Just a quick note
Chris, I saw some of myself in a few paragraphs of your I-quit post, and–without defending anything else, or hoping to diminish the post itself–I wanted to explain some stuff about my reaction to the whole Twisty transphobia thing. (Excuse me, the first Twisty transphobia thing: another comments thread at her blog took almost exactly [...]
...read moreBreak Time
I’m taking an indefinite break from the blog. Recent discussions have gotten me too upset to continue posting here. Steve Gilliard was a friend of mine. I went to his wake and funeral. I can’t do this right now. Enjoy your guest-bloggers.
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So I screwed up.
...read morePaul Berman Should Not Fear Tariq Ramadan.
Paul Berman’s enormous 28,000-word essay about Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan is a must-read. Berman’s intellectual goals are most laudable – against terrorism and for universal human rights. Unfortunately, I fear his essay is incomplete where it is not unfair, unfair where it is not dishonest, dishonest where it is not incomplete.
...read moreIntimacy for…
Intimacy for Grades is a scandal that rocked the boat of the East African nation of Kenya. Check out this link from the BBC: what do you think about it in the nation you live in and what does it mean when it spreads to developing nations? Will it hinder the womens’ movement in post-colonial [...]
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In Which He, Fatefully, Returns to Gender.
My first two notes about the intsersection of parenting and gender revealed that I was typing out of my depth. I would like to try one more time, having read all of the comments and thought some more about it, if only to try, try again. After my first post, there was a commenting consensus [...]
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