Brute Reason
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Brute Reason is a blog about psychology, politics, social justice, and pretty much anything else I feel like writing about.
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Brute Reason
http://brutereason.net/
Brute Reason is a blog about psychology, politics, social justice, and pretty much anything else I feel like writing about.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 570 )
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A List of Ways I Have Used Trigger Warnings
[Content note: mentions of sexual assault] These are some ways I have mentally responded to encountering a trigger warning/content note on the internet:... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
How We Justify Shaming, Harassment, and Abuse
[Content note: online harassment] Usually when we tell people not to do bad things, such as threatening feminist writers with rape or telling them to kill... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Trigger Warnings, Microaggressions, and the War Against “Over-Sensitivity”
My newest piece at the Daily Dot examines the backlash against “over-sensitivity” online. A group of Columbia University students have ignited the latest... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Reaching Out for Support When You Have a Mental Illness
[Content note: mental illness] After having written tons of posts about supporting people with mental illness, I realized that there was a gap–I’ve seen few... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Physical Space, Mental Accessibility
This is a short post in which I’m going to make a request: if you organize events, run meetings, teach classes, or do anything else that requires getting a bunc... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
“The Good Ones Say No”: Why Purity Culture and Rape Culture Are Two Sides of...
[Content note: sexual assault/coercion] Alice Dreger, professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern University, recently livetweeted he... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
The Importance of Self-Awareness for People Who Want to Change the World
I gave this talk at Sunday Assembly NYC last weekend. A bunch of people have asked to see my notes and slides, so here they are! That’s why this isn’t really... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Reading Nonverbal Cues Without Making Assumptions
Sometimes when I talk to people about the importance of reading nonverbal cues–in sexual situations and also in general–they tell me that they avoid doing so... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
An Observation on Selfies and Social Norms
Last Saturday was a phenomenally beautiful day, so I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a few hours. Not a lot’s blooming yet, since the winter lasted so... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Some Advice on Supporting Friends with Depression
This Captain Awkward post about supporting friends with depression has been bouncing around in my head ever since I read it when it was first posted last August. Read more
Posted on 19 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Why Madonna Should’ve Asked Drake for Consent
[Content note: sexual assault] My latest Daily Dot piece is about Madonna and Drake’s kiss at Coachella. When Madonna took Drake by surprise with a kiss during... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Rape Isn’t a Fashion Statement
[Content note: sexual assault] I wrote a Daily Dot piece about rape “joke” t-shirts. An unnamed Coachella attendee is making headlines online after Jemayel... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Why is Rolling Stone Still Blaming Jackie?
[Content note: sexual assault] Now that the report on Rolling Stone and its coverage of rape at UVA has come out, I’ve written a Daily Dot piece about how the... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
What Stops Atheists from Violence?
This was originally supposed to be a Daily Dot piece (hence the un-blog-like format), but that didn’t work out. So instead, here’s a post in which I... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
[guest Post] A Purpose-Driven Life – Is God Required?
My friend Gleb Tsipursky wrote this guest post about a secular approach to finding a sense of purpose in life. We need God for a sense of purpose in life, at... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
No, You Don’t Need Rules For Polyamory
[What follows is an approach to polyamory that isn’t possible or appealing to everyone, which is why this isn’t a “you should do poly my way” article. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Uber Can’t Fix Rape Culture
I wrote a Daily Dot piece about Uber, rape culture, and what the service can and can’t do to prevent sexual assault. On Wednesday, ubiquitous ridesharing app... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
The Importance of Self-Awareness for Men in Feminism
As I wrote recently, an inevitable consequence of certain communities or movements becoming more accepted and popular is that people will join them in order to... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
“That Totally Happened to Me, Too!”: The Urge to Relate
A lot of what happens in therapy should only happen in therapy. (I’m looking at you, folks who oppose trigger warnings because “exposure is very important for... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Why Subtle Sexism in Tech Matters
[Content note: sexual harassment, bullying] I wrote a Daily Dot piece about tech sexism. When we think of a “hostile workplace environment,” we often think of... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES