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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Friend and fellow UCFer David, a university history professor, takes on the challenges of teaching modern history in this country. When the documented facts directly contradict the PR of dog-whistle politics, how do you teach students to not necessarily agree with the professor, but to think critically? For the record, I still really want to take one of his classes.
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Bill Donahue, President of the so-called Catholic League, once again opens his mouth and removes all doubt about his status as a mouth-breathing dick by blaming the publisher of Charlie Hebdo for his own death at the hands of Muslim extremists. According the Donahue,
Stephane Charbonnier, the paper’s publisher, was killed today in the slaughter. It is too bad that he didn’t understand the role he played in his tragic death. In 2012, when asked why he insults Muslims, he said, “Muhammad isn’t sacred to me.” Had he not been so narcissistic, he may still be alive.
Could you miss the point just a little bit more, there, Phil? I don't think every heir to the enlightenment has vomited in their mouth just yet.
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Eleven badass women who gave zero fucks about what other people thought of them, their behavior and their goals. Get on with your bad selves, ladies.

H/T Skepchick
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An examination of the word "privilege," and how its use can give us an opportunity to more deeply examine our biases and help determine intersectionality. Such exercises can only help us be more compassionate with our fellow humans.

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