Centuries of discord or complementarity?  The Yin Yang symbol of Taoist origin is supposedly ideal, but for whom?  A glance down the ages of sexist stereotyping  may be seen in the attributes of the two sexes.  Which do you think is which sex,  embodied in the symbol?:

Cold vs hot; night vs day; black vs white; shadow vs. light; receptive vs. active; concealed vs. open; negative vs. positive; old vs young; water vs. fire; and poor vs rich?   Which sex is black, which is white?  If you have trouble guessing, look it up:  Source is the blog prepscholar.com/yinyang symbol, if you’re not sure.

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VOTING FOR WIDESPREAD PAIN IN THE NAME OF RELIGION

The N.Y. Times column The Ethicist recently responded to a deeply felt conundrum:  Is bringing a baby into the world, given the projected climate crisis, ethical?   Even the question is sorely in contrast to those who insist that all pregnant women must bring unwanted baby foetuses into this world or go to jail.  Which religion is it that endorses this underlying punishment for having had sex, married or not?

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BUDDY DAVIS WAS RIGHT

My former journalism professor at the university of Florida was right about referring to the milk of human kindness.  If he should still be teaching, what would he say?  By Googling  Transgender Women History there’s a bunch of information about the human struggle involved, and examples.  “They’re liars”  is sour milk with poisonous effects for the one in four attempted suicides by transgenders.  Somehow, I thought other women were more empathic than the TERF (Trans Exclusive Radical Feminists) has shown itself to be. (Altho recently lightened by the connection to hair bangs, it is still alive and ranting hatred in my hometown).

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A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE —  News of Oklahoma permitting the Roman Catholic archdiocese to run a charter school (at taxpayer’s expense) may or may not come to fruition.  Late-breaking news on Diane Ravitch’s blog today reports that the vote may have been invalid.

Her blog is an exquisite resource for the unfolding of the charter movement and its results to date.