I live in Wichita, Kansas. Kansas is a place of extreme temperatures– it can get bitterly cold in the winter, […]
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, 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. […]
psychology, religion
Haunted socks
In which Pat Robertson advises someone who frequently buys second-hand clothing that she should “rebuke any spirits that happen to […]
fat, morality, poverty, psychology, shaming
Shame, shame, know your name
Reading about film critic Rex Reed criticizing actress Melissa McCarthy’s appearance using such sophisticated and erudite terms as “tractor-sized” and […]
morality, philosophy, psychology, religion
Aping morality
Whenever I’ve been involved in a discussion of the evolution of morality, the English language trips things up a bit. […]
feminism, philosophy, psychology, rape
Secret Agent Woman
Jennifer Shewmaker, a psychology professor at Abilene Christian University, has a blog post blaming the Steubenville rape case in part on […]
psychology
Terror Management Theory
Terror management theory sounds like a government doctrine on how to combat suicide bombers. It is actually, however, the name […]
atheism, personal, philosophy, psychology, religion
I am not a cockroach– what materialism is, and isn’t
Several years ago, I bounded out of a faculty building on a university campus and, in a thoughtful and optimistic […]
politics, psychology
Politics for creative types
Matthew Inman’s comic on the creative process (which you’ve almost certainly seen already because you already read The Oatmeal; and […]