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If you want to open your mind on how you think about art analysis and you’ve never taken any college courses on art history or analysis please read Ways of Seeing by John Berger (1972)

prettier web version here

even better: the tv show it was originally conceptualized as

Im gonna be so real can yall actually talk about ways we can support trans women in the UK instead of giving all the attention to fucking JKR. I already know that Harry Poter sucks, I wanna know how to actually HELP people. Something something you have to love the oppressed more than you hate the oppressor

The worst person in your life has figured out the harms of genAI, meanwhile one of the most lovely and benign people you know can’t figure out why you’re so bothered by a bit of fun on Facebook. It is surreal and you’re not alone in feeling really confused and upside down about how this is panning out.

what do you mean my childhood affected me

target acquired. small animal deployed.

Did you know that after they switched to blind auditions, major symphony orchestras hired women between 30% to 55% more? Before bringing in “blind auditions” with a screen to conceal the the candidate, women in the top 5 major orchestras made up less than 5% of the musicians performing.

The case of blind auditions for orchestras and how it dramatically changed the gender makeup of orchestras is a very illuminating example of gender bias, and an interesting possible way of countering it.

You can be sexist without knowing it. You can be racist without knowing it. This is not a moral failing; it is a moral imperative to remember that you are fallible, and take steps to limit the damage your squishy ape brain’s foibles can cause.