CN: Slurs; rape jokes; racist and sexist langage and images (mostly in links) It’s no secret that the artisanal food and beverage criticism field is a pretty privileged bunch. After all, to get into it you have to have disposable income, no ailments or conditions that would preclude imbibing a significant amount of alcohol or eating a wide range of foods, and spare time to devote to your blog––or,... »
The lowest difficulty setting in action – A 25-year study of children in Baltimore shows that even at the same low income level, straight white men still have it easier. Apollo 11 turns 45: A lunar landing anniversary retrospective – From Criticaldragon1177. Pro-life nurse sues family planning clinic for not giving her a job she refused to do – From mrmisconception. Sitting on ra... »
Victorian Strangeness: The bizarre tale of the ladies who limped – If you laugh at this story about a strange fad, just remember that the whole “one glove” trend inspired by Michael Jackson wasn’t too long ago. Gangs draw up lists of girls to rape as proxy attacks on rivals – “Gangs assault rivals’ sisters and girlfriends as a ‘low risk’ method... »
Sunday Funny: Gender Roles (via TheRobinHead) Teen Skepchick DBT Skills: Mindfulness “How” Olivia continues her series on DBT skills. Bi-erasure: Constantine In NBC’s new show Constantine, smoking is fine but bisexuality is taboo. The Not so Beautiful Game Step 1: An Uncompelling Frame Narrative Stigmatizes Mental Illness Elizabeth is reading The Game so you don’t have to. Mad Art Lab ... »
Note: Information about next month’s book is at the bottom of this post. Content Warning: The author of this book describes her extreme physical and sexual abuse as a child, at the hands of people who used Jesus to justify their actions. Welcome back to the Skepchick Book Club! This month, we read Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres. This book is a memoir of Julia’s youth, growing up in an e... »
There have been many recent examples of high profile plagiarism scandals, from Jane Goodall to Slavoj Žižek to Shia LeBeouf to Jonah Lehrer. Add to that noteworthy list Jaclyn Glenn, who you probably don’t know unless you are super into YouTube anti-feminists or if you follow Richard Dawkins on Twitter. I first became aware of Glenn about a month ago, when I saw links to her videos popping u... »
Julia Burke, I never drink bear or alcohol in general and this makes me even less likely to want to do so. I'm reminded of... – Jul 22, 2:43 PM
Indeed, there are greater problems in the world than these labels––but no greater offense than an unwelcome topic! :) – Jul 22, 2:41 PM
Jimminy juming jesus on a pogo, I guess all the big problems must be solved if we're moving onto taking down people for selling drugs... – Jul 22, 2:39 PM
I worked at a company that developed, among other products, forensic DNA test kits. There was this huge market for untested rape kits if we... – Jul 22, 1:49 PM I know I'm not the only one of my beer-loving friends to find it way too close for comfort, especially with the German theme. I'm... – Jul 22, 1:41 PM
Julia, I disagree somewhat about Nazi symbolism. That Totenkopf or Death's Head is not the SS version as it lacks a mandible. The symbol is... – Jul 22, 12:58 PM