I'm taking another sociology course this semester, called "Theories of Race & Ethnicity." I was really, really anxious going into this class, because I SO wanted it to be a good class, and not a bunch of white-supremacy-reinforcing bullshit. I was concerned that the only book we're required to buy for the course is Black Like Me. (Not because it's ( Read more... )

( Meh. )

A comment I just saw in fandom_secrets (bolding is mine):

I have to admit, I'm glad that it seems the super-teeny-boppers are leaving (because honestly, that's the only thing I consider an absolute sign of a fairweather fan--leaving when the hawtness is gone), if only because maybe, in a few years, people who actually liked the Doctor/Rose ship will no longer ( Read more... )

Y'know, once upon a time I truly didn't care who won the American election. (And by "once upon a time," I mean a few months ago.) I was fairly mystified by the ENORMOUS issue it has been on my friendslist. I honestly couldn't figure out why people were getting so worked up about it; I suppose that, post-Bush, people only want the best person they ( Read more... )

For any members (present or future) of debunkingwhite - stoneself has posted a great article on the purpose of the community:

What I Think debunkingwhite Is About.

Sample quote:

debunkingwhite is about debunking white.

[...]

• not about highlighting white anti-racism.debunkingwhite is not the place for white people looking for cookies. no one here is going to hand you ( Read more... )

On the plus side, here's an interesting post in debunkingwhite on white guilt.

I mostly like what people have had to say about the general usefulness of white guilt as a sometimes-motivator, sometimes-paralyzing force. That's more involved that other things I've heard people say.

Sigh. Want to just go to sleep, but I can't.

WOW. SO MUCH DRAMA in lj-land last night. I didn't get any schoolin' done.

So...people outside of feminist have been complaining for ages that the community lets white privilege run unchecked, and that it's exclusionary to women of color. The mods decide to fix this.

welsey makes a mod post explaining the new rules.

Based on some feedback, here are ( Read more... )