Tag: Feel

What to do When All of Your Clothes Make You Feel Like Shit

About a month or so ago I was looking through my closet and I had a typical “I have nothing to wear” moment. I was sliding through the rails and rifling through my drawers when I had the realization that the majority of my clothes were just not very “me anymore”. I had my ...

Why Some White People Feel Triggered by Black History Month

When a topic triggers someone, they may react defensively, and it's my suspicion that this is why some White people respond poorly to Black History Month. Since 1969, Americans have celebrated Black History Month in February. However, for some White people, focusing on the contributions and expe...

Why Does Sichuan Food Make Your Tongue Feel Numb?

Towards the start of this fall semester, I visited a local sichuan restaurant near my campus with a few of my friends. We sat around a large, circular dining table and ordered a few dishes to share. I place an order for mapo tofu, which is my go-to at this place. While the service is inexplicably aw...

Ask Ethan: What do the stars make an astrophysicist feel?

Thanks to the science of astrophysics and cosmology, we have outstanding, physically valid answers to all of these questions and many more, with new territory being staked at the frontier of the unknown every day. But what about the feelings that we get from studying, watching, and thinking about...

Why Some White People Feel Triggered by Black History Month

When a topic triggers someone, they may react defensively, and it's my suspicion that this is why some White people respond poorly to Black History Month. Since 1969, Americans have celebrated Black History Month in February. However, for some White people, focusing on the contributions and expe...

I No Longer Feel Safe in America

“The land of the free and the home of the brave” is supposed to be the story of America. It is something that every American is supposed to believe as a part of our national anthem. Yet, in the past couple of years, disillusionment has settled in as America becomes the land of regular ma...

January 6 ??? and Transphobia ??? Make Some People Feel Empowered

Trump turned around the accusation of fakeness at the media and (as it became increasingly apparent) at anyone who criticizes him. No facts sway him; you can’t point to facts to prove that the report is real or that the criticism has weight. He even prejudges elections—before they’...

How The Mormon Religion Make Black People Feel Worthless

I’ve studying Mormonism for well over 31 years now. No, I am not a Mormon, and never was; I dated one. Long ago I remember a girl I dated stating that Blacks could not go to Heaven, were not allowed. This is what began my journey into learning about this belief system (or cult). As years we...