Caty Simon and the Virtues of Vice (part two)
Oh, LOL. Sike. Before I go, I present the conclusion of my email interview with the one and only Ms. Caty Simon. Part one is here. Why do you think people on all sides of the issues involved have such strong feelings about Natalie Dyan and the choices she makes/made about how to make money [...]
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Soon after I was asked to guest blog at Feministe I emailed my internet friend Caty to ask if I could interview her for one of my posts. She maintains the fabulous blog The Virtues of Vice and is generally one of my favorite people to talk with about politics or pop culture or pretty [...]
...read moreThoughts on disability and respectful language
There are several different topics I’m trying to write about. Sometimes, when I start typing, the words just flow out and I end up in a totally different place than I was intending to go. The following was part of another post, but it was just too incongruous with the style of the rest of [...]
...read moreEmails from my mother
Okay, here’s what you need to understand going in: my mother is mentally ill, most likely with borderline personality disorder (characterized by certain patterns in a person’s social interactions). She is extremely passive-aggressive, as well as manipulative and emotionally abusive. Around sixteen years old, when I was just beginning to realize how fucked-up my family [...]
...read moreListening to Madness
This is an interesting article on an issue I know very little about. Thoughts?
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Disability and Class
This is a guest post by BipolarGirl for Blogging Against Disablism Day. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Blogging Against Disablism Day posts here. Trigger Warning I am bipolar. There’s debate as to whether I’m bipolar II or I. There’s debate as to whether I have anxiety attacks or hypomanic episodes. I [...]
...read moreRules of Engagement
Sometimes I think we should mandate comprehensive conflict resolution the same way we do sex education or driver’s education. Because I’ve realized that I have rules within disgreements that, when broken, are dealbreakers, and I’m wondering if other people are this way too. Between my profession and the bazillion years of therapy in my past [...]
...read moreHomelessness Increases Among Female Veterans
It looks like the rates of homelessness among female veterans are rising: Even including the 20 or so beds that would make up the new women’s home, Ms. Kiss described a grim calculus for female veterans. Ten years ago women represented 3 percent of homeless veterans, she said, compared with 5 percent now. About 180,000 [...]
...read moreJon Stewart takes on Gaza
He’s braver than me, that’s for sure. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Strip Maul Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video The best part, in my opinion (sorry, don’t have time for a full transcript, but hopefully one will surface somewhere): Bloomberg: If you’re in your [...]
...read moreThe Link Between Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Violence
Ashley at SAFER recently linked to a fascinating piece on teen pregnancy by The Center for American Progress. It’s one that I think everyone ought to read, because it so clearly illustrates the connection between sexual violence and “traditional” reproductive rights issues. I’ve always felt that sexual violence is undoubtedly a reproductive justice issue, as [...]
...read moreIs it worth the risk?
Well, what’s the risk? A lot of people took this tack in response to my PSA post. If I minorly annoy 49 people, but save one life!, isn’t it worth the risk? Psssst: your privilege is showing. See, here’s your thought process: If there’s a one-in-fifty chance my drive-by suggestions will help, it’s worth it! [...]
...read moreCrazytime!
“Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.” – Gandalf, the movie version. The above phrase is what I comfort myself with when I wonder as to why I have psychological problems. Was I “meant” to have them? I don’t [...]
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