So in the wake of RaceFail 2009, John Scalzi rethinks his reflexive “no way am I putting my hand in THAT blender” position, and invites Mary Anne Mohanraj to write a guest blog post. Which she does in a thoughtful, kind, non-blaming, We Can Work It Out sort of way full of linky goodness. And [...]
Because we expect a little paranoia and overreaction from brand-new parents with brand-new babies. From a parent with two school-age children, you expect a little better than this: Share and Enjoy:
And you know that Ampersand could have filled up multiple comics just like it. Share and Enjoy:
Lynn at Noli Irritare Leones has a very thoughtful post on the tension between the perspective of privilege and the perspective from where you sit. Share and Enjoy:
A little surprised and peeved that it wasn’t mentioned on Wikipedia’s main English page, but. You can watch video of Dr. King’s speeches as well as read his works. Here’s hoping for the day when we won’t have to keep asking ourselves if we’ve put racism behind us. Share and Enjoy:
Nole Irritare Leones links to an article citing a Newsweek poll about the chances of electing a female or black President. Respondents overwhelmingly said that they, themselves, would vote for someone other than ‘standard white male guy’, but doubted that the rest of the electorate would. It’s a bit like the poll results showing that [...]