Thanks Feministe and Good-Bye
I would like to thank the Feministe bloggers for so generously sharing their space with me. I really appreciate the opportunity to engage with such a large audience. Thanks everyone for the great conversations that went on in comments. Remember that we cannot always agree but if we are engaging with each other, there is [...]
...read moreSunday Shame: Ebay Frilly Shirt Edition
Another Sunday has rolled around and since everyone enjoyed last weeks Sunday Shane, I have decided to once again cross post it here at Feministe. Since becoming disabled, I have taken to making my clothing purchases on EBAY. The unhusband has been great picking up the slack since I have been sick. He does the [...]
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. It ravaged the Gulf Coast from central Florida to Texas. New Orleans was the most affected due to the levees breaking. Many evacuated before the storm hit landfall, however; those unable or unwilling to leave waited out the storm in their homes or in what was [...]
...read moreWhat’s Accessible To You?
Different bodies, need different kinds of accommodation. It seems to me that many believe, a one size fits all solution, will work as far as making spaces more inclusive but in my experience, as a differently abled bodied person, I can often see where even having the limited mobility that I do, offers me a [...]
...read moreThe Great White Hope and Lynn Jenkins (R-Topeka)
I should really start a blog entitled dispatches from post racial America. POC are routinely told that we have come so far and that things are getting better each day. Racism is often theorized not to effect our lives to a great degree. Of course these are the pronouncements from Whiteness and their house slave [...]
...read moreStephen Moyer on Vampire Sex: Masculinity in True Blood
The following quote is from Stephen Moyer AKA vampire Bill compton in the series True Blood. Epilogue: Stephen Moyer, on Vampire Sex: “The thing about vampirism is that it taps into a female point of view – you have an old-fashioned gentleman with manners who is a fucking killer… it’s an interesting duality, because in [...]
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Are Animals and Humans the Same?
I have written repeatedly about the offensive nature of PeTA’S campaigns because I find that their approach is often dehumanizing. Much of the time, they buttress their position by saying that we are no different than animals and therefore are undeserving of special treatment. This line of thought does not solely apply to PeTA. Many [...]
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For Blue Eyes: Pecola Breedlove Lives
If a Black girl is very lucky she is born into a family that will cherish her. She will be told repeatedly that she is beautiful, even that she is a princess. Those first years are very important in building a solid self-esteem. They will be needed to help deal with the stressful years ahead, [...]
...read moreBlack women should lighten up? On health, optimism and bias
As I mentioned in my initial post, I also blog for Global Comment. Below you will find my latest post. Black femininity falls squarely into three social constructions: jezebel, mammy and sapphire. Each construction is meant to discipline Black women into subservience and marginalization. Socially, Black women occupy the bottom of both the race and [...]
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Sunday Shame: Condiment Edition
Monday to Friday I generally focus on very serious issues when I blog. On the weekends because it is a time of relaxation for all, I like to have a little fun and do lighter fare. Every Sunday I write a post entitled Sunday Shame where we publicly admit to little faux pas for fun. [...]
...read moreBack To School: Corporal Punishment For Students
Like any parent, now that the summer is winding down, I am excited to get my boys back to school. As much as I love the time that we have spent together, they need to get back to a routine. They are whining like any other young kid would, about the loss of freedom and [...]
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Thomas Jefferson: The Face of a Rapist
Americans look at Thomas Jefferson and see the one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, a statesman, a former president and one of the founding fathers,’ however; when I look at him, I see the face of a rapist. When Jefferson first met Sally Hemings, his slave through inheritance, she would have been no [...]
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