Politics, again? *lifts spoonful of lumpy mush*
I KNOW I only ever almost always write about the elections. Sorry. But anyway, I'm getting more enthusiastic about Obama because I deeply appreciate his grassroots organizing strategy. Very good stuff.
That said, my feminist and anti-racist consciousness has been raised to new heights through this process. I appreciate that sexism is more visible than it's been in some time, although I wish there weren't so much of it around. Most importantly, I'm disturbed by the dismissal of women's and children's issues as social and economic justice issues--the foundational level on which poverty, violence, and injustice are most often perpetrated. So anyway, here's a link that says it better than I would: Women's E News
I've also been thinking deeply about white privilege, white women and race. We recently subscribed to The Advocate, and I've been thinking of subscribing to Ebony. I love reading a publication where the intended audience isn't straight white men. So anyway, for a take on Obama that I so appreciate (or rather, on the embracing of Obama by white men) check out Black Agenda Report.
Final disclaimer: Presidents generally don't do the important work for social change... they just ratify what's happening at the grassroots or try to block it. So what's important to me isn't the candidates themselves but the conversation - and activism - their candidacies generate. So back to work, Ro!
That said, my feminist and anti-racist consciousness has been raised to new heights through this process. I appreciate that sexism is more visible than it's been in some time, although I wish there weren't so much of it around. Most importantly, I'm disturbed by the dismissal of women's and children's issues as social and economic justice issues--the foundational level on which poverty, violence, and injustice are most often perpetrated. So anyway, here's a link that says it better than I would: Women's E News
I've also been thinking deeply about white privilege, white women and race. We recently subscribed to The Advocate, and I've been thinking of subscribing to Ebony. I love reading a publication where the intended audience isn't straight white men. So anyway, for a take on Obama that I so appreciate (or rather, on the embracing of Obama by white men) check out Black Agenda Report.
Final disclaimer: Presidents generally don't do the important work for social change... they just ratify what's happening at the grassroots or try to block it. So what's important to me isn't the candidates themselves but the conversation - and activism - their candidacies generate. So back to work, Ro!