Monthly Archives: December 2009
Online gaming study: Women play harder
A study of gender differences in gamers out of University of Southern California reports that “women play more intensely than the guys.” But the women also consistently under-report how much they play, and when playing with male partners the women “toned down the violence” while the men played “more aggressively.” Any gamers out there want [...]
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What We Missed.
Can we leave Chris Brown alone? The answer is no. The University of Tennessee still uses “hostesses” to attract football players. Ew. A horrible fire in Mississippi kills 9 including a lesbian couple and 6 of their children. Tragic. An extensive piece by Latoya on gaming and gender. Read it. Also, as a treat to [...]
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Race does not determine criminality.
I can’t tell you how terrifying it is to learn that a plane flying into an airport less than 30 minutes from your apartment — on Christmas morning, no less — has been targeted by a terrorist. It’s almost as frightening as learning that the kind of man that would put on an underwear bomb [...]
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All the Single (Beige*) Ladies!
I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that ABC New is running articles about the ills of single ladies, since they have several stories/videos about “crazy cat ladies,” but I am of two minds about this piece about single, black, successful ladies. The premise of the piece is an attempt to look at a potential racial [...]
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Domestic violence does wonders for ratings