Wonder Woman for DC
The New Organizing Institute is running some superheroes for DC mayor. As a feminist, I of course am throwing my support behind Wonder Woman. Check out her website, and follow her on Twitter. The campaign isn’t entirely real (although you can and should vote on Friday!), but here’s a serious question for you all: What [...]
...read moreShocking news of the day: Cats are useless.
It’s true. I am a notorious cat-hater who also happens to be a cat owner, and I think I can confirm that they have no actual utility beyond sleeping and pooping twice their body weight. Luckily, Percival is half puppy — he follows me around and always wants to cuddle — so I enjoy his [...]
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I, and others, have been mulling over how to refer to people who are not disabled. Roughly, our options seem to be: * normal, or non-marked identity: centering a certain body/mind as “normal” necessarily implies that any difference makes a person less than. It tends to imply that “normal” is accepted as good, whole, while [...]
...read moreA Heavy Hand on the Hunan Heat
Hello folks! Kai here. Some of you may be familiar with my writings, ramblings, and riddlings — especially if you’re the type who prefers to chill on the other side of the tracks where levels of melanin and capsaicin seem to increase in tandem. By which I mean, communities of color and spicy foods are [...]
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