Tag: Putting

My Feet Hurt From Putting Myself In Other People’s Shoes

I have tried to shove my feet in others’ Jimmy Choos. They are uncomfortable and based only on making a good impression and keeping up with appearances. I have worn others’ old, sweaty running shoes with holes in the soles that somebody should have discarded years ago, like the secrets t...

Putting Hindu nationalists on the spot

The ruling and calls increase pressure to counter what amounts to a campaign against Muslims on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government as well as his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological cradle, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, a five million-stro...

Stop Putting Dancing Black People in Ads

It’s true. Advertising nowadays does a much better job of featuring a wide variety of people than it did a couple of decades ago. Black. Asian. Latino. Interracial couples. You name it. In fact, the diversity in ads has some people fuming that Black people are now disproportionately represe...

My Trans Journal: Putting Myself Out There More Than Ever.

I have been on this strange feminine journey for my entire life. Most of the time I had no idea as to why or how this happened. I’ve always been attracted to females, so this didn’t make any sense to me. I like so many others had this idea in my head that in order to be a transsexual wom...

Now Women Are Putting Cannabis in Their Vaginas

Then, one day last year, an ad for Foria CBD suppositories popped up in her Facebook feed. Romine, who considers herself “really well-versed” in natural health after working for an herbal supplement company for several years, was intrigued. At least two companies curren...

Putting the human in Human-Computer Interaction: The role of anthropology in the development of interactive design systems

Being a UX/UI Designer with a background in cultural and social anthropology, I oftentimes find myself encountering the question of how I made “the leap” from anthropology to UX/UI Design. Naturally, having learned what I learned and knowing what I know, I would simply respond with: &ldq...