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Bad Chart Thursday: Pie Chart a la Mode
Pie charts are pretty much the most basic charts out there, to make and to read. They also tend to be more visually appealing than other charts, being all round, colorful, and resembling their namesake, which in my opinion is one of the most delicious foods in existence (except for maybe doughnuts, which also make appealing charts–COINCIDENCE?). Pie charts are…
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Feminism
So You’ve Been Publicly Wrong: Anatomy of a Good Apology
After making utterly distasteful comments during an interview regarding Black Widow, actors Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner offered two very different apologies today. From Entertainment Weekly: “Yesterday we were asked about the rumors that Black Widow wanted to be in a relationship with both Hawkeye and Captain America,” Evans said in a statement provided to EW. “We answered in a…
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Feminism
Cross-post: Why This DMAB Genderqueer Needs Feminism
The following post was written by Trav and originally posted at Queereka. CN: TRANSPHOBIA, SEXISM, DEPRESSION, SELF-HARM I wasn’t always a feminist. Sure, I always believed in equal rights for people of all genders, but in my twenties I bought all the stereotypes about feminists: they hated men, they all wore Birkenstocks, they were all lesbians, they didn’t shave their armpits,…
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Cross-Post: Family Meme Time
The following post was written by AJ at Queereka. To read the full article and comment, head over to Queereka. What do you do when a normally cool close family member sends you an obnoxious meme? My Dad and I send each other gross and funny stuff off the internet all the time. We’re close, and share a similar wicked sense…
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Skepticism
Yes Virginia, There is Evidence of Bias
Skepticland is a place where Science and Studies are all important. Anecdotal evidence? Bah! Not important. Especially when it comes to questions of human behavior, people want proof. This is even more true when -isms come up. Of course it is important that we have something to back up assertions of racism, sexism, or bias. But where a lot of people…
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Feminism
So about That Shirt…
I’ve been looking forward to the Rosetta Landing for quite some time. Sure, not as long as many who have worked on the project, but I had been following the news since the comet encounter, getting ready with my cohost to do a special comet-themed episode of our educational hangout, Learning Space, and generally watching Twitter and livestreams with anticipation as…
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Guest Bloggers
Guest Post: My Confidence in Planned Parenthood Waned but Then Returned Stronger
Editor’s Note: Today’s Guest Post is by Kavin Senapathy, who also blogs over at Grounded Parents. This is a great example of how speaking out about an issue can end up in real change. Good job, Kavin! ****** If you read Grounded Parents, you may have shared in my aversion to a recent mailer sent by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin…
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Sexism, Transphobia and Arguments from Biology
A lot of you have probably seen the comment by Sam Harris quoted in the Washington Post where he claims “there’s something about that critical posture that is to some degree instrinsically male and more attractive to guys than to women.” I’m more inclined to think the lack of interest from women is caused by the experience many have with…
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