Tim Hart·20 hours agoWhy I Am Taking a Break From TeachingWho Am I if Not a Teacher? A Challenge to My Identity — A week of work completed, Friday drinks in the city and Journey pumping through my headphones. Somewhere between a mood of melancholy and cloud nine. Not sure which is more accurate. One thought running through my mind, I love working with children. The energy, the perception and the power which…Teaching6 min read
GitainILLUMINATION·20 hours agoThe White Folks’ Pedagogy…according to Christopher Emdin’s analysis on reality pedagogy and urban education. “I want to know what it’s like to feel like the main character” — I tell myself. Storytelling can bring me into the world of others. Why do we write? To confront past evils. To pass the time. Friendly…Black Lives Matter2 min read
Ané Kameko·3 hours agoWhite African Identity CrisisNo I’m not from here, Sorry, I can’t understand you. I’m not one of you, I swear. Yes my skin may be white With a slight shade of olive And that I cannot help, But I am not What you assume from sight. See, I’m an African, (No, really) And…African1 min read
Harmony S·14 hours agoLiving in Two Vastly Different Cultures Will Challenge What You Believe is RealDoublespeak becomes second nature as you make futile efforts to foster harmony — Trigger warning: Possible sensitivities from people thinking I’m whitesplaining other cultures (I’m not; I’m just sharing anecdotes. Take everything with a grain of salt.) So, I’ve never really talked a lot about my personal life so far on Medium, but I assume it’s a pretty interesting story. In short, I…Travel6 min read
Shane BouelinThoughtless Delineation·1 hour agoThere’s a Little Bit of Fight Club in Every Adoptee.Societies Antisocial Ignorance of Dissociative Identity Disorder — Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! The 1999 film Fight Club, based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name, was received as one of the most controversial films of the year and has since gained strong cult popularity. The first line sets the dark mood for the entirety of the film. “This is your life…Fight Club3 min read
IndyKite·2 hours agoThe case for accountabilityIf you are on Twitter you surely know that the topic that has been trending in the last weeks has been…well, Twitter. …Twitter3 min read
MissJenny Gutzmann·10 hours agoWhat’s in a Dead-Name?One thing that really sets my teeth on edge is people who gauchely use dead-names. Meaning, if someone’s trans and they went from AMAB Bobby to confirmed Barbara, and some people (particularly older family members) insist on calling her Bobby. And this isn’t well-meaning people who slip, followed by a…Deadnaming4 min read
Nouran Bakry·15 hours agoAre We Living Our Most Rich and Authentic Lives?Authenticity has become excessively rare these days. Even though our modern world has become increasingly individualistic, this is the time in history when a person can live a whole life controlled by society and media without any sense of who they are or what they aim to be. Human beings…Self Improvement8 min read
Abhishek ShettyinDhigress·19 hours agoConfessions of a Mask by Yukio MishimaA review and a few excerpts An autobiographical fictional work published in 1949 in Japan. The short novel explores the coming of age story of Kochan. Who deals with his ‘atypical’ sexuality, his internal conflict associated with it, and a crisis of personal and social identity. Mishima’s self-awareness and vulnerability…Books3 min read
Ostav Nadezhdu·1 day agoEither/Or vs. Paul Feig“It’s Ghostbusters but with women.” “It’s like Star Wars for black people” “The first Marvel movie with an Asian lead.” There’s a motif in pop culture where you take something successful, rotate out one of the parts, and re-release. This is slightly more sophisticated than the other prevailing design philosophy…Kierkegaard7 min read
