A sorority house in Texas is doing the Dance of the Pronouns thanks to an egalitarian perspective towards a transgender rush candidate.
The student is Kwame, a listed-as-male transgendered student, and she’s been given the chance to compete for a coveted spot in sisterhood at Zeta Chi, a Trinity University sorority house. In a letter to the Greek Council members, the dean of the university, David M. Tuttle, said that Kwame—or “he” as Kwame is referred to in the letter—may or may not be extended a bid offer, but Kwame’s “overall identity, character, and personality—which includes being transgender—will be considered in the selection process.”
The issues can be tricky for traditional Greek organizations who specifically divide their ranks by gender, so the fact that Zeta Chi “has made its identity distinctive for embracing all students, regardless of sexual identity,” really speaks of interesting re-evaluation of gender roles. We’ll wait and see if Kwame is accepted into the sorority—and if she can change the system from the inside.
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Marriage may not be the rite-of-passage into adulthood as it once was, but instead the last brick laid in an adult life that’s already been built—in other words, it may or may not matter at all.
Data collected from a study by the Pew Research Center shows that 39 percent of Americans thought marriage was becoming obsolete—and, as the most recent Census data suggests, less and less are bothering to get married at all. Married couples over the age of 18 hit an all-time low at 52 percent, and 29 percent of children under 18 live with parents who are unwed or married no longer.
Of course, even with those numbers, marriage appears to still be as “revered and desired” as always. Belinda Luscombe in Time magazine makes a case for the marriage wealth gap, showing that the more richer and more educated are more likely to tie the knot. And, obviously, being straight still ups your chances significantly because oh yeah, that pesky marriage discrimination is still legal? Maybe we should wait to label marriage “irrelevant” when everybody gets a chance to do it.
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Soon, we won’t be able to spit without hitting a sex robot—and, for some reason, the sex robots coming out of the woodwork are mostly not from Japan.
Two American developers have fully-functional sex robot models that are about ready to hit the market; West Virginian Scott Maclean and New Jerseyan Douglas Hines. Maclean is a construction worker who spent six figures in the last six years developing the models “Harry Harddrive” and “Suzie Software,” which should both be available for purchase soon, at the price tag of $12,000 … begging the question, how much exactly should we pay for a robot girlfriend?
Hines is the developer of the already infamous Roxxxy, a robot doll capable of simulating orgasm, with a personality that is reportedly based on a friend of Hines who passed away in the 9/11 attacks. Wow… being immortalized in a love doll. Now that’s a way to be remembered.
The student is Kwame, a listed-as-male transgendered student, and she’s been given the chance to compete for a coveted spot in sisterhood at Zeta Chi, a Trinity University sorority house. In a letter to the Greek Council members, the dean of the university, David M. Tuttle, said that Kwame—or “he” as Kwame is referred to in the letter—may or may not be extended a bid offer, but Kwame’s “overall identity, character, and personality—which includes being transgender—will be considered in the selection process.”
The issues can be tricky for traditional Greek organizations who specifically divide their ranks by gender, so the fact that Zeta Chi “has made its identity distinctive for embracing all students, regardless of sexual identity,” really speaks of interesting re-evaluation of gender roles. We’ll wait and see if Kwame is accepted into the sorority—and if she can change the system from the inside.
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Marriage may not be the rite-of-passage into adulthood as it once was, but instead the last brick laid in an adult life that’s already been built—in other words, it may or may not matter at all.
Data collected from a study by the Pew Research Center shows that 39 percent of Americans thought marriage was becoming obsolete—and, as the most recent Census data suggests, less and less are bothering to get married at all. Married couples over the age of 18 hit an all-time low at 52 percent, and 29 percent of children under 18 live with parents who are unwed or married no longer.
Of course, even with those numbers, marriage appears to still be as “revered and desired” as always. Belinda Luscombe in Time magazine makes a case for the marriage wealth gap, showing that the more richer and more educated are more likely to tie the knot. And, obviously, being straight still ups your chances significantly because oh yeah, that pesky marriage discrimination is still legal? Maybe we should wait to label marriage “irrelevant” when everybody gets a chance to do it.
***
Soon, we won’t be able to spit without hitting a sex robot—and, for some reason, the sex robots coming out of the woodwork are mostly not from Japan.
Two American developers have fully-functional sex robot models that are about ready to hit the market; West Virginian Scott Maclean and New Jerseyan Douglas Hines. Maclean is a construction worker who spent six figures in the last six years developing the models “Harry Harddrive” and “Suzie Software,” which should both be available for purchase soon, at the price tag of $12,000 … begging the question, how much exactly should we pay for a robot girlfriend?
Hines is the developer of the already infamous Roxxxy, a robot doll capable of simulating orgasm, with a personality that is reportedly based on a friend of Hines who passed away in the 9/11 attacks. Wow… being immortalized in a love doll. Now that’s a way to be remembered.
