Seems like it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these….<\/p>\n
Ally Work: The First Erase Racism Carnival is Here!<\/strong><\/a> Lucky White Girl: Carnival of the Liberals #13<\/strong><\/a> New Blog: Taking Place<\/strong><\/a> GenderGeek: Arguments in Favor of Outlawing Prostitution<\/strong><\/a> Shrub.com: Rebuttal to the “It’s Just a Joke, You Shouldn’t Take It Seriously” Argument<\/strong><\/a> A Womb of Her Own: Anne Fasuto-Sterling on How Culture Literally Shapes Our Bones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Blac(k)ademic: More on gender and race intersectionality, rather than trumping<\/strong><\/a> Citizen of the Month: What being Jewish Has To Do With Understanding Anti-Fat Bigotry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pseudo-Adrienne: Book Review of The Girls Who Went Away<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Debatage: Peter Singer Comes Out In Favor of Anti-Fat Bigotry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Vegankid: The Root of Racism is the Creation of Whiteness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n After all, if we are all given the same opportunities in life and the outcome is that White people come out ahead, then the logical conclusion is that we remain innately superior. Inversely, this logic implies that people of color do not attain such positions because they are lazy, morally corrupt, intellectually inferior, or other such nonsense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n BlackProf.com: Race and Sexual Harassment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea Jennings: The LGBT Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement Are Not The Same<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Civil rights metaphors are an even bigger joke when we consider the disenfranchisement of blacks within the LGBT community. Co-opting language and tactics from the civil rights movement without coming through on its promises is self-serving and undermines our movement instead of legitimizing it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Gimp Parade: Voting While Disabled, and why vote-by-mail may not be the best thing for disabled voters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Daily Kos: Why The Right-Wing Gets It<\/strong><\/a> Ostroy Report: Lots of posts about Al Gore’s hypothetical run for president<\/strong><\/a> Feministe: Piny on Cultural Appropriation, Borrowing and Theft<\/strong><\/a> luxurious living light: Bought Colored Kids (a critique of transracial adoption).<\/strong><\/a> The Debate Link: Why the Religious Right is Distancing Itself From Republicans<\/strong><\/a> Molly Saves The Day: Is “My Name Is Earl” a Hidden Recruitment Drive for Scientology?<\/strong><\/a> After Ellen: The Coming Extinction Of Lesbian Characters on Network TV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Why Am I Not Surprised?: Racism = Prejudice + Power<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n …They say, “I don’t see color. I just see everyone as a human being,” by which they mean, they don’t intend to acknowledge all the studies showing how exploited and dominated people of color still are in the United States because the White speaker has already decided that Black people’s problems are the result of Black people’s inferiority.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hugo Schwyzer: Feminist Men and Women’s Anger<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Gimp Parade: Fallacious and Offensive Comparison between Fetuses and the Disabled<\/strong><\/a> BlackProf.com: First African-American Women To Be A Professor At Yale Law School<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pinko Feminist Hellcat: Don’t Mess With Our Views, Plebes!<\/strong><\/a> Pinko Feminist Hellcat: Critique of the Voluntary Simplicity Movement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BRO Blog: Two Upcoming Anti-Queer Ballot Measures In Oregon<\/strong><\/a> Noli Irritare Leones: Beefcake, Cheesecake, and the Meaning of Women’s Lack of Surfing for Porn<\/strong><\/a> BBC Video: BBC Interviews Wrong Man (aka Guy Goma is my hero)<\/strong><\/a> Democracy Arsenal: On A Unilateral Withdrawal From the West Bank by Israel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n VeganKid: Its four in the morning and i reek of burnt flesh and melted linoleum.<\/strong><\/a> Feministe: The Patriachy Hurts Men Between The Sheets<\/strong><\/a> After Ellen: Interview with WonderFalls <\/em>co-creator Bryan Fuller<\/strong><\/a> Mombian: New Report on Children’s TV Watching Habits<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pandagon: Against “Natural vs Unnatural” Discourse<\/strong><\/a> Feministing: Zimbabwe women arrested for protesting inequitable schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BlackProf.com: Why The Census Should Not Have An “Interracial” Category<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Given the importance of racial statistics for addressing racial inequality, it does not seem such an imposition to request that individuals treat the race question as an inquiry into the political meaning of how they are racially perceived, rather than an inquiry into the full range of a person’s racial identity. … When a mixed-race person of African-descent can’t get a taxi, the full range of how that person culturally identifies is simply not salient to the issue of discrimination.