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Race Wars (The Fast And The Furious)
Race Wars is a drag racing event in the movie The Fast and the Furious, which describes the underground illegal racing scene in Los Angeles, California, that character Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his team invent. Race Wars is not mentioned again until they reference it in the seventh installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, Furious 7.[1] The event consists of drag races where racers compete for large amounts of cash or pink slips, while beautiful women dance around the cars and throughout the event.[2] There is a real life event based on the movie that occurs in multiple places throughout the world, including Australia and Royal City, Washington. The first Race Wars event located in Royal City, Washington, occurred in May 2013. Over 10,000 people showed, including over 75 cars that entered in the races [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Amatonormativity
Amatonormativity is a term coined by Arizona State University professor of philosophy Elizabeth Brake to capture societal assumptions about romance.[1][2] Brake wanted a word to describe the pressure she received by many to prioritize marriage in her own life when she did not want to. The term does not necessarily only involve social pressures for marriage but general pressures involving romance.[2][3] The word amatonormativity comes from the root word amato or amatus, which is the Latin for "beloved". [4] Another word which is similarly related to the word Amatonormativity is amative. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word amative as: strongly moved by love and especially sexual love. Relating to or indicative of love [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Persecution Of People With Albinism
A report was released on 1 April 2014 by the Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, office of the Canadian charity Under the Same Sun. Titled Reported Attacks of Persons with Albinism, the document reviews 180 countries and lists 129 recent killings and 181 other attacks, all within 23 African countries. These attacks include mutilation, violence, violation of graves, and cases of asylum-seeking.[6] TanzaniaIn Tanzania, albinos represent one in every 1429 births, a much higher rate than in any other nation. According to Al-Shymaa Kway-Geer, an albino member of parliament, there are 6977 officially registered albinos in Tanzania.[7] However, it is believed that there may be up to 17000 undocumented.[8] A number of albinos have migrated to the Dar es Salaam area, as they feel safer in an urban setting. Tanzania is thought[by whom?] to have the largest population of albinos in Africa.[[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Bias Against Left-handed People
Historically, the left side, and subsequently left-handedness, was considered negative. The word "left" itself derives from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, "weak".[48] In Ancient Greek both words meaning "left" were euphemisms: the word ἀριστερός, aristerós (the standard word in Modern Greek as well) is derived from ἂριστος, áristos, "best", and the word εὺώνυμοςA table saw. Notice how the cutting surface, fence, etc. are on the right side [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Sexual orientation discrimination (sometimes referred to as sexualism) is discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or sexual behaviour. Sexual orientation discrimination often comes up in the context of employment actions.[1] It usually refers to a predisposition towards heterosexual people, which is biased against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, among others. It can, however, also be against heterosexual people. A related term is sexual prejudice, a negative attitude toward someone because of their sexual orientation.[2] This bias is not the same as homophobia, but rather is the discrimination towards or against certain sexual orientations. The concept of Heterosexism suggests that the basis for this bias is not found in the individual per se but rather has a broader cultural or biological basis that results in attitudes weighted in favour of heterosexuality over other sexual orientations [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Aporophobia
Aporophobia (from the Spanish aporofobia, and this from the Ancient Greek ἄπορος (á-poros), without resources, indigent, poor, and φόβος (phobos), fear)[1][2] is fear of poverty and of poor people. It is the disgust and hostility toward poor people, without resources or who are helpless.[3] The concept of aporophobia was coined in the 1990s[4][5] by the philosopher Adela Cortina, professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia,[6] to differentiate this attitude from xenophobia, which only refers to the rejection of foreigners, and racism, which is discrimination by ethnic groups [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
