Mahalo is due to launch a product not unveiled as yet, and tagged as Project A. This was intercepted in an email from Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo to his private mailing list:
Right now I’m locked down polishing off the details of Project A—a new product which that Mahalo is launching in December. We think we’ve created the right product for our troubled times, and the progress made over the past month by our tech team has been nothing short of amazing (thanks guys). There are many smart folks with lots of knowledge that are un – or underemployed right now and who are looking to make some extra scratch. Project A should help them. I’m going to be looking for some beta testers in a week or two and I’ll be pinging some of you (if you’re smart, like helping others, and have time on your hands you’ll really like it).
I can take a joke, but that image of slavery and whips is seriously offensive.
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I was googling for a funny image Jason, no offense
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i’d suggest taking it down, as joking about slavery is not funny.
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But joking about suicide is?
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Every joke offends someone, that is it’s function.
Is it okay to laugh at someone falling down, someone tripping up, someone making a mistake?
Morally it isn’t,
..but society needs the joker and the offensive comedy, it keeps us from becoming too bogged down in our own shortsighted opnions, our own smugness.. it holds up a mirror and shows us another point of view.
History and politics teach us that, if nothing else.
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