Posted on July 22, 2009 by Ari
One of the most frustrating aspects of people who aren’t experienced with any type of discrimination is the assumption that small problems don’t matter. Why, goes the refrain, does it matter that people use language like “gay” to mean uncool, or “lame” to mean slow, when there are very real incidents of violence against gays, [...]
Filed under: Opinion | Tagged: equality, generalising, Language | 19 Comments »
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Ari
Feministing has an article about google dropping ads for abortion services in some countries. While I’ve said many times I’d like to see less abortions, somehow I think this is more of an attempt to silence discussion of reproductive rights for women. Given some of the other ethically controversial stuff served by AdWords, I can’t [...]
Filed under: Feminism, linkwhoring | Tagged: abortion | 2 Comments »