https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1449058235961405441?t=Bt-hXsfqFdmMsSvNzhgr6Q&s=19
New Zealand fired its official wizard after 23 years.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 15, 2021
Ian Brackenbury Channell was paid $16,000/year to perform "acts of wizardry" like rain dances, making over $300,000. His contract termination came after he made misogynistic comments about beating women, reports @guardian. pic.twitter.com/tDTP8CuV2F
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Why the frick are they paying a wizard 300k for 23 years why is there a wizard what the frick.
Not a rhetorical question please tell me how something so fricking r-slurred is a thing.
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300,000 Kiwi dollars is equivalent to a Happy Meal.
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Its complicated but long story short he basically acted like an r-slur in public until they gave him money to be slightly less r-slurred and be a public spectacle for tourism purposes.
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Lawlz been doing it for free all this time
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16k/yr is like 1/30th of their budget too. It's a heavy financial burden for the people of New Zealand.
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It was 16k/year for 23 years, totaling 300k+.
Remember, it's Twitter. Every number is technically true but presented in such a way to have you draw the wrong conclusion.
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I really don't think every number on Twitter is true let alone technically when you add people's listed age...
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Because it was funny.
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Let foids vote and make budgeting decisions.
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Pay a wizard $300k to do rain dances.
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Why are you questioning a dramatic man? Downvoted.
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Why are you downvoting me, a dramatic man? Kitty.
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I'll do it until you learn
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I have never learned anything in my life Im not about to start now.
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