Category: Woke Culture
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The Paradox of Anti-Racism Activism: Perpetuating Racism Instead of Ending It
As a former university professor and diversity officer, I once asked a black-student union if their goal was to become obsolete. While most students didn’t understand the question, one student, the group’s leader, replied that the group would continue to exist even if racism were eradicated. Today, I’m more concerned about the creation of seemingly…
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Trans Athlete Sally Matthews Redesigns Transgender Pride Flag
Trans athlete Sally Matthews has redesigned the Transgender Pride Flag to include an image of a cis woman in defeat. Matthews was inspired to create the new flag after seeing a viral video of a trans woman spiking a volleyball in the face of a high-school girls volleyball player who was injured in the incident.…
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Toronto Blue Jays Make Baseball History with Promotion of Nonbinary Catcher
The Toronto Blue Jays have made history by calling up minor-league catcher Brady Deeker, who recently became the first professional baseball player to identify as nonbinary. Deeker’s promotion comes after seven games at Triple-A and two frustrating seasons at Double-A, where the catcher struggled to hit, batting a collective .207. Blue Jays general manager Ross…
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The Pride Flag: Aesthetically Challenged and Obsessed with Identity Politics
In June, the pride flag is ubiquitous, supplementing and sometimes supplanting Old Glory. The Progress Pride flag, with 11 different colors, was draped on the White House by Team Biden, giving it prominence. However, the pride flag is an aesthetic disaster, always being refashioned, inscrutable, concerned with the recognition of splinter groups, and is hard…
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Toronto Blue Jays Cut Relief Pitcher for Not Being “Pro-LGBTQ2S+” Enough
The Toronto Blue Jays have made headlines during Pride Month by cutting relief pitcher Anthony Bass for not being “pro-LGBTQ2S+” enough. Bass is the first player in major-league history to be DFA’ed for associating himself with traditional biblical morality. While his performance this year was underwhelming, he had a stellar 2022 season and gave a…
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Toronto Blue Jays Make History with Nonbinary Player Call-Up
The Toronto Blue Jays have made history by calling up minor-league catcher Brady Deeker, who recently identified as nonbinary, making them the first professional baseball player to do so. Deeker’s promotion comes after only seven games at Triple-A and two frustrating seasons at Double-A. During this time, the catcher struggled to hit, batting a collective.207.…
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The Complicated and Aesthetically Unappealing Nature of the Pride Flag
June is a month when the pride flag, with all its variations, seems to dominate American life. It appears everywhere, sometimes replacing the national flag. The flag, which has become increasingly complicated and visually unattractive, serves as a reminder of the ever-changing program. President Biden recently draped the Progress Pride flag, which has eleven different…
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Trans Athlete Sally Matthews Creates New Transgender Pride Flag Featuring Image of Defeated Cis Woman
Trans athlete Sally Matthews has created a new version of the Transgender Pride Flag, which features an image of a cis woman who is defeated and in despair. Matthews was inspired to create the flag after seeing a viral video of a trans woman spiking a volleyball in the face of a high-school girls volleyball…
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The Problem with Perpetuating Racism in Anti-Racism Activism and Diversity Positions
As a former diversity officer and professor at a university, I once asked the black-student union if their goal was to become obsolete in the near future. While most of the students didn’t understand the question, the group’s de facto leader stated that the group would continue to exist even if racism went away. This…
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Toronto Blue Jays Cut Pitcher for Not Being Pro-LGBTQ2S+ Enough
The Toronto Blue Jays have made headlines by cutting relief pitcher Anthony Bass for his views on traditional biblical morality, making him the first player in major-league history to be DFA’ed for not being pro-LGBTQ2S+ enough. Although Bass had a lackluster performance this year with a 4.95 ERA, he had a stellar 2022 season and…