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One Simple Graph Explains Lawyer Stress
I’m a law nerd. Out and proud. Give me an interesting legal question, access to my Westlaw account, and a steady supply of seltzer and pasta, and I’ll be happy for days. I’m also privileged to have...
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Flourishing: Calling Bioethical Bullshit
“Bioethics is much too important to be left to bioethicists.” So sayeth Michael Bérubé. Accurately. And here’s why: because they argue in bigoted tautologies. That’s right: loathsome and...
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More on the “r-word”
Sam Bagenstos has written a thoughtful post on the use of the word “retard” in movies and our response as a community. He was responding to this post, which was reacting, in turn, to the use of the...
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Checklist for being a plaintiffs’ lawyer
The site “Stuff Journalists Like” posted a (so-far) 20-point “Checklist for being a ‘real’ journalist.” It’s hilarious in and of itself, but some of the items are really part of a longer “checklist...
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“Cooking” with Amy
I’m a recovering picky eater. From the time I started eating solid food until I was 16, I rarely strayed from the following list of foods: Pop-Tarts (brown sugar cinnamon) Orange juice Peanut butter...
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No, I’m not “with the wheelchair.”
I’m “with the passenger in a wheelchair” or perhaps “with the passenger who uses a wheelchair,” or most accurately, “with the hot guy using a wheelchair.” But I guess this makes the distinction clear:...
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Go Bureaucrats!
As I’ve previously blogged, I’m not a big fan of the racist name of Washington’s football team. I’m pleased to report that more and more publications are taking this stand and not using the name,...
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I love “cis” and “neurotypical” and “non-binary.”
Because they reject the default setting. “Cis” is the opposite of “trans,” as in cisgender, meaning (more or less) “identifying as the gender that [society tends to] correlate[s] with the body parts...
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How to ensure that your lefty Jewish friends do not take you seriously.
I do not have the knowledge — or the kevlar underwear — to opine on the situation in Gaza, but I’ll say this: nothing seems better designed to ensure that Jewish lefties simply tune you out than the...
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Veterinary euphemism.
Last week, our sweet little puppy, Holly, hunted down, killed, and partially consumed a bird. So while that photo may look cute, it’s really a MUG SHOT. This has predictably caused stomach problems...
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Image Description and Identity
Sometimes I try to take on big questions; today we’re going to keep it light and only tackle the nature of identity and the relationship between author and reader in interpreting an image. It all...
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No, I’m not “with the wheelchair.”
I’m “with the passenger in a wheelchair” or perhaps “with the passenger who uses a wheelchair,” or most accurately, “with the hot guy using a wheelchair.” But I guess this makes the distinction clear:...
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Therapeutic Disclaimer: Not ungrammatical. Non-binary aware.
I need a therapeutic disclaimer in emails and other media that goes like this: . . . [blah blah blah] they* [blah blah blah] them* [blah blah blah] their* . . . *Non-binary-aware, not ungrammatical....
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Prejudice leaks
I wonder about the term “micro-aggressions,” because they’re neither. They seem to me to be prejudice leaks, neither aggressive nor — because they reveal an entire worldview — micro.* We all have...
View ArticleCasual ableism and sexism: still not OK
Sitting around a table with a bunch of attorneys. One guy describes a multi-party case involving parties who are blind. He says: “We call them the ‘two blind mice.'” My brain chokes momentarily. I...
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