humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
What Do You Do When Women Around You Blame The Victims?
Recently, a hot topic that has gained lots of interest in my country is the story of how a 22-year-old guy called Anh Ngo who was on Forbes Vietnam's 30 Under 30 list was reported to have had sexual behaviors, specifically non-consensual sexting, toward several 15 to 18-year-old girls. While the sexual misconduct took place years ago, these ladies only filed their reports earlier this month because Anh's presence online was prominent after he became the youngest individual to enter Forbes 30.
By Chau Trieu4 years ago in Humans
I Will Start Procrastinating Tomorrow
In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
By Russell Turner4 years ago in Humans
Why I Miss Going to Skid Row
On Tuesdays, when I’m at home in Los Angeles, I make my way to the shoot of a major motion picture or television series. I drive to the Sony lot in Culver City, or to the set of Euphoria in Hollywood, or to Santa Clarita Studios where they film Good Trouble, just down the road from Six Flags. I rendezvous with production assistants, security guards, and caterers.
By Lucia Joyce4 years ago in Humans
Russia VS Qatar: The Hypocrisy that will occur
Anyone who knows me; knows that I disagree with the world cup occurring in Qatar, every few months something new surrounded the mess which is that world cup. Just a few days ago a woman reported that she had been raped, he walked free and she was sentenced to seven years and hundred lashes for premarital sex - this is a crime against humanity. Yet we are less than a year away from one of the biggest sporting events in the world and a glimmer of hope has shined through. I was very against Russia getting the last world cup, being a member of the LGBTQ+ community I didn't like how they had anti-propaganda laws surrounding this situation, but it takes a war for countries to finally take a stand against this country.
By Simone Pillai4 years ago in Humans
Sweeping Generalizations are Always Bad
Most people understand conceptually how sweeping generalizations about the behaviors, attitudes, appearances, or any other characteristics/traits of broad classes of people are a very bad thing. With apologies to all spermatophytes for appropriating your life cycle to illustrate a heinous point, sweeping generalizations function like seeds of fear and distrust. They eventually germinate to hatred and then grow to racism, and eventually, in the most extreme of cases, blossom into war and genocide. They either directly cause or actively amplify the worst tendencies in humanity. They should be ruthlessly and continuously questioned, criticized, and actively fought against, wherever they are found. Moreover, this stance should apply equally to all generalizations no matter if they are related to race, ethnicity, national identity, or socio-economic class. It seems reasonable to assume that a very large majority of persons on the planet would agree with everything I have just written. If that is the case, whey then, do people who would never, ever, tolerate a sweeping generalization about a race of people, just accept, give a pass, or laugh at such sweeping generalizations when they revolve around issues of gender? This holds true even when such generalizations verge on, or are actually clearly sexist. I would argue that in fact the majority of people on the planet (and it cuts across races, creeds, nationalities, etc.) accept sweeping generalizations about men and women without a second thought. Most cultures in one way or another actively embrace such sweeping generalizations in one form or another. After all, to give an example from our own Western culture, men are from Mars, women are from Venus, right?
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Humans
The Shocking Truth About Female Hair Loss
When you talk about genetic hair loss most people think about the most common form of hair loss, male-pattern baldness. This is the type of hair loss that is passed on genetically to offspring from their mothers. Most often the recipients of this type of hair loss are men, but sometimes the gene can result in female hair loss.
By khan masaud4 years ago in Humans
Ukraine Means Something to Me
Two years ago, I traveled halfway across the world to ask two seventeen-year-olds if I could be their mom. I spent nearly six months traveling back and forth to Ukraine a total of five times. I spent a lot of time exploring the country. I have been from Lviv, to the tiny town of Oleshky and many places in between. My children grew up in this amazing country. They were essentially adults when we came home, so it is THEIR country.
By Jerene Buckles4 years ago in Humans
How I adapted to lockdown
In a way, I was made for a lockdown - I'm chubby, so I can last ages even if there were a food shortage, I worked from home at the time, and I enjoy my own company. I could keep myself entertained for endless hours without getting bored that rarely even involved masturbation.
By Caroline Egan4 years ago in Humans
