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My anger is my love letter
Being part of social movements seems inherent when your body vehemently resists mainstream society.
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Dumbbells or dogma?
Routines inescapably govern our everyday lives. How we get dressed, how we commute to work or school, how or when we eat and even how we fall asleep are all mundane tasks that we accomplish mechanically.
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Head held high
Weed. Jazz cabbage. The devil’s lettuce. Whatever you choose to call it, cannabis is becoming more socially accepted.
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(Abuse of) power is a many-splendoured thing
When news broke that NYU professor Avital Ronell and prominent Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento had been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault, respectively, many questioned whether their implication or culpability delegitimized the #metoo movement.
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New visions for accountability
Louis CK received a standing ovation after his first comedy set since admitting he forcibly exposed himself and masturbated in front of numerous unconsenting women.
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Excuse my trust issues
Despite continued efforts for the University of Winnipeg to diversify, the representation of faculty with disabilities remains incredibly low at the University of Winnipeg
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Public waterworks
Breaking down in front of a boss, many moons ago, was the beginning of the end of my time at my job.
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Cottage class
Whenever I go out to my parents’ cabin at Bel-Air, Man., I make a point of accessing the water directly from my aunt and uncle’s cabin, which is a waterfront property a couple of doors down, by way of the staircase they’ve constructed leading down to the rocky beach.
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Americans might think we are nice
Recently, I travelled to Guatemala and Mexico. During my time there, I met a number of individuals who told me I was “a very nice Canadian girl,” who expressed concern for my safety and who asked why I didn’t have a Canadian flag on my backpack.
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A Low Carbon Diet
Winnipeg is a city that was built on the expectation of cheap and unlimited fuel and land spreading out over the prairie landscapes.
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Overcoming academia
No lecture prepared me for the shift from disillusioned academic to young working professional.
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Calling in call out culture
“You’re trash, human garbage.” I see these words, dehumanizing in any context, far too often on social media.
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Regarding Vulture Culture
In her book Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag challenges the supposed authority of the photograph in transmitting the pain of others, reminding that a photo is fixed by a frame and that it always already contains a point of view.
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Currying Favour
Since his election and consequent wane in popularity, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been the butt of countless jokes and memes, the most amusing of which were generated during his recent tour of India.
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Bodies as burdens
Society has labelled persons with disabilities and neurodivergent people as burdens for the past several centuries.
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Flailing upwards
“It can be really exasperating to look back at your past. What’s the matter with you? I want to ask her, my younger self, shaking her shoulder.”
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Making Room At The Table
“So, what’s it like being a woman working in the music industry?”
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Respect the pronoun
Recently, someone on Twitter decided to have “Zim/Zer” as fake pronouns in his bio. Based on other content he’s shared and tweeted, it’s safe to assume this is a clear mockery of gender neutral pronouns, like they, ze, zie, xe.
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Someone tell CBC to stop playing this song
“Gypsy” is a slur.
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Watch your words
Another day, another Trumpian scandal comes across the airwaves. It’s the sort of thing that has been in the news a lot for the last year - which is concerning enough in itself.