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eidolons
I am sending you this message from the aftermath. That is to say, maybe the afterlife. I am the mother, the sister, the daughter who vanished from the conversation. I became a load bearing wall in an...
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Go Forth and Nullify
It’s time for some real talk, so “set yer ass down and listen up” as they say in my native land. Assuming you haven’t only recently returned from ten years at sea or launched yourself into a gaping...
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Go Forth and Nullify (cheat sheet remix)
The Art of Reverse Trolling in short form. Part I. Bait 1) Paid maternity leave. 2) Wages for caring work. 3) Sexual Harassment. 4) “I would really prefer that you said (blank)person/worker instead...
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Spiritual Hygiene. Now and always.
Bear with me, because this is going to get autobiographical. As a young, frail, impressionable child, I was exposed to a near lethal dose of lefty academia, multiculturalism and completely...
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Lessons from Buster Keaton: The Importance of Pushing the Social Envelope...
A few evenings ago, I was comfortably tucked away in the dark, flickering movie house of an art gallery watching a specially restored version of a silent comedy called Seven Chances. I was pleased to...
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Stepping back from body image
In my time on earth, I feel like I have seen two issues begin to dominate the center stage of popular feminist dialogue. The ever-present battle for reproductive rights would be one of them, but...
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The Top 10 Things Freedom Of Speech Is Not
1) A guarantee that in any particular interaction between individuals, people will like you, respect your opinion or even listen to you. Illustrative dramatization: Citizen A: We shouldn’t be arguing...
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Don’t do it: The Safety Patrol
This week, news has surfaced for the umpteenth time that some finger wagging, self-righteous judge advised a sexual assault survivor that she ought not to go getting herself raped, silly goose! While...
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Now is the right time to talk about mental illness… sort of.
In the wake of another soul shredding national tragedy, we are talking about mental illness. I am glad we are talking about mental illness. We need to talk about mental illness. Some of us have been...
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Why yes, I do know my tits are hanging out!
Hi. I am that girl. If you’ve seen me, you’ve probably seen about half of my ample bosom. Yes, I realize that you can see it. To many, this seems to be a matter of public concern. I’ve had relatives,...
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Pro-family or against gay marriage: You can only choose one.
I’d like to open by saying that any person who would choose to actively, proudly deny basic rights (including marriage) to any person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is a moral...
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A different take on sex-positivity
I tend to find myself in heated disagreements with people who are in the current school of thought that calls itself sex-positive. I am not at all sex-negative; a term which has been hurled at me a...
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Your ground is our grave
For some folk, stand your ground laws bring to mind a scene from an action movie, or a western, where the brave hero protects his town or his family, thank god. Well, not so much for me. For me, the...
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An open letter to Huma Abedin
I would like to preface this by saying that I was pretty reluctant to further the amount of media coverage that you are getting. I stood back and I thought about it for a minute and I decided that the...
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An analysis of “reverse racism”
This is the first in a series meant to express feminist solidarity with the black community. I am not black and it would not be appropriate for me to diagnose, advise or otherwise claim the problems of...
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The movement, without black women, is no movement.
There is a general consensus (at least in my anecdotal experience) that the greatest of all feminist thinkers were/are black women, so where are the leaders of our generation? Audre Lorde is gone and...
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Lewis’ Law or How I learned to love the Doctor as a black woman
[preface: I apologize for this fluff piece, but you wouldn't be reading it probably if you didn't care.] Hello! I would like to introduce you to Freema Agyeman. She is effortlessly charming and has a...
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In support of Dr. Stollznow
It has come to light that this piece was taken down elsewhere against the author’s wishes, likely in a threat of litigation or something similar. In total solidarity, I have chosen to signal boost...
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manarchist redux
why I loathe baby manarchists in memes manarchist privacy manarchist tolerance manarchist indenture manarchist equality manarchist dignity manarchist future manarchist toughness manarchist...
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One last pass at the Nice Guy®
This has been done to death, to the point that I almost feel sorry for these folks who just are not taking responsibility for their own social anxiety and/or developmental awkwardness, a hallmark of...
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