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BP Spills Coffee (via UCBComedy)
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The Big Picture: Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico
Paging Brit Hume…
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In our Saturday post about the California Democratic Party’s ad attacking Meg Whitman but masquerading as an “issues ad,” we described the abrupt ending to our conversation with CDP Chairman John Burton. Through his spokesman, Burton on Monday complained that he had been misquoted. Burton says he didn’t say “Fuck you.” His actual words were, “Go fuck yourself.” Calbuzz regrets the error.
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I’m hoping to get out to a couple NYJ home games this season.
No race, creed or religion should endure the ridicule faced by Native Americans today.
(via kissdistinctlyamerican)
Seriously.
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The Problem With Confederate History Month - Steve Tuttle - Newsweek.com
This guy tells better than I ever could why Confederate History Month is stupid and offensive. Guys, get over it. You lost the war.
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Global Change Reaches Middle School | BU Today
Yes, yes, and yes. Education needs to be relevant to the times.
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By the time my generation came of age, women could call themselves feminists and also embrace the standard trappings of femininity. We could wear pink, spend money on fancy shoes, and simultaneously expect—no, demand—the same success as men. Femininity and feminism were no longer a contradiction…[but] by turning our back on our mothers’ gender-neutral principles, all while taking it for granted that they had fought the great fight and won, we were unprepared for the fact that sexism still exists.
—My Parents’ Failed Experiment in Gender Neutrality - Newsweek.com
This article is really interesting. If I ever have children, I had always taken it for granted that I would raise them “gender neutral.” And to me, that means not pushing any gender and not having gender role expectations. But the other side of that, in this writer’s experience, is being raised to be androgynous - which had its ups and downs.
I have recently begun to embrace my “femininity,” so I can kinda see where she’s coming from. I used to be a bit ashamed of being “girly,” though on the outside I presented fairly androgynously for most of my adolescence. Gender is a tricky thing. I am certainly a feminist, and I for sure have a strong “feminine” side, but really, why even categorize it? I like what I like, I do what I do. End of story.
Still, there are a lot of issues today with presenting femininely - yep, sexism will come and get you. I’ve noticed I get hit on quite frequently when I dress “femme,” and am pretty much ignored when I dress more androgynously. And it’s super awkward. I’m the same person either way. I don’t necessarily want that attention, but it’s interesting to see how gender still matters so much - and how you dress determines how people see you. Obviously, our society is not past that yet. Hum.
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Editorial - Prom Night, a Right of Passage - NYTimes.com
I’ve been following the Constance McMillen story for a while. I commend her bravery for not just going along with her school’s ruling. The cliche that high school students can make change is, in this instance, proven true. Way to go, Constance.
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I now realize it’s not easy to become a feminist in a so-called post-feminist world or fight sexism when the “War of the Sexes” was declared over (in fact, it was never a war of the sexes: many men have been our biggest supporters and promoters). We were lucky to be part of an activist age, whether the cause was women’s liberation, civil rights or the anti-war movement. It’s harder today.
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