Lily Salter's Blog, page 1090
June 1, 2015
Please listen, white Facebook friends: This is what you need to understand about race and the police
Our conversation about race is stuck. Let me explain the frustration, what we can do, and what I'd like you to know
The whitewashing of Allison Ng: “Aloha” isn’t alone in casting white actors in Asian roles
Like Cumberbatch as Khan and ScarJo in "Ghost in the Shell," Emma Stone isn't Asian, just playing one on film
America’s most heinous judge resigns: Wife-beater Mark Fuller leaves the bench, finally, but not easily
George W. Bush appointee who beat his wife bloody at the Atlanta Ritz-Carlton exits, ahead of likely impeachment
Conservative Twitter hails Vince Vaughn as a hero after actor says he supports guns in schools
Comparing guns to forks isn't even the most baffling part of the story
Associated Press misgenders Caitlyn Jenner in violation of its own guidelines
The organization says it uses trans subjects' preferred pronouns -- so why are they still calling Jenner "Bruce"?
Fox News covers Caitlyn Jenner’s transition by making fun of her: “What the hell is going on?”
"He is the only person on planet earth who knows how to one up his most famous step-daughter, Kim Kardashian"
Women in STEM, still getting the worst advice on workplace harassment: “I suggest you put up with it, with good humor if you can”
A quickly-deleted science journal story advises a post-doc to grin and bear it when she's leered at by her boss
TSA agents at nation’s busiest airports fail 95% of undercover security tests
Agents screened one undercover traveler, but failed to detect the bomb strapped to his back
Supreme Court leaves women vulnerable: The unanswered questions in its ruling on online threats
The justices were presented with -- but didn't answer -- thorny questions about free speech and women's safety
Here’s why wet dogs smell so terrible — it’s science!
When you wash them, you actually *release* their scent
