masala's (a spice mix) musings

In another type of gaslighting, the gaslighter is always transformed into the victim. Whenever you bring up a problem, you find yourself apologizing by the end of the conversation.

Investigation into Mississippi woman's burning death leads to arrests of 17 suspected gang members I'm really interested in "strange" crimes that involve women.

Mental competence suit against Redstone raises questions over future of Viacom and CBS {this raises some interesting questions about advance directives and business. I've seen it plenty of times in my field, where there is a fossil executive making decisions and everyone just goes along for it.

Lynch feels that there shouldn't be a federally mandated report when police kill community members.

Yes, I know that all black women's struggles aren't the same. We don't live the same stories. I do think however that there are certain universal unifiers that bond us. One difference however makes our experiences quite the opposite, class. I don't have any opinion on the foolery that Raven Symone talks about, except calling it that, foolery. Her opinion is shaped from the fact that she was a child star which afforded her an affluent upbringing and lifestyle. She doesn't get it. That's all. She hasn't had to deal with the pressures and struggle that many black women have experienced. How could we expect her to represent black women, when she doesn't identify with being labeled black?

"It’s nearly impossible to detangle personal preference from social conditioning, our deepest desires from the codes we have been taught to follow." Gender roles and expectations. Our society has evolved and these ideals don't necessarily fit with the constraints, values, social structure of contemporary times. While this article references marriage equality type concepts, let's consider marriage as an institution for everyone. More thoughts on this.

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As the nation’s gaze is set on Baltimore, sociologists have begun to talk to the press about the massive peaceful protests, outbreaks of rioting and violence, and media depictions of the city as it mourns the death of Freddie Gray @profmasala

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