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Emotional Labor
Because emotional labor ascribes to systemic order, it must also follow patriarchal rules, making it distinctly gendered.
The Joker: Validation of “White-Male Resentments” or Critical Epiphany?
What motivates the Joker? Can he see something that we cannot see? What if we have so deeply internalized the prevalent power structures, adopted them as our modes of thinking, that conformity is laid upon us not by coercion but by our own conviction?
Strangers Drowning Book Review
Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Strangers Drowning is the consideration of how outsiders view these “Do-Gooders.” MacFarquhar explores the uneasiness and subtle resentment that Do-Gooders often inspire by contrasting it with our response to heroes
Guilt: What is it Good For?
Guilt ought to be a motivator; the discomfort should push me to do better. And yet, with a few exceptions here and there, I haven’t changed my behavior. So, what is to be done with this purposeless guilt?