Technological advances can spread fear and concern in the population, especially when it’s over a question of sexuality. In 1867, the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal recommended that seamstresses take potassium bromide – a substance with sedative and anti-aphrodisiac properties – so that they would […] See more
When you’ve been sexually assaulted by your own father and sold off by your own mother, it’s tough to say that prostitution is a choice. It’s just a continuation. By Martine Letarte According to the Council on the Status of Women, no less than 80% […] See more
When I want to find about a topic that doesn’t directly affect my life I usually go to the people concerned. That gets complicated when writing about sex work. Or, should I say, prostitution. Feminists are so divided on this subject that I’m not sure […] See more
At this phase, the mourner starts to rethink their relationship to the deceased, and comes up with new ways to relate to what has transpired. This will play very heavily on the mourner’s own sense of personal identity. This part of the process can take […] See more
How happy kids are to be on vacation! More time to have fun, to draw, to read, to play outside and to… sit in front of a screen! Now there’s a fight parents hate to engage in each summer… By Julie Fortier, editorial manager, Naître […] See more
You wouldn’t think that there’d be much hope for someone in their 40s or 50s with a criminal record, who’s been in jail for a decade or more, of piercing the job market. Prejudices against ex-cons; the blinding flurry of new technologies that long-term prisoners […] See more
In 2015, upset at how human-machine sexual relations were being normalized in society, Kathleen Richardson and Erik Brilling created the Against Sex Robots campaign. They argue that robots encourage the objectification of women and children, as well as not respecting the concept of consent. They […] See more
We had a visit here at The Social Eyes from the Reverend Tim Smart, who works in the prison system as well as having his own outside church to run. Tim was one of my chaplains in jail. Tim brought me a copy of the […] See more
Technological advances can spread fear and concern in the population, especially when it’s over a question of sexuality. In 1867, the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal recommended that seamstresses take potassium bromide – a substance with sedative and anti-aphrodisiac properties – so that they would […] See more
“Can I count on you to do some painting on Wednesday at the Bistro Le Ste-Cath?” By Colin McGregor That’s an approximate translation of the brief courriel that I received from The Social Eyes and Reflet de Société publisher Raymond Viger on May 31st. Our […] See more
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