As if #yoga hasn’t been appropriated enough - @Lenovo has a Yoga computer & tablet line-up. Y’all do realize Yoga is one branch of Hinduism, right? That it’s a term for certain Buddhist practitioners? lenovo.com/us/en/yoga/pro…
This squarely falls into the orientalist-capitalist project of exoticizing Western wares with Eastern branding - as if owning a @lenovo Yoga tablet in some way points towards the peace of mind that may result from actually practicing Yoga / meditation.
Trying to imagine similar branding with more familiar religious “branches”. Imagine the Apple Shi’ite or the Samsung Hasid or maybe even the Hewlett Packard Catholic. It’s just ridiculous to me that somebody thought it a fine idea to name things this way.
I’m sure @andrearjain has a more sophisticated analysis of this - definitely more in her wheelhouse.
And, I swear, I will lose my shit if I ever see something branded as “the Dharma”.
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I just learned that a prison guard who I worked alongside for 3 years while incarcerated committed suicide. Despite the complicated guard-prisoner dynamic, this information has shaken me. Nothing is promised and everyone is hiding something.
This man repeatedly tried to get me to snitch on other prisoners until I finally put the kibosh on that. He also caught me masturbating in the shower - more embarrassing for him than me. He was the only guard who ever bought me food when we had to make trips outside the prison.
As is often the case with suicide, I search my memory for signs that something was wrong. He struck me as awkward - someone perpetually uncomfortable with where he was, the skin he was in.
@kevinchlo This isn't entirely true, and I am speaking as a former incarcerated firefighter. I served on fire crews in prison with men who are now firefighters and fighting fires as we speak. There are obstacles, for sure, but they are not barred because of conviction. Continued...
@kevinchlo There is a program (opened in last few years), specifically designed for paroled firefighters to gain employment with CalFire.
@kevinchlo One of the biggest obstacles to paroled firefighters gaining employment with CalFire or US Forestry is gaining EMT certification, which has been difficult for people with convictions to get. However, CA passed a bill last year that alleviates the restriction for EMT licensure.