Category: Rant
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A Ramble on Sociological Theory
I will write some spontaneous thoughts I had on this issue recently. It’s possible that my opinions will change as I become less ignorant of my discipline. In any case, I’ll continue on here. I have found myself having to engage with a lot of academic theory recently. This makes sense since I’m currently a…
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“Nobody owes you anything”
I’ll try to make this a short rant, one that I will seek to make as coherently as I can. Not long ago, the phrase “Nobody owes you anything” came up again when I was speaking with someone. I say again because this is a phrase I’ve heard a lot in various contexts. In talking…
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The Absurdity of a Canadian Nationalism
This will be a relatively short one. I recently came across something that was rather bizarre to me. I was watching a YouTube video made by a news outlet. It was tackling the topic of migrants in Canada, most notably talking about the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program. It was broadly talking about the experiences…
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Some Thoughts on Pride and Sexuality
Disclaimer: In this post about Pride and queer people, I do not really talk about transgender, non-binary, or two-spirited individuals, since they fall outside the scope of what I wanted to focus on. My main focus here is the sexual orientations of cisgender people. Also, I am exclusively discussing the experiences of men, as I…
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My First Reflections as a Graduate
Disclaimer: I had written all of this at random while on a road trip, so please forgive the jumbled nature of these reflections. This is my first entry on this site, a sort of test trial. Also, I realize I make plenty of assumptions about capitalism and parts of the financial industry while making my…
My Sporadic Thoughts 