This comment by Danny on the post Dead Men Don’t Count in War I don’t think it’s men in general whose lives are disposable but rather a bit of a split. When it comes to putting men into military service and sending them off to wars its not that they are disposable and have no…
“would I want my mom or dad posting everything about me for the world to see?”
This comment by Nick Davis on the post Posting a Child’s Life For the World to See is a Privacy Issue
Why Marketers Fear the Female Geek
Anjin Anhut lays out the down and dirty facts about how ignoring geeky women seems like good business… and how to change that.
All You Can See is Ice: Research Crew Stuck in Antarctica
The Russian-built MV Akademik Shokalskiy was retracing Sir Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic expedition and doing scientific research when heavy sea ice closed in.
A Boy and His Dog: Teaching a Puppy to Howl
What could be better than a boy and his pup? A boy teaching his puppy to howl.
“I would rather starve.”
This comment by Mud on the post A Poor Man’s Pope, A Rich Man’s Mayor Well, hot damn, Tom, congratulations. With those two $500 gifts, you’ve solved poverty in America. I gotta tell ya, though, that the people at the bottom don’t want your charity. My father was placed in a home. Shortly after, we…
“…if you could snap your fingers and trade places with that more privileged person, would you?”
This Comment by wellokaythen on the post The Luxury of Invisible Privilege When it comes to questions of privilege, I like to apply what I call the Envy Test: if you could snap your fingers and trade places with that more privileged person, would you do it? If not, then why not? (For the purposes…
“…this kid gets off because he is rich”
This Comment by CW on the post Please Excuse Davontaye, He Suffers From Povertenza “This is what gets me- just like celebrity trials- this kid gets off because he is rich. Everyone should agree that its wrong for people to get disparate outcomes because of wealth- people could actually unite and come together about…
“…it’s enough to make a bodybuilder go back to being lazy.”
This Comment by Charly on the post I Know My Shirt’s Not On. (You Needn’t Keep Reminding Me) “Your article was well written, and I genuinely felt you had a reasonable gripe about the the way other treat you with regard to your physical being. However, this was all the way until your line that states…
“People ALWAYS assume she is the nanny…”
This Comment by Denise on the post 9 Things I Want to Say (But Don’t) to Your Curious Yet Racially-Charged Microaggressions Against Me & My Children
Empathy vs Sympathy – Do You Know The Difference?
One brings us together, the other drives us apart.
“Rape in prison has become a ‘second sentence’.”
This comment was by Danny on the post “The Rape Joke Everyone Tolerates.”
Campaign Aims to Get Cell Phones to Survivors: Donations Wanted
Because cell phones can be a lifeline for battered victims of sexual assault and stalking.
The Unexpected Beauty of This Mandela Tribute Will Leave You Speechless
You cannot anticipate how much this video of a flash mob tribute will move you.
“Anger is an excuse for, rather than a cause of, abusive behavior.”
“We all feel angry. We don’t all choose to abuse because we’re angry.”
The Most Star-Crossed of Lovers – ‘Poem Postmarked For the Middle East’
“Our Bodies intertwined like messages in Torah and Quran.
Beneath the starry splatter paint masterpiece of God”