valley Conference for Women in Santa Clara, Hilary Clinton said gender equality is “not just a nice thing to do,” but rather a necessary component to a country’s economic and political stability. Continue reading
Feb. 15 – Feb. 20: SJW News Update
The BeyHive went berserk when unedited photos of Beyoncé from her 2013 L’Oreal campaign surfaced online, calling into question American beauty conventions and the pressures on women to achieve physical perfection. Continue reading
Feb. 8 – Feb. 13: SJW News Update
Three young Muslim Americans were killed in their apartment by their neighbor, Craig Stephen Hicks, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Feb. 10. Some speculate that the homicides were a hate crime while others say they were fueled by a parking dispute. Continue reading
Feb. 1 – Feb. 7: SJW News Update
This Sunday, on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mike Huckabee said asking Christians to accept gay marriage is as ridiculous as “asking someone who’s Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli.” Continue reading
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