I know it’s frustrating when people say this to you, but it’s actually a good sign: “No one else has ever had a problem with this.” This tiresome phrase, calculated to squash you down and shut you up from whatever observation you just made, is a subtly manipulative means of repressing dissent by middle [...]
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Something Different: A Community of Independent Thinkers
May 3rd, 2012
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The Aggressive Christian Woman
March 29th, 2012
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If you’re not part of the evangelical Christian community (I’m a survivor of it), then no doubt you look at the title and think, “Aggressive Christian woman? They’re all aggressive, male and female. Look at the tea partiers.” I’m sorry. This post won’t make sense to you. But if you do live within the cultural [...]
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