Category: Woke Culture
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The Problem with Perpetuating Racism in the Name of Anti-Racism
At a former university where I served as a diversity officer and taught, I had a meeting with the school’s black-student union. Toward the end of the meeting, I asked if their goal was to become obsolete in the near future. Most of the students didn’t understand the question, but one student, who appeared to…
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Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player for Not Being “Pro-LGBTQ2S+ Enough”
The Toronto Blue Jays have cut relief pitcher Anthony Bass for not being “pro-LGBTQ2S+ enough,” making him the first player in major-league history to be DFA’ed for associating with traditional biblical morality. While Bass had a mediocre year, with a 4.95 ERA, he had a stellar 2022 season with a 1.54 ERA and had recently…
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Toronto Blue Jays Make History with Nonbinary Catcher Promotion
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 only 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 vs. The American Flag: A Clash of Symbols
June is a month when the LGBTQIA2S+ community is highly visible in the United States. The pride flag is ubiquitous, with its increasingly elaborate design and clashing stripes seen everywhere from stores to government buildings. The Progress Pride flag, with its 11 different colors, was draped on the White House by Team Biden, alongside two…
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Trans Athlete Sally Matthews Creates New Pride Flag to Challenge Transphobia in Sports
Trans athlete Sally Matthews has created a new Trans Athlete Pride Flag, inspired by her personal experiences. Matthews was cut from her JV high-school baseball team, but after identifying as a woman, she went on to achieve great success in softball. She hopes her flag will challenge the notion that cisgender girls cannot compete with…