I think the issue is that companies like this pump millions of dollars into "diversity programs" and strictly police any language that could be considered racist. But they often seem completely blind to the fact that…
Without paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20210329230933/https://www.nytim...
>others had noted a workable "compassionate system": more housing, plus supportive services. no coercion necessary. I didn't see the commenter you replied to dismiss these options. They just expressed frustration that a…
My friend's youngest is little miss princess. Everything has to be pink and sparkly, and tiaras are the height of fashion. My friend was pretty dismayed at first, because she's quite feminist and has been very careful…
It's really staggering how different my job search process is from my male friends, especially since I work in an ultra-male dominated niche. For them, it's like begging in the street for an offer. For me, it's like…
Yes, I agree that it's very noteworthy. These groups generally appear in response to right governments. Which means I suspect we'll see more of them in coming years. I am all for fighting far-right extremists. I am very…
I see this link happened in Brazil. Definitely a horribly incident. My comment, and my personal experiences, relate to America. At least here, I don't know of any events where police have opened fire on a pack of…
Promoting universal healthcare and proportional taxes isn't dangerous at all. Neither is promoting freedom of speech and healthy laws for small businesses. It get dangerous when either side decides that anything…
> they'd most likely arrive shooting, as they do when there are parties in slums. Can you please link to the news articles about these slum parties that are broken up by officers who start shooting the moment they…
Correct. I know at least one of the authors who was behaving horribly has severe depression. I don't care how horrible their behavior was, I'm not going to potentially sick an unknown internet mob on a person with…
I assume you're speaking of the Scott Bergstrom debacle? Yeah, I remember that one. Link to Scott's interview that infuriated those authors is here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/child... Don't…
Reminds me of Dawn Frederick, a literary agent who was "cancelled" for calling 911 on looters who rammed a van into the gas station on her apartment block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/p...…
I think the issue is that companies like this pump millions of dollars into "diversity programs" and strictly police any language that could be considered racist. But they often seem completely blind to the fact that…
Without paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20210329230933/https://www.nytim...
>others had noted a workable "compassionate system": more housing, plus supportive services. no coercion necessary. I didn't see the commenter you replied to dismiss these options. They just expressed frustration that a…
My friend's youngest is little miss princess. Everything has to be pink and sparkly, and tiaras are the height of fashion. My friend was pretty dismayed at first, because she's quite feminist and has been very careful…
It's really staggering how different my job search process is from my male friends, especially since I work in an ultra-male dominated niche. For them, it's like begging in the street for an offer. For me, it's like…
Yes, I agree that it's very noteworthy. These groups generally appear in response to right governments. Which means I suspect we'll see more of them in coming years. I am all for fighting far-right extremists. I am very…
I see this link happened in Brazil. Definitely a horribly incident. My comment, and my personal experiences, relate to America. At least here, I don't know of any events where police have opened fire on a pack of…
Promoting universal healthcare and proportional taxes isn't dangerous at all. Neither is promoting freedom of speech and healthy laws for small businesses. It get dangerous when either side decides that anything…
> they'd most likely arrive shooting, as they do when there are parties in slums. Can you please link to the news articles about these slum parties that are broken up by officers who start shooting the moment they…
Correct. I know at least one of the authors who was behaving horribly has severe depression. I don't care how horrible their behavior was, I'm not going to potentially sick an unknown internet mob on a person with…
I assume you're speaking of the Scott Bergstrom debacle? Yeah, I remember that one. Link to Scott's interview that infuriated those authors is here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/child... Don't…
Reminds me of Dawn Frederick, a literary agent who was "cancelled" for calling 911 on looters who rammed a van into the gas station on her apartment block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/p...…