Hate Sells category archive
Triggers 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Daniel Smith offers an interesting perspective on why some Republicans are so frightened by “wokeness.”
Republican Family Values 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Elliot D. Cohen takes a look at the likely effects of the recent spate of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Republican-controlled states. His conclusions are disturbing.
He makes three main points:
- LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to entertain and attempt suicide as all other adolescents.
- LGBTQ-based discrimination is a major risk factor for poor mental health and suicidality in LGBTQ youth.
- Legislation that discriminates against LGBTQ people increases the likelihood of suicidality among LGBTQ youth.
Follow the link for a detailed exploration of the topic.
An Unintentional Truth 2
The editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch found itself somewhat taken aback by the statements of Florida Governor DeSantis defending chattel slavery. Here’s a little bit from their editorial:
What’s next? Suggesting that the Nazis’ horrendous wartime experiments on Jews weren’t entirely evil, because they yielded medical data?
Little did they expect that what they intended, in my opinion, as rhetorical hyperbole for emphasis would, within a matter of days, become a prophecy come true.
Freedom of Screech 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bruce L. Wilder argues that, contrary to the recent ruling of the Supreme Supremacist Court, freedom of speech and freedom to discriminate are not the same thing.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Rick Reynolds, writing in the Las Vegas Sun, explains why.
“The Slow Civil War” 0
Sam and Emma talk with Dartmouth Professor Jeff Sharlet about the “current fascist moment” and some of the factors contributing to i.
Facebook Frolics 0
A frolicker sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind (or, at least, an eddy).
It’s All about the Algorithm . . . 0
. . . but the hands of those who create the algorithms, no doubt, will be found to be clean in the unlikely event that this case ever comes to trial.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
The coarseness is zooming. Here’s a snippet from the San Jose Mercury News reporting on the rise of persons “zoom-bombing” public meetings with hate speech:
