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My Private Casbah: Don’t Call Me “Differently Abled”. Just Don’t, Okay?
“I have seen the term “differently abled” used time and time again in conversations with non-disabled people. I’ll use the term “disabled” to refer to me and my fellow sisters and brothers PWD and, in return, the non-disabled person will refer to us as “d
(tags: by:bintalshamsa disability/disablism)

African American Poltical Pundit:: 9 Year old black Girl Raped
“Who killed Mya Lyons? Who is protecting our children? No major outcry or national news on this story ? Hmmm… Is there a political solution to this type of crime? Do local political leaders care?”
(tags: violenceagainstwomenofcolor violenceagainstwomen racism)

Shakesville: A Stroll Down WTF Lane
” ‘The Editors’ claim it’s the inaugural entry in ‘Carnal Knowledge, a regular feature devoted to the subject of sex,’ but it reads more like an excuse to engage in a fun little bit of misogyny, with a generous side order of racism.” Hey, guess what? ‘Lis
(tags: by:shakesville ohnoyoudidn’t racism sexism mediaimages)

Electronic Village: Justice For Darfur, Sudan President Bashir Accused of Genocide
“Did you see that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) accused Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and requested his indictment”
(tags: worldpolitics genocide by:electronicvillage darfur)

What if whiteness doesn’t do a body good? (Consuming Whiteness part 1) « Professor, What If…?
“In a series of pieces slated to post to this blog over the next few weeks, I will consider how advertisements continue to promote ideas of white supremacy and induce the US public to consume the idea that whiteness (in food, bodies, clothing, etc) is ide
(tags: by:professorwhatif whitenessstudies advertising mediaimages)

La Chola » Blog Archive » Disney, blackness, gender, princess=reserve judgement for now.
“Why is it that it made *sense* to have the black princess struggle through *racial* oppression, thereby proving she was worthy of the big boy prize? Is it *that* impossible to imagine that black girls might have gender oppression/stereotypes that they wo
(tags: mediaimages womenofcolor disney)