I hope folks don’t get too fired up over the Smith thing. Only assholes intentionally misgender people, but occasional unintentional mistakes are inevitable. Hopefully the J people issue an apology and intention to do better and we move on.
On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 at 9:20 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > The show has aired everywhere, so I'll take "non-spoiler" out of the > subject line and explain both of the below cryptic comments: > > In the first round, in a category called Sams Club, the $800 clue was a > photo, and the text Ken read was, "In 2015, he took home four Grammys, > including one for the song 'Stay with Me.'" Sam Smith uses they/them > pronouns -- I suspect the fact-checkers on the "Jeopardy!" staff will > henceforth be instructed to double-check personal pronouns used in clues. > > In the Double Jeopardy! round, the $800 clue in the category Bordering > Russia was, "The Kerch strait -- along with serious border issues -- > separates Russia from this country on the Black Sea." As the clue was > on-screen, they put up a graphic in the top left corner that read, > "Recorded on January 11, 2022." > > > > On Mar 4, 2022, at 8:24 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > They seem to be getting more heat for a clue they did not explain > regarding Sam Smith. > > On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 at 2:18 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Today's episode not only featured an on-air disclaimer regarding a clue, >> but the fine folks in the social media department just posted the same >> disclaimer on Twitter and Facebook. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Be4tkXme-2s9hm%2Bht9JYuGdRo8uMyF2Q3GYcv_GBFAM4w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Be4tkXme-2s9hm%2Bht9JYuGdRo8uMyF2Q3GYcv_GBFAM4w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK2AXnG6k81mYBXB1K5yCW4qN8g8DTDTcDW%3D-QqtP3whQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK2AXnG6k81mYBXB1K5yCW4qN8g8DTDTcDW%3D-QqtP3whQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/F4732043-B39C-492A-B993-B5FFF336B2FF%40ellwanger.tv > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/F4732043-B39C-492A-B993-B5FFF336B2FF%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKgpS8PN-Odq0DUM6nPPwAx6QWZLEzsHJ9SDQK8nuSpjw%40mail.gmail.com.
