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What’s been queered?

Queer sexuality has entered the discourse on sexuality more than queer politics and identity have entered the language of their niches. Continue reading →

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Academic puffery watch: ‘Utilizing’ edition

Maybe this is just a reversal of progress toward pretending we are above excessive puffery. Which I think is a shame. Continue reading →

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Open thread on the way some people, right, sort of really talk these days

Is "really sort of right" approaching its peak? Continue reading →

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How (and how much) academics talk about inequality, in one chart

Reader advisory: When I say “in one chart,” I never really mean it. Updated with new chart at the end. Because someone asked, here is the article count from Web of Science (an academic journal database...

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9 uses of “the ways in which” that should be replaced by “how”

Searching through sociology for the ways in which is literally like shooting ducks in a barrel (easy). For this post I made sure to include some giants in the field, and major journals, to underscore...

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Does doing difference deny dominance? (vocal fry, sports sex testing, and...

But why can't women embrace gender difference in things like speech patterns, and wield them in the service of equality? Continue reading →

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When is the target a community?

Discrimination against people for their sexual identity, gender identity, or sexual orientation is a problem even if they're not part of that community. Continue reading →

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‘Start a family’ started to mean ‘have children’ more recently than you think

Did this ubiquitous phrase introduce a new battleground in the gender revolution? Continue reading →

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The Death of Truth rings true

You may as well read Michiko Kakutani's book in one sitting. Continue reading →

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The rise of Jewish boys’ names in the US

A growing (tiny) proportion of US kids are speaking Yiddish at home, too. Continue reading →

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