#Culture

This conversation about US cultural chauvinism: it's one I've had with friends from all over the world for many years now. Sometimes it's about politics, sometimes it's about literature or
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Do you want to attract computational biologists to your project?Do you want to attract computational biologists to your department?With a dozen colleagues around the globe, we present "A field guide
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**APOLOGY**I have been informed that running a JK Rowling parody Twitter account is in fact abusive and misogynistic harassment. I wish to apologise for t𝗵is entirely of my own free
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My white sisters and brothers, let’s move from “I’m sorry” to “Let’s dismantle white supremacy”. One shows empathy—which is so, so important any people’s struggle—but the other embodies solidarity. One
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Thread: Twitter is inundated with riot tweets. Meaning the only conversation we should be having, isn’t happening. So, here’s my extended hand to Black America. What institutional changes do you
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*A thread on Brahmanical patriarchy*I wanted to share this with you all but was afraid that my brahman friends might get offended. Finally I'm Sharing this because for how long
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I feel like a big assumption here is that the addition of other cultures inherently makes one “less” of all of them, when really, that’s not how culture works. That
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Pleased to switch on my phone and find some good news amongst the bad for a change - @Keir_Starmer has been elected Labour leader. Of all candidates I think he
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Heard a really great example of Christian cultural hegemony at work when I was out and listening to podcasts. I’m a HUGE fan of Judge John Hodgman and this week
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Americans need a better understanding of how our political culture relies on intentional stigmatization of socialism to build the feeling that it’s the worst political outcome possible. Even caution about
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I think swap meets are some of the most "LA" places that exist. They are the product of Latino, Asian and Black people sharing space (and fighting for it) over
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Doing some work and listening to a podcast about Elizabeth Holmes and my goodness folks couldn't wait to call this lady brilliant and give her a bunch of money. Also,
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1. THE XHOSA PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWEA thread..... Xhosa people are predominantly found in the Mbembesi area near Bulawayo. Other Xhosa communities are found in Fort Rixon, Goromonzi (in Chief Rusike's
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The more that happens with COVID, riots, unrest, China, etc, the more this book is critical to read and understand...A thread of some thoughts I had reading it:https://twitter.com/Evanish/status/1299124871025360896 1/ One
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Some of my recent thoughts on coaches (thread) ... #gymnastalliance There are so many brilliant coaches! Especially those who are now proactively reaching out to their former/current gymnasts &
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Policing what people are allowed to create or enjoy in fiction is a moral and intellectual dead end. Art that makes you uncomfortable is allowed to exist, full stop. I
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