Illegal being turned into a noun is by far the most ruthlessly effective way to dehumanize and demonize an entire group of people, which is why it is propagated by mass media and politicians to vilify these people as outsiders and aggressors of the state to justify the systematic abuse and exploitation these people are faced with on a daily basis.
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Today I watched, among other things, I Love You Beth Cooper, The Girl Next Door, and Easy A.
In the first, Hayden Panettiere makes out with a party store clerk for free beer because She Is A Free Spirit. She is okay with it, because She Is A Free Spirit and also because of…
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Word Clouds of the Day: Crystal Smith @ The Achilles Effect (a site that examines how young boys’ understanding of masculinity affects their perception of femininity) culled a list of words from 59 toy spots directed at either boys or girls and plugged them into Wordle to produce a word cloud illustrating which words are used most often in ads targeting boys (top) versus words used most often in ads targeting girls.
“This is not an exhaustive record,” Smith says, “it’s really just a starting point, but the results certainly are interesting.”
A complete breakdown of the facts and figures can be found here. A follow-up posts with responses to common questions and criticisms can be found here.
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