Heroes, Villains and Fools
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention other situations where “Reverse Looksism” has reared its ugly head, pardon my pun. Besides the stories of Melissa Nelson and Katherine Jenkins which I related in prior blog posts, these have surfaced of … [Continue reading]
Michael Kimmel wrote a July 16, 2013 NYTimes piece regarding lookism where he pointed out that Melissa Nelson's recent legal case rests not on her beauty but on her employer's perception of her beauty. Her dentist boss felt she would injure him by … [Continue reading]
Over the years, I've been subject to facial discrimination, a term I coined a while back. (Much of this discrimination occurred while I was growing up, and it's laid out in Cleft Heart: Chasing Normal.) For this reason, I hope to initiate discussions … [Continue reading]
By popular demand, here's a video of Monte, the Anti-Bullying Warrior. One of his favorite playmates is his purple ball. Click on the following link to activate the video P1060621 Visit www.facebook.com/CleftHeartChasingNormal for more pictures … [Continue reading]
Anti-Bully warrior, Monte, encouraged me to set up a Facebook page for Cleft Heart and his favorite cause, the elimination of bullying in schools and online. Monte's a rescue dog who's spent four months in shelters of various sorts. He's had a … [Continue reading]
Edward Snowden finds himself in a tight spot. US federal prosecutors charged him with espionage a week ago and revoked his passport. Snowden is a man without a country, remaining in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport's transit zone after leaving Hong Kong … [Continue reading]
Presumably still hiding in Hong Kong and a tad sketchy in the resume honesty department, American Edward Snowden leaked documents in early June regarding the National Security Agency's surveillance activities. In a June 6 interview with the … [Continue reading]