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SongOfSeikiloson Canada to make online hate speech a crime punishable by fine

These are blasphemy laws by another name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law). Coming soon to a "liberal" democracy near you.

SongOfSeikiloson ‘Dragon Man’ skull may be new species, shaking up human family tree

This belief is really niche, globally- and reacting like it’s a morally correct perspective is weirdly a form of cultural imperialism.

Few people in China would object to the framing of “the Chinese”

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While this is surely true, it is also surely bait.

SongOfSeikiloson The Cost of Being an ‘Interchangeable Asian’

"At some top companies, Asian Americans are overrepresented in midlevel roles and underrepresented in leadership."

The traits that are optimal or believed to be optimal for a midlevel role are intelligence, conscientiousness, and ability to fit in.

The traits that are optimal or believed to be optimal for leadership roles are the ability and willingness to play aggressively and intuitive or deep understanding of the behavior of other people.

Rather than this weird, face-blindness theory I would recommend taking a look at the intersection of culture, presentation, and stereotypes.

SongOfSeikiloson Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Excellence

The notion that the color of a man or woman's skin determines whether you should consider their ideas is intellectually and spiritually bankrupt.

SongOfSeikiloson With His Job Gone, an Autoworker Wonders, ‘What Am I as a Man?’

I fully believe that you are speaking with best intentions, but I do not understand how you can ask a man to not fight to survive.