The privilege and silence of white “beyond evangelicals”
Trigger warning: racism, racialized violence, silence and enabling around racial violence. [Ed note:] I’ve been really appalled (not to say surprised) by the silence from most prominent white...
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Image by Ã. Wind, CC license. This post by AutistLiam is for Blogging Against Disablism Day 2012. Content notes/trigger warning: mental and physical disability, neuro atypicality, mental and physical...
View ArticleWhy Rivers Cuomo would be the worst boyfriend ever
Image by Mike Smail, CC license. Originally posted by Lydia Harris at Swimsuit Issue. For a long time now, I’ve been struggling to find a phrase which accurately and succinctly describes men like...
View ArticleEpilepsy, Lost in Translation [part 1]
Content notes/Trigger warning: ableism, xenophobia, racism. This is the first part of a guest post that will be concluded tomorrow. Many thanks to Liz for submitting this! As it turns out, November is...
View ArticleEpilepsy, Lost in Translation [part 2]
Content notes/Trigger warning: ableism, xenophobia, racism. Thanks again to Liz for sharing her story! Visit the Epilepsy Foundation website for more info on Epilepsy and ways to take action. This is...
View ArticleCibu responds to concerns about “Asian-inspired” beauty products
Content notes:anti-Asian stereotypes, media racism and sexism. Originally posted by Nikki at Irene’s Daughters. Since I wrote this post, the manager of Cibu International has been in touch with me...
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Jennie Kermode is a journalist and activist based in Glasgow, Scotland. She’s also the chair of Trans Media Watch, a UK media literacy and activism group that addresses media coverage of trans* and...
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