Just Give Me A Live Person, Please!

I answered the phone. This was my first mistake. “Hello?” “Hi, my name is Joanie and I called you today to talk about car insurance.” I hung up thinking “no you damn well didn’t, you damn dirty robot on a program board. It irks me. I can’t help it. When I pay money for a [...]

Shame on CNN – Antiquated Term Needs A Do-Over

Are we really that stuck in time, that the term “unwed mother” is still considered appropriate by a major news network like CNN to describe single mothers? “Out of wedlock” is only slightly less offensive. Terms like these imply that the mother has somehow failed; that she isn’t complete enough to raise her children as [...]