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A great comment I just read:
"People have this naive notion that the world is made up of “good people” and “bad people.” ... “rapists are sociopaths, good people already know not to rape ( Read more... ) -
This.
Study shows gender bias is real. Here's why it matters.
Whenever the subject of women in science comes up, there are people fiercely committed to the idea that sexism does not exist. They will point to everything and anything else to explain differences while becoming angry and condescending if you even suggest that discrimination could be a ( Read more... ) -
Casual Racism
Casual Racism Is Not My Spirit Animal - great article, and could be applied to any -ism.
"[Casually racist comments] don’t have the same shock value as walking up to a person of color and calling them a racial slur. It’s not like being stung; it’s like being slowly burned, by a heat so gradual you barely notice it’s happening. Participating in ( Read more... ) -
Words cannot describe this. It must be experienced.
"Al Paradise 1984 - Sara Carlson sings and dances the intro of Italian saturday night show "AL PARADISE", by Antonello Falqui and Michele Guardì"
I love the costumes (when's the last time you saw a bat-wing cutout leotard?). And the spazzy-chicken dance moves. XDXD -
This is really powerful and horrible.
http://unwinona.tumblr.com/post/30861660109/i-debated-whether-or-not-to-share-this-story
It’s not the first time I’ve been bothered multiple times. As such, I’m still amped from the teenagers on the first train. So when this ( Read more... ) -
An awesome rant.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-rich-people-need-to-stop-saying/
["I work hard for what I have!"] is insulting for the exact same reason "Hey, I love my country!" is insulting: It implies that the listener doesn't. Otherwise there'd be no ( Read more... ) -
On nerds and entitlement
Excellent article by Dr. Nerdlove on the second-wave of backlash against Anita Sarkeesian, and the roots of all that misogyny in nerd culture: http://www.doctornerdlove.com/2012/07/tropes-trolls-haters-sarkeesian/
Now, nerd guys are still guys; ( Read more... )
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