tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43422927233427510532011-12-10T18:55:03.585-08:00butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-23851087657081404812011-12-10T18:45:00.000-08:002011-12-10T18:55:03.601-08:00

Why do some white people think that they are being silenced, when people of color and white allies call them out on their racism?Rather than thank people of color and white allies for educating them -- ie., the white person who is unaware of their conscious, unconscious and unexamined racism -- they scream about damage done to their first amendment rights; accuse their those who critique them as

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-8291377041177265662010-11-04T02:21:00.000-07:002010-11-24T08:53:51.617-08:00

I have a habit of reading blog comments -- even the ones on FOX's propaganda "news" station --because I like to know what folks are thinking. While the comments I read are extremely varied, the ones that invoke, mobilize, and manipulate racist-sexist-classist (etc) misinformation sometimes bore me, often bug me, and always concern me, because not only these comments present factless opinion as

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Christine O'Donnell. Sarah Palin knock off. A more frightening version of the original protype, which I previously thought impossible.A recent beneficiary of the United States' long tradition of Affirmative Action for wealthy white folks, this time, in higher education (O'Donnell may not be wealthy, but her campaign coffers are teeming!) --about which the GOP, right leaning Libertarians, Tea

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Or that's what mainstream U.S. culture encourages us to believe.The vast majority of incarcerated people aren't there because they committed a horrible crime -- like rape, or rape or murder of a child. The overwhelming majority of imprisoned people are in carcerated for: 1) Possession of an illegal substance/drugs (inc. drug use -- or drug addiction. Drug addiction should not be criminalized but

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-88693499296823701842010-09-24T14:14:00.001-07:002010-09-24T14:15:47.558-07:00

HILARIOUS!!! And Sad, but True.

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-51814436439623755002010-09-17T13:54:00.000-07:002010-09-23T22:10:38.680-07:00

When Christian fundamentalist groups that are actively involved in the opposition to marriage equality make statements like,"homosexuals [are] hijacking the Civil Rights Movement," it is a DELIBERATE attempt to exploit racism among white lesbians and gays, and heterosexism among African American heterosexuals (quote taken from OneMan_OneWoman's twitter page).Too many people, including but not

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-11175293794717654552009-09-17T06:53:00.001-07:002009-09-17T08:06:54.158-07:00

***Let's be clear about our starting point. Here is what Tim Wise meant when he used the phrase "white racial resentment" to describe the motivation for opposition to Obama's health care reform plan******I appreciate it when folks ditch the elusive metaphors, and say how they really feel******Obama: another reiteration of the trope of the traditional black male threat to white children;BEWARE

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-25868631006688799162009-09-14T17:22:00.000-07:002009-09-14T18:30:54.549-07:00

Check out this 6 minute CNN interview of white anti-racist activist Tim Wise. Wise discusses the role of "white racial resentment" in the opposition to Obama's health care reform plan.. I would love to know what folks think of what Wise has to say here. If you're interested in this topic -- white politicians' use of "hidden racism" (or racially coded language) to gain support for their agendas

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-15739665690432750592009-09-12T20:46:00.000-07:002009-09-12T20:54:14.988-07:00

Erica, a presenter at this years ButchVoices conference, uses bell hooks' theories on white male supremacy and black patriarchy to analyze, re-position and re-conceptualize female masculinity and transmanhood, in general, black female masculinity and black transmanhood, in particular. She states: "...personally, as a black lesbian I...have...felt a need to construct a radical alternative to

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-75377430187894657842009-09-09T20:54:00.000-07:002009-09-17T09:12:27.596-07:00

Sometimes.I feel so lonely.and so scared.I don't know: what to do. where to run. where to hide.the Rage does not satisfy.Sometimes. I choke. on it.scared&lonely even though things always end up okay -- even as they do not go as hoped for

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-18257574173144786502009-06-18T09:36:00.000-07:002009-06-19T17:32:37.119-07:00

And this time, the image attack is on Latinas, Latinos and East Asians (I'm being kind, if not accurate, by allowing that the artist would distinguish between the various Asian groups. After all, the popular racist notion is that "they all look alike."Vile.The Huffington Post headline blares "National Review Perplexingly Depicts Sotomayor As Asian." The articles writer, Jason Linken, says, "It 

