Talk About Tennis 2.0

It's something African-Americans have done for generations. It's an intra-cultural thing that has crossed over into other cultures.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:36 am It's something African-Americans have done for generations. It's an intra-cultural thing that has crossed over into other cultures.

Yeah, that's part of what I find so hilarious. The stare has been around for a really long time--and there was not much doubt about the meaning behind it. There was no blankness to it at all.

But this does seem different in the sense there appear to be multiple factors behind it and for it. In some cases, there is meaning and intent just like always. In other cases, there is genuine blankness. COVID-related lack of socialization is quite plausible for a good bit of it. But I bet it's not that simple, either.

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:55 am

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:36 am It's something African-Americans have done for generations. It's an intra-cultural thing that has crossed over into other cultures.

Yeah, that's part of what I find so hilarious. The stare has been around for a really long time--and there was not much doubt about the meaning behind it. There was no blankness to it at all.

But this does seem different in the sense there appear to be multiple factors behind it and for it. In some cases, there is meaning and intent just like always. In other cases, there is genuine blankness. COVID-related lack of socialization is quite plausible for a good bit of it. But I bet it's not that simple, either.

The stare was never blank though. It was always "are you really that stupid" or "you are kidding right?"

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:57 am

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:55 am

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 12:36 am It's something African-Americans have done for generations. It's an intra-cultural thing that has crossed over into other cultures.

Yeah, that's part of what I find so hilarious. The stare has been around for a really long time--and there was not much doubt about the meaning behind it. There was no blankness to it at all.

But this does seem different in the sense there appear to be multiple factors behind it and for it. In some cases, there is meaning and intent just like always. In other cases, there is genuine blankness. COVID-related lack of socialization is quite plausible for a good bit of it. But I bet it's not that simple, either.

The stare was never blank though. It was always "are you really that stupid" or "you are kidding right?"

Not the old stare. The new Gen Z stare is often blank, according the piece I posted. That's what I meant.

Millionaire Texas Rancher Fatally Struck by Buffalo He Was Stalking During South Africa Big Game Hunt
Asher Watkins, 52, was killed by a Cape buffalo during a hunting trip in the South African province of Limpopo on Sunday, Aug. 3

By Gabrielle Rockson Published on August 6, 2025 07:30AM EDT

An American millionaire and big game hunter has died after being killed by a buffalo during a hunting trip to South Africa.

Texan ranch trader Asher Watkins, 52, was stalking a 1.3-ton Cape buffalo in Limpopo on Sunday, Aug. 3, when the animal charged at him at 35 mph and fatally struck him, according to multiple outlets, including the Daily Mail and Metro.

The trip, reportedly worth almost $10,000, was organized by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris, according to the Daily Mail. It’s unclear whether the buffalo was killed following Watkins' death or whether the animal was able to escape.

“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts we confirm the tragic death of our client and friend Asher Watkins from the USA,” Hunter Hans Vermaak said in a statement to the outlet on behalf of CV Safaris.

“On Sunday, while on a hunting safari with us in South Africa's Limpopo Province, Asher was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo,” they added.


A stock image of a Cape buffalo.
Credit: nicholas_dale/Getty

The statement continued, “He was tracking it together with one of our professional hunters and one of our trackers. This is a devastating incident, and our hearts go out to his loved ones.”

“We are doing everything we can to support the family members who are here with us and those back in the United States as they navigate this tragic loss,” Vermaak concluded.

PEOPLE has contacted Coenraad Vermaak Safaris and the South African Police Service for comment.

https://people.com/millionaire-texas-ra ... a-11785633

Aparna Nair‬
‪@disabilitystor1.bsky.social‬
· 5h
Every woman I know with advanced degrees has dated this guy/met this guy at a party and he has implied how ignorant/stupid she actually was because she didn't recite the History of the Peloponnesian War from memory.

And then he's been blocked/avoided by every one of those women.

Daniel Kennedy‬
‪@fliglman.bsky.social‬
· 1d
going to go out on a limb and imagine this guy's not actually very good at conversations

Re the cape buffalo, my sympathies are entirely with the buffalo.. why should someone billionaire or not, go about killing them for sport?

You don't get to be a billionaire if you don't have at the very least a mentality that you are not only better, but worthier, than almost any other human form in the planet.
Buffalo, cockroach, blue whale, microbe. They all must mean the same to you.