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Posted on April 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

The Actions Of Some In Toronto Can’t Erase Canada’s Shameful Truths

Saigon Flowr
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Saigon Flowr
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blacklivesmatter, canada, racism, society-politics, toronto

‘We are comparatively free of racial, sectarian or ideological strife’? Absolutely not. Read more

Posted on April 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

It Is Not The Job Of The Oppressed To Sit With Our Oppressors

Tauriq Moosa
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Tauriq Moosa
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emotional-labor, Oppression, Privilege, racism, society-politics

It should never be the oppressed who must manage the pain of an oppressor realizing his wrongfulness. Read more

Posted on April 25, 2018 August 15, 2018

It Is Not The Job Of The Oppressed To Sit With Our Oppressors

Tauriq Moosa
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Tauriq Moosa
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Society+Politics
Tagged
Oppression, racism

It should never be the oppressed who must manage the pain of an oppressor realizing his wrongfulness. Read more

Posted on April 24, 2018 October 9, 2018

‘Slum Walks’ Aren’t Educational — They’re Glorifying Poverty For Profit

Shailee Koranne
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Shailee Koranne
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charity, Poverty, slums, society-politics, travel

You can’t assuage your guilt by gawking at the poor. Read more

Posted on April 24, 2018 August 15, 2018

‘Slum Walks’ Aren’t Educational — They’re Glorifying Poverty For Profit

Shailee Koranne
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Shailee Koranne
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Poverty, travel

You can’t assuage your guilt by gawking at the poor. Read more

Posted on April 23, 2018 October 9, 2018

Why Are We Used To Violence But Caught Off Guard By Hurt?

Sarah Bronson
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Sarah Bronson
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brain-body, guns, Mental Health, violence

We’ve gotten used to violence as background hum, yet we are unprepared to recognize and live alongside people who have been hurt. Read more

Posted on April 23, 2018 August 17, 2018

Why Are We Used To Violence But Caught Off Guard By The Existence of Hurt?

Sarah Bronson
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Sarah Bronson
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Society+Politics
Tagged
Gun Control, Gun Violence

We’ve gotten used to violence as background hum, yet we are unprepared to recognize and live alongside people who have been hurt. Read more

Posted on April 20, 2018 September 19, 2018

‘Alt-Right’ Little Rabbit Foo Foo

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Written by
Devorah Blachor
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Wit+Whimsy
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Alt Right, donald trump, humor, twitter, wit-whimsy

The Good Fairy is the real racist, because she’s destroying Little Rabbit civilization. Read more

Posted on April 19, 2018 August 9, 2018

Bargaining With My Birth Control

Madelyn Brown
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Madelyn Brown
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Birth Control

Many doctors are denying birth control to those who won’t take cervical screenings — even though it’s not medically necessary. Read more

Posted on April 19, 2018 August 17, 2018

Why Are Secular Skeptic Communities Failing To Address Sexual Crime?

Tris Mamone
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Tris Mamone
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Society+Politics
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metoo, religion, sexual assault, Skeptic

You may assume, due to their lack of church involvement and intense focus on the pursuit of truth, that skeptics wouldn’t silence #MeToo — but they are. Read more

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