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Some Of My Tunnel Vision Is Caused By Frustration
I’ve always been a sucker for a good analogy. But they’re tricky. One false move, and you could drag in some social or historical context that makes the…
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Why Trans Activism Is Doomed To Fail
In his 2021 special, The Closer, Dave Chappelle famously pointed out that Twitter isn’t a real place. Which is a relief. Because if it were, it would be…
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A Medium Sized Censorship Problem
The first lesson you learn if you write on the internet is that the truth, in almost all cases, will make somebody mad. Some will accuse you of hating…
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The Painfully Obvious Reason Why Palestinians Don't Condemn Hamas
On August 21st, 1831, one month shy of his 31st birthday, Nat Turner carried out the bloodiest slave rebellion in U.S. history. Like many of his fellow…
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The Intoxicating Power of Powerlessness
In the beginning, there was oppression. And it wasn't good. Black people were enslaved and segregated and killed for being in the wrong town. Gay people…
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Those Who Do Not Learn From Oppression Are Doomed To Inflict It
In April 1967, James Baldwin wrote an article for the New York Times entitled, Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They're Anti-White, which he begins with…
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India Willoughby And The Double Standards
Jan 13th, 2024. India Willoughby, a reality TV level celebrity who happens to be a trans woman, writes a (now deleted) tweet about abducting three…
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