Fatness is an American mortal sin. This is not a new situation, but I’m overjoyed to see the beginnings of a cultural backlash about it. The most recent example of this is the controversy over the comments of one Maria…
Fatness is an American mortal sin. This is not a new situation, but I’m overjoyed to see the beginnings of a cultural backlash about it. The most recent example of this is the controversy over the comments of one Maria…
Riot.Jane The Westboro scammers were up to their usual shenanigans yesterday, Memorial Day (US), at Arlington National Cemetery. The latest twist? The Knights of the Southern Cross (KKK) responded in kind. Westboro is, for the most part, a multi-generational family affair,…
Riot.Jane If one particular man in history had died of polio as a child, you might not be reading this. In fact, I daresay that modern Western life would indeed be very different. On this day in 1945, Arthur C.…
Riot.Jane Everywhere I turned today, people were jubilant that Osama bin Laden is dead. Watching news footage of the spontaneous crowds that gathered at the White House and in Times Square last night made me queasy. It made me the…
Admin.Jane If you haven’t heard, a new doll (i.e. toy for girls) will be introduced to the US market this spring. Called “The Breast Milk Baby,” it was introduced in Europe in 2009 by Spanish toy company Berjuan Toys under…
Some Michiganders and Ohioans are on the front lines of living lessons we shouldn’t be teaching our children, namely that physical violence is the proper response to not getting your own way. Within the last month, a mother-daughter team attacked…
In Victim-Blaming Part 1: Texas Gang Rape of a Child, we discussed the facts around the case of a gang-raped 11-year-old girl in Cleveland, TX. We touched upon the victim-blaming of the 11-year-old victim that is occurring in the press and among…
In Cleveland, Texas, 19 suspects have been charged in the sexual assault of an 11-year-old child. While heartbreaking, this is not earth-shattering news. All too often, we hear of things like this and shake our heads, and maybe some of…
A fourteen-year-old Michigan girl died by suicide November 8 after schoolmates bullied her due to a rape allegation involving her and an 18-year-old schoolmate. The only things that are truly clear at this point are: Samantha Kelly, 14, had sex with Joseph…
I am torn amongst giggles, disapproval, and jealousy at the story of two Swedish girls who bugged their school’s teacher’s lounge in an effort to improve their grades. English-language Swedish news site TheLocal brings us this story of un-named teenagers fined $270…
Cultural Dissidence 