controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Top G: The second son of modern feminism
If you haven’t been living under a rock this past year, chances are that you’ve heard of Andrew Tate, the poster boy for everything that modern feminist abhors. Former kickboxing world champion and owner of the dubious Hustlers Academy, Tate shot to fame through social media this year when he openly denounced modern feminism as a device for oppressing men rather than empowering women and gained a huge following almost overnight. Millions of men reeling from feelings of disenfranchisement and dispossession were quick to nod in support of his claims and turned into ardent followers of the man they saw as a messianic savior of the modern male.
By Sayak Mondal3 years ago in The Swamp
Driving Around and Thinking
Did you see that movie "Pretty in Pink" directed by John Hughes starring Molly Ringwald? It was a great film and one of my favorites when I was a teenager. Who couldn't relate to that girl? She was so cool. She was poor, but she had a part-time job. She was the daughter of an alcoholic father who was still nursing a broken heart over her mother who left them years ago. Since her father doesn't hold a job, she can't afford all the expensive clothes that she sees many of the "popular" girls wearing, so she makes her own out of cheap and used material and creates her own style. She tolerates the peers that make fun of her. Although she doesn't have any cheerleaders telling her to do well in school, she wants to be successful in life so she makes her education important and disciplines herself to achieve excellent marks. She's a role model for any teens who feel lost and alone and not sure what to do at the doorway to adulthood. I loved that movie. I mention it now because there was one specific scene that seems to deja-vu through my mind as I begin the second half of my life. The scene where she is sitting in her cute little pink car and staring at the "richies" houses. "I wonder if they know how amazing their house is?" she asks her friend. Thirty-three years have passed since I graduated from high school. I've had many jobs, many cars, and seen many cities and towns. Yet whenever I see a house that I think is charming and beautiful, I park and pause for a moment and ask the same thing - "I wonder if they know how amazing their house is?"
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman3 years ago in The Swamp
The Day the Earth Fucked Off
I remember back when I was a young child, my mother’s wise advice: “MYOB.” “Mind your own business.” Usually said to me if I tattled on my younger brother, or stuck my quickly-growing nose into my parents' business when not invited to do so. It was not only wise advice but also a warning to fuck off before my dad would come after me with a belt.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Taking a Stand Against Free Speech
In a recent article titled FBI may have violated First Amendment with Twitter moderation requests, experts warn: The next Congress must make it a top priority to investigate Twitter's relationship with federal government, one expert says, published on December 14, 2022, in Fox News, Jessica Chasmar reports:
By M. ROCK STONE3 years ago in The Swamp
Ghana's Attack on Journalists & Freedom of Speech
Accra, Ghana, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana in an interview spoke about Ghana's decline in freedoms of speech. In turn the lack of freedom of the press for Ghanian journalists, the interviewer sites her claims as being from 2021. When the year 2022 has seen violence & arrests towards journalists.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
