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I disagree. I do think there are ways that men are hurt by sexism that have no equivalent in your…
Speaking as a man I would never join an organisation that focuses on men's issues. To do so would be…
Why are there no dedicated left orgs like that? In the UK there's the Men and Boys Coalition. In the…
I’ll address the final part of your comment separately. Before I do that, I have some more data to bring…
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Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues
Is Wayne Brady Gonna Have to Choke a Bitch?
One of the most brilliant sketches on the reliably brilliant Chapelle’s Show was Dave Chapelle’s night out with Wayne Brady. Brady, of course, has the reputation of being squeaky clean, almost to the point of absurdity. And so it comes … Continue reading →
A Messed-Up Libertarianism
A quote from libertarian Jim Henley, via LOOG: Most libertarians would agree that it’s a messed-up state that: * Creates a massive crime problem in poor minority neighborhoods with a futile, vicious and every more far-reaching attempt to prevent commerce … Continue reading →
Black Americans are Americans
One thing that cannot be said enough about birtherism, afterbirtherism, and all its myriad forms: it is racist at its core. An argument that Obama cannot be who he is — an intelligent, accomplished, American president — because he is … Continue reading →
YA RLY!
So today we learned that Barack Obama was, in fact, born in Hawai’i, just like he always said he was. Okay, “we” is kind of misleading. Most of us already knew Obama was born in Hawai’i, because, you know, he … Continue reading →
Deconstructing Sheri Tepper’s 2008 Interview with Strange Horizons
So, someone asked me what was so offensive about Tepper’s interview. After reading her comments, I’m convinced that it might actually be helpful to some people if I did a deconstruction. I don’t usually fisk things because it’s a format … Continue reading →
From “My Adventures as a Social Poet,” by Langston Hughes
Mark Nowak’s post on Harriet, “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of…”: On Wisconsin, Michigan, and the most famous question in the USA,” which is well worth reading in its own right, makes reference to the … Continue reading →
Right Speech vs. White Privilege:
ETA: My curiosity took me to the Wikipedia page for Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, and it turns out that O’Brien’s comparison is even less apt than I initially thought: The village’s long name cannot be considered an authentic Welsh-language toponym. It was artificially … Continue reading →
This is Hatred–Shameful, Disgraceful, Unnerving, Frightening, Racist, Xenophobic, Islamophobic Hatred
Apologies for posting twice in such quick succession, but I saw this video on Facebook and I just had to post it. It speaks for itself, though I especially appreciated the woman who calls out, “One nation under God, not … Continue reading →
Teaching Cornelius Eady’s “Brutal Imagination”
One of the projects I have set myself for this tenth year after the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington DC is to read all the books of poems I own that were published in 2001. I … Continue reading →
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Quote: Make It More Ethnic
I have been on sets before when a director says ‘can you make it more ethnic?’ I always say ‘can you demonstrate to me how you want it done?’ That usually ends it. –Yvette Nicole Brown Reading this article by … Continue reading →
I don’t think it’s good for feminism that ending sexism is seen as something without direct benefits for men, when…