From the monthly archives:

January 2010

In defense of judgementalism

January 12, 2010

You can learn a lot about a society by listening to its epithets. The use of racial epithets tells you that a society cares about race (i.e., that race is an issue, that it matters). The use of insults like “retard” or “idiot” can tell you that a society values intelligence (and then chooses to […]

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On fantasy and reality

January 8, 2010

My friend’s daughter had a school project which entailed sending a letter (as in the old fashioned kind on paper). The kid chose to write to Michael Jackson, knowing that he is dead. She even started her letter by telling Michael that she’s sorry he’s dead. Very funny! Anyway, the letter just bounced back. And […]

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