39 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News: "A US psychologist says there are not that many differences between the genders." - The complexities of the politics of same vs different, superior vs inferior, made vs born (etc) remain a perpetual focus for debate, argument and rhetoric...
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plasticbag : Shelley Powers takes Our Social World apart for being too dominated by males and not having enough minorities. - (1) I am gay, (2) I spent three post-grad years working around identity politics, feminism and queer theory, (3) There are iniquities that need to be rectfied, (4) I think this argument is illogical, insular, self-defeating and insulting.
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46 month ago
plasticbag : Nominees for the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - "The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives"
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plasticbag : WI forces cuts to Little Britain - "Complaints by the Women's Institute have prompted the BBC to make changes to hit comedy show Little Britain."
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plasticbag : What the hell does being gay have to do with getting a job? - So here we go - some bloke on a website decides to give me a hard time for mentioning that I'm gay on a mock-up of a business card. As usual the crime is forcing my sexuality down his throat. Get. A. Job.
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plasticbag : Slightly implausible Greeks get hot under the collar at the suggestion that Alexander the Great shagged the odd bloke - Drives me mad this stuff - firstly because it's not always been the case that a man who porks another man should be considered unmanly (sometimes quite the opposite) and because Alexander's relationships with men were clearly unusually passionate.
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