Feminism is Hurting Itself

“I think you can love a person too much.” You put someone up on a pedestal, and all of a sudden, from that perspective, you notice what’s wrong – a hair out of place, a run in a stocking, a broken bone. You spend all your time and energy making it right, and all the …

I Need Your Help! Huffington Post

I want to listen to my readers. So I need your help. Here is a short survey on what the next article should be about! There are only 3 questions. If you leave your name at the end of one of the questions, you might get referenced in the article. Click here to share your …

Black-ish | Is the System Rigged?

What say you? Is the system rigged? Are police just brutal? Do black lives matter?

Slavoj Zizek On Political Incorrectness

Here is one of my favorite philosophers on something dear to my heart, which is quite important, especially since I do stand up (comedian) work. The one thing you constantly hear is that being PC protects people from hurting others. But it doesnt, because it doesnt deal with the issues intrinsic to indifference.

2 Reasons Why We Have: Sexism, Racism & Religious Bigotry in Society Today

There is this stimulating interview that the Hollywood Reporter has done with female comedic actors, such as: Lena Dunham, Tracee Ellis Ross, Amy Schumer and many others. The content in the conversation between these prominent female voices is an ongoing conversation that still needs to be had. Lest we become too naive to think we …

3 Things Miley Cyrus’ Appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Teaches us about Nudity

If you havent seen it, you should watch the following clip with Miley Cyrus, who was recently invited to be on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. Watch that here: (1) Jimmy Kimmel’s Embarrassed/Flustered: We live in a culture that will fine people, even imprison them, for not wearing clothes. The transgression is nudity. Flesh. Skin. Nudity is …

Gun Control is about: Identity.

The notion of gun control is haunted by a series of things,in American history, its haunted by a constitution that demands a right to bear arms. Right? Well, not exactly, it seems 200 years on and we have forgotten that the right to bear arms was written for a “well-regulated militia“. Let’s be honest, we are …

Is Cameron the New Farage?

Do you remember that old childhood joke when someone would wait until you were about to sit down and then pull the chair out from underneath you and watch you helplessly fall to the floor and then laugh at you? Isn’t this what is happening in the UK with this period of Austerity? Somehow the …

Maleficent OR Why The Other is Not Magical:

We’ve heard it many times before, ‘the other stands where I want to be’. This is one of Lacan’s more famous ideas. I think there is a great example of this in the disney fictional biopic of the antagonist from the original fairytale called ‘sleeping beauty’. Maleficent is part of the fairy kingdom who is …

Churches Are the New Fascism: Institutional Racism in the Church

The Christian Church has historically had its hand in developing forms of governments that have perpetuate fascism. But has the Church actually moved on? It still perpetuates in one form or another residual effects of fascism, namely xenophobia. Racism is embedded within the very institutional walls and seeps through our institutional bias’  – this talk …