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Different Points of View (Dylan and Del Rey)
Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself; I am large - I contain multitudes. — Walt Whitman *song of myself* Contrast these two different treatments of people quoting a phrase from Walt Whitman's "song of myself" -- Lana Del Ray criticised for literary refere…
Feminism
These are excellent articles or resources that have taught me some things about the world: - You Should've Asked - The Bechdel Test - Interrupt Me One More Time - Aubrey Hirsch: Medicine's Women Problem - Gemma Hartley: Women Aren't Nags—We're Just Fed Up Here's a quote or image…
Moral Panic
A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society —Wikipedia The Moral Panics have been arriving thick and fast thanks to our aging population and the communication power of social media. But most of us a…
On Recognizing Assertiveness.
As someone who struggles to speak up, I remember when I first learned about "assertiveness" This was a revelation. I tended to be passive, and I feared that speaking up would be too aggressive. In my mind, there was passive on one side, aggressive on the other, and very little …
The Early Voices of Unpopular Causes are Occasionally Problematic
This is a bit of a strange topic, and it can perhaps be misinterpreted, so I want to tread lightly, and am happy to revise based on new learnings. Something that I find "interesting" is that, when there is a cause that is not yet socially popular, certain people will be willing …
Whistle Blowing
There Are No Official Channels for Whistle Blowers. I'm not a whistle blower, and I never intend to become one. But I want to state something very obvious about the nature of whistle blowing. This is a whistle. When you blow into it, sound is blasted in every direction. It isn…
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