Oppression renames its victims, brands them as a farmer brands his cattle with a common signature. It always aims to subvert the individual spirit and the humanity of the victim; and the victim will more or less struggle to remove oppression and be free. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his essay “Spelling Our Proper Name,” [...]
[23 Feb 2010]
If we think we have physical imperfections, obsessing about them is only destructive. Low self-esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you. That means they’re living upstairs in the rent-free room. — Roger Ebert
[18 Feb 2010]
Regarding the U. S. Marines’ presence is Haiti, holding M-16s, no less: Here is — they had no business being there. Sure, if there’s some way where you have an army of bandits, which we haven’t seen, on any mass scale going and attacking, maybe you might bring in some guys like that. But right [...]
[21 Jan 2010]
But shame is a verb as well as a noun. Almost nobody arrives at shame on their own; there are shamers and shamees. Hester Prynne didn’t pin that scarlet A on her own chest. In fact, it may be wiser to think of shame as a relationship rather than just a feeling: a relationship of [...]
[20 Dec 2009]
The one thing I’ll be damned if I let stand in my spheres of influence, though, is the erasure, violence, and willful intolerance, that comes from being close-minded and ignorant about the interconnectedness of the basics of the human condition. From Brandon‘s post It’s A Fight for Our Lives.
[8 Dec 2009]
From Social Times, an interview with Lynne d. Johnson, Senior Vice President at the Advertising Research Foundation and a beloved member of my blog family. The interview begins with a look back at Johnson’s career and ends with some of her insights about social media marketing. For example: Even more than social media, digital content [...]
[19 Nov 2009]
Or “Let your brain problem solve ‘in background.’” The researchers found support for the idea that blinding insights favor a prepared mind–that is, you’ve got to really internalize the problem at hand if you’re to find any sort of solution. … But to actually bring those insights to life, you’ve got to step back. From [...]
[11 Nov 2009]
But I can’t help but think the new software represents the triumph of hope over experience. Drupal looks great in theory: It’s a powerful way to govern a Web site that is born out of the collective efforts of the community. In practice, it tends to be a bit of a mess. Does that sound [...]
[29 Oct 2009]