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Hi! I'm Sam Killermann. I write, doodle, code, and fund this site... all by lonesome — at least, that was true, up until I started asking for help with funding the site 2018, and people started employing me to create things in 2019. If you dig what I'm doing here, I could really use the help:

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Opinion-Editorial

Here you will find all of the articles that fall into the “Op-Ed” category. Just like your local newspaper (if it still exists), articles in this category are allowed a bit more of a subjective slant than the rest, but are still usually grounded in at least a bit of objectivity.

Popular tags include rant, funny, in the news, and religion.

Top 3 Posts in Op-Ed

  • 5 Reasons Why So Many People Believe Feminism Hates Men and Why They’re Not True 5 Reasons Why So Many People Believe Feminism Hates Men and Why They’re Not True 467,025 views
  • Dear White, Straight, Cisgender, Man People: You Are Privileged Dear White, Straight, Cisgender, Man People: You Are Privileged 188,340 views
  • Solution for the "Confusing" Gender Neutral Toilet Sign Issue Solution for the “Confusing” Gender Neutral Toilet Sign Issue 119,891 views

How (Not) To Use a Privilege List

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By Sam Killermann on January 30, 2019. Last updated January 30, 2019

Start by asking "Will this actually do any good? Or am I just trying to make someone feel bad?"

If You’re Still Doing Social Justice How You Were Then, Reconsider.

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By Sam Killermann on January 9, 2019. Last updated January 22, 2019

For when you, your world, and the people in it have changed

What Hypocrisy Theatre Is, and Why It Doesn’t Work

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By Sam Killermann on January 4, 2019. Last updated January 22, 2019

Where social media is our stage, and our audience is only filled with people who already agree with us.

The Elephant in Every Socially-Just Room

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By Sam Killermann on December 20, 2018. Last updated January 22, 2019

Talk about the things being done in the name of social justice, that you're worried aren't moving us toward social justice.

Social Justice Fandom (AKA Creating New Barriers in the Name of Dismantling Others)

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By Sam Killermann on April 4, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018

Are you a fan of social justice fans?

Every Shirt is Political.

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By Sam Killermann on February 10, 2017. Last updated September 27, 2018

Every day is a protest. Choose how you show up.

I Can Not Care About Injustice #BecauseOfMyWhitness [TWEETS]

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By Sam Killermann on December 4, 2014. Last updated September 27, 2018

"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde

Empathy leads to Understanding

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By Sam Killermann on October 11, 2014. Last updated January 17, 2019

It's easy to get hung up on the understanding part when it comes to all this social justice / identity stuff, but I encourage you to lead with empathy instead.

Dear White, Straight, Cisgender, Man People: You Are Privileged

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By Sam Killermann on May 5, 2014. Last updated September 25, 2018

A letter to all the white, straight, cisgender, man people out there -- people like myself -- who are struggling with the idea of being told to "check your privilege."

I Have Not Given You Consent

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By Sam Killermann on April 21, 2014. Last updated September 27, 2018

Because for some reason working on the internet is viewed by many people as permission to act like horrible human beings.

Solution for the “Confusing” Gender Neutral Toilet Sign Issue

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By Sam Killermann on April 17, 2014. Last updated September 25, 2018

When you really think about it, all toilets are gender neutral.

30+ Examples of Masculine Dude (“Bro”) Privilege

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By Sam Killermann on February 5, 2013. Last updated September 27, 2018

A bit cheekier than my other privilege lists, this one focuses on the unearned benefits the bros in our society get, that the more feminine guys (like moi) do not.

5 Reasons Why So Many People Believe Feminism Hates Men and Why They’re Not True

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By Sam Killermann on December 23, 2012. Last updated January 29, 2019

All feminists don't hate men, despite people being told they do for over 200 years. Feminists don't think all men are evil. Feminism is about equity for all genders.

Build Your Own World

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By Sam Killermann on June 26, 2012. Last updated September 27, 2018

"Build Your Own World" Comic

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About the Author

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Hi! I'm Sam Killermann, an activist, educator, and artist who is employed by a collective of bosses to create for global justice. I write everything here, do the doodles, and even coded the site itself. Here are some other sites I've made that you might dig:

  • The Safe Zone Project (a free online resource for LGBTQ awareness and allyship training workshops)
  • The Sexualitree (a comprehensive sexuality model, curriculum, & downloads)
  • I <3 Singular They (a love letter I wrote to a pronoun... yep. Oh, and I animated it!)

Would you like to better understand gender?

A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition)

Great! I wrote a book for you! It's called A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition): The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook. It's just like this website, but instead of being made out of code, it's made out of murdered trees.
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Or would you like to learn about facilitation?

Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation

Then you'll appreciate this book I co-authored it with Meg Bolger. It's called Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation: 11 Key Concepts You Didn't Know You Didn't know. It's the HOW where this website is the WHAT.
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