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Is It Okay to Lie to Children?
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Zootopia 2 spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, fair use As I enjoyed the animated buddy cop comedy film Zootopia (2016) when it was first released, I recently watched Zootopia 2 (2025). Unlike the 2016 movie that I watched without much critical thought , I paid closer attention to one scene in particular regarding the 2025 film. To provide a relatively brief synopsis, consider that animal detecti

Deric Hollings
Dec 2, 202511 min read


People Have the Right to Self-Determination
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, a client asked about my daily practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). “What do you do?” this...

Deric Hollings
Aug 15, 202511 min read


Ideologically Inconsistent
[ DISCLAIMER ] When using psychoeducation in regard to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider...

Deric Hollings
Apr 17, 202511 min read


The Huddle
[ DISCLAIMER ] I didn’t watch Super Bowl LIX , because I no longer enjoy observing or participating in sporting activities and because...

Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20259 min read


Who Taught You to Hate Yourself, Baizou?
[ DISCLAIMER ] By the time I entered a graduate program in social work (2012-2014), I was already familiar with the work of Malcolm X...

Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 202510 min read


WHO's Ya Daddy?
[ DISCLAIMER ] In high school, one of my closest friends, “1/2 Ton,” had a dropped Chrysler Cordoba with white stencil letters across...

Deric Hollings
Jan 23, 20258 min read


The Start of Your Ending
[ DISCLAIMER ] They go by a number of names, such as people operations, talent management, partner resources, and others. No matter...

Deric Hollings
Jan 21, 20257 min read


An Insane DEIA Trap
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above picture, taken when I served in the United States Marine Corps, two female Marines and I flexed on the...

Deric Hollings
Jan 12, 202510 min read


Burn Hollywood Burn
[ DISCLAIMER ] *After having received an image takedown notice regarding the picture previously used on this blog entry, this blogpost has been modified to demonstrate good faith compliance with same on October 16, 2025. Rather than functioning as a mere headline reader, clickbait consumer, or surface-level thinker by simply reading the title of this entry and drawing a conclusion, I invite you to take a moment to actually consume the content of this blogpost. Otherwise, yo

Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20256 min read


Imagine Being This Oblivious
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Discrimination , I stated: My dad (black), late stepmom (black), and late mom (white) told me...

Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20256 min read


The Order
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Order (2024) spoilers contained herein The above image was featured on lyricist Apathy ’s...

Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202411 min read


Death Rattle of DEIA
[ DISCLAIMER ] Have you ever been present when another person died? If so, perhaps you’re familiar with the death rattle. According to...

Deric Hollings
Dec 24, 20247 min read


Aged Like Milk
[ DISCLAIMER ] On March 22, 2023, I posted a blog entry entitled Boggles the Mind in which I stated: I can watch Black Panther ...

Deric Hollings
Nov 8, 20247 min read


Skintellectualism
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Daily Wire Studios and Digital Astronaut, fair use Through the practice of rational emotive behavior therapy...

Deric Hollings
Oct 30, 20249 min read


Pale, Male, and Stale
[ DISCLAIMER ] Those people familiar with the content of my blog likely know about my opposition to policies regarding diversity,...

Deric Hollings
Jul 19, 20248 min read


DEIA on the Way Out?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m well aware of the expressed belief from many people who claim that Kamala Harris wasn’t a...

Deric Hollings
Jun 28, 20246 min read


BRIDGE is Falling Down
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, I was taught to sing, “London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling...

Deric Hollings
Jun 16, 20247 min read


A Bad IDEA
[ DISCLAIMER ] IAT In 2004, while on voluntary appellate leave from the Marine Corps, I attended training for a human resources (HR)...

Deric Hollings
May 3, 202413 min read


Talkin' All That Jazz
[ DISCLAIMER ] Talkin’ jazz In 1988, hip hop band Stetsasonic released their album In Full Gear which featured the track “ Talkin’...

Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 202418 min read


Discrimination
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , photographer: Elliott Erwitt , fair use My dad (black), late stepmom (black), and late mom (white) told...

Deric Hollings
Apr 2, 20248 min read
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