The Sunday cat goes very didactic.

The animal in the clip is not a raccoon. What is it? For which theory or theories of concepts does this create a problem?

Glasses to blur vision of ultra-Orthodox men

 

From NBC:  It’s the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don’t have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed. In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses, sidewalks and other public spaces in their neighborhoods. Their interpretation of Jewish law forbids contact between men and women who are not married. Walls in their neighborhoods feature signs exhorting women to wear closed-necked, long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. Extremists have accosted women they consider to have flouted the code. Now they’re trying to keep them out of clear sight altogether.

Yes, special glasses to stop ultra-orthodox men seeing immodestly dressed women. I’ve got to say I think this is a big improvement on telling the women they ought to dress differently. This solution recognizes who has the problem.

It’s blogged about here at slendermeans, a microblog (of sorts): feminism, women’s rights, criminology, sociology, politics, psychology, academia.

The NBC story is here.

Body Language of Feminism

What does the word “feminism” mean to you? Does it make you strong? Does it make you nervous? Photographer Liora K wants to travel around the U.S. and document what feminism means to people in all 50 states.

See photos here.

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