Are we being tough on people in poverty and not looking closely enough at its causes?
Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive
February 20, 2013 By 5 Comments
Sebastian Barr offers twelve suggestions on how to talk to trans friends about their experiences and identities as trans people.
Po-tate-o, Po-tat-o
February 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
“Look at that dumb f*ck, Daddy,” said my 3-year-old from his car seat.
Tired of Demonizing and Being Demonized by Enemies? Change the Language.
January 28, 2013 By 5 Comments
Registered Runaway suggests we speak to the soul, not the soldier.
Ten Wicked Idioms That I Love
January 23, 2013 By 4 Comments
Without letting the cat out of the bag: Carl Pettit loves idioms suggesting the torture of house cats.
A Tiny Word That Makes a Huge Difference
January 10, 2013 By 3 Comments
Word choice colors how we see one another: as having attributes, or embodying them.
What Does Your Online Dating Profile Secretly Say About You?
November 24, 2012 By 13 Comments
How you talk about what you want affects how attractive you appear.
The Burrito and the Universe
November 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
A world traveler tastes his first burrito, and gets his first lesson in American paranoia.
Legitimate Crepes: On the Use of Irony
November 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Irony doesn’t always have the intended effect.
On Trans-Inclusive Language
October 27, 2012 By 12 Comments
Trans-inclusive language is language that acknowledges that some people identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, including genders that our culture does not technically recognize as existing.
Bird Is Not The Word: Informal Terms for Women
October 19, 2012 By 16 Comments
Martin Nash is fine with referring to the guys, the lads, the fellas, but isn’t sure how to refer to the ladies.
16 Ways to Not Be a Shit Guy
September 12, 2012 By 51 Comments
Mike Nicholson has some rules that remind him where that line is.
“The deck has been stacked against boys since the early 1990′s in education.”
September 4, 2012 By 14 Comments
This is a comment by JustAMan on the post “It Doesn’t Matter Who Wears the Pants: A Response to Hannah Rosin and The New York Times”.
On “White Men Who Vote for Romney”
Brandon Ferdig wants to discuss what he thinks is one of more dangerous, race-based articles you’ll read all year.