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Stop it, teachers: 3 things educators must stop doing now.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2016
  • Post category:Teaching

As a teacher, I admire the hell out of my colleagues. I've been teaching for almost two decades, and the vast majority of educators with whom I've worked during that…

Continue ReadingStop it, teachers: 3 things educators must stop doing now.

Star Wars will have gay characters. Bigoted heads presumably explode like Alderaan.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 28, 2016
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Film

Director JJ Abrams has announced that there will be gay characters in future Star Wars films. ““When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So…

Continue ReadingStar Wars will have gay characters. Bigoted heads presumably explode like Alderaan.
Read more about the article If you want to deny homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, you are evil.

If you want to deny homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, you are evil.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 21, 2015
  • Post category:Idea

After reading about the doctor who refused to treat a six day-old baby because the parents were lesbians, my first thought, which I tweeted alongside a link to the piece…

Continue ReadingIf you want to deny homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, you are evil.
Read more about the article I use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.

I use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 9, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Words

A reader noted my tendency to use the words bigot and bigotry in lieu of homophobia or homophobic when describing an idiot who is prejudiced against or hates homosexuals. Observant…

Continue ReadingI use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.
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