When I rant about biases and stereotypes and authors’ blindspots, I get the impression that some people think I’m some perfect person without any biases. I’ve talked a lot about my awareness of my own misogyny and racism, but there’s other stuff that creeps up on you too, sometimes when you least expect it. Bias […]
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May 17, 2012 During times of great social upheaval, it can often seem safer to say nothing. You get noticed less. You piss off fewer people. You go around making sure the trains run on time. You make your dollars and go home and stuff them in the mattress and keep your head down and
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You’re a racist. Ok? It’s OK. Take a deep breath. It doesn’t mean you have to be a horrible person. I promise. Just… listen. For the most part, I’m addressing white American folks in this particular message, because, you know, I’m white. And American. I get it. I grew up here too, in a white ghetto. But
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They came first for the gays and the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t gay, or a Jew. Then they came for the immigrants and the socialists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t an immigrant or a socialist. Then they came for the Muslims, and I didn’t speak up because
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Sooo…. let me get this straight. You had folks like this chick and this guy to carry this movie: And YOU CHOSE this guy and this chick? I’m sorry, what planet are you living on, Hollywood? Because it’s not the same planet I’m living on. Also, it looks like a terrible movie.
“Someone in power is finally going to state the obvious truth that gay marriage is absolutely necessary, and they’re not going to put it up for a vote, because that’s not what you do with basic human rights. You don’t let six wolves and four sheep vote on what to have for dinner (or in
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I first noticed this phenomenon in the photos of folks I have on my Yahoo IM chat list. More often than not, women with young children would use the photo of their children as their avatar photo. The first couple times, you figure, hey, they’re just really proud of their kids. Then I saw my
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This was not the movie I wanted to see. See, I wanted somebody to take the opportunity to tell the story about complex, fully developed Native American societies whoopin some Viking ass. Instead, it’s just another cliched ramble about “noble savages” getting saved by The Great White Hope. It was like watching 10,000 BC… in