Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled April 24, 2024And there's a written version! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/zionism-seder-protest-new-york-gaza-israel [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled April 24, 2024Naomi Klein on how Zionism has become a false idol. https://youtu.be/U75KcMUjMyI?si=uZuV_UNZkWXNFYG3&t=198
- Untitled April 24, 2024The Leader of All Manhood has issued his ruling: It's gay for men to love sex with women. Guys: If you hate sex with women, you can do it and be straight. But if you love sex with women, that's gay. If you want to be straight, fuck men instead. Sorry, but that's the rule.
- Untitled April 23, 2024Aaargh it's midnight and I was tired and thinking of going to bed and then I read something that pissed me off because I am stupid.
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Category Archives: Civility & norms of discourse
Chait Criticizes Exactly The Kind Of Speech We Should Want More Of
Jonathan Chait’s attack against “Political Correctness” is the talk of the interwebs. He mixes a few examples of genuinely bad, but also rare and unrepresentative, anti-speech efforts (MacKinnon in 1992 (!), a student whose anti-feminist article led to his apartment … Continue reading
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13 Notes About #GamerGate
1) Gamergate started out with a huge misogynist outburst against (female and feminist) game developer Zoe Quinn. The term “gamergate” itself was coined by right-wing actor Adam Baldwin (of Firefly fame), endorsing a Youtube video which falsely accused Quinn of … Continue reading
Posted in Civility & norms of discourse, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., norms of discourse
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Proportions and Death Threats, and Blockbots, and Men Policing Women’s Responses
I think this is a good argument, and a good thing for both sides of any large internet dispute to keep in mind. (And something that I have sometimes failed to keep in mind.) The writer is Chris, who is … Continue reading
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Being called racist or sexist does not “destroy” people, and, Joseph Levine’s defense of calling someone an awful human being
On drawing breaks lately, I’ve been leaving comments on Ozy’s blog, which I feel a bit guilty about since I’ve been neglecting my own blog. (Leaving comments on someone else’s blog is, somehow, easier and quicker for me than writing … Continue reading
Posted in Civility & norms of discourse, Palestine & Israel
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Interesting Bloggy Debate About Inclusivity
in·clu·siv·i·ty ˌinklo͞oˈsivitē/ noun 1. An intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized. I thought this inter-blog debate was interesting. It started with Apophemi, whose views I mostly agree with (at least in this post). … Continue reading
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If there is no Objective Moral Truth, how do you know that it’s bad to be unkind or unjust?
As I understand it, an “objective moral truth” would be a morality that exists outside the human mind. In this view, a moral statement like “theft is wrong” has a truth independent of human belief, like “the moon orbits the … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Civility & norms of discourse
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A few random thoughts regarding civility and blog moderation
Over at Family Scholars Blog, the powers-that-be are planning to modify their moderation policy, and they’ve asked bloggers there to throw in some thoughts about civility over the next month. So this is a post I wrote for FSB, in … Continue reading
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The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Not The Problem
Dana Milbank argues that it is irresponsible for the Southern Poverty Law Center to classify the Family Research Center as a “hate group.” Milbank’s main argument, used twice, is that it’s wrong to include the KKK and the FRC on … Continue reading
Posted in Civility & norms of discourse, In the news
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Rod Dreher’s Claims of Special Treatment for Homosexuality are False
[This is a response to this post by my friend Elizabeth on Family Scholars.] Far from asking good questions, Rod Dreher’s blog post about the Regnerus study asked leading questions with ugly and false implications. In particular, Dreher claims — … Continue reading
Posted in Civility & norms of discourse, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues
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