Reading Time: 6 minutes There are a couple of things that I want to mention today in the context of Donald Trump and the upcoming midterm elections. First of all, let’s look at the fact that many Republican candidates are looking to copy everything about Donald Trump in their approach to campaigning. This is a sensible thing to do as […]
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University of Bath Spa ‘turned down politically incorrect transgender research’
Reading Time: 2 minutes I can’t believe I just posted about this very topic, and universities having a conflict over truth versus social justice, and this very problem raises its ugly head in a UK university (see Jonathan Haidt: The Conflict Between Truth and Social Justice at Universities“). There I was, on the way to work and listening to Radio […]
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Discussions about Gender
Reading Time: 4 minutes I thought I would spark some discussion by presenting some videos and an article that present some varying thoughts on gender differences, including biological difference (for example, in the brain). One of the points made by Daphna Joel in the first video touches on something that fascinates me and that I have brought up against race realists. […]
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Play Your Dr Who Bingo Here!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Heh heh. (In reference to the post I made yesterday).
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Gender Selection Abortions – Take 3
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the third and last article in a series on this subject. The previous two are: Gender Selection Abortions Gender Selection Abortions – Take 2 Ask any adamant pro-choicer what they think of a woman who seeks an abortion solely because she has a female fetus, and you will most likely get a look […]
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Gender Selection Abortions – Take 2
Reading Time: 7 minutes This is a continuation of an earlier article on this subject titled Gender Selection Abortions. There is also a follow on article titled Gender Selection Abortions – Take 3, which will be up soon. Some countries have laws prohibiting gender-based abortion, but they are largely ignored in Asia, where the practice is common. The US […]
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Gender Selection Abortions
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was a political uproar in England awhile ago about women seeking abortions on the basis of the gender of the fetus. This is apparently against the law in England. It is also illegal in Australia, but Canada has no prohibition against it. As far as I can determine, it is not illegal in the […]
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In the midst of ISIS, Kurdish decree for equality for women
Reading Time: 3 minutes This awesome news comes from CNN:
(CNN) — It’s a revolutionary decree. In the midst of the fight against Islamist rebels seeking to turn the clock back to the 7th century, a Kurdish region in Syria has just approved a new law ordering equality for women. Take that, ISIS!
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El Salvador: Where women may be jailed for miscarrying
Reading Time: 6 minutes El Salvador has one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the world. A side-effect is that women who suffer miscarriages are sometimes suspected of inducing an abortion – and can even be jailed for murder.
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Nigerian woman wins beauty pageant billed as Islam’s answer to Miss World
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oh deary me. Not only are women deemed worthy in their appeal to men, but now they are deemed worthy on account of their most useful trait: their knowledge of the Qu’ran (whilst wearing a headscarf and high heels). Can this world get any more fucked up on account of religion?
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola wins contest where participants are judged on their knowledge of Islam