What's up, Kainers?!

[Kain Nobel]

Haha, the Hildabeast strikes again! That's beautiful, I've put it in my propaganda ammo bag, thanks Lani! :)


Okay, my rant for the day has to do with Target! Some of these problems are more wide spread than Target, but they've become my current target right now because I have some ammo against it. No, no, nothing about bathrooms. I'll clear the air on my thoughts of that subject real quick though...

My stance on the bathrooms : People who identify as transgender should have the freedom to use whatever restroom they feel comfortable in, whatever gender they identify with. I don't like non-trans grown men having the right to use women's restrooms. I don't want a non-trans male to use the women's restroom, locker room, showers. There should be a special clause against felons and sex offenders too. So this issue is not black and white, many shades of grey there, so I understand where citizens are coming from with the worries.

I have a friend who I wouldn't want to be discriminated against. They're a wonderful person and they probably know who they are. :)

Okay, now back to Target...

My Gripes With Target

Facial Recognition Cameras

Not too long ago, I heard Target (in addition to Wal-Mart and other retailers) have switched over to facial recognition cameras. Why I'm picking on Target in particular is because they're the first retailer I've personally heard of to roll this out, so they're going along with the NSA "spy on everyone and everything"™ agenda. Certainly this is to battle against shop lifters as well as cashiers and management with sticky fingers, but the ulterior motive is an ever expanding power of an increasingly insecure Uncle Sam to be able to remotely spy on the local populace. Most of us have nothing to hide but does this really make anybody feel safer? This actually puts many folks on edge.

Target is the first retailer I've heard of adopting this technology and that's why they're my whipping boy. They're the ones to beta-test this roll out but the public never seemed to give a damn. So much faux outrage over bathroom policies. No outrage for being constantly spied on. The true American double standards. What happened to Fourth Amendment rights? According to "teh Fedz" those don't apply to you while you're out in the public. Wonderful!

I do see a semi-legitimate use for this kind of software; targeted ads. Then again, aren't we already bombarded with "targeted advertising" agendas? I don't care how good your ad-block software is, one way or another you wind up having to disable it and then they tend to come at you with something that you "need". Oh, Johnny, were you looking for pictures of a classic Chevy that your dad used to own because the conversation you're engaged in had to do with classic cars? Now wherever you go online you're probably going to see ads urging you to purchase a new or used Chevy! Johnny, come by our lot and purchase one of our new and used Chevy trucks!

Okay, so maybe algorithmic ads to lure shoppers by their assumed wants and needs based on internet activity isn't such a bad thing. However, it can get a little creepy, especially when it comes to the fact that Target's advertising geniuses were trying to predict when a woman is expecting a baby. If that last article isn't creepy enough, I'm sure it was creepy to the girl for whom Target knew she was pregnant before she did! There's nothing creepy about that at all...

The Media Hype Around Bathrooms is Causing Transgenders to Get Attacked!

Okay, I'm going to stop whipping on Target for a minute, this is the MEDIA's fault, along with that idiot working security. I didn't want to talk about bathrooms but this is what happens when the news pushes a wedge issue and hypes it into a media shit storm.

Transgender woman assaulted in women’s bathroom by Washington, D.C. grocery store security guard

What the fuck? Where's the outrage? Thanks corporate media, now this has become such a big deal that people are starting to react in a violent and irrational manner. Good job jackasses!

How many years have transgenders used the restroom of the gender they identify with? How common was it that people made a big deal about it? How common was it that transgenders would get attacked for going to the "wrong" bathroom?

THIS is the big deal; the news have whipped emotions so high on this issue that people are starting to get assaulted for using a restroom. You don't even have to be transgender to get assaulted for using the "wrong" bathroom now, all you have to do is be a woman with short hair. Such shame.

I hate talking about the restroom debacle. I believe there are hidden agendas behind it or, at the very least, unforeseen consequences. I don't want sexually deviant rapists and such in the women's restroom, shower, locker room, etc. However, transgenders themselves should have the privilege and freedoms to be able to choose which restroom they feel comfortable using. I'm hoping this debate takes a rational turn but, as of now, the issue is very hot button topic and it shouldn't be.

Nobody should be attacked unprovoked over restrooms and gender identity. Period!

Target Feels Threatened By Heroes

Oh, this is an interesting headline...

After Target Stocks Plunge Following Bathroom Policy, Company Turns Around & Sues Customer Who Saved Shopper from Stabbing

When Target isn't paranoid about employees and customers thieving from their stores, they're paranoid about folks standing up for each other. Is this a part of that "don't defend yourself, call the police to help you out"™ agenda? What next, the "only cops and military should have guns"™ agenda? What other agendas are there to push?

What about the Make America Stupid Again™ agenda? Or the Make America Docile Again™ agenda?

America was never docile, but we are slowly getting dumber by the day. While we're on the subject of The System™ wanting us to be stupid and docile...

Target's Blatantly Offensive Assessment Test

I'll be honest, I'm not quite familiar with employment assessment tests. I mean, I've always known they've existed, I've had to interview prospective employees based on the questions these tests provide. However, unless you're applying for an advanced STEM job, a brain surgeon or to be a spook for the CIA or something, chances are your personality assessment test is downright silly. Any time I've ever had to evaluate a candidate for employment the questions were usually no-brainer soft balls such as "What would you do if you caught a co-worker stealing?" These aren't genius questions but I suppose they weed out complete dopes (except... no, they don't, we still wind up with occasional thieving morons, VVulfy could even tell you about one of them, cameras and assessments be damned!)

So anyways, back on Target.

A close member of my family recently had to apply for a job at Target and the questions were so outrageously stupid that they had to call me over so I could see them for myself. Matter of fact, they were SO BAD that I had to screen capture them and send them back home via E-Mail. Would you like to go over these offensively dumb questions with me? Okay, let's go!



Interpretation : I'm a saaad, saaad panda <--OR--> I'm just a disorganized slob.



Interpretation : I'm a lazy bastard <--OR--> I'm only interested in being a sheepish follower.



Interpretation : I'm a flaming rage kid <--OR--> I'm unwilling to adapt to change and progress.



Interpretation : I'm an uncaring bastard, fuck your feelings <--OR--> I'm a "yes man" incapable of leading.



Interpretation : I'm a disorganized slob <--OR--> I probably haven't learned how to tie my shoes yet.



Interpretation : I'm incapable of self-organization <--OR--> I'm a fucking debbie downer.



Interpretation : I will flip out whenever my fee-fee's get hurt <--OR--> I don't care, fuck your feelings.



Interpretation : I'd rather not evolve my methods and advance in the work place <--OR--> I'm a complacent sheep who doesn't threaten your power structure.



Interpretation : Lurnin' es steupid <--OR--> I won't change even if it improves my productivity.



Interpretation : I'm an insufferable dope who communicates in irrational emotions <--OR--> I'm usually sad and hopeless, like Eeyore.



Interpretation : I'm a disorganized slob <--OR--> I will always be a sheepish minion.

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A few pages of questions, but many of them followed the same redundant theme. Once she was finished clicking through and answering all that garbage, they have the NERVE to ask...



I wouldn't have a "favorable impression" about Target either if I had to take that sad, sad excuse for an assessment test. I mean, what the fuck Target?! What kind of clowns are you trying to hire here? I'm sure some rube in HR reads this crap, but do they get to see both potential answers for each question? Do they get to see the answer you picked VS the other answer you didn't pick? In many of these questions there are no GOOD answers, just two answers that make you look like a loser.

How do you feel about this, Mr. Trump?



As you can see, they're not interested in a new generation of happy, healthy, intelligent potential leaders making gainful employment at the local Target store. The corporate board over at Target must realize at this point that, despite all the personalized advertising algorithms, they themselves are a bunch of MORONS. Dupes. Rubes. Clowns. To employ a critical thinker might threaten the status quo!

I do find that kind of odd considering I've always had a favorable impression of the actual employees but, nevertheless, Target doesn't want employees; they want, as George Carlin would say, "OBEDIENT WORKERS!"



Closing Statements

So I understand some of the reasons people might be boycotting Target but, in my opinion, they've had better reasons to call for a boycott long before this bathroom debacle. It's kind of funny though; when it comes to other people's rights, they'll fight against it. When it comes to the right to shop without having facial recognition cameras and the RedCard tracking your purchases... eh, business as usual.

Store credit cards and so-called "Loyalty" cards are a scam and a joke too, but that's another rant for another day. Does Target use "Loyalty" cards? Whatever.

I wish employees, investors and customers alike would leave Target and Wal-Mart behind and never return but that will never happen. One way or another, they'll be back. They always come back.