Author: Natasha Sapp

Polygamy in America The Browns vs. Cults

Truthfully many have forgotten that while yes, we have religious, Christian roots, polygamy and other cultural outliers have always existed; Mormons, polygamists have likewise positively and productively contributed to society. Most notably here, Brigham Young founder of the famous Brigham Young University. Yes, we have religious, Christian roots, still we live in a legal system that consists of a democratic republic vs. an exclusive theocracy…

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Why The Duck Dynasty Controversy Matters

…it’s what people will extrapolate from his words, the undeniable outcome they will use it as an excuse to denigrate blacks, be violent, intolerant and discriminatory to gays and now female members of the population. That’s why every single American, every human being should care about the goings on of reality TV.

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No Gifts Birthday: When Does A Kid Get To be A Kid?

Oh where to begin in pealing back the layers and layers of problems with, not the intention but the concept; easiest, one would suppose, would be the mother’s attitude. If you read the original blog you see how much of it has to do with how close the child’s birthday is to Christmas, how busy those around them are, going so far as to include her soon to be 11 year old has never actually had a party; less because she has never asked for one, and more because “birthday parties aren’t my thing,” not alternatives that make a child feel special on their special day, teach giving over materialism.

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Rape Culture Part 2: Victim Blaming Why isn’t the Onus On Everyone to Protect Themselves?

Nor, independent of controversial judicial rulings, is the onus unfairly piled on women; the tips, techniques detailed here, traditionally given to women, can also aid men in not being a victim of less common male rape, provide needed guidelines to homosexual men and/or help men avoid being the accused in a heterosexual scenario

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