Sexism

Not a Rapist? Good. Do You Laugh at Rape Jokes? You Enable Rape Culture.

1 Comment / Sexism / By / November 19, 2019

Image credit: Tasha Sturm/Cabrillo College/asm.org Julius was a military physician working for the German army in the late 1800s. His job was relatively simple: cure tuberculosis. Working alongside preeminent bacteriologist Robert Koch, he discovered and helped develop the ideal method and conditions for growing bacteria.  This was no easy feat. (Most) bacteria requires an ideal …

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Misogynoir: The Awful Cocktail of Patriarchal and White Supremacist Toxins

Racism, Sexism / By / August 29, 2019

I’ve talked about white supremacy. I’ve talked about patriarchy. Combine those two toxins and you get misogynoir, the vile poison suffered by women of color, and more specifically, black women.  When asked to address this, I joked and told Geri Miller the amount of rum it would take for me to discuss misogynoir would put me in …

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