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fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

How We Spread Hate

Hate is a way of externalizing vulnerability by blaming it on others. The vast contagion of hate congeals into prejudice and rigid ideology.
Social justice
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

Just like home: A 'Merchant of Venice' that feeels like here and now * Oregon ArtsWatch

"In Portland Shakespeare Project's current staging of the play, the words are barely out of Portia's mouth before we hear offstage drunken laughter that emphasizes her xenophobia and provides a potent reminder that Merchant may be called a comedy, but this version is intent on grappling with the prejudices displayed by its characters."
Portland
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why Do We Resist Anything Different?

Fear of the unfamiliar is an evolutionary instinct that no longer serves us. Social conditioning reinforces this fear, limiting growth and understanding. Exposure, self-reflection, and embracing change are vital for overcoming fear of difference.
Social justice
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Light in the World

"I hope to stand for a new harmony, a greater tolerance... we need a new harmony among the races in our country... leave that tired old baggage of bigotry behind."
US politics
fromPolygon
2 months ago

The Last of Us' post-apocalyptic homophobia reveals its shallow setting

It is definitionally bigoted behavior for a man to harbor such distaste for queer people in his heart that cannot see a couple kids get a little smoochy.
Social justice
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fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

A Historical Epic of the Chinese in America

The Asian American experience embodies longstanding precarity, with historical and contemporary acts of violence and hate deeply rooted in American history.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

Hey, Irish Catholic Trump Supporters: Your People Were the Original Alien Enemies

The invocation of the Alien Enemies Act by Trump echoes historical prejudices against immigrants, especially Irish Catholics.
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

My Daughter Finally Gave the Neighbor's Kid a Taste of His Own Medicine. But She Might've Gone Too Far.

I think this is a fine occasion to talk to your 8-year-old about the effectiveness of a devastating comeback versus resorting to physical violence.
Parenting
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Exclusive | NYC teacher caught swearing at student in anti-Trump classroom meltdown wrote children's book against prejudice

In a nearly three-minute audio from his classroom, Bilotti's tirade against Trump escalated, leading to an explosive confrontation with a student who told him to "calm down."
New York City
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