Mistakes happen. Learning from them is one of the ways we become better at the things we do. Most people strive for that, struggling every day to improve their work.
Some, however, choose instead to cultivate and build upon their blunders, spreading their ignominy around, much like a toddler finger painting on the wall with the contents of her recently filled diaper.…
If there is one thing to know about me, is that I am a big Red vs Blue fan. I have probably watched most episodes 3 or 4 times, and some up to 6 times. I bring this up, because of a PSA video RoosterTeeth recently uploaded, dealing with the topic of trigger warnings.…
Badger Pod Nerdcast 40: Do you listen to Phil Collins? Join the badgers as we discuss Phil Collins and American Psycho. Or rather join us as we listen to DrRandomerCam froth and rage about Phil Collins. Host: Brian Martinez Participants: Mike(DoctorRandomercam), Alison Tieman, Rachel Edwards, Wildcard Date: July 13th, 2015 Time: 5 PM Eastern Badgerpod Gamergate 21: Sayonara, Iwata Sensei...
About a year ago, I had my fill of feminists trying to use the late 19th & early 20th century suffragette movement as means of guilt tripping nonfeminist women over our lack of support for their modern, man-hating and discriminatory law lobby.…
Badger Pod Nerdcast 22: Sex IN SPACE!
Join the badgers as we discuss Serenity/Firefly, The Guardians of the Galaxy and Farscape.
Host: Brian Martinez
Participants: Rachel Edwards, Anna Cherry, Mike(DoctorRandomercam), Alison Tieman
Date: January 26th, 2015
Time: 5 PM Eastern
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On January 14th and 15th there will be a men’s conference at the UN. Sounds great—finally men will get a voice, right? Right … ?It sounds good until you hear that the #HeforShe spokeswoman is working with Iceland in hosting this.…
Writer of satirical article has his home vandalized by SJWs Omar Mahmood, a student at the University of Michigan, was barred from writing in a student newspaper on campus after controversy erupted over an article he’d written. The article in question, “Do the Left Thing,” was a satirical piece poking fun at the ultra-liberal, overly sensitive branch of political left (aka...
The Potty-Mouthed Princesses are back for a third outing in “What if Santa was a sexist?” asking, “What if Santa was as sexist as society?” While boys would get whole skateboards, girls would get apparently not even 77% of a skateboard, judging by the visuals, but a quarter of a skateboard at best.…
Eighty year old Giles Corey, accused of witchcraft in 1692 after questioning the word of the girls behind Salem’s witch hysteria, protested his accusation and trial with silence. In an attempt to make him talk the court ordered him “pressed.” This meant he would be laid on his back with a board on his chest, and rocks piled on top of the board until he gave the answer they...
In the interests of good writing, or at least writing that’s not repetitive, I’m creating a series of tips on challenging gender tropes in fiction.
If you want to do that, if you want to challenge gender tropes in fiction, at least do it right. Don’t just rearrange the daisies and baby’s breath and call it a new bouquet.…
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