Interesting Links for 07-09-2021

[andrewducker]

A riddle that no longer works on children

(tags:children gender )

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Finalists 2021

(tags:funny animals photos )

On Five Fallacies I Have Encountered When Disccusing 100% Renewable Energy

(tags:renewables )

Can Progressives Be Convinced That Genetics Matters?

(tags:genetics politics ViaDrCross )

Comments

Riddle

[hellofriendsiminthedark]

Ah, somehow I knew it would be the "I cannot operate on this boy for he is my son" one before even clicking the link. Even about a decade and a half ago, this riddle didn't work on me, but I was always the very socially progressive kind of young person.

In response to some of the replies, I don't think it's that two dads are more accepted than women doctors, so much as it is that women get sensationalized a lot nowadays when they should just be allowed to be mundane. A lot of people telling a genuinely straightforward story about a woman doctor, especially to a child, would add in a bunch of qualifiers like "the super amazing Wonder Woman lady doctor said..." which in turn reinforces the idea that, unless otherwise stated, the default state of personhood is a man.

[melchar]

I love the wildlife pictures!

[andrewducker]

Not much that's better than silly animals!