“Education is best served when the whole range of ideas are presented to the person and the individual is allowed to make up his or her own mind, and that individual is given the tools with which to make that decision – in other words, an ideal educational situation would give a student the criteria…
Read moreWhere are the FEMINISTS?
I love this comment: “Visibly missing/ Deafeningly silent on this issue: 1. White feminists 2. White feminists who love to complain that black women like Michelle Obama &/or Beyonce are not feminist enough 3. Minority groups who continually ask Black people to speak up for their cause (Immigrant Associations, LGBTQ Associations, non-black Muslim organizations…
Read moreShooting from the Hip: Camille Paglia sends #feminists into a frenzy.
Camille Paglia is one truly interesting person. This in an excerpt from an old article, but a great read. Originally posted here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/shooting-from-the-hip-camille-paglia-sends-feminists-into-a-frenzy-she-reveres-masculinity-its-hot-tried-to-match-male-promiscuity-i-couldnt-and-believes-date-rape-is-an-occupational-hazard-sex-is-combat-is-there-any-serious-point-here-or-is-she-all-motormouth-1479082.html Paglia not only envies but reveres what she identifies as men’s naturally raucous sexuality. It is brutal masculine lust, she says, that drives men out into the world, away from the potency…
Read moreBetter not to land a spaceship on a comet than let men wear sexist clothing – #shirtstorm
An excerpt from this column by Glenn Harlan Reynolds on the USA Today: The Atlantic’s Rose Eveleth tweeted, “No no women are toooootally welcome in our community, just ask the dude in this shirt.” Astrophysicist Katie Mack commented: “I don’t care what scientists wear. But a shirt featuring women in lingerie isn’t appropriate for a broadcast…
Read moreThe Epidemic Of Male Suicide
Suicide among males is four times higher than among females and represents 79% of all U.S. suicides. More people now die of suicide than in car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010 there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides. For many years, the suicide rate…
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