by Carl Howard | Mar 29, 2016 | Biases and Fallacies, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT
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 of Miss Trunchbull spoiled it. Miss Trunchbull is the antagonist in...
by Carl Howard | Jan 26, 2016 | Biases and Fallacies, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Race
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 bullshit on a map. They’ve recently shared a project about “Mapping...
by Carl Howard | Jan 6, 2016 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Charity and Philanthropy, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Medicine, Race, Resources, Food and Environment
[CN: All the things] Dear noodly overlord, I know that 2016 has already started but you’re as generous as the FSMas season is long. I know that if you look at it from one way there’s never been a better time to be alive. Last year was the first year child mortality...
by Carl Howard | Oct 13, 2015 | Biases and Fallacies, Charity and Philanthropy, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
The Abbott government introduced a new page in Australian tax assessments that provides a breakdown of where your taxes go. I’m not sure whose idea it was but I really like the concept. It might be one of the only positive achievements of Abbott’s 726 days in office....
by Carl Howard | Sep 15, 2015 | Biases and Fallacies, History
If there’s one thing I love to hate-read more than anti-smartphone moral panics (see some previous examples), it’s anti-tech memes. They distill the moral panic clearly, without much chance to obfuscate. They also get shared a lot. Recently I saw someone share an...
by Carl Howard | Sep 8, 2015 | Biases and Fallacies, Feminism and LGBT, Language, Race
I’m sure you’ve seen the one-line that’s the title of this post: Although the above joke is about vegans, it’s a standard template used against lots of other groups (as we’ll see below). An interesting connection to the vegan version of the joke is the countless times...
