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Scope Tunnel Effect

February 24, 2018February 27, 2018 by GrayMatters

An adult American male whines to me like a baby about how I’m trying to take his rights away. He insults me. He won’t have any accidents. He won’t make any mistakes so regulations won’t affect him. He’s a “responsible gun owner.” He’s a “good guy.” Obviously. He insults anyone who doesn’t agree that his …

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Expect More, Part Two

January 26, 2018January 29, 2018 by GrayMatters

(This is the second part of the post – see the first part here – short version: words matter, and using them to bully or demean women makes you look ignorant, petty, and sexist so choose your words carefully, even when forming private thoughts.) I’ll do the #NotAllMen and #NotAllWomen disclaimer again so we can get …

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Save What We Love

January 1, 2018 by GrayMatters

Before we get any further in: SPOILER ALERT. If you have not seen the new Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, then move along; these are not the thoughts you’re looking for. I do hope you’ll come back once you have seen the movie. You know I’m a Star Wars fan, already biased, but it …

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Aging Children Election Law Media

You Are The Hero

December 28, 2017May 8, 2018 by GrayMatters
Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Change is inevitable. The pendulum effect holds that trends in culture, politics, etc., tend to swing back and forth between opposite extremes. Still, moving forward doesn’t happen by accident. People resist change even if it will eventually be good for them. Change can be hard, but progress is made up of steps forward as we learn …

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Through

December 11, 2017December 12, 2017 by GrayMatters

“I’m just tired of all of this. I want the America back that I grew up in.” A common thread in conversation lately, that quote above is from someone I follow. The person who said it isn’t important; what is important is the sentiment. Sometimes the context is the disgusting way our elected representatives are …

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Giving Thanks, Finding Balance 2017

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 by GrayMatters

Weird things happen when you get old. Priorities change. Events come into focus. Life is like putting together a puzzle with no picture to guide you. There will come a point when you start to see what it’s probably going to look like if you ever finish it. There is still a lot of trial …

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Children Law Media Rights Sexism

What About Clinton?

November 21, 2017November 22, 2017 by GrayMatters
Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton at the White House.

Fine. I’ll bite. Lately we find ourselves discussing the urgent and very serious current issues in our government, the sexual assaults, the investigation for conspiracy against the United States of America with Russia, the reverse Robin Hood the GOP has named “tax reform” in an effort to mislead the public. Instead of dealing with all …

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Children Education Media

Halloween 2017: Candy From A Baby

November 1, 2017 by GrayMatters
I'm going as a Republican for Halloween this year.

So, it turns out DJT Jr. has a child. I know, right?! Free country. . . not sure what the mother was thinking, someone for everyone I guess (assuming Jr.’s not rapey like the old man) . . . but anyway, Jr. posted a picture of his little girl. With that photo, the president’s son …

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According to Men. . .

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 by GrayMatters
Tweet from GennethKrant. This is real.: These millions of #MeToo women blaming men still don't get it. A woman should never be in the company of a man without a chaperone.

According to men, the sex of personal responsibility is the female of the species. Men simply cannot be trusted to control their instincts and impulses. Not all men, you say? Sure, not all men, but according to men, too damned many. There’s been a #MeToo “hashtag” of late intended for people of all genders to …

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Don’t Rape

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by GrayMatters
Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength.

Tell your boys, “Don’t rape.” Wait, that can’t be right. I started this whole line of thinking awhile back. Well, it’s been a vein in a lot of my writing as I struggle to unlearn much of my upbringing as a woman in the United States. For the sake of getting to a point rather quickly, …

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