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  • March 11, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Empathy in an Outrageous World

    Or… I ain’t problematic, I have a [group name] friend!! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about in-person exposure to

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  • February 14, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Here’s to the Maybes

    Here’s to the Maybes, the Almosts, the Ones told “I can’t”, the Ones busied away. Do you ever think about where they must go Once you’ve relegated them to a footnote?

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  • February 13, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    A Single Guy’s (Positive) Take on Valentine’s Day

    If you’re in a good relationship, celebrate that today. Don’t patronize your single friends. Don’t act like you forgot the day. Even a bog standard date on Valentine’s Day ain’t a horror show.

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  • December 20, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    My Empire of Hurt

    I’ve been in bit of pain for the past few months. I’m starting to come out of it. And I hope everyone in the same boat can do the same too.

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    November 20, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    India Sweets & Spices Review – Desi Representation & Colorism in Mainstream American Culture

    India Sweets & Spices, about a girl named Alia who discovers family secrets during summer break, certainly does have imperfections. But I’m happy that it exists and that it adds to the growing (and never perfect) list of stories told about South Asians.

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  • November 11, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    The Inclusivity of Sport

    There are few avenues in life where I have felt more welcome and included than as part of a sports fandom. For a few hours, I didn’t have to be The Muslim representative or wasn’t seen as The Brown Guy.

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    October 23, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    The Model Minority Myth and Maher

    The Model Minority Myth bolsters the idea that Asians experience less hate & prejudice because $$. And explains lack of empathy with our struggles.

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    October 16, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Where Are You REALLY From?

    Where are you from? You can’t be American! There are people who are so gauche unintentionally. And then there are the ones who know better but purposefully go the other direction…

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March 7, 2013 Demosthenes

Making South America the new Middle East

or… Amurrica, FUCK YEAH! The Middle East is passé. The USA is getting the hillel outta Iraq and Afghanistan and all the better says

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March 7, 2013 Locke

Roger Ailes Toads the Wet Sprocket

Rod Dreher linked to a bit in a profile of Fox News chief, Roger Ailes: Ailes admits that he sometimes flies off the handle.

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February 14, 2013 Demosthenes

A St. Valentine’s Day Request

On this most noxious of days, I only ask that the couples of the world (esp the ladies) NOT fucking complain about their so-called

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January 12, 2013 Demosthenes

The Gift of Forgiveness

One of Rod Dreher’s commenters, Cecilia, on the subject of forgiveness and revenge: As to why wronged people do not seek vengeance – another

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January 4, 2013 Locke

The Myths We Value

or The World that Exists in Darkening Hours of the Night… Rod Dreher linked to a post about a man who had to confront

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January 3, 2013 Locke

Surviving the Apocalypse

Pittsburgh will survive the apocalypse (zombie or non). Chances are your town or city won’t. You see, most cataclysmic events happen in big cities

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December 15, 2012 Demosthenes

NRA Fail

The National Rifle Association is failing its membership and so, it is also failing this nation. I’ve been a member of the NRA over

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November 20, 2012 Demosthenes

Intersection of Sports and Politics: the Rope-A-Dope

Behold the Rope-A-Dope: The rope-a-dope is performed by a boxer assuming a protected stance (in Ali’s classic pose, lying against the ropes; by leaning

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November 15, 2012 Locke

Parallels in International Response between the Ongoing Syrian Uprising and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

Or… I hope Richard Nixon is Rotting in Hell The Arab Spring. A series of demonstrations, protests and wars that has rocked the autocratic

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October 17, 2012 Locke

On Immigration and Blue Passports

I’m a natural-born US citizen because my mother came to this country (well, Brooklyn actually), stayed with friends, gave birth to me and then

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