Why the fuck do we keep calling it the “Chinese” New Year?Because it caught on? Because CNN said it, and then some Western travel vlogger in Bangkok repeated it? It didn’t “catch on.” It was pushed.Through decades of Chinese economic dominance, through the West’s colonial perspective, and through the typical informational laziness of people who…
It starts early. Girls are told: be polite, smile, don’t run, don’t get dirty, don’t scream. They are taught to be pretty, gentle, sweet. Princesses. In pink dresses, shiny shoes, and headbands. They’re supposed to sit quietly, be nice, and please others. Boys are told: be tough, don’t cry, don’t be a girl, fight, lead,…
Imagine building a house far from the city. Somewhere where the power grid doesn’t reach, where nobody peers through your window, where all you hear is wind, the rustle of trees, and a nearby stream. You install solar panels. You dig in a water turbine. You set up some small wind turbines powering your life….
Always the same.War, conflict, coup, change of power – and suddenly everything that was before ceases to exist.Because the winners write history.Not because they’re right. Just because they can. Burn the old monuments. Build new ones.Print new textbooks. Change the names in the chronicles. Erase the photos, add new ones.Someone once existed, and now –…
Being an icon in the 80s meant something. It was a status. A symbol. A hard-earned presence in the collective imagination. You couldn’t buy it with likes, you couldn’t hack it with a hashtag, you couldn’t earn it by showing your ass in a bathroom with the “baby skin” filter. Hulk Hogan was the face…
A woman can say “I don’t want to be a mother.” She can also say “I’ll give birth and raise the child alone.” Or “I’ll give birth, but he’ll pay.” Or “I’ll get an abortion because I don’t want this kid.” All those options belong only to her. Her body – her choice. And okay,…
There used to be a church in every neighborhood.Today — there’s free porn. You no longer have to pray, believe, or think.You just enter, click, watch.Instead of silence — stimulation.Instead of questions about meaning — a quick dopamine hit.Instead of spirituality — a bodily reaction. Porn doesn’t need preachers.Porn doesn’t require sacrifice.Porn doesn’t ask you…
Leah Thomas – once an average male swimmer. He didn’t shine, he didn’t win. Then he switched to the women’s category… and suddenly became a champion. Why? Because biology doesn’t vanish with declarations. Because testosterone, muscle mass, strength – these aren’t “feelings.” Riley Gaines – one of the swimmers who had the courage to speak…
Got a dog? Congratulations, you’ve just given birth to a new son. On four legs, with a tail, and no obligation to raise him. The dog doesn’t ask questions, doesn’t cost a college degree, doesn’t cause trouble at school. It has no opinions of its own, doesn’t question your decisions. It’s just there. And it…
The sun is shining, the city is alive. A girl walks by – neckline down to her belly button, shorts like a bra strap, leggings pulled so deep into her butt that the fabric is literally sucked between her cheeks. Everything clings, everything sparkles, everything screams: Look at me. But God forbid you look. If…