Do I even need to start analyzing what a bad idea this is? Maine seeks to reduce child labor laws and allow companies to pay "minors under the age of 20" only $5.25 an hour. Aside from the fact that anyone aged 18 to 20 is not a minor, and many people that age are attempting to pay their way through higher education (and/or, sometimes, support a ( Read more... )

I always liked the comic Dilbert, and had no issues whatsoever with the creator, Scott Adams. Well, I read a post today that changed that. He is a misogynistic piece of shit, and that's really the kindest thing I can say about him.

From his blog post (which he bahleeted when people got upset about it):
The reality is that women are treated ( Read more... )

I get tired of people arguing that money is equally allotted to schools regardless of where those schools are geographically, which means affirmative action and similar programs that attempt equalization are no longer necessary. (Whether they do increase equalization or not is a matter of debate I'm not getting into at this time, but the fact is ( Read more... )

In a post by Resist Racism (if you don't read her, you should - resist_racism) I came across this section, which I wanted to repost because it's just so damn clear and on point.

Ironically, white people have long accused people of color of making mountains out of molehills. Of exaggerating the harm that racism causes. Of seeing racism and persecution where ( Read more... )

[Trigger warning: offensive racial and other slurs used in this post, in the context of a discussion of the weight of words ( Read more... )

Via abwoman_feed, a list created by students at Earlham College, showing a number of forms of straight (heterosexual) privilege ( Read more... )

I wonder if I'll get kicked out of boob_nazis. The maintainer posted a message that was partially talking about how she gets more hate mail now than ever before about the use of the word "Nazi" in the title. There were a couple responses of agreement and then I said,

The nazi thing is something I've been getting more and more uncomfortable with myself. ( Read more... )

Some links, all of which relate to privilege, and the latter two relate to racism:

Spot the Persecution! Many Christians are complaining about being persecuted for their religious beliefs. Are you? Take this handy quiz to find out. For each of the following, select the answer that is NOT an example of religious persecution ( Read more... )

Access to healthy food is a class issue. Not a new article, but I hadn't come across it before, and it lays things out really well. And if you need more food for thought:


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Goddamn it, Amanda Palmer, why must you be douchey? A fucking Klan reference? What the fuck? And does it have to be only a month after you fucked up with the ableismI really, really wanted to like her, but I just can't now. Her privileged cluelessness (and her obstinant refusal to get a clue, despite many people trying to cluestick her) is really ( Read more... )