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-12782794470412947162009-06-04T07:17:00.000-07:002009-06-07T12:29:46.065-07:00

When I first saw this image -- originally published here, at The Oklahoman, about a day ago -- I was pissed. Just pissed because, you know, blatant, unapologetic racism is unsurprising. Another white cop shot a black cop last week Thursday night -- my gut and my mind are still meditating on that tragedy.But then I looked at it again. And you know what -- isn't this exactly what Republican

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-50939544160786776462009-06-03T19:30:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:13:09.927-07:00

This is Officer Omar Edwards, his partner/wife, and two beautiful children.A few nights ago, Officer Edwards -- off-duty, and therefore, plainclothed -- sprinted down a street in Harlem, NY -- gun in hand. He pursued a man who had just broken into his car."'Police, drop the gun!" [Officer Andrew] Dunton yelled. Edwards stopped about 15 feet away from them and - without a word - turned to face the

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-60294859030623517382009-05-31T23:11:00.000-07:002009-05-31T23:14:29.184-07:00

On my way back to you... :)Police murders. Don't stop.Why Tool? Cuz I felt like it:)"Tell me that you love me and that we belong together"

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-73855503079393291732008-11-28T10:39:00.000-08:002008-11-28T23:01:02.336-08:00

As you well know yesterday was "Thanksgiving Day." Yet another way in which -- another day on which -- U.S. Americans do not acknowledge the present-day existance as well as the historical resistance and inordinate suffering of people indigenous to the "Americas." Since college, on every "Thanksgiving Day," (and Columbus Day), I remember the historical genocidal campaign against people indigenous

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-62208376601245518582008-11-26T11:32:00.000-08:002008-11-26T22:46:13.950-08:00

SIGN A PETITION TO FREE THEM & Read more here:****************** The imprisoned youth are refusing to join Israel's army -- the military force used to occupy Palestine (unofficially since the post-WWI era/1918 and officially since 1948, the year the state of Israel was established), and thus, continue the history of depriving Palestinians of their rightful claim to their ancestral lands; supress

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-47837756302585455862008-11-05T06:46:00.000-08:002008-11-05T07:12:42.647-08:00

From Michael Eric Dyson's "Race, post raceBarack Obama's historic victory represents a quantum leap in the racial progress of the United States." Please read the full text here."Contrary to many critics, his [Obama's] election does not, nor should it, herald a post-racial future. But it may help usher in a post-racist future. A post-racial outlook seeks to delete crucial strands of our identity;

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-38967097902313127552008-11-04T20:06:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:07:18.323-08:00

It's a new dawn!It's a new day!It's a newLife! For US ALL!!!!!!Thank you for Loving Us, and now for Leading Us, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-52126367794632413952008-11-04T06:57:00.000-08:002008-11-04T07:01:12.798-08:00

"The Republican Party is a coalition of racists, sexists and homophobes."                            -- observed by my friend Nick.

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-17431019692537318822008-11-03T11:56:00.000-08:002008-11-03T12:56:15.180-08:00

Like in the Bush-Kerry election of 2004, and the Bush-Gore election of 2000 (and numerous presidential elections since the abolition of slavery in 1865), in the 2008 Obama-McCain election there are a flurry of organized attempts to strip people of color -- in particular -- of their voting rights.The Associated Press writes:"In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-59540495065287073712008-11-02T10:51:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:10:44.854-08:00

Appropriated from the blog site of Aunt Jemima's Revenge. Isn't a common Republican/neo-conservative trope "don't punish the sons for the sins of the father."If today's white folks aren't to blame for their ancestor's racist practices -- then why blame the youth who did not choose their parents or their parents political beliefs:)This candy bigot would make a great prison warden I think:)

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-64286892886817613422008-10-29T08:18:00.000-07:002008-11-02T10:51:22.955-08:00

I hate this image. I hate what it signifies... what it represents.No... it's not hate I feel... it's fear. And sadness.This morning, I read another important blog post entitled "Bearing the Burdens," which is a commentary on two male white supremacists recent plot to assassinate Senator Barack Obama. The blog post is by Kitchen Table writer, Dr. Yolanda Pierce.Please read the original blog post

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-43218247655682699212008-10-27T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-27T22:02:02.892-07:00

I just had to share:)Thanks to one of the most fabulous, super intelligent, and witty blogs ever -- Aunt Jemima's Revenge -- for permitting me to appropriate the image.

