August 2011
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“This kind of faux concern about teenage girls and sexual activity has nothing to...”
– Jessica Valenti, Full Frontal Feminism (via angrywomenoftumblr)
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“Pointing out that men are privileged in no way denies that bad things happen to...”
– Barry Deutsch - The Male Privilege Checklist (via reelaroundthefountain | tigersmilk)
for the “wut about the mens” crowd.
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“My view is that the right book has to reach you at the right time, and no person...”
– Elif Baufman in Tom Perrotta, Francine Prose, and others on “great books” that aren’t great. - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate Magazine (via thosehearts)
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Why can't somebody just pay me to rant on the...
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“The last time a Republican fought for my rights, I was a fetus”
– (via womenandnews)
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“Why are so many problems today perceived as problems of intolerance, rather than...”
– Slavoj Žižek (via gingerche)
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The WOC Survival Kit: If You Need Help with 'The... →
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Like it or not, ‘The Help’ is the talk of the interwebs. Some folks love it, many folks hate it, others just don’t know what the big deal is.
In case you have yet to read the Association of Black Women Historian’s beautiful, eloquent and concise statement on why ‘The Help’ is problematic, faux-Civil Rights history, you should check it out here (Zora Walker also posted...
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Nothing 'mindless' about rioters - Al Jazeera →
Although riots are complex social phenomenona, the recent unrest in England has inescapably political roots.
…The global economic crisis is at least as political as the riots we’ve seen in the last few days. It has lasted far longer and done far more damage. We need not draw a straight line from the decision to bail out the banks to what’s going on now in London. But we must...
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An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help -... →
…We respect the stellar performances of the African American actresses in this film. Indeed, this statement is in no way a criticism of their talent. It is, however, an attempt to provide context for this popular rendition of black life in the Jim Crow South. In the end, The Help is not a story about the millions of hardworking and dignified black women who labored in white homes to...
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WatchLactate Intolerance - The Daily Show with Jon S…
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Am I paranoid or is old school sexism back in... →
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