Monthly Archives: December 2007

This Is What's Going on In My Home Town–Nativity Scene Drama

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rachel S.

Apparently they are fighting over a nativity scene. The problem erupted after a Columbus man apparently complained about equality of religions in displays at state parks. After a letter to the business manager of Ohio State parks regarding symbols of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-atheism, Anti-Semitism, Atheism, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 129 Comments

Open Link & Comment Thread

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Ampersand

Feel free to post whatever links you’d like here, including links to your own stuff. “Promoted” from the comments: The recent Carnival of Feminist Sci-Fi and Fantasy: Part I, Part II, and Part III. Bean, meanwhile, emailed me telling me … Continue reading →

Posted in Links | 39 Comments

Monday Baby Blogging: Denim Sydney

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Ampersand

This has nothing to do with the photo, but did I tell you about the time that Maddox first vomited all over her mother’s shoulder and lap while mom was at the computer? She had a stomach bug, and took … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & kid blogging | 2 Comments

Disability Blog Carnival

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Jack Stephens

The December addition of the Disability Blog Carnival is up at Andrea’s Buzzing About:
We all have a number of little things that not only delight us in small ways, but also make life just so much more pleasant, and even help reduce our stress loads. These tend to fall into three categories: technology that enables […] Continue reading →

Posted in Syndicated feeds | 3 Comments

My Daughter's Vagina, Part 9

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 It’s funny how memory works. When I wrote before that I could not identify at all with Walter’s fantasy about fucking a woman to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Sexism hurts men | 17 Comments

Asian American Immigrants and Schooling

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Jack Stephens

Stacey J. Lee, over at Asian American Empowerment, blogs about Asian American immigrants and the lack of support they get from the U.S. educational system:
Despite the growing number of immigrant students in schools throughout the country, many schools lack the expertise to adequately serve second language students. In fact, many school districts face a shortage […] Continue reading →

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WHINE!

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Mandolin

I started out blogging on livejournal where 90% of posts are whining of some kind. I feel the need to subject you all to my whining. (“Whine” by Ursula Vernon of Metal and Magic) I got strep throat earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 14 Comments

"Contact Us" forms have been fixed

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Ampersand

The “Contact Us” forms, which have been AWOL for a while, have been repaired. Just lettin’ folks know.

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Blackface/Yellowface/*face

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Kay Olson

In “Blackface/Yellowface/*face” Wheelchair Dancer muses about identity politics, performance arts and disability culture: Despite years of discrimination and oppression and despite a history that is as appalling as the histories of other minoritized groups, there is no performing arts context … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Links, Race, racism and related issues | 3 Comments

The 49th Carnival of Feminists

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ampersand

At Day In A Wannabe Punk’s Life.

Posted in Links | 1 Comment