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Ways of Seeing
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Editorial
The more politically correct, the better
Political correctness is a bit like the cork in a wine bottle, or the cotter pin in a trailer hitch, or the doorknob on a door – a very small thing behind which lies a whole body of analysis about oppression and the way it operates in the world. Every time I use or defend politically correct language, I draw on that body of analysis, without always articulating the full force of it
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Editorial
Good design
An effective poster engages (by arousing interest) and informs (by conveying a message) within seconds, though only if the context is conducive to the audience’s understanding.
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Editorial
Child of empire
I live in that uncomfortable space of being a reluctant American. Of feeling bound to a country that I no longer agree with. It’s the awkwardness of being American.
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Editorial
Awkward sermon winners
Winners of the Geez magazine’s “Daringly Awkward” sermons contest.
Not one of those
One of the winners in the awkward sermon contest.
The danger of civility
Web exclusive for Issue 14
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Editorial
Triumph
I work for a large, old, established Christian mission in Toronto. I am a shiny staff member (not my words) starting a new project in a new neighbourhood. Poverty, need, despair – don’t worry, we’re coming with surveys, a big needs assessment and a picture-on-the-front-page-of-our-newsletter style project. It’s Christian community development with community buy in, and it’s ready to shine.
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Editorial
Lessons from a white, Republican male
I often tell people I’m from Kensington, a neighbourhood in Philadelphia. It’s technically true, though in actuality, my relationship with this wrong-side-of-the-tracks corner of the city, one of the poorest and most violent parts of town, is complicated and tenuous.
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Editorial
Profound thoughts on Change
My stomach twists. I set down the dictionary, forcing myself to ponder such abstract concepts. Swivelling in my black leather chair I stare out the window into foggy streets. “I can be change,” I whisper, sipping on a Chai latte and thinking about all the good things I could accomplish that day. I punch the air with my fists. “Fight, fight, fight the system of the down.” I can do it. I can advocate change.
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Editorial
Sentimental idolotry (excerpts)
Pop music is pretty much the only musical language I understand. Melodies, hooks, a sort of poetry, arrangements, production qualities – it might not be as nuanced as classical music or as intellectual as jazz but there’s more to it than just junk radio.
