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Are you fucking kidding me???

#StarWars #WTF #blasphemy #tonedeaf #morons #screenshot #maythefourth #orange

Colonia Aurora’s Women’s Day gift bag sparked a very awkward national conversation

Dear Cherubs, in Colonia Aurora, Misiones, a Women’s Day celebration turned into a public-relations skid mark after the municipality handed out cleaning supplies as prizes and posed the winners for photos. The event was meant to honor local women, but the visual language did the exact opposite and the internet noticed immediately.

THE PHOTO OP
Misiones Online reported that the municipality’s annual event included talks, music and recreational activities, and that more than 200 people attended. But the image that escaped into the wild was not the speech or the concert; it was women smiling with brooms, buckets and squeegees on a day that is supposed to recognize equality, not repackage housework as a prize.

Página/12 and Infobae both described the same basic scene: prizes linked to domestic chores, posted from the municipality’s own social media, followed by a wave of criticism. That is the kind of clue that tells you the problem was not just what happened, but how proudly it was photographed.

THE DEFENSE
Mayor Carlos Goring told local media the cleaning items were part of a mime game and were not the only gifts handed out. He argued the day also included reflection, health talks and other prizes, but once the optics have gone viral, explanations tend to arrive carrying a very small umbrella.

The municipality itself is a small one, with a little over 10,000 residents, tucked in Misiones near the Uruguay River and known for tobacco, yerba mate, soy and an increasingly important pineapple harvest, according to Infobae and DataClave. That is the kind of place where a community event can feel intimate and well-intended, right up until a photo turns it into a national punchline.

The blunt truth is that International Women’s Day carries a century-long history of labor, rights and political struggle, so a broom can never really be “just a joke” once it becomes the centerpiece. A playful game may have been the intent, but the message received by many viewers was a shrugging remix of old stereotypes, which is why the backlash spread so fast.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, the story is less about one municipal blunder than about the gap between intent and image. In the age of instant sharing, that gap can turn a local tribute into a national embarrassment before the mop water has even dried.

Colonia Aurora probably meant to stage a warm, community-minded event. Instead, it managed to hand critics a perfectly packaged symbol of exactly what not to do on 8M, and that is a hard lesson to sweep under the rug.

Misiones Online — https://misionesonline.net/2026/03/09/entrega-de-escobas-y-baldes-dia-de-la-mujer-criticas/
Infobae — https://www.infobae.com/politica/2026/03/09/polemico-festejo-por-el-dia-de-la-mujer-en-misiones-un-municipio-entrego-baldes-escurridores-y-escobas-como-premios/
Página/12 — https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/03/09/un-municipio-de-misiones-regalo-baldes-escobas-y-escurridores-por-el-dia-de-la-mujer/
DataClave — https://www.dataclave.com.ar/poder/controversia-en-pueblo-de-misiones-tras-un-festejo-del-8m-donde-regalaron-escobas-y-baldes_a69af09dc1d279cdde00a0818
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

@jhaue
Ed Husic calls it: urging “industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’”. Thanks for sharing this. 🙏🏻
Husic a real loss from Cabinet; & the fossil fuel industry tone deaf… again.. living in a really thick skinned bubble… making record windfall profits while everyone else pays. Should never have been taxed so lightly, now they think they’re entitled to it.

#AusPol #toneDeaf

'A serious misstep': How on earth did this AI billboard ad get approved? https://www.creativebloq.com/design/print-design-publishing/a-serious-misstep-how-on-earth-did-this-ai-billboard-ad-get-approved #NarwhalLabs #AI #tech #sexist #misogyny #ToneDeaf #Advertising

Mindbogglingly tone deaf for a day like today.

I think I've had enough of American Grotesque for tonight....

Let's see if we can build a #BetterWorld tomorrow.

#americans #grotesque #imperialism #tonedeaf #ignorance #extractivism #conquest #missioncontrol #nasa #imperialisme #ResourceWars #ArtemisII #colonialism #usa #space #moonmission #lunarexploration #theworldisnotenough #dontbeevil #dobetter

Mindbogglingly tone deaf for a day like today.

I think I've had enough of American Grotesque for tonight....

Let's see if we can build a #BetterWorld tomorrow.

#americans #grotesque #imperialism #tonedeaf #ignorance #extractivism #conquest #missioncontrol #nasa #imperialisme #ResourceWars #ArtemisII #colonialism #usa #space #moonmission #lunarexploration #theworldisnotenough #dontbeevil #dobetter

Mindbogglingly tone deaf for a day like today.

I think I've had enough of American Grotesque for tonight....

Let's see if we can build a #BetterWorld tomorrow.

#americans #grotesque #imperialism #tonedeaf #ignorance #extractivism #conquest #missioncontrol #nasa #imperialisme #ResourceWars #ArtemisII #colonialism #usa #space #moonmission #lunarexploration #theworldisnotenough #dontbeevil #dobetter

Mindbogglingly tone deaf for a day like today.

I think I've had enough of American Grotesque for tonight....

Let's see if we can build a #BetterWorld tomorrow.

#americans #grotesque #imperialism #tonedeaf #ignorance #extractivism #conquest #missioncontrol #nasa #imperialisme #ResourceWars #ArtemisII #colonialism #usa #space #moonmission #lunarexploration #theworldisnotenough #dontbeevil #dobetter

Mindbogglingly tone deaf for a day like today.

I think I've had enough of American Grotesque for tonight....

Let's see if we can build a #BetterWorld tomorrow.

#americans #grotesque #imperialism #tonedeaf #ignorance #extractivism #conquest #missioncontrol #nasa #imperialisme #ResourceWars #ArtemisII #colonialism #usa #space #moonmission #lunarexploration #theworldisnotenough #dontbeevil #dobetter

@otte_homan

Yes, came here to say similar: that tone deafness is Qantas’s specialty.

