Some body positive comments just aren’t
[CN: Body hate inc slurs] You might have seen media coverage this week about the following tweet, and reactions to it. walmart underwear vibes pic.twitter.com/wo66OQGIdo — yasmin was here...
View ArticleProject claims to map global happiness using tweets
I adore maps and so usually enjoy I Fucking Love Maps on Facebook. Every now and then they post something infuriating. Because one of the best ways to bypass people’s bullshit detectors is to put your...
View ArticleLet’s have a calm rational debate about people’s humanity
So the Ethics Centre in conjunction with IQ2 have an upcoming debate called Sex, Gender & Indentity (Title TBC) which will be about transgender “””issues”””. Uh oh. Will it be a giant case of...
View ArticleHow not to be an asshole about Valentine’s day
Some people celebrate Valentine’s day and some do not. Both categories of people though tend to talk about Their OpinionTM of the day. Every year, you will probably be able to find statements from...
View ArticleMatilda, “Miss” Trunchbull and gender presentation
[CN: child abuse, Matilda spoilers] I recently saw Matilda the Musical. I’m deprived, it was my first musical and it was really well produced and everyone in it super-talented. But the characterisation...
View ArticleWe must acknowledge the social cost of NSW’s greyhound racing ban
Last week there was a rare bit of good news in Australian politics. After a review of the greyhound racing industry, the current (right wing) NSW government unexpectedly banned greyhound racing. Of...
View ArticleSegregated seating on planes: is a non-bigoted compromise possible?
The behaviour of Chareidi (more commonly known as “Ultra-Orthodox”) flight passengers has hit international news a few times, mostly around them not wanting to sit next to women who have at times been...
View ArticleRape of sex workers and “theft of services”
So I’m a bit late to the party but in 2015, the Chicago Sun Times published what is officially the douchiest editorial ever. By Mary Mitchell, it took exception to the rape of a sex worker being...
View ArticleDalai Lama defines religious violence out of existence
This week, the Dalai Lama engaged in more mealy-mouthed bullshit that went viral because it’s telling many people what they want to hear. In condemning religious violence (yay DL?) he said that anyone...
View ArticleCan we let Syrians speak for themselves?
A year ago, the refugee issue took on an extra emotional charge because of the iconic image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, a boy whose drowned body washed up on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. I won’t...
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