Cultural relativism: a moral standard that which maintains that cultural norms are good simply because they are cultural norms, and […]
atheism, religion
Will the real Islamophobes please stand up?
Richard Dawkins in a still from The Root of All Evil? No, you don’t have to have read the Qur’an to have […]
feminism, LGBT, religion
The most concise explanation of how marriage equality threatens the institution of marriage
…comes from James Sweet, in a comment on Dispatches: For some people, marriage is still an institution that is defined […]
feminism, LGBT
10 ways the opposition to gay marriage insults all of us
What I didn’t mention in the previous post about the purpose of marriage, because I intended to discuss it in […]
Forward Thinking, relationships, sexuality
Forward Thinking: What is the purpose of marriage?
Libby Anne and Dan Finke at Patheos have started a project called Forward Thinking, which is a series of questions they put to bloggers […]
LGBT, religion
Further adventures in abusing the notion of respect
Previously I wrote about how it’s incorrect to say that you respect women if that respect is contingent on their […]
bigotry, psychology
Shame, sexism, and soft bigotry
So last month I wrote about the difference between the feelings of guilt and shame, and what they address. I […]
feminism, sexuality
Look at you, all flaunting your autonomy
Women are not entitled to respect when they walk around without a [hijab]. They are to blame for it when […]
sexuality
Demystifying “premarital”
Sex advice show Savage U (hated by Idaho legislators) As Idaho lawmakers take a symbolic stand (was there ever was […]
feminism, gaming, psychology
Thoughts on the first Tropes vs. Women video
So the first Feminist Frequency Tropes vs. Women video has been posted, and I was very excited to see it. […]