I’m voting for Joe fucking Biden
In fact I won’t even give a performance of “I’m holding my nose” or “vote blue no matter who” because I’m tired and I don’t owe anyone a justification
sexism
I Need You to Factcheck Your Stupid Friends
You don’t want to do it. That’s exactly why you need to.
Misogynoir: The Awful Cocktail of Patriarchal and White Supremacist Toxins
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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Men, it’s Past Time We Take Dismantling Patriarchy Seriously
What follows is directed to any men reading this. Any women reading this: please feel free to add to, amend, or correct this diatribe. The LAST thing I want to do is mansplain misogyny to women. First of all, all patriarchy is sexism. This means you don’t need to use the B word, be a …
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Men: We are not chapters in your redemptive arc. Stop victimizing us as a way to work out your trauma.
The women in these stories are collateral damage, and the purpose of their existence within these narratives is the opportunity they provide for men to grow and learn. The fact of those women’s suffering is at best a footnote.
Even if you walk a while in them, they’re not your shoes
Do not assume that a mile in someone else’s shoes compares to a lifetime of walking that someone did in those shoes.
“No offense, but…”
How are you supposed to learn how to not be “unintentionally” racist or sexist or whatever if people never have the right to tell you that you hurt them?
From Nuts to Nips, How Facebook is Demonstrably Sexist
And lest you think I’m one of those #FreeTheNipple weirdos (which I am), this isn’t just about that.
Things I’ve been criticized for
Follow along and check off all the “helpful” things you’ve been told about yourself
America: The Reckoning
Our self-concept as individuals and Americans is a kind of rounding up; an agglomeration of knowledge and experience and perspective and, well, laziness. That’s how minds work.