A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.
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North Carolina’s senate has approved a ban on sex changes for children.
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Konstantin Kirsin, one of the co-hosts of the podcast Triggernometry, is beginning—like so many other agnostics and atheists—to wonder whether the absence of Christianity is, in fact, a bad thing: “The Atheism Delusion.”
May I remind everyone: this all came about because of one player’s refusal to violate his own conscience. From the CBC: “NHL banning ’cause-based’ jerseys next season.” An excerpt:
NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-coloured Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions. The league’s board of governors agreed with commissioner Gary Bettman’s view that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in hosting Pride nights that in some cases included auctioning off the warmup jerseys. All 32 teams held Pride or Hockey is for Everyone night.
Refusing to live by lies is often all that it takes to trigger a chain reaction that makes a difference.
Here’s an ironic headline from CNBC: “Resumes including ‘they/them’ pronouns are more likely to be overlooked, new report finds.” An excerpt:
According to a new report from Business.com, a business resource platform, over 80% of nonbinary people believe that identifying as nonbinary would hurt their job search. Similarly, 51% believe their gender identity has affected their workplace experience “very or somewhat negatively.”
A stunning lack of self-awareness. Why, do you think, might an employer be hesitant about hiring folks who insist on bewildering recently-invented pronouns be used by everyone around them—and are likely willing to complain or get litigious if anyone refuses or makes a mistake?
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I’m just finishing Mary Harrington’s brilliant new book Feminism Against Progress, and I highly recommend it. For those interested, here’s her essay on the same topic at First Things: “Reactionary Feminism.”
