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Is “Machine” the New White?

A few weeks back Fox news anchor Megyn Kelly declared on-air that both Jesus and Santa Claus were white. The reaction was swift. Biblical and history scholars pointed out that Jesus and Saint Nicholas have Middle Eastern and Turkish origins. Saturday Nigh Live cast member Kenan Thompson dressed as a black Santa during a skit to […]

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Has the “Fembot” Transmogrified Into the “Kidbot”?—Quick Look

In my September 22nd, 2011, post, I mention a 2008 book by Hara Estroff Marano entitled A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting. This book was mentioned in an article entitled Less Play Time = More Troubled Kids, Experts Say. I made these references in the context of looking at parentification, adultification, […]

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