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-70404321966292425902008-10-27T08:28:00.001-07:002008-10-27T21:43:51.101-07:00

Very recently, Ashley Todd, a 20 year old white woman, falsely accused a black man of carving a "B" into her face -- the "B" is for "Barack Obama" -- and raping her because she had a McCain sticker on the bumper of her car.It is important to note early on that when a white woman is raped the vast majority of the time her rapist is a white men."When men rape women of other races and ethnicities,

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-66658876236709316372008-10-25T14:30:00.000-07:002008-10-25T14:37:03.906-07:00

Please visit the website below and donate $5-10 online to assist Haiti's poorest people still reeling from the recent flood. http://www.oursoil.org/Your donation will help bring water and solar energy, for example, to Haiti's most severely impoverished people -- people who are also among the poorest in the world.Peace, Love and Revolution!

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-35488692505849986442008-10-21T16:58:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:37:25.138-07:00

If I had a buck for every time republican/conservative commentators bemoaned Obama &/or the Obama campaign's "playing of the race card"...:)Nope. No racism here! Just good ol' fashion humor! "Good ol' boy" humor:)The Press Enterprise reports that Republican Woman's Group president, Diane Fedele, published a newsletter "depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-5582755067104240312008-10-21T14:04:00.000-07:002008-10-21T16:57:09.843-07:00

Excerpt from a recent racialicious blog written by guest contributer SuzeNYC, a white woman. Please Read the full blog post here.She writes:I knew these people were intimating that they were having trouble with Obama’s race but I couldn’t figure out how to approach this.The answer came in the form of an amazing guy I’ll call Stan. Stan’s daughter answered the door. She had long blond hair and

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-45158320278154179812008-10-19T06:48:00.001-07:002008-10-19T21:07:04.196-07:00

5 seconds of 2008 minstrel madness:To see a longer version of the Saturday Night Live's minstrel show ramed by white Fox News reporters commentary conveying total obliviousness to said racist performance, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ya39slPgsTo view the full minstrel show, go to: http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/BlackButch's Resistive commentary:) on Governor Sarah Palin's

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-14763596533345482332008-10-18T05:12:00.000-07:002008-10-18T06:14:13.456-07:00

I've read far too many comments to blog posts declaring Obama a "danger to the nation."a "Muslim." (Why is the term "Muslim" a slur by the way? Why is a presidential candidates' religious status as a Muslim mean that s/he should not run for office?)a "racist."a "terrorist"in part, because:he "pals around with terrorists."(Note: the reference to said "terrorists" refers to the all white, gender

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-69080999426306522082008-10-15T16:18:00.001-07:002008-10-18T04:57:19.968-07:00

sciencegeek: I responded to your comment [on the "Racism in the Elevator" blog -- and:) I accidentally deleted the video for that blog:) but I will respost it when I get a chance] -- sorry, it took me so long to post a comment -- the teaching is all-consuming! Peace and Revolution:)**Is a critique of white woman's racism (or any critique of oppression) be effective if it *does not* use sexism?

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-8264071180350065672008-10-06T08:44:00.000-07:002008-10-18T04:50:16.980-07:00

The first time I saw this video clip -- I found it hilarious. Not hilarious in the "it infused my Soul with bliss" kind of way -- but hilarious in a "this situation is so regretfully real, black men are generally powerless to stop it, and the rage born of that sense of powerlessness to effectively combat and defeat white supremacy is soothed by scaring the shit out of this ignorant white women" -

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-82182727904704485182008-10-03T20:00:00.000-07:002008-10-03T20:16:28.797-07:00

"Young black men and Jewish 'nanna's' are the same because:"they both like to wear track suits."they both say, 'Yo' -- well, actually, one says, 'Yo' in reverse ('Oy').""they both like 'bling.'""all their friends are dying."(oh, yes she did!)"He's circum-supersized"**I would be interested in any comments on the "in-group" humor -- deliberate mobilization of anti-Semitic stereotypes Ex. the "large

