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Slavery, Tokenism And The Atheist PR Debacle

Christian Piatt | Posted 05.20.2012 | Religion
Read More: American Atheists, Harrisburg, Atheist Fundamentalism, Atheism, Harrisburg-Pennsylvania, Tokenism, Slavery, Ethics, Christian Piatt, Christianity, Atheist Billboard, Religion News
Christian Piatt

We can all do better than this. Really. Fundamentalism is ugly and dangerous, regardless of it's religious stripe, or even opposition to it.

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Barack Obama, The Token President?

Lowell Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Clintonitis, Token President, Oprah, Tokenism, Barack Obama, Affirmative Action President, Token-Black, Token, Politics News
Lowell Thompson

Obama has shown he has the skills of a great politician. But does he have the vision and strength of purpose to become a great leader?

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Gossip Girl Goes Over to the Dark Side (Again)

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Stereotypes, Chuck Bass, Tokenism, Ethnicity, Asian Americans, Buffoonery, Gossip Girl, Racial Stereotypes, The CW, I Hate Gossip Girl, Opium, Gossip Girl Season 2, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

Season 2's "White Party," is a fitting metaphor for what Gossip Girl really is pretty, rich white people trapped in a particular ring of hell where life is one neverending party.

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McSame's McVeep: A Token of His Esteem...

Linda Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Women's Rights, Capmapign 2008, Political Pandering, Feminism, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Sarah Palin Nomination, Hillary Clinton, Christine Todd-Whitman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Offthebus, Tokenism, Sarah Palin, Home News
Linda Hansen

This time McCain's tin ear for -- and lack of commitment to -- the true worth of women invades the public sphere. He refused to choose a qualified Republican woman and, in doing so, his contempt for women is showing like an oversized slip beneath a mini-skirt.

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