Category: Rant
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The Dislike of Potential Partners
This will probably be a short one. There’s one thing I’ve observed in people who have at least somewhat of an interest in experiencing romantic/sexual attraction with another person. It’s that some people will look at the social group they are attracted to (such as straight men or women) and feel the need to construct…
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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 