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I'm not denying the existence or seriousness of racism in the US, but it seems to me that sexism is even more pervasive. The fact that Obama won two elections, but one of the most qualified white women in the country couldn't win against one of the least qualified white men is just one piece of...

There are certain politicians who, even ignoring the policies they espouse, are just downright unpleasant individuals. And yet despite this they seem to attract a large, vocal, fanatical following. Obviously, the one most in the news right now is Donald Trump, but to name some more, from both...

I read this the other day http://timharford.com/2016/04/delusions-of-objectivity/ and immediately thought of many threads here - but especially the "Black woman attacks dreadlocked white man over 'cultural appropriation'". From the article: and This exactly mirrors the above-mentioned...

Four questions really (as there are two definition of racist :D): Which countries are the most institutionally racist? Which countries are the least institutionally racist? Which countries have the greatest proportion of racially bigoted citizens? Which countries have the smallest proportion of...

"Whataboutery" refers to the situation where, for example, someone posts a thread about some country, person, group, political party etc, pointing out something bad they are doing, and someone else replies along the lines of "but what about Y, they are just as bad, if not worse than X." When is...

It is often said that much of the charitable donations to Africa is wasted because it never reaches its intended recipients. But today I came across a charity which seems a waste of time even if the donations do reach their intended recipients. It was on a list of causes supported by the...

For the purposes of this thread, please take it as given that having sex with a person too drunk to consent, even if they are conscious, is equivalent to rape. If you wish to argue that it isn't rape, then start your own thread! Now there are many other things, other than having sex, that would...

If you think the earth is over-populated, would you rather see it decrease by a reduction in life expectancy, or by a reduction in birth rate (assuming each had the same end result in terms of number of people alive in, say, 2050)? Another way of looking at it is would you rather have more...