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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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Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments 0
- March 2, 2017
Here are four characteristics I consistently see in those who are masterful when they participate in an argument: 1) They listen. Before the other person finishes speaking, a lot of arguers are already busy focusing on their counteroffensive. It’s not uncommon for them to silence their foes with a mid-sentence interruption. You can see it
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Deconstructing a Viral Pro Gay Marriage Commercial 0
- Culture
- March 2, 2017
This week saw Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday come and go. And Saturday is Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. So we’ve well and truly entered Lent. This year’s theme for the world-famous parade of LGBTQI sexualities is “creating equality”. How do the BTQI crowds feel about being squeezed out of the name of the
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