Opperman flounces
A foundation which stirred controversy by planning to give awards named for the late US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch said on Monday it had canceled the ceremony.
“While we believe each of the honorees is worthy of our respect for their leadership and their notable contributions, the foundation has decided that the planned ceremony in April 2024 will be canceled,” Julie Opperman, chair of the Dwight D Opperman Foundation, said in a statement.
You believe incorrectly. Of all the people whose notable contributions you could have chosen, you chose Rupert Murdoch and Elon Musk. They’re both bad people – proudly bad people. They’re bullies, they’re mean, they’re power-mad. You had no business linking them with Ginsburg.
Opperman added: “Justice Ginsburg was known for her civility.”
No she wasn’t! What a stupid thing to say. You might as well say she was known for having arms. I’m confident she was civil but that’s absolutely not what she was “known for.” She was known for doing much more difficult things than being civil.
The move came a day after James Ginsburg, the late justice’s son, called the decision to give Musk and Murdoch RBG awards – originally known as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership awards – a “desecration” of the memory of his mother.
If you want to give Musk and Murdoch awards do that on your own time. It’s grotesque to drag Ginsburg into it.
Ginsburg helped establish the award in her name, saying it would honour “women who have strived to make the world a better place for generations that follow their own, women who exemplify human qualities of empathy and humility, and who care about the dignity and well being of all who dwell on planet Earth”.
Does not describe Musk and Murdoch, now does it.
H/t Lisa
FWIW, the NYT article I initially posted was about cancellation of the ceremony. I looked at the Guardian article to try to figure out if the award itself was cancelled, or if there is any more to the award than just having a ceremony, and I could not figure that part out.
I suppose Musk and Murdoch could identify as women. Stallone, too, if he was willing to accept the award in drag without losing too much of his macho persona.
One, I believe Stallone would rock drag hard, though I doubt he’d do it for an award alone.
Two, without the ceremony what good is an award (any money would be paltry to those involved). A mere bauble or certificate minus the attention? What good is that for the embiggened ego?
Musk at least deserves an award somewhere for ruining Twitter; maybe some sort of YouTube award…
It’s the logical next step, I suppose–go from giving awards to men who pretend to be women to giving awards to men who don’t even bother to pretend. I mean, haven’t women received enough already?
I agree. It’s possibly the best thing he has ever done.