Dear James Dobson
No, no, and no. Not only is this a bunch of bullshit, but you just violated Tubman’s Law. So where does the issue go from here? Time will tell. It took William Wilberforce more than 30 years to bring about an end to Britain’s slave
Yearly Archives: 2006
Cultural Appropriation
I told you before that I’m a Science Fiction and Fantasy fan. I also write in that genre. You probably wouldn’t know me if I told you who I am. At any rate, last month I attended the WisCon Feminist Science Fiction convention, which is
Things You Need To Understand #2 – Tubman’s Law
Tubman’s Law (subset of Godwin’s Law) By trying to equate black racial oppression–which involved millions of people being taken away from their countries and carted across the sea, where many died or got horrible diseases, and then were used as free laborers and were more
More Judges Who Get It
Negro Leagues players’ payments upheld Major League Baseball is entitled to pay former Negro Leagues players $10,000 a year and provide medical coverage as compensation for their exclusion from the big leagues, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting a reverse-discrimination suit from a group
See, I’m not the only one!
Even if you don’t live in New York, you should know about Overheard in New York and New York Overheard. I can’t breathe for laughing while reading the entries on these sites. What makes it even more fun is that, as a denizen of this
Some Things You Need To Understand #1a
Sexism = Prejudice + Power Women cannot be sexist. Prejudiced, yes; sexist, no.
The White Minority
I live in California. San Diego to be exact. For those of you who never paid attention in geography class or are from Canada, San Diego is right on the border with France. Or Mexico, I forget which one. Either way, lots of people leave
Race Card Redux
Apropos of my post the other day, Tim Wise also has some thoughts on the “Race Card”. Recently, I was asked by someone in the audience of one of my speeches, whether or not I believed that racism–though certainly a problem–might also be something conjured
Some Things You Need To Understand #1
An ongoing series. Here’s something you need to understand before engaging me in any debate: Racism = Prejudice + Power By definition, Blacks and other minorities cannot be racist because they do not have insitutional, systemic power. The term Minority doesn’t even refer to a
Radio Fans
For those of you coming due to the JV & Elvis thing, here’s an open thread just for you. Scream at me all ya want!