Posted on January 15, 2009 by the angry black woman
A few years ago at WisCon (the feminist SF convention) there was a panel about Cultural Appropriation that sparked an online discussion about the topic that is generally referred to as the Great Debate of DOOM. This was partly due to the wide-ranging nature of it (over 20 blogs, I believe) and due to [...]
Filed under: Discussions, History, Literature/Writing, Media, Race, Religion, Sex & Gender, Society & Culture | Tagged: Cultural Appropriation | 103 Comments »
Posted on October 20, 2008 by the angry black woman
Palin goes on and on about Joe Six Pack, McCain is all about Joe the Plumber. These mythical men are supposed to represent Real Americans and all that. Yeah.
I haven’t bene paying much attention to the coverage, so maybe one of you can tell me: has no one commented on the fact that this mythical [...]
Filed under: Politics, Sex & Gender, Sexism | 11 Comments »
Posted on September 24, 2008 by the angry black woman
I don’t even know if I have the stomach to do full commentary on this shit. So here are the highlights.
Worried that welfare costs are rising as the number of taxpayers declines, state Rep. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, said Tuesday he is studying a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied.
“We’re [...]
Filed under: America the Crazy, Angry at Politicians, Bigotry & Prejudice, In the Papers, Politics, Race, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Sex & Gender, Sexism, Society & Culture, Why I’m Angry | Tagged: John LaBruzzo | 24 Comments »
Posted on May 15, 2008 by nojojojo
Was going to post something morose about Edwards endoring Obama. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good thing, especially given that this looks like the runup to an Obama/Edwards ticket. I like Edwards; he quit too soon. But I can’t help but reflect on the fact that not so long ago I [...]
Filed under: Sex & Gender, Society & Culture | 13 Comments »
Posted on April 28, 2008 by the angry black woman
I bet you don’t remember part 1, do you? Here’s a reminder.
I said back then that I was still trying to put my own feelings into words and hadn’t succeeded yet. Considering what’s been going on in the blogosphere lately I think it’s time to finally crystallize my thoughts. The problem I [...]
Filed under: Ain't I A Woman, Angry at White People, Angry at Women, Feminism, In the Blogosphere, Politics, Race, Racism, Sex & Gender | Tagged: feminist blogosphere, quitting feminism, womanism | 76 Comments »
Posted on March 21, 2008 by the angry black woman
In my other life I work for a fashion magazine, as I’ve mentioned. One of my newest assignments is to find the best products to remove hair, whether cream, blades, electric shavers, waxes, whatever. I’m going to surprise you all by saying that I jumped on this assignment. Asked for it, even. [...]
Filed under: Discussions, Sex & Gender, Society & Culture, The Patriarchy | Tagged: beauty regimens, bikini wax, hair removal, shaving | 53 Comments »
Posted on March 2, 2008 by the angry black woman
So, we made it through February. And I feel it was quite a successful celebration of blackness and history. But now we’ve come to March and, guess what? It’s Women’s History Month.
Now, had I planned this out from the beginning of the year, I’d be all prepared to celebrate my womaness with [...]
Filed under: Administrative Stuff, Ain't I A Woman, History, Sex & Gender | Tagged: Women's History Month | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by naamenblog
Posted by: Naamen Gobert Tilahun
The nicknames are endless, bitch, ballbuster, battleaxe, ballcutter, … all of these are used in reference to a strong woman. When confronted with a woman who exudes strength the automatic reaction of some men is to fall into the whole “woe is me, she emasculated me” line of thought. The introduction [...]
Filed under: Angry at Men, Angry at the Media, Angry in General, Feminism, Racism, Sex & Gender, Sexism, Society & Culture, The Patriarchy | 32 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2008 by Guest Blogger
Posted by: Karnythia
Students march 7 miles to vote in Waller County Texas. I had a vague plan to write about the Democratic candidates and the idea of “In our lifetime” and what it means to women (of all races) as well as what it means to black people. But then this story hit the wire [...]
Filed under: Politics, Race, Racism, Sex & Gender | Tagged: Election, Election 2008, Voting Rights | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 20, 2008 by Guest Blogger
Posted by: Steven Barnes
Recently, a question has been bandied about the airwaves and internet. Which causes more pain: Being black or being female?
There is only one group who can answer that question, and I’m not a member.
Only African-American women have personal experience with both femininity and blackness.
I’ve [...]
Filed under: Politics, Race, Sex & Gender, Society & Culture | Tagged: Barak Obama, Election, Election 2008, Hilary Clinton | 11 Comments »