by Carl Howard | Apr 12, 2024 | Feminism and LGBT, Language, Society
[CN: abusive behaviour.] Imagine that I don’t have the slightest intention of ever having kids but have a family member who is very concerned that I haven’t had kids. Telling her my decision directly will really upset them so imagine I have this conversation instead:...
by Carl Howard | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog Topics
Via Amanda Marcotte, a data analysis at the New York Times reveals disturbing gendered biases on what parents search on Google about their children. (Example query = “Is my daughter ugly?”) Some key findings: For every 10 queries about boys being overweight, there...
by Carl Howard | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog Topics, Ethics, Sex
Navigating Sexual Ethics: A Conversation on Promiscuity In modern times, conversations about sexuality have become more open and nuanced, offering a broad spectrum of views and values. Among the many topics that emerge in discussions of sexual ethics, promiscuity is...
by Carl Howard | Sep 23, 2016 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History
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 partaking in violent activities is not a genuine practitioner of...
by Carl Howard | Sep 19, 2016 | Feminism and LGBT, History, Race
Stuff is happening with marriage equality and the plebiscite clusterfuck, some of which might have changed by the time you read this post. If you’re not up to speed: a strong majority of MPs support marriage equality but due to the right wing faction of the Coalition,...
by Carl Howard | Aug 23, 2016 | Ethics, Feminism and LGBT
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 characterised as such and prosecuted because it’s “making a mockery of...
