The Greatest Country and Western Song, Ever, and How Rosanne Cash Ruined It
Hands-down the best country and western song ever, ever, ever is “Long Black Veil.” It sounds like the kind of song that should have always existed, been sung by lonely men wandering Scottish moors or something. It was, though, written by some folks whose names we know–Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin–and first recorded by Lefty [...]
...read morePost-Vacation Round-Up
I’ve been away for two weeks and the guesties have been holding down the fort, but now that I’m back home and sifting through my email, I have many a link to share. So check out the good stuff I’ve missed: Shotgun Adoption: The amazing Kathryn Joyce (author of Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement) [...]
...read more“Soy Aimée, la de Zaida.”
My apologies for being late with this first post, but Mercury in Retrograde has been kicking my butt. Anyway, as a guest-blogger, I realize that I need to introduce myself to the Feministe community. I thought I’d start out with an anecdote: When I was younger, I spent summers in Puerto Rico with my grandparents. [...]
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Hello to all Feministe readers and contributors! I’ve been very invited to guest blog at Feministe this week. I’m very grateful to get this opportunity to discuss my interests in feminist politics with a new audience. I’m looking forward to getting your input and feedback. I thought I would first introduce myself and talk about [...]
...read moreStealth Was A Mistake
Another Classic TransGriot post One of the ongoing arguments in the transgender community that’s guaranteed to generate heated debate one way or the other is the stealth vs out one. Basically, stealth is the transgender equivalent of what we call in the African-American community ‘passing’. Back during the bad old days African-Americans who had features [...]
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