Blogs Posts on "Discrimination"
Homophobic Homos? by Warfare: The Delightful and Dreary Sides of Gay Life on Nov 18, 2009Recently coming across a YouTube video by a young man talking about homophobic gay guys not only had me intrigued but also quite troubled. In this video he spoke about how in the last 2 years (after coming out of the closet) he has come across more h...
Should Obese Patients Pay More For Ambulance Rides? by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Nov 17, 2009One of my favourite medical blogs is written by Kevin Pho (KevinMD), a Boston internist and avid blogger. KevinMD was voted the best medical blog of 2008 and has over 21,000 subscribers and 16,000 followers on Twitter. While I agree with much of what...
Obesity: Lifestyle Choice or Lifestyle Chance? by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Nov 11, 2009Readers of these pages should by now recognize that obesity is an extraordinarily heterogeneous and complex condition. While energy balance is simply a matter of energy in and energy out, the determinants of energy in and energy out are anything but...
Everyone is a little bit racist by LIFE UNDER A PILE. on Nov 9, 2009You probably don’t know this but i kind of support racism. I well know how many have been discriminated due to their race and skin color and i agree as much as you do that the world would probably be a better off place without them but to eradi...
by American Refugee on Nov 4, 2009Well, another day of discriminatory legislation passed yesterday. We did win a couple of small victories in Washington State and elsewhere. But all in all my sense is that we’re just going to continue batting our civil rights back and for...
The Abomination of Humanity by Warfare: The Delightful and Dreary Sides of Gay Life on Nov 3, 2009Since I started this blog I have addressed some contentious issues. Some topics caused quite a stir especially amongst a few fanatical Christians. Dealing with Homophobia, Discrimination, AIDS, Racism and even how we as a gay community discriminate a...
Living in a “Post-Feminist” World by Sociology Eye on Oct 30, 2009Discourse surrounding feminism, feminist theory, and even Women and Gender Studies departments has grown increasingly skeptical. Questioning the need for feminism in this “post-feminist” world and citing the high attendance of women in...
The Social Pain of Weight Bias by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Oct 29, 2009On my way to the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity meeting in Seoul, Korea, I happened to pick up a copy of a magazine called Strategy+Business, in which I came across an article by David Rock, author of Your Brain at Work. In this article that...
NEWS: ‘Homophobic’ Scientologists found Guilty of Fraud by Religion Compass Exchanges on Oct 28, 2009The controversial Church of Scientology has found itself once more under the media and legal spotlight. Two recent stories from the BBC have reported allegations of ‘homophobia’ by an ex-member, as well as a guilty verdict against Scientology, in...
Continental Airline Refuses to Fly Pitbull Puppy – VIDEO – ACTION ALERT by For the Love of the Dog on Oct 23, 2009This is Joey, an adorable little 4-month-old, 26-lb pitbull puppy rescued from a Marysville, CA shelter. Dawn Capp, who runs The Chako Rescue Association for the American Pit Bull Terrier has been fostering this little cutie since he was just four w...
