#CULTURE

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, so let's talk about how we can do this. It starts with recognizing and respecting some basic concepts:1.) Sex work
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On this #Juneteenth , I'd like to remember Joice Heth, the woman who launched P.T. Barnum's career. In 1835 Heth, an elderly slave, claimed to be 161 years old and
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At first, I did not understand why "words can be violence" caused people to get up in their feelings. It seemed rather obvious to me. But I forgot that we
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God what a lot of impenetrable gibberish. Hard to discern what, if anything, the new powers will entail, but I guess we'll find out next week when we get the
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Mental well-being issues are extremely common in men, although you would never know it. Why? Because unlike women, men are culturally adverse to talking about their difficulties - which is
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Pour ceux qui l'ignorent : macaroni est une insulte raciste qui fait référence à la pauvreté du régime alimentaire des immigrés italiens. On ne les comparait pas a des pâtes.
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Seeing a lot of discussion about how "we need an alternative to the GOP for rational conservatives to join/have a legitimate opposition/restore the balance/whatever." OK, maybe. But you know whose
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A common concern I hear in TEC when I suggest that we normalize formal ordination discernment in high school or even middle school so people can start seminary immediately out
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the fetishization of mlm in fandoms: a thread from someone who is mlm. pls rt
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In an ideal world, the majority of people of European descent would live within the borders of Europe, & there would be rigid international treaties, backed up by MAD, that
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“Jazz Studies”- let’s talk about it. What does it mean to have a PhD, Masters or Bachelors in jazz? What is the scholar’s relationship to black music, black culture, within
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Idk who needs to hear this but stop appropriating college/school hustle culture and glorifying it. If you're going to measure someone's worth by how many hours they spend on a
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West Virginia has seen faster income growth over the last 40 years than most states. Average personal income in WV is higher as a % of national average than at
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2 kinds of intellectual culture:Idea Lab: a safe space for people, a dangerous space for ideas.Echo Chamber: a safe space for a sacred set of ideas and people who express
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The media is finding it very convenient to say that the conservative Cuban vote was driven by a fear of "socialism". I, a Cuban, think this is entirely overblown. First,
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Thx for asking the Q @AaronBirkby on current state of the Queensland ecosystem. Been a recipient, leader, and researcher for a PhD, do not feel an expert but more of
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