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Gloria Steinem Embarrasses NYT By Rehashing Decade-Old Column 0
- Culture
- March 3, 2017
On Thursday the New York Times published an op-ed written by Gloria Steinem. In the editorial, the feminist icon wrote about a “recent” experience on a flight to Seattle in which a rude young man announced he didn’t watch “chick flicks.” The episode served as the launching point for Steinem’s point that our culture
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Husbands Are Not the Enemy 0
- Culture
- March 3, 2017
In the wake of a cascade of articles from the New York Times celebrating January’s Women’s March as a stirring symbol of feminist empowerment—as demonstrated by pussy hats, profane placards, unhinged celebrity poetry, and the rejection of pro-life women—that same paper hit a new low in the blatant bashing of American manhood. The Times’ Nicholas
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Labor Employee Wins $21K Settlement Over ‘Insensitive’ Email From Boss 0
- Culture
- March 3, 2017
Are you unreasonable if you do not become traumatized by a single insensitive workplace email or remark? No, according to the courts. But yes, according to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: It ruled that a single, non-threatening email was “religious harassment” that would poison the work environment for a “reasonable person.” As a result, it
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Let Little Boys Play Like Little Boys 0
- Culture
- March 2, 2017
A few months ago, neuroscientist Debra Soh declared that trendy attempts to raise children in a gender-neutral environment are downright “futile.” Soh explained: “[S]o long as children are given the option to take part in activities they find interesting, there’s nothing wrong with being gender-typical.” But according to a recent Dartmouth Review interview with philosopher
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Trolling: The Reason People Do It 0
- Culture
- March 2, 2017
“Fail at life. Go bomb yourself.” Comments like this one, found on a CNN article about how women perceive themselves, are prevalent today across the internet, whether it’s Facebook, Reddit or a news website. Such behavior can range from profanity and name-calling to personal attacks, sexual harassment or hate speech. A recent Pew Internet Survey
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Moral Outrage: A Theory on Why We’re Seeing So Much of It 0
- Culture
- March 2, 2017
Why do people express so much moral outrage? A pair of academic researchers recently asked this question and discovered “that moral outrage at third-party transgressions is sometimes a means of reducing guilt over one’s own moral failings and restoring a moral identity.” The paper is (appropriately) titled, “A cleansing fire: Moral outrage alleviates guilt and
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Gloria Steinem Embarrasses NYT By Rehashing Decade-Old Column 0