European friend
European holiday friends. Continue reading European friend
Trans Rights
I urge people not to hitch the wagon of trans rights to the idea of inborn, dyadic, neurological differences. Brains are extraordinarily complex and shaped by culture and experience over time. Gender identities are multiple, gender roles constantly evolving, and … Continue reading Trans Rights
Aboriginal People, Incarceration and Mental Health
The Conversation recently featured a new study that finds that Aboriginal people who are incarcerated are in dire need of mental health support services. Aboriginal people make up 26 percent of the prison population in Australia, despite the fact that they comprise less than three percent of the general population.
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Michel Foucault on The Intellectual
The intellectual was rejected and persecuted at the precise moment when the facts became incontrovertible, when it was forbidden to say that the emperor had no clothes. Via Michel Foucault. Continue reading Michel Foucault on The Intellectual
Victim Blaming
A question from a reader: Hi there, would you happen to know where I can find a good definition of victim blaming, be it online or a book. Hey hommedelamachine. It depends on what you’re studying. William Ryan popularised the … Continue reading Victim Blaming
‘Man Up’
Beautiful spoken word poem by Guante: 10 Responses to the Phrase “Man Up”: I want to be strong in a way that isn’t about physical dominance. Continue reading ‘Man Up’
Aggression Theory
This is a stick figure animation of aggression theory that cites Dollard and colleagues’ (1939) paper ‘Frustration and aggression’ and Green (2001) ‘Human aggression’. Continue reading Aggression Theory
Economic inequality of CEO wages
This infographic doesn’t include Australia, where I live, but I did some digging and Australian CEOs earn 63 times more than the average full-time worker.
Data by Shields (2005) via Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Think
Nice animated video about standing up against conformity. Continue reading Think
You must change the whole pattern at once
Continue reading “You must change the whole pattern at once”There are too many complaints about society having to move too fast to keep up with the machine. There is great advantage in moving fast if you move completely, if social, educational, and recreational changes keep pace. You must change the whole pattern at once and the whole group together — and the people themselves must decide to move.
Margaret Mead, 4 September 1954, Time Magazine
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