Gretchen Obligatory disclaimer: This is a comic. It includes generalizations. Obviously there is significant variation among both prudes and feminists, and occasionally overlap between them. I have, though, quite frequently seen the two confused. And I decided that “sex positive” and “sex negative” don’t do enough to describe the difference between them, so thought it would … Read more
In formal logic, a premise is a plank of an argument. If your premises are true and the form of your argument is valid, then your argument is sound. 1. All men are mortal.2. Socrates is a man.3. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. If you’re trying to persuade someone of your conclusion (“Socrates is mortal”), you’re … Read more
Last night I made the worst decision ever about what to read right before bed: an article in the Guardian entitled The rape of men, on the practice of male-on-male rape as a weapon of war in Uganda. I think you should read it. I think everyone should read it, for many reasons. Unfortunately my … Read more
…Whew! That was fun. And work. And fun. I did a single ink-on-paper drawing every day for the month of Ink– I mean, October– for Inktober. I had about an hour each day in which to do my drawing, which means on a few occasions I posted something with which I wasn’t completely happy. But … Read more
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So, you want me to explain how I can tell that your Facebook page entitled “Should Miri Mogilevsky be murdered?” is not “an exercise in Free Speech”? Okay, I can do that. 1. First of all, Facebook is a privately owned space on the internet, a web site. It’s not a public space, like a … Read more
According to Mr. Jake Parker.com, Inktober is: Thirty-one days, thirty-one ink drawings. Are you ready?!INKtober rules: 1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want). 2) Post it on tumblr (or Instagram, twitter, facebook, flickr, Pinterest or just pin it on your wall.) 3) Hashtag it with #inktober 4) Repeat (you can do it … Read more
Today’s editorial cartoon in the Wichita Eagle, drawnby cartoonist Richard Crowson Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary School is very close to where I live in Wichita, Kansas. The name “Core Knowledge” comes from the belief that there are culturally common things that students should learn about in order to be successful in life, which sort … Read more
Source So Barney Frank came out last night– again. This time as a “pot-smoking atheist” on Real Time With Bill Maher, when Maher gave himself that label and Frank responded by jokingly asking Maher which one he meant: Bill Maher: … you were in a fairly safe district. You were not one of those Congresspeople … Read more
Pictured: Nerd revenge First, a disclaimer: I’ve not seen a single episode of Big Bang Theory. I did, however, read an article about it entitled Why Geek Girls Are Tired of ‘Big Bang’ Bullshit, and contains a lot of complaints about sexism on the show. One of them in particular caught my eye: In the … Read more