Nov 26, 2014 | General Advice, History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 26, 2014)
The Internet has the potential to communicate empathy unlike any other form of media in history. Unfortunately, as much of the online response to the Michael Brown shooting and Ferguson riots makes clear, it can also push us in the opposite direction.
In a recent article on the role of online activism in mobilizing African-Americans against racial oppression, Sarah Seltzer of Flavorwire compared the approach of the Social Justice Internet with the grassroots anti-lynching campaigns of Ida B.... Read Original Article
Nov 6, 2014 | General Advice, mic, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 6, 2014)
Ben Stein’s credibility as a nerd is dead, as Stein’s recent controversial (and patently untrue) claim that President Obama is the “most racist president there has ever been in America” is evidence that he’s departed the critical thinking train. Since nerds seem to rule the world, it’s time for them to come for one of their own.... Read Original Article
Nov 1, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, Liskula Cohen
Published: Good Men Project (November 1, 2014)
Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa
co-author: Liskula Cohen
Liskula Cohen shares wisdom from a place you might not expect…the world of high-fashion modeling.
If there is one thing I’ve learned from being a model, it’s that a lot of the lessons which apply to working in this industry are pretty universal.... Read Original Article
Oct 23, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (October 23, 2014), Daily Dot (October 27, 2014)
Matt Rozsa doesn’t see the passion of the basement generation as necessarily a bad thing, but it needs to be used for good.
“Man, I see in Fight Club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see it squandered.
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Oct 21, 2014 | Class Issues, General Advice, Internet Culture, mic
Published: Daily Dot (October 21, 2014)
If there’s one topic food service employees love to discuss, it’s the pros and cons of working in their industry. People seem to hold a different standard for how they treat waiters, fast food clerks, and the wide range of other men and women who serve their meals.... Read Original Article
Sep 24, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Internet Culture, mic, Millennials
Published: The Good Men Project (September 24, 2014; republished on October 15, 2014)
The backlash against statements by gaming commentator Anita Sarkeesian has writer Matthew Rozsa questioning mob mentality in the digital world.
Before discussing the Anita Sarkeesian controversy – better known these days as “GamerGate” – I’d like to submit the following quote for your consideration, courtesy of one the acclaimed 1976 dark comedy Network:
“… this is no longer a nation of independent individuals.
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