myths

3Apr

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CULTURE

A History Of Myths About Black Hair: From Slavery To Colonialism And School Rules

“Your hair feels like pubic hair.” That was one of the first insults that someone hurled at my hair. She was a junior at my school. She would touch my hair and repeat this sentence to all present. I had to threaten her with violence to get her to stop touching my hair and comparing it to her pubes. This is one of the first dilemmas that black people face: do I let people touch my hair and under what circumstances? The question, “can I touch it?” becomes one of the most awkward social moments and can break relationships before they even start. This fascination with the texture of black hair (please don’t call it “ethnic”), is not new. In slave societies, white women would often hack off the hair of their enslaved female servants because it supposedly “confused white men” . Today, black w...

Silly Astrology Myths You Could Do Without

19Sep

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ASTROLOGY, TOP FOUR

Silly Astrology Myths You Could Do Without

Astrology is one of the most fascinating branches of science, which is also called a pseudoscience by many. However, whether it's an art, science or pseudoscience is still open to debate. Here are 7 silly myths about astrology that need debunking. 1) It's Hogwash People who don't believe in astrology, mainly the new age scientists, who don't believe planetary positions and cosmic objects can determine a person's future, call astrology a pseudoscience. However, even they don't have an explanation as why some people act in a certain way, get certain things only on certain days. Answers to this question can only be found in astrology and hence the biggest myth 'astrology is pseudoscience' is debunked here. 2) Astrologers are charlatans People say that astrologers simply do some face read...

2Apr

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CULTURE, VIDEO REELS

A History Of Myths About Black Hair: From Slavery To Colonialism And School Rules

“Your hair feels like pubic hair.” That was one of the first insults that someone hurled at my hair. She was a junior at my school. She would touch my hair and repeat this sentence to all present. I had to threaten her with violence to get her to stop touching my hair and comparing it to her pubes. This is one of the first dilemmas that black people face: do I let people touch my hair and under what circumstances? The question, “can I touch it?” becomes one of the most awkward social moments and can break relationships before they even start. This fascination with the texture of black hair (please don’t call it “ethnic”), is not new. In slave societies, white women would often hack off the hair of their enslaved female servants because it supposedly “confused white men” . Today, black w...

1 real-world way to prevent sexual exploitation – 4 myths debunked – Sex trafficking isn’t what you think

2Aug

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SOCIETY

1 real-world way to prevent sexual exploitation – 4 myths debunked – Sex trafficking isn’t what you think

Corinne Schwarz, Oklahoma State University The idea that sex trafficking is an urgent social problem is woven into American media stories, from reports of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s alleged trafficking of teenage girls to debunked QAnon conspiracy theories about a sexual slavery ring run through online retailer Wayfair. The common perception of sex trafficking involves a young, passive woman captured by an aggressive trafficker. The woman is hidden and waiting to be rescued by law enforcement. She is probably white, because, as the legal scholar Jayashri Srikantiah writes, the “iconic victim” of trafficking usually is depicted this way. This is essentially the plot of the “Taken” movies, in which teenage Americans are kidnapped abroad and sold into sexual slavery. Such concerns f...

24Jul

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Journalism

Common Money Myths That Block Black People From Wealth

I have to start this one off carefully. This one is embedded in the psyche of the American way of life. I have even been guilty on some levels of perpetuating this myth in my life with varying results. I have come to realize that in the pursuit of real wealth, it can stunt your economic growth and keep you trapped financially. "Fake it Till You Make It." These six words can derail you from wealth and leave you fakin it forever. If you are pursuing an acting career and lack some credentials while on an audition, "fake it till you make it," may very well work in your favor. Putting yourself in positions where you have the skill but lack the experience, "fake it till you make it," can be your friend. When dealing with wealth and wealth building in particular, this philosophy becomes a myth, ...

The World Order Ruled By Money and Myths

28Apr

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Journalism

The World Order Ruled By Money and Myths

It's almost laughable when considering how easily people are fooled. It doesn't matter how much information is available the majority seem unable to get their heads around reality. That is because they are brain-washed and besotted by myths, most of which come from ancient ideas related to the after-life. Leaders who tortured and murdered and grew in wealth impressed their followers to such an extent that they became gods. It's happening today where some countries are ruled by such 'chiefs'. Kings who order armies into battle are murderers. Presidents who raid and conquer other nations are killers. Leaders who turn their backs on desperate people are likewise responsible for loss of life. Doing their bidding are men and women serving on the basis that it is God's will. This is what the W...