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-41256259263110933462008-10-03T18:44:00.000-07:002008-10-03T19:02:56.250-07:00

A clip from the film "Coach Carter" featuring a speech called "Our Greatest Fear" by Nelson Mandela -- and given here by actor Rick Gonzalez.Gonzalez's rendition of Mandela's speech marked the 3rd point in the film where I choked up (for real).The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Coach Carter.Learn more about the real Coach Carter here. Ken Carter is an amazing person, who did an

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-72705588421535759442008-10-03T18:05:00.000-07:002008-10-03T20:15:48.208-07:00

Unfortunately, I can't upload this horrifyingly unfunny image into this blog entry.An image of a white man, an athlete whose where's a brace he uses to walk, run and jump.This man is participating in what looks like a long jump competition.He is not named. The sport in which he participates is not identified. His geographic location, degree/s, jobs, interests...What we are told, though, is that

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-51377444246099252822008-10-03T16:37:00.000-07:002008-10-03T16:40:36.632-07:00

Lifted from -- http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/"And I am especially proud to say in the week we celebrate the anniversary of women's suffrage [that she is] a devoted, a devoted wife and mother of five."—John McCain introducing Sarah Palin

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-68468317662253985452008-10-01T16:09:00.000-07:002008-10-03T16:19:37.556-07:00

so I pointed to my tits.It's been that kind of day, you see.I'm teaching two tremendously time consuming, yet rewarding freshman writing class. So far, I've found that the less sleep I get -- the less control I have over my mouth and how it chooses to express itself politically and resistively.I'm in the bathroom -- as black and butch as God made me:)In walks a young white woman.I purposely avoid

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-39645697466924410312008-09-26T21:19:00.000-07:002008-09-26T22:19:01.192-07:00

The setting: America's Next Top Model -- model's bedroom.The main players:Isis: a previously homeless black transwoman (or transgender woman).Hannah: a white woman from Alaska (Yes, Governor Sarah Palin's "kingdom"). The offending white woman, who chooses denial over personal responsibility.Hannah's response to the women of color who confronted her -- with inordinate compassion and self-restraint

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-75466509429904120922008-09-25T21:09:00.000-07:002008-09-26T22:19:42.245-07:00

I'm curious:)http://bitterwhitefolksforobama.blogspot.com/**And while we're at it, let's check out "Rednecks for Obama!"(Love it!:)

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-83223454371076615782008-09-24T23:20:00.000-07:002008-09-24T23:36:20.626-07:00

I learned a new term from the blog I link to below: Bushonomics.I like it.Terrorist attacks, huh... never saw it comin, huh... U.S. culture and society has evolved to a point where disenfranchised and oppressed groups don't pick up arms *en masse* and revolt against their oppressors. Poor people, for example, won't or don't or can't come together to wrest the fruits of privilege away from the

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-64766963983097687292008-09-23T18:15:00.000-07:002008-09-23T18:17:31.163-07:00

An article on the movement in Michigan to foreclose on black peoples' homes in order to prevent them from voting in the November election.http://www.theroot.com/id/48123?GT1=38002

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-46596776955381479852008-09-22T17:46:00.000-07:002008-09-22T18:57:42.431-07:00

declares the "C(I)A" (Clits In Action), an underground, guerilla radical anti-sexist organization and central fixture of the film "itty bitty titty committee"Brought to you by Jamie Babbitt,  the director of "But I'm A Cheerleader," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Nip/Tuck" and much much more...a great lil dyke-trans-queer-punkrock flick:)watch it with your girlfriend:)or your boifriend:)or your

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-28699416669259513572008-09-19T15:37:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:00:57.739-07:00

today has been nothing short of purely Fantastic.because.although I'm sleep deprived to a point bordering on delirium,i have been gifted by the presence of studentsstudents (marvelous)and so diverse racially, ethnically and culturally.all students of color (!)a situation so rarely accessible to me as an instructor. typically of courses born of disciplines dominated by white people, most of them

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-22741253588974189052008-09-14T20:10:00.000-07:002008-09-19T22:51:11.441-07:00

