Lending credence to the idea of a "skin tone" filter is a particular news article from a while ago. As related on Gizmodo, British police officers tried to create a bot to search for porn but it kept sending back pictures of sand dunes. Presumably the skin tone filter of that bot did as bots do, and acted absolutely, without context or nuance. The story has become known as "Send dunes" (send nudes, send dunes, sand dunes, get it? har har har.)

Now, this particular news story with its accompanying photo was posted on Tumblr...

And it got flagged.

"Punching down" is also slang for verbally attacking or making a joke at the expense of someone who is below you in terms of wealth, privilege, social status, or political power. For example, a rich person making fun of the poor, a person in the majority mocking minorities, etc.

The opposite, whereby someone without status or privilege mocks someone in power, is called "punching up."

Operation Rich Peasants

I'm a hoarder. I don't just mean "I collect stuff" or "I couldn't be arsed with the housework this week LOL" but a proper "let's put this freak on a TV show" hoarder. I've been working on this for years. Counselling, CBT, regular sessions where my friends come over and help me sort through my stuff.

As I've improved - and by 'improved' I mean that most days you can see floor space big enough to…