On Equal Rites*

Iceland has outlawed companies paying women less than men in the same roles. This sounds very noble, however there are two major problems with this legislation. Firstly, there are the privacy and ethics issues around companies having to divulge that sort of information to governments which should have nothing to do with private companies' business … Continue reading On Equal Rites*

Being intolerant of intolerance, and other philosophical dilemmas

“The liberal idea of tolerance is more and more a kind of intolerance. What it means is 'Leave me alone; don't harass me; I'm intolerant towards your over-proximity.” ~ Slavoj Žižek   It says a lot about our society that it's acceptable to be as a slut, but not acceptable to not accept the slutty … Continue reading Being intolerant of intolerance, and other philosophical dilemmas