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What are “furries”?
Furry fandom, “fursonas”, and the people who identify with animal characters
Claims children are identifying as animals
Are the claims true? What are 'furries'? And is it all really about gender identity?
The origins of racial terms like “coconut”
Making sense of the words used to claim people are being ethnically inauthentic
Coconuts, race and hate speech
Is it racist for a person of colour to call someone a coconut? Should it be a crime?
What is dwarfism?
Dr Melita Irving gives a medical perspective on the term “dwarfism”
Snow White and the dwarfism debate
Are the seven dwarfs perpetuating dangerous stereotypes or harmless fantasy figures?
When the Nazis banned smoking
Why did the Nazis launch the first anti-smoking campaign in history and how did it work?
Outdoor smoking ban
Is banning smoking outdoors good for our health or state overreach?
A history of Received Pronunciation
How did Received Pronunciation come about?
Accent and class
Is it classist to stop Geordies using the term of endearment 'pet'?