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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Alan Turing Memorial Decorated for Pride

by Susana Polo | 5:31 pm, June 24th, 2012


This weekend doesn’t just mark Pride. It’s also the birthday of Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician who cracked the Enigma code, handing the Allies one of their greatest achievements of World War II, and upon whose logical leaps the basic foundations of modern computer science were laid. Turing also died at the age of 41, from what is commonly thought to be suicide, after being convicted of “indecency” (i.e., being gay) and sentenced to chemical castration. While his memorial certainly brings melancholy thoughts to mind, the way it was decorated this weekend takes us right back to hopeful ones. Happy Pride, everyone! (Boing Boing)

I’m not one to get excited over bags unless I’ve got a good look at all the organizational pockets and liners on the inside but OMG THIS TOTE IS SO CUTE. (Neatorama)

Stephen Wildish shows us the secret link between Batwoman and wombats. (Geeks are Sexy)

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  • Anonymous

    Of course, as everyone knows, Wombat Man was one of the less successful sidekicks Batman tried out before taking Robin under his wing.

  • Anonymous

    Pride?  White Pride?  I guess that makes sense – Whites should be proud of the achievements of White men like Turning.   But I didn’t realize this weekend was White Pride weekend – it should be at least a month, right?

  • Anonymous

     … what?

  • Anonymous

     I thought we were singling out people according to groups and assigning their achievements to that group.  That is done with all other groups – for instance we hear of “Black History.”

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5ZXIEGCAFZ4F7LBI6QTTN3YJCY Ashe

     LOL. Let’s talk about straight pride and upper class pride next. And to keep the ball rolling, let’s discuss a Male History month.

  • Anonymous

     Indeed.  Why should we be excluded?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5ZXIEGCAFZ4F7LBI6QTTN3YJCY Ashe

     Because those groups are already included and established as normal…?

    The privilege is strong in this one.

  • Anonymous

     Everyday is straight male pride day! Hooray for you!

  • Dana Gray

    I actually got a chance to play Cinders, pretty entertaining, if a little short.

  • http://twitter.com/burntbythesea Amanda Allen

    Demo version of Cinders is fun, kinda spoon-fed storyline, a few glitches, but about 45 mins of playtime and I’d like to eventually finish it!

  • Carmen Sandiego

     It’s straight pride every day, Ashe.  I walk out of my house and every moment is like a straight pride parade.  Straight couples going jogging together.  Straight couples at festivals with their children and their wedding rings.  I go to the movies and pretty much all the couples on screen are straight (more than 9 out of 10).  I get hit on by guys when I walk who I have not indicated I was straight to.  Every day is straight pride day.   Having gay pride celebrations are FAR more rare.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5ZXIEGCAFZ4F7LBI6QTTN3YJCY Ashe

    I was responding to his original comment (now removed), where he unironically asked why there wasn’t a White Pride month when there’s a Black History month. ‘Why am I left out’ etc etc.

    Hence me pointing out various forms of privilege in hopes he’d see my point. Didn’t work.

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