When Life Gives You Side Chicks, Make Lemonade: On Beyoncé, Israel and Other Indiscretions

Guys, I need to unpack the past two months of celebrity relationship news because they are really causing me to do some hard thinking. This is the year of “anything can happen.” Austin Null of The Nive Nulls (my favourite YouTube family) recently discussed how he cheated on his wife Brittney. Tina Campbell of Mary … Continue reading When Life Gives You Side Chicks, Make Lemonade: On Beyoncé, Israel and Other Indiscretions

The 29-year-old Chronically-Single Lawyer and the 27-year-old Virgin/Pastor’s Kid…

A 29-year-old single lawyer and a 27-year-old virgin walk into a bar… I’m joking. But the following video is no joke. I found it sobering. I was watching an episode of TD Jakes show (I didn’t even know he had a new show!) and it just got me thinking a whole bunch of thoughts: I … Continue reading The 29-year-old Chronically-Single Lawyer and the 27-year-old Virgin/Pastor’s Kid…

Protection for Appearance-Based Discrimination in Canada

What protection is there for being discriminated on the basis of one’s appearance?  The answer is “not much.” At present, in Canada, there is no legislation that explicitly prohibits discrimination based solely on appearance.[1]  What little protection exists is found in human rights statutes and must be tied to enumerated, prohibited grounds of discrimination. “Human … Continue reading Protection for Appearance-Based Discrimination in Canada