Remember my Checklist of Fear post? I lamented about all the stupid, pithy little things you’re supposed to remember in order to somehow keep you safe from various dangers. The advice for protecting yourself from sexual assault are often particularly condescending.
Shayne at No, not you (h/t) has this counterpart checklist that gives a darkly humorous [...]
Flying into Roswell, New Mexico two weeks ago was the worst flying experience of my life. Just as background - I love to fly. I love takeoffs, I love landing, I love sharp curves, I love turbulence. I am never thinking about dying while flying. This flight went a little differently for me, though.
It was [...]
I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This one is from 2004. A [...]
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Realizing Racism“Do you know your daughter’s fucking a nigger?”
“We’re going to rape you ’cause you’ve been giving to the nigger what belongs to us.”
When I think about race from my childhood, these are the two phrases that repeat loudly in my head. I was white, [...]
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Realizing RacismQuite without my conscious permission it turns out that I am racist towards black people. This is really bothersome for me to learn. Now that I’ve learned it, though, I want to give it a lot of thought. I want to do some backtracking [...]
I used to be Pagan, and I frequently encountered women-only spaces, such as rituals, classes, and support groups that only permitted women to attend. I hated these and eventually stopped going to any. I feel very uncomfortable with the idea that there are some areas where it’s valuable to exclude half the population. I question [...]
Okay. I’ve heard enough about swine flu now that I want to talk about it. There are so many things happening in the world and happening in our daily lives, that the information flow should be pretty varied. When you start to hear a story or phrase repeated over and over, it’s time to sit [...]
I have heard the term white privilege now and then through the years, but it wasn’t until just a couple of years ago that I actually learned what it meant. I ran across a numbered list representing different manifestations of privilege. I’m not even sure what I was reading was about white privilege. It may [...]
