We just had our first son, and while Mr. M wanted to circumcise from the get-go, I was on the fence. I did a LOT of research, talked to a lot of doctors, and all of that information seeking can be summed up as: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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The problem is that's not what happens. The judgmental attitude creates its own biases and prejudices instead. The South is a very convenient enemy to create that in the mind of non-South white people absolves them of the sins of racial tension in this country. "They're the intolerant ones - we did nothing wrong."…
Wait, so because it's a bunch of educated White people sitting in a room mocking the culture and beliefs of an oppressed, brown-skinned minority in their society it's all good? I frankly think that makes it worse than if it were "a bunch of irresponsible racist frat boys drinking beer and farting cartoons in some…
This whole thing is just... the fact that it is literally not illegal to say something doesn't mean that we need to praise the people who say them. I'm not really here for "satire" that pokes fun at marginalized communities. And obviously, whatever I might think of offensive satire the penalty should never be summary…
can i say (with the obvious caveats that this was a horrible tragedy), the rush of so many news outlets to praise the work of Charlie Hebdo seems weird to me? Because I'm not really cool with supporting hateful imagery in the guise of "satire" or whatever the fuck they thought they were doing.
Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O "iced tea motherfucker" Reilly, Megan "Dreaming of a White Santa" Kelly and Fox News employees should release a statement condemning the attacks. Or does the racial monolith not apply to white people?
When I was around 13 years old in the early 90s, the rule was I had to be on a bus BEFORE dark fell or else I'd be in trouble. Well, I missed my last bus and it wasn't for another hour that one would come along. At the time, the Port Authority wasn't a place you "hung out" at and I knew as much. As night fell, the…
Aside from some questionable attempts to go into a falsetto, I don't see what's awful about this...
Yet, here's why this type of narrative is dangerous. You're taking a handful of instances in a 20 year time frame and making it sound like an epidemic. Are there bad, racist cops? Yes. Are there people in the system who don't necessarily work towards justice? Yes.
Sure, each of the instances you mention is unfair,…
Is there an app to update you on the status of the norovirus, deck-by-deck?
Yes, I do have issues.
I detest the use of women, women's rights and feminism to further a colonialist agenda. And it's not just Bill Maher, it's a lot of people and governments in the West. They couldn't give a shit when it's women under their nose that are suffering, but if it's a woman suffering at the hands of a Muslim (or another…
I love people in the west using products made by slaves in the present day while criticizing stuff like this. As if play acting as a slave master is somehow worse than benefiting from actual slave labour.
A friend was freaking out about Ebola and how it was airborne and I had to stop her and clarify that if it was airborne, we'd pretty much all be completely fucked at this point.
Gay panic is obviously a totally bullshit defence to a crime. I just think the Larry King case is a lot more complicated than that of Gwen Araujo and others where it has come up. It's more complicated because of longterm bullying of King by Brandon McInerney and sexual harassment of McInerney by King. As well as both…
Except that teenagers don't have fully formed brains. Their decision making areas are undeveloped, in fact they don't fully develop until your early 20's. It is proven that they act impulsively, stupidly and with lack of thought for consequences. One of the problems with this case is that the murderer was a kid who…
This article has nothing to do with political correctness. Its about regular correctness. They're just saying its an inaccurate label, this isn't some sort of liberal guilt trip, as you seem to imply.
A couple of years ago, everyone was diagnosing themselves with Asperger's. Now it seems like everyone is diagnosing themselves as a hoarder (or as an introvert, but that's a whole other ball of annoying internet wax.)
I work in the sector. That is pretty much exactly what I do, solar panels on mall roofs will not even almost cover 10 percent of all electricity used in the mall, 5 percent is very optimistic. The best way to save the planet is to do nothing but no one wants to hear that. switch everything off and go to open air…