That was fast.
Wow, the whole week’s gone already! I’m on my way back to Feline Formal Shorts after a wonderful week of guest-blogging here. Thank you all for being such attentive readers, and for contributing to the threads I put up. And thank you to Jill and the Feministe crew for having me over for a week. [...]
...read moreRace-Relations 101 – What can I do?
One of the most frequently asked questions in 101 type discussions is: “What can I do?” Granted, the focus of that question ranges from “how can I integrate my friend-circle?” to “how do I combat passive racism?” to “how do I have conversations that deal with race?” but they all have the same general elements. [...]
...read moreRace Relations 101 – Let’s start with hair.
(“Race Relations 101″ isn’t exactly the title I’m looking for. Suggestions for better things to call this series would be much appreciated.) The issues surrounding “ethnic” hair in general, and black hair specifically, come up pretty frequently in discussions about people’s experiences of race. It intersects with feminist concerns about beauty culture, hierarchies and colonial [...]
...read moreBecause I promised…
Way back when I was tagged to be a guest-blogger here, I said that I would write some race-relations 101 posts. I have some ideas (and I’m hoping to flesh out at least one of them today), but I’d like to know what there’s an interest in too. I know there isn’t a race equivalent [...]
...read moreLink Lovin’
My mind is a wanderin’ and my keyboard is too. Take a peek over my shoulder and see what I’ve been reading lately.
...read moreInstant good karma.
If you’ve got money to spare, wing it over Blackamazon’s way. Any amount is welcome, but she’s got a special deal going on too. Heres the deal: Donate an amount over $25 ( the amount I make for a one hour tour) and with your donation submit a topic. If I accept your donation I [...]
...read moreCriticizing the things you love
How do you balance criticism of something (or acknowledging its weaknesses) with your appreciation for it? I liked the Transformers movie, on the whole… but I still left yelling “Why did the black robot have to die?” Thinking about the racist, sexist stuff in the movie didn’t diminish my enjoyment of it… but it did [...]
...read moreWhen witty banter escapes you…
… I guess you just start talking. Heh. Hi there. I’m Magniloquence, and I blog over at Feline Formal Shorts. (The name, for those of you making faces, is a play on Aunt B’s Tiny Cat Pants. So you can blame her for it, I guess.) I was supposed to submit a really cool introduction [...]
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