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Capitalism Bad, Tree Pretty: Excellent Post on Food, Politics, and Capitalism<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Big Fat Blog: Study Finds Anti-Fat Prejudice Common Among Fat People<\/strong><\/a> Capitalism Bad, Tree Pretty: How Imprecise Langauge Hinders Feminist Debates About Pornography<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n (Liberal) Girl Next Door: Start Preparing For Republicans To Steal The 2006 Elections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n I love these “movie trailers” parodies made from classic movies.<\/strong><\/a> Debitage: Nature Is Not Wise, But We Are Foolish<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n John M. Burt: Saipan is a Beautiful Place<\/strong><\/a> Balkinization: On the FBI Search of Rep. Jefferson’s Office<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Instead of being upset about the President spying on Americans without a warrant, and in violation of federal law, the members of the U.S. Congress are upset about the FBI searching a Congressman’s office with a legal warrant. Instead of being upset about the cruel, inhuman and degrading tactics of the CIA and military interrogators, members of the U.S. Congress are upset that a corrupt Congressman’s office has been disturbed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n National Council of Research on Women: Taxes Are a Women’s Issue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seems like it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these…. Ally Work: The First Erase Racism Carnival is Here! Our own guest-poster Rachel S. (of Rachel’s Tavern) did a great job putting this together. Lucky White Girl: Carnival … Continue reading
\nOur own guest-poster Rachel S. (of Rachel’s Tavern<\/a>) did a great job putting this together.<\/p>\n
\nLinky Liberal Goodness!<\/p>\n
\nA really good groupblog with a lot of the smarter set of progressive bloggers.<\/p>\n
\nSpecifically, she favors arresting and jailing “johns,” which is my position too. Here she rebuts several oft-heard feminist arguments against this policy.<\/p>\n
\nAnother example of first-class argumentation from the awesome Tekanji.<\/p>\n
\nDamn, but Nubian is great. Complexity is not our enemy.<\/p>\n
\nThe book is about “The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade.” Really interesting stuff.<\/p>\n
\nRegular readers know I don’t link to Kos much – I’m not that interested in horserace analysis. But this post, about how the right uses long-term thinking to move the boundaries of debate, struck me as both interesting and probably true. This is one reason I think it’s important to fight and argue for total marriage equality for same-sex couples, rather than just arguing for a “civil unions” compromise.<\/p>\n
\nI like the post-2000 Gore’s politics a lot better than most Democrat’s, and he could probably win. The problem is, when he was actually faced with a challenge in Florida in 2000, he pretty much rolled over and died, providing zero leadership and not standing up for black voters’ rights. Do we really want someone like that in the White House?<\/p>\n
\nThoughtful post. The discussion in the comments is interesting, too.<\/p>\n
\nCurtsy: Blac(k)ademic<\/a><\/p>\n
\nIt’s strategy. Pure speculation on David’s part, but interesting and plausible speculation nonetheless.<\/p>\n
\nI don’t really care if it is or not; it’s a good show no matter what it’s intent and inspiration. But it’s an interesting post nonetheless.<\/p>\n
\nBlue correctly criticizes a discussion had by a number of ablebodied clueless people, myself included, I’m embarrassed to admit.<\/p>\n
\nWind turbines are too unsafe and environmentally destructive to put in sight of Ted Kennedy’s estate. But move the turbines to a poor area, and suddenly the safety and environmental problems disappear like poof!<\/p>\n
\nReally horrifying stuff – one would ban all public schools, including universities, from teaching any materials that “express approval of, endorse or otherwise make morally acceptable the behaviors of homosexuality, bisexuality or transgendered conduct.” Hopefully, it won’t pass, but I bet that the majority of conservatives in Oregon vote in favor of it.<\/p>\n
\nCurtsy: Hugo<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nGuy Goma, a cab driver, is sitting in the BBC waiting room, waiting to interview for some job. Somehow, he wound up in the interview seat of a news show instead, mistaken by the show staff for an expert in internet copyright law. Mr. Goma’s expression when he realizes he’s being interviewed on TV news – and his decision to bluff his way through the interview – is hilarious, but also the bravest thing I’ve seen in ages. I’d hire him. Curtsy: The Debate Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe reality of U.S. health care, where people have to choose between emergency care and having money for rent the next month.<\/p>\n
\nBecause y’know, it’s not feminism that says it’s all about the erection.<\/p>\n
\nOne of my favorite TV shows ever – too bad they canceled it after three episodes. The interview focuses on the main character’s lebsian sister, and includes a little of what they planned to do with her character second season. Sigh.<\/p>\n
\nA response to to one of Rachel’s posts<\/a> here on Alas. Yay for debate!<\/p>\n
\nCan’t say I’m surprised.<\/p>\n
\nCurtsy: Headpiece for the Staff of Ra<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPossibly no “guest workers” in any part of the US (Saipan is a US territory) have been mistreated as badly as women working in Saipan. John Burt provides some useful links.<\/p>\n