
Danesi’s research indicates that metaphors that dehumanize individuals are highly effective because they activate existing circuits in the brain that connect important and notable images and ideas.
It’s been called the most racist movie in US history – D.W. Griffith’s black and white silent film, The Birth of a Nation. The movie was released on February 8, 1915, and more than a century later, it’s regarded as a landmark in cinema history, not because of its content, but because of its technical…
I started collecting Donald Trump quotes a few years ago, when it first became clear that the man’s IQ was remarkably lower than anyone expected. The statements he made were shocking, hurtful, bizarre, scary, disgusting, creepy, and in many cases, completely unintelligible – the complete opposite of what you’d expect from a US President. So…
They’re the 21st century version of the Ku Klux Klan, fearful that they’ll be forgotten, overrun, or simply ignored. It’s what drives their hate-filled tirade against anyone not male and white. But according to Proud Boys, they’re just a group of guys trying to hold on to old-fashioned Western values. So which is it? Patriots…