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by Carl Howard | Mar 9, 2014 | Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society, Travel
Vignette the First A few months ago I was in a conversation where International Women’s Day was brought up. Specifically, the question of whether a particular someone would know what it is. One person (let’s call him Bob) said “Of course they do, it’s celebrated...
by Carl Howard | Feb 18, 2014 | Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Society
You’ve probably heard about the Enders Game boycott. If not, it’s targeted at an upcoming sci-fi movie that’s based on a book of the same name by Orson Scott Card. The book is very famous and regularly makes lists of top sci-fi movies of all time (although this...
by Carl Howard | Jan 6, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Blogging Jewish Law, Feminism and LGBT
A story broke a few weeks ago about some rabbis in New York using violence to obtain Jewish bills of divorce. If you haven’t seen it, here are some excerpts from this story: Orthodox women who are unable to obtain a get from their estranged husbands cannot remarry in...
by Carl Howard | Dec 19, 2013 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Poems, Society
Dear stranger or acquaintance I have a thing to ask It’s not a great big burden It’s just an easy task But I would like to like you And that could well require Not knowing your opinion On topics of some ire Your thoughts on Chelsea Manning Are brilliant, I’m sure You...
by Carl Howard | Dec 9, 2013 | Atrocities and Oppression, Feminism and LGBT
[Content note: mention of graphic violence, transphobia] On 27th March of this year, 23 year old C. Acoff was murdered in Cleveland, Ohio. The murder was incredibly brutal. She was stabbed multiple times, then tied with a rope to a block of concrete and...
by Carl Howard | Nov 25, 2013 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Charity and Philanthropy, Feminism and LGBT, Race, Science and Skepticism, Society
Some recent events got me thinking about the troubles with the idea of being reasonable. Of course, I’m all for the practice of reason. The problem is using it as a label in argument, especially when it’s done with rhetorical flourish. A great background post to this...
