A brief R.I.P. in memory of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. — a big influence on many Thirdeye staffers.
God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
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Ann Coulter was Right
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
I am a brainwashed, bleeding-heart liberal. Everything I say is naïve at best and corrosive at worst. I have made detrimental deductions about the state of affairs on this blue-green orb based on lies the liberal media and my college professors told me.
How they hate America. How they’d love to let the terrorists win. […]
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Stuck in Disneyland
Why PETA's unrealistic worldview is doing more harm than good
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · 14 Comments
An exposé on the doublethink and hypocrisy perpetrated by the type of animal rights extremism touted by PETA. For instance: did you know that from July 1998 through December 2005 the group killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other “companion animals”? In 2005, 31 felony counts of animal cruelty were brought against two PETA employees for the unlawful disposal of animal carcasses in North Carolina dumpsters.
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Atheists Gravatus
A call to end the stigma.
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by Les Beldo · 6 Comments
“I am nothing,” she says, her eyes avoiding mine. In her face I see contradictory tinges of apathy and embarrassment, further complicating the interpretation of her already polysemous declaration. I am nothing. Maybe she thinks her life is a failure. Maybe she feels ineffectual in some specific regard. Or maybe she has accepted her relative unimportance in the vast cosmos. […]
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An Impractical Obsession
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by · No Comments
”I would rather be dumb than be a slut, but I would rather be a slut than be fat or ugly.”
This statement was made by an 18-year-old girl taking part in Lauren Greenfield’s widely acclaimed traveling photo series entitled “Girl Culture.” In the series, Greenfield photographs women and young girls, displaying their thoughts about their bodies and the obsessions resulting from the Westernized view of ideal beauty alongside the photos.
Unfortunately, statements such as this have become all too familiar among the youth of America. […]
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