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"we like punishment in social justice land (lots people, in many societies and subcultures, like..."
“we like punishment in social justice land (lots people, in many societies and subcultures, like punishment). of course we do. it feels good to see someone who has hurt you receive a painful co...
" While most sexual assault conversations focus on prevention in the work place..."
“ While most sexual assault conversations focus on prevention in the work place or on college campuses, we need to tackle this much earlier on. We need to start laying the foundation for unde...
"1. It likely won’t be different this time, and this is not your fault. Diets fail because they do..."
“1. It likely won’t be different this time, and this is not your fault. Diets fail because they do not work sustainably over time. You may be thinking that you aren’t going to diet (I’...
"Art3mis is the type of female character that pays lip service to women as gamers or women as serious..."
“Art3mis is the type of female character that pays lip service to women as gamers or women as serious members of online communities instead of truly representing them. When internet and gamer i...
"Ultimately, the controversy at Noble points to bigger concerns about whether school discipline..."
“Ultimately, the controversy at Noble points to bigger concerns about whether school discipline systems and dress codes are really helping students learn — or subjecting them to shame and sti...
"Amazon brags that when a child says, “Alexa, I’m bored,” Echo Dot Kids will respond with a game or..."
“Amazon brags that when a child says, “Alexa, I’m bored,” Echo Dot Kids will respond with a game or activity. This feels like a win for parents and kids: A child is entertained, and her c...
"We wouldn’t keep a child from learning to speak, or read, and then expect them to suddenly know how..."
“We wouldn’t keep a child from learning to speak, or read, and then expect them to suddenly know how to do so as an adult. Why is it we think we can keep children from learning to take risks ...
"The concept of queer time offers an alternative to the notion that one ought to discontinue..."
“The concept of queer time offers an alternative to the notion that one ought to discontinue particular practices or behaviors simply because one has “aged out” of them.” - Queer Time: ...
"This core belief that loneliness and sexual dissatisfaction are a uniquely male proposition helps to..."
“This core belief that loneliness and sexual dissatisfaction are a uniquely male proposition helps to justify the vitriol and occasional violence that men in this community unleash in the direc...
"Pinker is among many scholars who worry that intolerance on the right is being matched by a..."
“Pinker is among many scholars who worry that intolerance on the right is being matched by a different kind of intolerance on the left. To be clear, reactionary centrists don’t deny that the ...
"The administration’s policy of separating children from their families as they attempt to cross into..."
“The administration’s policy of separating children from their families as they attempt to cross into the United States without documentation is not only needless and cruel, it threatens the ...
" We spend so little energy thinking about justice for victims and so much..."
“ We spend so little energy thinking about justice for victims and so much energy thinking about the men who perpetrate sexual harassment and violence. We worry about what will become of them...
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"The block button is riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight there. So shiny. So useful."
“The block button is riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight there. So shiny. So useful.” - #1159: “Dude is misrepresenting me as an excuse to harass women. How do I stop it?” | Captain Awkward
" Why would you take your only black female lead and toss her into an..."
“ Why would you take your only black female lead and toss her into an abyss so that the Scamander brothers can feel sad? This film is content to let all of its women go so that the stories of...
"First, you were likely taught and socialized to think that it is very rude to interrupt people..."
“First, you were likely taught and socialized to think that it is very rude to interrupt people (especially cisgender men). Unfortunately many people (especially cisgender men) were not corresp...
"We need to stop asking victims why they wait to report their abuse, and instead focus on how we can..."
“We need to stop asking victims why they wait to report their abuse, and instead focus on how we can support them in their quest for justice and healing. After all, delayed self-disclosure isn�...
"Let’s get one thing clear: whatever response memes you may have seen floating around this weekend..."
“Let’s get one thing clear: whatever response memes you may have seen floating around this weekend notwithstanding, no one has an obligation to do anything in bed that they don’t want to do...
"Because toxic masculinity is defined, in part, by expressions of homophobia, we may falsely assume..."
“Because toxic masculinity is defined, in part, by expressions of homophobia, we may falsely assume that regressive male traits are the property of straight men alone. Gay, bi, or queer masculi...
"The “it was just kinky sex!” or “it was just BDSM!” argument has been used..."
“The “it was just kinky sex!” or “it was just BDSM!” argument has been used by alleged abusers to justify their abuse, time and time and time again. And it reflects not only a gross mis...