Category: Apolitical Punditry

Civil, Human Rights ARE NOT a Zero-sum game

February 13, 2017

I need to address this notion that being pro #BlackLivesMatter means you’re denying the lives of other people and segments of life. Nah, bruh. Not how it works. Peep game. Off jump, White (from now on, yt) lives are the already checked box upon signing up for life’s EULA. Black (and Brown and Yellow and Red and…) lives are under custom/advanced settings. Gotta turn those options on while yt lives stay greyed out because (assumed) pillar… Read more of: Civil, Human Rights ARE NOT a Zero-sum game

2017 Feb 13

zodiac signs, The Game and unique Internet IDs

January 14, 2011

I decided to wait until today to post this, in hopes after the Zodiac dust settled, people would be less concerned with something that has always been inconsequential (Celebrity Apprentice is a US trending topic on Twitter), and more concerned with something that could impact their daily lives. Sadly, that’s not the case. My Facebook mini-feed is still alight with Zodiac hysteria and some remnants of The Game statuses from four days ago. Never a… Read more of: zodiac signs, The Game and unique Internet IDs

2011 Jan 14

continued compromise of the 1st Amendment: banned books

December 21, 2010

(Originally Published 24 Oct 2010) The challenging and banning of books is a direct attack on our First Amendment as U.S. Citizens. From the ALA website: Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. – From ALA.org The restriction of access to books is a subversion of liberty–an exact instance of what… Read more of: continued compromise of the 1st Amendment: banned books

2010 Dec 21