I'll be honest, it freaks me the hell out that on a post on debunkingwhite, my guide was listed as the first LJ resource re: learning about racism, and the link was listed as being from another comm's guide. I guess it freaks me out because I keep realizing over and over how very fucking clueless I am about racism - how I'm still making all these common white ( Read more... )

There was a discussion earlier tonight on a friend's journal during which I called someone out on ableist language and asked them not to use a particular term. The called-out person apologized and said they'd keep it in mind. My friend expressed agreement but asked that I consider my tone - the whole honey vs vinegar thing ( Read more... )

From a review on Amazon, for a book called I Am The New Black:

Morgan talks openly about what life was like growing up in the ghetto. He includes plenty of information you never wanted to know! Refreshingly, there is little about race issues. I don't know if that was intentionally edited out, but it's a good thing, as no one needs to be bopped ( Read more... )

[Forewarning: no spoilers in this post, although the article linked to within the post is extremely spoiler-heavy.]

I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D last night. It was... well, there really aren't any words. Frolic and I sat there silently for about five minutes afterward, and then I said, "Holy fuck." Yeah, I'm coherent when I'm awed ( Read more... )

Do you know where _doesn’t_ have free wireless Internet? I totally do, and here it is: Sick Kids Hospital. See, I know this because right now as I'm typing this it’s 8:35 AM, and I’m typing this into a text editing program, because I can’t post it to the interbutts, because... yeah... I’m at Sick Kids! And there’s no free wireless!

( Cut for some length. This starts off with me talking about the visit and then veered into stream-of-consciousness rambling about all different things as I got more and more tired. You’ve been warned. )

My Racism 101 primer was reposted in the anti-racist blog Stuff White People Do! I've been really happy with the quality of the comments it's been receiving - there's really only been one person attempting to derail (and she's been decidedly unsuccessful, LOL), and a lot of very thoughtful comments.

People of Color (PoC) encounter this on a regular basis: they're online or in real life and suddenly a white person, who barely understands privilege or racism, is demanding that they educate them regarding the topic. The white person says, in essence, "Hi! What can I do to help fix racism?" or "Hi! Can you explain racism to me?" or "Hi! What's ( Read more... )

It's rare that I get angry enough to really slam someone in a comment to their journal, but someone pissed me off enough today that I called them a douche *and* an asshat. And it's even more rare that someone pisses me off enough to name them in my journal. But arhyalon managed it.

Stop being a 'colorblind' douchebag and stop pretending you haven't ( Read more... )

A few days ago I was on the bus with Connor and there was an empty seat beside me. A little girl, probably six years old, sat beside me and asked about Connor, so I told her his name and age. She then said, "Does he have a Daddy?" in this longing way that told me pretty clearly that she herself did not have a dad. I said, "Yes," and she asked where ( Read more... )

RACISM: I posted recently about how Bloombury, a publisher, whitewashed a cover of a Young Adult book that featured a young black woman as the main character. There was a huge outcry about it and, yay! Bloombury made a new cover in response. The cover model is still very light-skinned (and doesn't have the nappy hair that was described in the book ( Read more... )