Tag: diversity

Rappler turns Facebook into a mainstream news outlet by becoming its “fact checker”

April 13, 2018 benign0 44 Comments

Nowadays, very few people will argue against the reality that mainstream news media organisations are suffering a double-edged crisis of relevance and public trust. Newspapers, conventional broadcast news, and, now, even the websites of news organisations are no longer the go-to media outlets of the average information consumer. And with the utter domination of users’…

Media

3 Big Truths About People That Dumb Pinoys Simply Don’t Understand Or Accept

June 23, 2016 Grimwald 12 Comments

Okay, after ChinoF wrote his rant about how overrated people are for Pinoys, it’s time to point out some of the more obvious problems inherent in our culture in terms of how we view other people. Truth be told, one of the major reasons the wrong people often end up in often wrong positions of…

Culture, Society

How German political-correctness was doused by its own version of the Mamasapano massacre

January 28, 2016 benign0 22 Comments

As it turns out, it seems the Philippines had unwittingly served as a test tube for what is turning into a template process with which a period of exuberant national political correctness meets its demise. This insight can be gleaned in the events that led to the crushing of “dreams” of an autonomous Bangsamoro “nation”…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The Filipino Thirst for Foreign Blood

December 24, 2015 zaxx 111 Comments

Like some traumatic childhood memory that couldn’t be shaken off, colonial mentality still remains deeply lodged within the Filipino psyche despite decades of independence from his tall light-skinned masters. There’s no denying it: the Filipino’s awe over anything foreign still lies ingrained within his/her genes. Digging deeper, is there really a valid ground for this…

Culture, Society

Enough religion! Praying for Paris won’t work!

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 Kate Natividad 62 Comments

I’ve been seeing a lot of these ‘Pray for Paris’ and ‘Pray for France’ slogans, memes, and hashtags on my social media timelines lately. I dunno. There’s something about these calls to prayer that kind of does not sit well with me. For that matter they don’t seem to fit in to the situation in…

Culture, Religion, Society

A Sunday Rant About Organized Religion

July 26, 2015 Grimwald 14 Comments

It’s a Sunday, I know. For many Christian denominations, Sunday is a day of rest. A day that should be spent with one’s family. However, with stuff that’s been happening as of late, I think I need to speak up again. Do take note that I do hold religious beliefs and would prefer to enjoy my Sunday…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Moral Myopia: The Source Of All Bigotry

July 6, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

There have been many ideas and accusations being thrown around because of the word “bigotry”. In my latest article about my stance on gay marriage, there have been a disappointing number of commenters who not only failed to understand what was being said, but also failed to even think about what was being said. It has occurred…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Could hiring practice biased towards women and minorities doom Silicon Valley?

June 2, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

According to a Huffington Post report there is “a diversity problem vexing the entire technology industry” because there are not enough women, black, and Hispanic people employed by Silicon Valley technology companies. Search giant Google, for its part, is seemingly under pressure to hire more people from those groups. It has mounted “a concerted effort…

Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Society, Tech Talk