In the video clip above, Tina Fey offers up a satiric portrayal of Governor Sarah Palin, John McCain's choice to fill the VP slot and Amy Poehler does her best Hillary Clinton. Fey's performance is HILARIOUS! She nails Palin's accent and successfully pokes fun at her conservative politics. In this Saturday Night Live skit, Palin's carriage and politics is contrasted to that of Hillary

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-54721637803684765902008-09-06T16:23:00.000-07:002008-09-06T16:35:09.065-07:00

While the article I've posted here makes good use of misogynistic metaphors to critique Sarah Palin (and by good -- I don't mean "glad he did it" -- I mean, man oh man did this journalist show a proficiency in using sexist metaphors) -- it's got some interesting information in it. If what he, Charley James, is reporting is true, I am disturbed. But also feelin' pretty good about the possibility

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-23674823067675399352008-09-06T15:46:00.001-07:002008-09-06T15:47:38.124-07:00

http://resistracism.wordpress.com/

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-21170397546748891862008-09-05T12:32:00.000-07:002008-09-06T15:40:34.484-07:00

I mean, look at him... the cut of the face, the concentrated seriousness of that noble brow.Images like this one is what makes the term "uppity cracker,"well, a term that is not used by anyone anywhere ever.Images and ideologies -- historical belief systems -- that define whiteness -- or what it means to be white -- for the world make the term "uppity white man/woman" an oxymoron.What does it

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The following is a blog from Kitchen Table.I had to share it with you because it's brilliant and important. "Yolanda,I have one piece of advice. Do not underestimate Sarah Palin. She is about to give John McCain the White House.Within 24 hours of Palin being named by McCain as the VP candidate I joined a Facebook group called "Sarah Palin is not Hillary Clinton." It is a group of women offended

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The way conservative bloggers/ commentators, etc., are interpreting Bristol's pregnancy is staggeringly kind!! I mean, I am just stunned at the way in which Palin's daughter's pregnancy is being spun by conservatives, because if this was the "illegitimate" child of one of Obama's 17 year old daughters rest assured McCain supporters and journalists would be flooding the blogosphere with

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Interviewer: "But she has no national security experience."Cindy McCain: "You know--her-her--the experience that she comes from is--is--with what she's done in the government. And also remember Alaska is the closest part of our contient to Russia, so it's not as if she doesn't understands what's at stake here."Wow.Wow.I don't make assumptions about the intelligence of any potential or existing

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To the owner/operator of Terri's Giftshoppe:Dear Madame/Sir:Today was my first trip to New Hope and to your store. I really enjoyed myself; I plan to return in October.There were moments, however, that I did not find so enjoyable. In fact, in these moments, I was deeply disturbedby what I saw. Unfortunately, one of these non-pleasurable moments occurred in your (otherwise lovely) gift shop.When

butchrebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144614024108701762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342292723342751053.post-16162051051421905662008-09-01T20:38:00.000-07:002008-09-04T06:39:39.275-07:00

Watch it here:Read about it here.Amy Goodman is a Revolutionary I respect and admire greatly.Her arrest at the RNC/by RNC officials does not surprise me.Fascists.Goodman was arrested as she tried to stop the arrestof 2 journalists, Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, with whom she'd been assigned to coverthe protests at the Republican National Convention.Democracy Now! reported that "[a]ll three​

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Let us marinate on this concept for a moment: a mammy jar as a gift.A gift for whom, I wonder...The beloved neo-nazi nephew? An elderly neighbor that was/is a member of the Klan?That aunt or uncle who relishes telling stories about the good 'ol Jim Crow days when them "darkies" knew their place!So, my girlfriend had this great idea: "Let's go to New Hope!" So, we did -- we visited New Hope,

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The following is a response to an article called the "Cost of Silence," which is co-authored by Corinne Douglas and Jacquelyn Gray. Essentially, Douglas and Gray claim that, because black women did not defend Hillary Clinton against sexist attacks launched by the media and Obama supporters, they (black women) are to blame for white feminists' failure to protest similarly sexist assaults on

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I am willing to concede that the satiric illustration (pictured above) that dons the New Yorker's cover might be well intended if the image is truly meant to mock the combination of racism, sexism, xenophobia** & neo-imperialist** attitudes and views used to tear apart, in order to discredit, Michelle and Barack Obama — (vs. an attempt by the New Yorker to exploit for profit the attitudes of both

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