Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Brilliant. Thanks to 52 Weeks.
What we are talking about is the expectation of, or the giving of, accolades to people for merely meeting the basic standards of non-misogyny. So you think women are people? Well yeah, that is great, but it is not exactly above and beyond the call of duty is it?
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Posted in all about me, gone too soon on April 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Posted in gone too soon, homophobia, just stop, lgbtq on April 21, 2009 | Comments Off
*Miss California
I do not want to talk about beauty pageants. I want to say I’m surprised they still happen but I’m not… I don’t care about them, I don’t pay attention to them and I think they are a stupid waste of time; I think they are demeaning and sexist and again… usually don’t [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
some mother’s son lies dead today
cold stone
like a tomb
hung
like a thief
on a tree
cruelty’s victim
now he is not
here
some mother’s son
some brother
nephew
friend
tomorrow
is
resurrection day
greetings will ring in the chilly easter air
He is risen
He is risen indeed
while this mother’s son
lies still
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Posted in fun stuff on April 3, 2009 | Comments Off
And I agree with Dorothy Snarker, from whom I stole this – when the universe gets you down, watch silly videos on youtube.
It’s been rough over here in all kinds of ways – so let’s just everybody dance. Things’ll get better, won’t they?
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Posted in intersectionality, just stop on April 2, 2009 | Comments Off
h/t belledame222
Derailing for Dummies
You know how it is. You’re enjoying yourself, kicking back and relaxing at the pub or maybe at the library; or maybe you’re in class or just casually surfing the internet, indulging in a little conversation. The topic of the conversation is about a pertinent contemporary issue, probably something to do [...]
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