December 2011
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South Asian Diaspora: #NSEERS Lands #DREAMAct... →
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...but some men DO menstruate →
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Thx go to Sanaa-Tamir for pointing out to me that the Steinem quote I just posted has all the cis-sexism & trans erasure.
It should read “What would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, cisgendered men could menstruate…
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One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
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“Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and...”
– Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (via tanitaf)
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So you know that post going around of a Westboro...
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and everyone’s like OMGZ WE CAUGHT YOU, YOU HYPOCRITE.
But I can’t help but think
Watching Glee does not by any means make you a social justice activist or mean that you’re not a queer/trans-hating asshole.
That show is pretty fucking offensive sometimes and often perpetuates stereotypes/racism/sexism/cissexism/heterosexism/normativity (and this is coming from someone...
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New Model Minority: What Awkward Black Girl and... →
newmodelminority:
Where in the hell do I begin? I will just start with me and the two questions that have been on my mind since Moya (and I believe a loose collective of folks) wrote the criticism of Awkward Black Girl’s usage of transphobic and homophobic language in a recent episode of the web series
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Don't be the easy girl.
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If I can get you to start sexually talking to me by the end of the first day, it makes me think of you as an easy girl. If I can get you half naked by the first time we see each other, what kind of a look is that for you? If you’re this easy with me, how easy are you with other guys?
If you can start slut shaming by the end of the first...
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awkward black girl drama →
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amantesuntamentes:
one of the comments from a member of the CFC really puts things into perspective:
“It seems to me that there is no tolerance for criticism even if it is done in love by long time supporters of ABG. Many of the previous comments here and on the CFC Facebook page reflect the fact that black folks have no tolerance for criticism regarding the rampant...
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Issa Rae: An Open Response from Tracy Oliver &... →
issarae:
Some of our viewers may have been offended by some of the language in our recent episode. We take this matter especially to heart, considering the CFC and members of the LGBT community were among the first to embrace ‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.’
Since our first episode debuted in…
Well this was disappointing.
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Open Letter to our friends @awkwardblkgrl →
crunkfeministcollective:
Dear Awkward Black Girl, We love the show! We also love your continuous engagement with fans and your commitment to staying on the Web to maintain your vision. What we don’t love is the transmisogyny and misogyny in episode 11. In episode 11, CeCe calls White Jay’s ex a “tra**y…
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Anyone got a screenshot of #ABG trending on...
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