Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Tuesday roundup (brought to you by... snow)

When internet harassment forces women out of their homes, it's terrorism.

Inequality is still unhealthily high, but the recession didn't exacerbate it.

As satisfying as it is to slam anti-vaxxers (and I'm occasionally guilty), it's not quite right.

A fascinating look at being vegan in the military.

It's hard to know what's in your food. The less processed, the less opportunity for fraud.

The rejection of (teaching) history and the BS concept of American exceptionalism.

Take it from someone who's been on the receiving end: it is incredibly unhelpful to have one's weight critiqued by one's parent.

The Twitter reaction against Monica Potts' article on women's colleges' and trans inclusion was swift and damning, and I couldn't immediately suss out what the acrimony was about. A lot of it focused on TVM and who needs it anyway. Parker Molloy does point out the holes in Potts' argument, but she doesn't address the main question: how can women's colleges include all women without de-centering women. That means not dropping women-centric language. That is a key part of women's colleges: providing a place that centers women. Women-centric language doesn't exclude trans women, right?





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