by Carl Howard | Apr 22, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Ethics, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Race, Society
I used to watch Law and Order. Embarrassing, right? For those who don’t know, it’s a long-running half-cop half-courtroom show focussing on the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Naturally, the characters’ bias is going to be against defendants. One scene...
by Carl Howard | Apr 3, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society
I’d like to discuss one of the most long-standing and ignored oppressions. It’s had a tremendously destructive influence over the centuries and it may just be one of the last taboos we have to overcome. This hidden killer — because it definitely kills — is when...
by Carl Howard | Mar 25, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society
Shortly before I took a blogging hiatus, I wrote a post on the rape singularity. To illustrate it, I wanted to find an image from one of the SlutWalk protests. It was meant to illustrate a strong counterpoint to victim blaming in a way that I thought might be a bit...
by Carl Howard | Mar 20, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Race, Society, Travel
I went to a modern-Orthodox Zionist high school. You can imagine the kind of stuff they taught there. Highlights included: A school assembly with a debate of students about the validity of the (1990s) peace process. With someone on the side that it’s not worthwhile...
![Do they know it’s International Women’s Day [in Afghanistan]?](https://failbluedot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/afghanistan_protest_1.jpg)
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 | Mar 4, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Race
You’ll pry my Hitler comparisons from my cold, dead hands. You’ve probably heard of Godwin’s Law., it’s hard to be online and not encounter it. Originally it had this formulation: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving...