#Qantas #toneDeaf #AusPol #AusCommerce

@decryption

https://www.europesays.com/ie/383090/ Katy Perry is facing backlash for ‘tone-deaf’ response to financially struggling fan #Éire #Entertainment #FanBacklash #FinancialStruggles #HarryStyles #IE #Ireland #KatyPerry #Music #MusicFans #SocialMedia #TicketPrices #ToneDeaf

Does this crap by #PinkwashNews and #Lyft seriously surprise anybody?

the unbearable apathy of #PinkNews (this is about #trans people in kansas)
#BlackFedii #BlacckMastodon #trans_catdad #LGBTQ #RainbowCapitalism #Tonedeaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9f6XUFXsyU

Via @cathywilcox

#auspol #ToneDeaf #Albanese #Syria

Mona Lisa, you know, I don't think I've ever seen a smile on your face.

#USPolitics #ToneDeaf #Moron #AvoidingTheQuestion

#BangkokPost - #Survey shows #Japanese #companies optimistic🧐
"Despite optimism, Japanese firms highlighted #challenges requiring #government #action, including #labour shortages, rising #energy #costs, #household #debt and #inefficiencies in tax audits and refunds. They also urged improvements in #transport #infrastructure to strengthen #competitiveness."

🤔These are valid and long-standing structural & societal problems in #Thailand - what has been done? #BOI #tonedeaf
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3189045/survey-shows-japanese-companies-optimistic

When you see this, the only thing you can think about is Marie Antoinette with her remark 'Let them eat cake'.

The night before people go hungry because of the loss of food stamps, the decision-makers attend this opulent Halloween Party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mar-a-lago-guests-spill-tacky-details-of-president-donald-trumps-great-gatsby-halloween-bash/

#MarieAntoinette #Trump #GOP #SNAP #Empathy #ToneDeaf #Poverty

Okay, these "#Nov1st is time to celebrate #Christmas" posts are really fricking cruel and #tonedeaf more than usual as so many people can't get #snap, #healthcare, #wic #prescriptions and other benefits. So is it okay to stress out poor people? Or are these posts not talking to poor people? Do they think there are no poor people in their audience, because there certainly are.

https://www.fogolf.com/1075503/donald-trump-slammed-for-his-most-out-of-touch-move-yet/ Donald Trump slammed for his most ‘out of touch move’ yet #DonaldTrump #GolfBuggy #GolfCourse #Kai #KaiMadisonTrump #KaiTrump #KaiMadisonTrump #KaiTrump #Madison #OutOfTouch #RichFriends #TaxPayers #taxes #ToneDeaf #trump

Democrats unleashing their secret weapon:
Let's roll out our most condescending, unlikeable failure to repeat a bunch of ahistorical lies and call young people stupid.
#Hillary_Clinton
#DNC #Democrats #cringe #tonedeaf #hubris

Kapitalistische Abgründe.

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000278233/microsoft-manager-empfiehlt-gekuendigten-mitarbeitern-sucht-trost-bei-der-ki

#Microsoft #Herabwürdigung #Respektlosigkeit #ToneDeaf #Zynismus #Empathielosigkeit

It appears I won't be Live Blogging #MtP today.

On a #4thOfJuly weekend that saw a lawless president sign the most massive sweeping destructive bill in U.S. history that will throw MILLIONS off their healthcare, #MeetTheRepublicans decided to dedicate their entire show today to "personal interest" stories (starting with an actress enduring her OWN health care nightmare.) 🤦‍♂️ #ToneDeaf #TooStupidForPolitics

#ToneDeaf #Israel #Escalation

I guess they feel the same way about starving Palestinians desperate to it food. They shouldn't exist.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/19/israel-iran-conflict-live-hospital-in-southern-israel-hit-in-iran-missile-strike-say-israeli-officials?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

@trib

Need to popularise the beautifully descriptive "nasty Liberal soldier"...
And the bit about straightening her tiara! Tone deaf princess talk for those who can afford to wear white... (you don't have to be it when you can afford to wear it) 🙂

#AusPol #white #princess #nastyLiberalSoldier #toneDeaf

Trump heads off to another day of golf while Americans deal with the fallout from his policies! #ToneDeaf. Of course he will always win these tournaments! Pathetic.

https://bsky.app/profile/patriottakes.bsky.social/post/3lm5rkbxqik2y

The #greens party in #Australia only get about 10-13% of direct vote, but that's enough to win some seats.

The conservative millionaires have created a small, super well funded spoiler party...

...they are running these huge billboard signs.
Meanwhile Greens are "Cool! Thanks for doing our promotion for us!"

#tonedeaf

Apple Apologizes for Crushing Camera Gear, Creative Tools in iPad Ad https://petapixel.com/2024/05/13/apple-apologizes-for-crushing-camera-gear-creative-tools-in-ipad-ad/ #controversy #commercial #Industry #tonedeaf #Culture #ipadpro #outrage #apple #News #ipad

Maybe you shouldn’t complain in media about how hard it is to hire people, just after you’ve laid off 1500 people. #tonedeaf #spotify

In another tone deaf move, the “He Gets Us” Campaign, partially sponsored by the relic-stealing president of Hobby Lobby, triggered former religious club members across the nation.

#exvangelical #tonedeaf #badPR

Anybody else see the irony in a white male professor at Cornell Law (who studies CORPORATE LAW and FINANCIAL REGULATION) getting his knickers in a twist about the possibility for students of color to "game the system" by disclosing their racial background in college admission essays? AYFKM???

#racism #affirmativeaction #highered #patriarchy #whitesupremacy #privilege #WTAF #tonedeaf #oblivious

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/us/affirmative-action-ban-college-essays.html