Some thoughts on charity/volunteer work
I volunteer a few hours weekly for charities and organizations that have personal significance to me; like most, I have a myriad of reasons for doing so. On one hand, I believe most of our species are...
View ArticleI call myself a feminist, but I prefer the label ‘humanist’.
I like to say that I support human rights as opposed to gender rights, but that I need to make the clarification at all shows that feminism still has its place in society. Although women have far more...
View ArticleThe Problem With the “Men’s Rights Movement”
There are extremists in every group. I need not remind anyone of the (minority of) feminists who joke about castration, say that all heterosexual sex is rape, or proclaim that all men are rapists....
View ArticleFeminism is rational.
Feminism has several definitions. Reddit’s feminism subreddit defines it in this way: ‘Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal...
View ArticleA few links for those interested in men’s issues
First up is Vasalgel. I’ve discussed this before. It’s an awesome form of male birth control that needs funding: http://www.parsemusfoundation.org/vasalgel-home/ Next is a link to the Men’s Health...
View ArticleAn Excellent TED Talk on Gender, Equality, and Work-Life Balance
Here: http://www.ted.com/talks/anne_marie_slaughter_can_we_all_have_it_all/transcript The few dislikes I have for the video are as follows: the feminism Slaughter witnessed is not the same that I have....
View ArticleThe Good and The Bad of Atheism, or Re:The Types of Atheists
The Good To be a Christian, as most Westerners are, is to admit to being fundamentally, intrinsically flawed. As a young child this weighed heavily upon me; after being introduced to the concept of sin...
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