Politics
When people start making their own campaign shirts, things get plain scary.
I just can't resist having a little design critique of the various shirts found on Café Press.
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Gender Blender: Male privilege
Longtime Bitch contributor Jake Anderson-Minshall and Rebecca Nay are co-hosting a new radio show called Gender Blender, which aired this week on KBOO, our local community radio station here in Portland.
The pilot episode explores the issue of male privilege and features perspectives from Portland... Read more »
Samantha Bee
Just so you all don't think I don't love and support our gal-comics on this side of the pond, I thought I'd share this. You may have already seen this if you have cable—but Samantha Bee of The Daily Show does a great bit with Stewart about her reaction as a woman to McCain's choice of Palin for VP... Read more »
Ugh, here we go: On McCain's VP pick
So by now we all know the basics about Sarah Palin, first-term governor of Alaska and John McCain's utterly transparent pick for running mate: She's a self-described "hockey mom," an avid proponent of drilling in Alaska and an equally avid opponent of abortion and gay-marriage rights. (She's also... Read more »
"What does feminism, or sexism, mean in a vacuum?"
Another amazingly articulate, thoughtful, critical analysis of "feminism" by Jess Hoffmann... Here's a snippet, but please please go read the rest.
I see a lot of people who say they believe in "intersectionality" talk about it kind of like this: Since some women are people of color, and some... Read more »
For the love of all that is good...
If I had a list of wishes, pretty high up would be that people realize that Whole Foods Market... well... sucks.
Here are a few reasons to avoid them and support your local grocer instead (if you're lucky enough to have one, that is):
Whole Foods violates their workers' rights to unionize,... Read more »
Enough! Resisting Capitalism
Thanks to Jessica Hoffmann for alerting me to a new project I'm thrilled to spread the word about:
Enough: The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism
Enough is a space for conversations about creating shared values and practices around wealth redistribution, how to sustain grassroots movements... Read more »
A collection of random things
Last night I co-hosted a fundraising house party for the kick-ass feminist media organization Women in Media and News. I've been involved in the organization since its planning and launch, and am proud to be its founding board chair.
The room was full of amazing feminist activists, and you could... Read more »
Assorted thoughts on Pride, weddings, and capitalism
Last night I went out to my neighborhood queer bar, the White Horse Inn, to see the East Bay Kings put on the most kick-ass drag show ever. It was not only the runup to the enormous Pride festivities in San Francisco, but also the farewell performance of Neil Down, who is seriously out-of-control... Read more »
About/for my dad
Since today is Father’s Day, I want to take some time to reflect on my dad, and try to start giving voice to some ideas and pain and anger that have been simmering in my mind.
My dad died this past winter after a shitty and long battle with cancer (he was a life-long smoker). He was 67. Now I... Read more »
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