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In Which They Blame ‘Media Portrayal’

July 30, 2020 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

The outrage of the protestors is not due to the media 'manufacturing' instances, it's the expected reaction when such horrendous instances come to light. Read more

The ‘I’m not racist because I listen to / read Coleman Hughes’ disclaimer

July 30, 2020 | by CNLifestyle | 1 Comments

Coleman Hughes is an undergraduate in Philosophy at Columbia, currently a leading voice and commentator on all issues pertaining to black people and the struggle against racism in America. To hear the number of times and the number of people he’s been cited by, you’d think he was a veteran scholar of racism and racial […] Read more

The ‘Police aren’t racist they shoot non-black people for no reason as well’ response

July 30, 2020 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

It is hard to know where to begin with the thinking behind this argument. Arguably, as more and more empirical research about police brutality, police behaviour and police shootings comes to light, there is some doubt as to whether there is a statistically larger proportion of black people being shot and killed rather than white […] Read more

The ‘But black-on-black crime’ argument

July 30, 2020 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

Responding to a struggle against state sponsored violence with a retort about interpersonal violence is nothing but a clear attempt to derail a conversation Read more

The Impact of Socioeconomic Conditions on US Police Violence Cannot Be Ignored

July 23, 2020 | by DJ Beaton | 0 Comments

Deprivation, violent crime, gun culture and hypermasculinity could do more to explain the violence of US police officers than racism, the evidence suggests. Read more

Absent Affirmation, Peer Pressure, Parents Describe Detransition During Lockdown

July 22, 2020 | by Andreia Nobre | 3 Comments

In a series of threads on British forum Mumsnet, parents of trans kids/teens are reporting increasing numbers of detransitioners during the lockdown. Read more

Sex is Binary: A Response to ScienceVet’s ‘Sex Spectrum’

July 20, 2020 | by Zach Elliott | 1 Comments

ScienceVet's thread on the sex spectrum is one of the most shared pieces on the subject. Let's analyze his argument using peer-reviewed science. Read more

Stella Perrett: My Open Right of Reply to Critics and Morning Star Readers

July 17, 2020 | by Stella Perrett | 0 Comments

An open right of reply from political cartoonist Stella Perrett to the readers of the Morning Star and to those who trashed her as 'transphobic'. Read more

The Spousal Exit Clause: Trans Widows’s Rights Are Not Yours to Give Away

July 15, 2020 | by Transwidows | 1 Comments

Misinformation abounds over the so-called 'spousal veto'. Abolishing the spousal exit clause would mean an abandonment of trans widows. Read more

Psychologist, Evaluate Yourself: Eleanor Morgan’s Self-Abnegation

July 14, 2020 | by Jennifer Bilek | 3 Comments

Eleanor Morgan, psychologist in training, makes a number of errors in the Guardian this month. What kind of mentality denies the realities of womanhood? Read more