Category: social critique
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Be Wary of the Intellectuals
What are the intellectuals of society saying today? Whatever it is, and I’ll let everyone think about that for themselves, be skeptical of their conclusions and what they want YOU to do. I’m reading Thomas Sowell’s book Intellectuals & Race. Technically, on audio book. As usual, Sowell has crafted a treatise so rich in research…
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What is Wrong With Us?
I’m worried about us. Humans, that is. And it has everything to do with cell phones. I had my final show tonight. Seussical. A culmination of 3.5 months of hard work. It was a great show. I’m so proud of my actors and tech crew who pulled it off. But what I saw tonight sickened…
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The Future of Discrimination: White Male
I’ve been waiting for this article. Perhaps there have been others espousing similar points of view, but leave it to some brilliant graduate student of philosophy, of all things, to express what I’ve been guessing at all along: the blame the white narrative is getting much more pointed. Here’s the article if you want to…
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Taxis: Take Note
Columnist and fellow playwright Fa Abdul at FMT hit the nail right on the head with her critique of why Malaysians, in particular, has eschewed taxis for Uber and Grab Car. I have become so fed-up with taxi drivers in Malaysia that when I discovered Uber and tried it for the first time, I thought…
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Is the Digital World Making Kids Feel Entitled?
As a teacher who often talks about creative writing, intellectual property, and other issues which try to support the view that artists be paid (and hopefully well) for their endeavors, I regularly run across attitudes from students concerning digital media which are concerning. Just this week I had a student that complained about how expensive…
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No Guns Theatre. Shoot! I had a script.
I’ve entered a number of play-writing contests and festivals this year as I begin to expand my writing in new ways. I ran across one such un-named short play theatre festival which I had planned to enter until I saw one of the stipulations: plays with guns as props will not be accepted. I had…
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The Internet May Doom Us All (or at least make us all feel stupid)
If it’s in print, it must be worth paying attention to! If it’s from a “reputable” site, it must be true! The Internet makes us all susceptible to bias or right-out lies; Therefore, it is the duty of every person who goes on the web to judiciously and skeptically approach EVERY piece of news which…
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Media Bias: No Wonder Everyone in America is Confused
Look at these three headlines which appeared in a Facebook feed on June 5. They are all referring to the same EPA report on fracking. Each headline gives a very different impression of the situation, and yet they are all talking about the same report. Ecowatch is confirming that fracking pollutes drinking water. The NPR…
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What to do with all those Cosby videos? (The problem of celebrity)
I, like millions of people, have a large stock of “Cosby Show” DVDs in my house. Who wasn’t enamored with the charming Huxtables? I bought them several years ago to watch with my kids, and we all laughed along and enjoyed the ride tremendously. Now with more than twenty women alleging sexual abuse at the…
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“Judgment is corny.” No, that statement is corny.
I came across an article which listed out some of the most misogynistic rap lyrics which have ever been written. I’m sure you know the names of the rappers. All the big ones and more I’ve never heard of, but that’s not a big surprise. The music industry celebrities are far off of my radar.…
Author Mark W Sasse 