The privilege in not finding things offensive
A recent complaint to the ASA regarding a River’s Church billboard undermines arguments against the censure of potentially offensive speech. But are those arguments weakened in general through the privileged position they emerge from?
So now non-racialism is racist too
The DASO campaign featuring an inter-racial couple has been described as racist by some Twitterati, as well as by a few Facebookers. But that reading makes little sense, and seems little more than an example of confirmation bias.
Alain de Botton’s Atheism 2.0
Alain de Botton’s recent TED Talk on Atheism 2.0 seems to say not very much at all.
The ‘Protect Life Act’ and Republican conservatism
The Protect Life Act and the Personhood Pledge might well appeal to conservative elements in American society, but they represent regressive steps that will serve to undermine the liberties of women.
Ritual sacrifice and the ANC centenary
The ANC’s centenary celebrations were marked by another instance of an uncomfortable collision of cultural norms in the ritual slaughter of a bull. But is cultural habit a sufficient justification for such rituals?
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