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Comment by Loren Miller on August 8, 2011 at 12:43pm

I saw it, Nerd ... and I wonder if it'll get any coverage on the evening news tonight.  It damned well SHOULD, but that's another matter.

Comment by The Secular One on July 10, 2011 at 12:47pm

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectYourSticker.aspx?page=1634

 

Seriously people, the religionists are now winning!  Vote for Option 3, and keep Ohio from having a election day voting sticker that calls upon God!

 

Valid Ohio zip codes are 45044, 45069, 45014, 45424, 45365...

Comment by Steph S. on July 5, 2011 at 6:47pm

I just read this article on Skepchick -- thanks for the information on that website.

http://skepchick.org/2011/07/the-privilege-delusion/

Comment by Susan Stanko on July 5, 2011 at 6:28pm

I have an account with them for comments.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on June 17, 2011 at 11:15am

They're people who hate massages, right?

Comment by Susan Stanko on June 17, 2011 at 11:14am

I can assure you John that somebody somewhere will call you a woman-blaming misogynist.  Usually, by people who have no clue what misogyny actually is.

Comment by Ian Mason on June 16, 2011 at 12:17pm

Younger children have often copied what they think older children do. There are enough horror stories in the media about eating disorders to stimulate copy-cat behaviour.

 

The more stable lifestyle suggested may help in combating the development of more serious problems for many, in the spirit of "a stitch in time saves nine", mostly because parents get more involved in their childrens' well-being thus helping them to a reasonable sense of self-worth.

 

Does any of that make sense to you? I'm not playing down the problem. My daughter had a brush with anorexia some years ago and it frightened the shit out of me. I just feel that careful, considered steps work better than a media panic.

Comment by Prog Rock Girl on June 10, 2011 at 8:48am

I'm gonna go with the dictionary. I see the point about institutionalization, but for individual people this is kind of abstract. It doesn't make any difference in the example of a white kid getting bullied by minorities, because bullying is just as harmful regardless of race. Worse, I could see the bullies thinking the "I can't be racist" idea gives them a free pass.

Comment by Ian Mason on June 10, 2011 at 7:20am

Oxford dictionary: Racist: 1) The belief that each race has certain qualities or abilities, giving rise to the belief that certain races are better than others. 2) discrimination or hostility towards other races.

"Race is a cultural concept, not a scientific one". Gil Grissom.

Comment by Prog Rock Girl on June 9, 2011 at 9:38pm

What happened to the posting on the wall about how minorities are not capable of racism? I thought that would be a good discussion.

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