Faith ,'Get It Done'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I've gotten enough guff for not dressing femininely enough and keeping my hair insanely short to opine that it's not as simple as trading up. My femininity (as opposed to my femaleness which is effectively immutable without drastic measure) is supposed to be treasured and cherished, despite having more leeway to play with boundaries than a man.
Keith, Keith, Keith. What were you thinking?
There are pictures somewhere
Uh, she got to go in blackface?
I wouldn't say "got" to. But they did allow it. I guess your kid crying inconsolably in her bedroom trumps racial sensitivity.
I guess your kid crying inconsolably in her bedroom trumps racial sensitivity.
Never at my house. My parents were pretty okay with deluge of tears if it had to do with racial education. And they started early. We got exposed to a lot of general violence, etc, that you probably wouldn't tell a seven year old about, but it was slavery and civil rights, so it was required reading and viewing and retelling.
You're right, ita. I was oversimplifying to keep the post short. :)
I think they couldn't really explain the history of blackface to her, but then I guess that's the point of privilege. You're shielded from that kind of hurt.
hivemind - do any of the cat owners have a litter that they like and does not track? I have been using Feline Pine for years and the odor control is great, but the pellets track everywhere and ow do they hurt when stepped on barefoot. Just tried the Feline Pine Clumping and am unhappy with it. The boxes smell much sooner and it tracks just as bad, instead of pellets, it's like sawdust everywhere.
I think they couldn't really explain the history of blackface to her, but then I guess that's the point of privilege
I think that's it.
Oh, god, I've become a Zac Efron apologist. Still, if you're going to cast Akira white, why not?
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Sean Hannity donated $5,000 to Rep. Michelle Bachmann's campaign, and he has not been suspended.
Sullivan posted about this, and IMHO his title was better: "Why The Web Is Filled With Crap"
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