Recent Blog Posts
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Am I too hard on Psychology Today?
Honest question here. The suggestion was made by psychologist-I-admire-greatly Daniel Gilbert after I bitched to him on Twitter about an article he’d retweeted from that publication. The article is called The 7 Worst Things About Being a Male by psychologist Douglas Kenrick, and I have no objections to the existence of such an article. What…
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What’s wrong with “Don’t rape”
This post is about why I don’t like this sign: Trigger warning: A detailed discussion of rape and morality to follow. Maybe you’ve seen it making the rounds on Facebook or Tumblr. It’s popped up for me a few times, and each time I cringe, but don’t comment to explain why because I’m afraid that…
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Don’t tell me to smile
This piece on Jezebel really struck some chords, both in itself and because of some of comments from women sharing their experiences. Really, guys, telling a strange woman– or even an acquaintance or co-worker– to smile is a creepy thing to do. No need to feel bad about it, just read for some explanation and then please…
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I didn’t tell him not to murder, that it would assuredly land him on death row…that would be mean.
Do you recall those pastors who made it into the news lately for making outlandishly bigoted statements about homosexuals from the pulpit lately in the wake of Obama’s statement of support for gay marriage, and were recorded doing so? Well, you might be gratified to know that, as CNN’s Belief blog tells it, harsh anti-gay…
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Video games are like porn
Yep, I’m going to make the comparison. But perhaps not how you think. I am not talking about this: Is the overuse of video games and pervasiveness of online porn causing the demise of guys?Increasingly, researchers say yes, as young men become hooked on arousal, sacrificing their schoolwork and relationships in the pursuit of getting…
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Women who don’t like sexual aggression from strangers are prudish children. Or childish prudes. Or something.
I don’t like Psychology Today, part 2: So Elyse of Skepchick wrote a blog post a couple of weeks ago describing an incident that followed a talk on vaccination she gave at Skepticamp in Ohio. You can read the entire thing here, but to put it briefly, a couple she didn’t know aside from a…