Category Archives: Whatever

I Don't Blame The Twisty

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ampersand

I posted last week about why I consider the common anti-trans arguments invalid. My comment was inspired by a thread on I Blame The Patriarchy, Twisty’s blog. One thing I didn’t talk about was the issue of Twisty’s culpability for … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 14 Comments

Bypass

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Maia

The Wellington inner-city bypass open yesterday. To non-Wellingtonians that won’t mean a lot. Those of us who live here it means a bit more than that. I learnt about the by-pass at age 8 when I went to a school … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental issues, Whatever | 3 Comments

Maia vs WINZ: The Reality

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Maia

My Planning and Assement Module ((That’s WINZ speak for applying for a benefit, it as euphamistically named as you might expect, there was little assessment and less planning.)) appeared to be going well; I really liked the guy who was … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Whatever | 2 Comments

Duke Rape Charges Dropped

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Rachel S.

I just saw this on Yahoo. The lesser charges remain, but the rape charges are dropped. I’d like to take some time to give a longer response to this whole scenario, and I will do so when I get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Whatever | 2 Comments

Erase Racism Carnival is Up at Christina Downloaded

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Rachel S.

Go check it out!! This edition is good because Christina has been able to pull in some new folks.

Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 2 Comments

Six Points About NYC's Banning Trans-Fats In Restaurants

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Ampersand

New York City has banned trans-fats in restaurants; restaurants have until July 2007 to get rid of the trans fats. ((Except for donut shops, which have until July 2008.)) 1) I’m enough of a libertarian to think they should have … Continue reading →

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Beauty: I don't get it

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Ampersand

A recent Miss America ((Katie Harmon, surgeon in training, classical singer, and proud Republican.)) is performing at my workplace all week, which has me thinking about a topic I usually don’t think about: beautiful women. I’ve gotta say: I just … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 19 Comments

Racism and Racists

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Rachel S.

Editor’s note: Last week I started a big debate over at my blog with this rant/post.  The post below is inspired from that debate.  I’ve been really frustrated with the “I’m not racist” refrain that I keep hearing over and … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 31 Comments

Call it 'Love' or call it 'Reason'

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Maia

Recently Foolish Owl posted the lyrics to Love Me I’m a Liberal. It’s a great song. If you haven’t read the lyrics you should go do that now. Reading the lyrics to ‘Love Me I’m a Liberal’ made me sad. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 5 Comments

White Supremacists or Central Indiana Message Board Participants?

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Rachel S.

I have been reading several forums about the black students at Indian Univeristy Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) who have demanded better treatment from the administration at the school, and some of the racist vulgarity and ignorance is a bit shocking, … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 63 Comments