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Lookism: Eateries hide ugly diners in the back.

January 10, 2016 By Karl 7 Comments

Lookism means attractive male and females get "golden seats."

  The owner of Greens––a well-regarded neighborhood restaurant serving inventive, globally inspired meat-free cuisine––comments on how seating works in some eateries. I've been to his restaurant in the Didsbury section of Manchester, England. I … [Continue reading]

Cleft lip hero QB Peyton Manning faces accusations.

January 3, 2016 By Karl Leave a Comment

Cleft lip hero QB Peyton Manning in orange Broncos uniform w/o helmet.

Talk about hitting a player after he's down. An "allegation" about cleft lip Bronco quarterback Peyton Manning using prohibited Human Growth Hormone (HGH) surfaced while Manning was sidelined by a foot injury (partially torn plantar fascia in his … [Continue reading]

Automated lookism? Robots to judge beauty contest.

December 27, 2015 By Karl 2 Comments

Miss Columbia wrongly crowned. Lookism takes a hit.

Steve Harvey's recent mistake* as emcee crowning the wrong Miss Universe caused some of us to reflect on the silliness of choosing winners among a bunch of perfect-10 females. Well, now there's the possibility that robots may soon do the choosing. Is … [Continue reading]

Is it lookism to ask Santa for 2 front teeth?

December 20, 2015 By Karl 8 Comments

Bangladeshi woman with a smile that defies "lookism.".

    A popular song, dating back to the '40s, starts with, "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth." Most of us finally got our two front (permanent) teeth as second or third graders  (age 7-8 y.o.).  Some new research suggests … [Continue reading]

Holiday books about faces. Not all guilty of lookism.

December 15, 2015 By Karl Leave a Comment

Puerto Rican Woman photographed by Diane Arbus

Since coffee table books reign as popular gifts at holiday time, I thought I'd suggest a few that fit into the "faces" theme of this website. I've listed the most-recently published books first. Lookism rules in some cases (Lindbergh) but not in … [Continue reading]

Cleft lip kids at high risk for being abused.

December 6, 2015 By Karl 2 Comments

As if the childhoods of many cleft lip and palate kids aren't hard enough, researchers have now found that they're at high risk for child abuse.  This is an interesting line of research which I've not been aware of before, tho admittedly I haven't … [Continue reading]

A presidential candidate’s way to end lookism.

November 29, 2015 By Karl Leave a Comment

While my dog Monte Blue–the Anti-bully Warrior—shared a link to this story on a couple of social media outlets, I think it's funny (or sick) enough to share here.Lookism?Admittedly, the "lookism" referred to here is different from the lookism I blog … [Continue reading]

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Privileged Killers

 

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Courage, humor, and a silver tongue help Karl Schonborn overcome a series of daunting birth defects and a tragic personal loss that might have defeated many others . He shows us how in his inspiring memoir. His story left this reader cheering.

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Recent Blogs

  • Mangione’s Proposed EED Defense
  • Celebrities Who Killed People -Some Surprises
  • Soc-psych aspects of white-collar crime
  • “Dissociation (MPD)” resulted as Psychopathic Dad Trafficked her.
  • What to Watch After Netflix’s YOU Series Ends.

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Luigi Mangione

Mangione’s Proposed EED Defense

One of the killers in my Privileged Killers was the son of a renowned San Francisco, and –no surprise– he got off easy using an insanity defense back in the early 1970s after terrorizing the city for months. While Luigi Mangione isn't charged with serial killings (just killing the CEO of … [Read More...]

Celebrities Who Killed People -Some Surprises

    In one of my recent criminology books,Privileged Killers, I examined a celebrity who killed someone: Ira Einhorn was the wellknown  "Prince of Nonviolence" in Philly in the '60s and '70s and even ran for mayor of the City of Brotherly Love. Einhorn blamed others for killing … [Read More...]

White-colar crime

Soc-psych aspects of white-collar crime

  Sociological & Psychological aspects. With large scale corruption soon to be unleashed on us as business regulators have been sent packing by the Trump administration, we should refresh ourselves as to what constitutes white  collar crime. It does range from executives in … [Read More...]

Dissociation

“Dissociation (MPD)” resulted as Psychopathic Dad Trafficked her.

  I've written a good deal about the violent consequences of psychopathic behavior: here and here. And while I write about some of the the nonviolent consequences in my book Privileged Killers, I've not written about the dissociation result. As many celebrate the great things dads do on … [Read More...]

Joe Greenberg In YOU

What to Watch After Netflix’s YOU Series Ends.

You may know that one of my murdering "friends" in my true crime book, Privileged Killers, is a serial killer. If you don't know that, you undoubtedly know that countless Americans tune into serial killers when and wherever they can. The hit series You, is no exception.It features this cage room … [Read More...]

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