Does your partner flirt with other people to make you jealous? Then you could be dating a narcissist
Daily Mail (London) – April 11
If your partner gets a thrill out of making you jealous, they could have a bigger personality flaw than simple attention-seeking. Scientists say it could be a sign that they are a narcissist. Narcissists make their partners jealous to gain power in their relationships or to get a self esteem boost, the researchers found. A survey of 200 students found people with narcissistic personalities are more likely to flirt with others to make their partner jealous. ‘There is some element of normality to narcissists, in that they pursue goals much like everyone else does,’ Gregory Tortoriello, a psychologist at the University of Alabama, told LiveScience. ‘We’re just finding that it’s to a slightly greater degree.’
Live Science – April 10
Daily Excelsior (India) – April 11
How Many People Actually Feel ‘White Guilt’? The efforts of the “Social Justice Warriors” don’t appear to be working, survey data show.
American Conservative – April 11
One of the most persistent tropes on the racial right is that the major cultural institutions in the United States aggressively push a story of white guilt. The media and the education system—from pre-K to postgraduate—are the most frequent targets of this accusation, though increasingly churches are also charged with being strongholds of the “Social Justice Warriors.” According to this narrative, white Americans face a constant barrage of derision, persistently hearing about the evils of their white-supremacist ancestors and the unfairness of their current unearned privilege. They are told that their racial sins can never be truly washed away, but they can achieve partial atonement by signing onto various progressive causes, especially generous immigration policies and policies designed to uplift African-Americans. . . . George Hawley is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama. His books include Right-Wing Critics of American Conservatism and White Voters in 21st Century America.