December 2011
44 posts
One teacher's approach to preventing gender... →
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
Is Mercury in Retrograde? YES. →
what’s that mean?
Fuck yeah, feminists!: Discounted Registration to... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
Hey folks, are you in the NYC area December 17-18th? Are you into online organizing? If so, you should check out Netroots NY! What is it exactly you ask?
Netroots New York will bring together diverse constituencies, to the benefit of progressive politics in New York and beyond.
Specifically,…
White Feminists: It’s Time to Put Up Or Shut Up on... →
amydentata:
ancestryinprogress:
Listen up, white feminists.
We have a problem. I’m including myself because none of us are immune from this problem. We all fuck up. And you can say “fucking up is natural,” and that’s true, but it’s time for us to start identifying our fuck ups,…
The big questions
shitmystudentswrite:
It is still unknown what planet we live on.
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Girls' Studies: What's Girls' Studies? →
fyeahgirlsstudies:
The short answer: it’s a more specific sub-field of women’s studies or gender studies that focuses specifically on “girls,” usually gets defined as female or feminine-identifying people under the age of 18. “Woman” is a really broad term, and it’s never the only way to describe someone. Just like…
Wherein Michele Bachmann is confronted by an...
cognitivedissonance:
And it’s just as fantastic as it sounds:
Watch the video:
The look of shock on her face is incredible. Elijah is brave little man, and I commend him.
