Education, Parenting, and Change for Tomorrow.
(originally written in late 2004, when I was 18. Very minor edits in 2018. Most of my beliefs haven’t changed much in this regard: I am vehemently against disproportionate discipline and oppose...
View ArticleFamily relationships and moral reasoning
I wrote this in April 2006; for context, I was still living with my parents, with whom my relationship was growing increasingly strained for a number of reasons. While I still agree with the premise...
View ArticleHow Not to Write
Prior to the inception of this paper, input was sought by all relevant stakeholders with regard to the maximisation of reader frustration, boredom and agony. Most intriguingly, there was a...
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15 Rules for Writing Generic Scholarly Articles, White Papers, and Annual...
A graphic that says, "15 rules for writing generic scholarly articles, white papers, and annual reports that absolutely no one will enjoy reading." The passive voice must always be used. Avoid simple...
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A Weighty Issue: Enough with the O-Word.
(content warning: weight stigma, ableism, insulting medical terms in linked content) A photo of a doctor’s scales. Reading anything to do with weight and health is similar to reading twentieth-century...
View ArticleExistential aggression: the connective tissue of bigotry
(reposted from 2018) Racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, disablism and xenophobia are forms of existential aggression. Existential aggression is behaviour that indicates that people don’t...
View ArticleSimplify your language, leftists!
(originally posted ca. 2017) There is a pervasive misconception, especially on the right, that using blunt, politically incorrect or offensive language means that an argument is intrinsically valid....
View ArticleAsides and aphorisms
Paper may only be processed wood pulp and pencil strokes only smears of graphite mixed with other materials, but it is the information they convey that is important. The same applies to digital media,...
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On autism, early diagnosis and identity
(Originally written in 2018) I suppose this is an unorthodox Autism Acceptance Month post, but so was my previous one. This is an expansion of a Facebook status I wrote about two weeks ago. I have a...
View ArticleThe perils of ranking people’s worth by their intelligence
Content warning: racism, sexism, and ableism (Originally written in late 2017 or early 2018. Major edits in summer 2024.) It is laudable to honour intelligence as a positive attribute. The same...
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