Category Archives: Whatever

Blogging Against Heteronormativity

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Ampersand

Today is the day. Check out the participants at my blog.

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Authentic Candidates

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Ampersand

I know a lot of lefties hate Joe Klein, but I’ve never paid him much attention. On first reading, I thought this op-ed by Klein in Time was all right: In early 2003, I had dinner with several of the … Continue reading →

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Women's Dilemmas in Black/White Relationships

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Rachel S.

This is out of the Rachel’s Tavern archive. It is one of the Snippets from my Dissertation. Keep in mind all of these posts are snippets of a much larger piece of work, so feel free to add to things, … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 107 Comments

The New Face of HIV/AIDS

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Ampersand

Hi everyone. My name is Kortney Ryan Ziegler and I currently blog over at blac(k)ademic. Amp has generously opened up his blog for me to guest post for a few days. I wanted to kick start off my time here … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 21 Comments

Nearly All

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Maia

From Feministe I learned that the New York Times reads: “Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage.” Nearly universal health care? You mean almost everyone won’t die because they don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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I still believe Louise Nicholas

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Maia

A relative of Louise Nicholas left this comment. I replied with this I would take these posts down if there was any chance it could make things worse for Louise Nicholas, or anyone else who was trying to get justice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 45 Comments

I'll write about something else soon; I'll think about something else soon

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Maia

This photo was taken at a police college open day yesterday. The action lead the news about the case on both channels. I was so happy that that message got out there. I’ve talked to people on the protest; there … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 10 Comments

Monday baby blogging: Sydney and Gendered Behavior

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Ampersand

One of the arguments people often make about gender is “I had a kid, and I never treated him/her at all differently because of her/his sex, and yet look how little Brad loves playing with toy guns/little Janet loves wearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 63 Comments

Pandagon is Down, But Will Soon Return

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Ampersand

Amanda of Pandagon wants folks to know that Pandagon is down due to too many hits (a victim of her own success!), but she’s working on it and hopes to be back online soon.

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Sunday Protest Blogging: No Borders Edition

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Maia

Los Angeles saw one of it’s biggest protests ever yesterday when between half a million and a million people marched against anti-immigration laws. The laws would make it a felony to be an illegal immigrant, and calls for walls to … Continue reading →

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