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  • New Words/Terms I Learned in 2015

    12/31/2015 9:54:05 AM PST · by PJ-Comix · 16 replies
    Self | December 31, 2015 | PJ-Comix
    1. Microaggression 2. Safe Space 3. Ableism 4. Schlonged 5. YUUUUUGE
  • Time: Women in Meetings Never Interrupt Men, "Interruption" Should be Changed to "Manterruption"

    01/15/2015 9:02:16 AM PST · by rightistight · 52 replies
    Pundit Press ^ | 1/15/15 | Aurelius
    If you are a woman and are speaking when a man butts in, you have not been interrupted. Instead, according to Time, you have been “manterrupted” because men disproportionately interrupt females and women rarely interrupt males. According to an article published this week, titled “How Not to Be ‘Manterrupted’ In Meetings” and written by Jessica Bennett, there is an epidemic of sexism in which men do not respect the opinions of women. Bennett’s first example is the infamous VMA award ceremony in which Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift. Yet this was not an aberration, according to Bennett, who sees it...
  • Group warns parents about 'killographic' games

    12/12/2003 7:42:03 AM PST · by Sofa King · 26 replies · 125+ views
    CNN.com ^ | Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Posted: 1506 GMT (11:06 PM HKT)
    <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A public interest group had a holiday warning and a new word Monday for parents of video game users: Beware of "killographic," defined as the "graphic depiction of brutal violence."</p> <p>The National Institute on Media and the Family, an independent, nonprofit group, said "killographic" scenes are featured in a number of video games within reach of children.</p>