On White Feminists and Multiracial Feminisms
newmodelminority: You don’t have to be a part of a subordinated group to know an injustice is wrong and to stand against it. White women need not be victims of racism to recognize it is wrong and stand...
View ArticleThe problem with arguing that people are racist because they've had bad...
They’ve probably had just as many, if not more, negative experiences with people of their own race. However, if they were asked to sum up their general opinion of their own race, they would probably be...
View Article"A lot of the critiques of the rioting in London is really…disturbing. And...
“A lot of the critiques of the rioting in London is really…disturbing. And all of it is really making me wonder, Could a lower class uprising ever catch on? Its come to my attention that the biggest...
View ArticleAutostraddle — Lesbian Juror Wants You to Be Protected from Discrimination...
Autostraddle — Lesbian Juror Wants You to Be Protected from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
View Articlecognitivedissonance: Time to Put Tracking Devices on the Ankles of the...
cognitivedissonance: Time to Put Tracking Devices on the Ankles of the Working Poor | Fired Up! Missouri questionall: I used to watch channel 4 news regularly because I thought they were an unbiased...
View Articlecoldcomfort-: Honestly, I don’t see how this is so horrible. I know that it...
coldcomfort-: Honestly, I don’t see how this is so horrible. I know that it seems a little off that people are saying “normal-sized” but what if there’s complications to someone’s weight problem, and...
View Articlecleverquotationsfromawhiteman: RHPolitics: cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: I...
cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: RHPolitics: cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: I never said you didn’t, I was just… Tumblr does the weirdest things and never let’s me reblog the whole post… Reblog as text....
View Articlecleverquotationsfromawhiteman: Because no one can show concern for another...
cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: Because no one can show concern for another human being without having ulterior motives? I have friends with lupus, it is a terrible disease and I wish you the best of...
View Article"It’s a big deal because showing responsibility to one’s self as an...
Exactly! Furthermore, why is thin the standard?
View Articlecleverquotationsfromawhiteman: I do agree with you, it largely does have it’s...
cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: I do agree with you, it largely does have it’s roots in media and advertisement, as well as the fact of people finding fat to be unattractive. However, I don’t feel like...
View ArticleI never said thin was the standard, do not put words in my mouth. Secondly,...
Because I don’t think my ability to be an example or to be respected is dependent entirely upon whether I eat the right foods, exercise regularly, and look the way other people think I should look. I’m...
View Articlecleverquotationsfromawhiteman: Well yes, a statement like THAT is rude and...
cleverquotationsfromawhiteman: Well yes, a statement like THAT is rude and mean-spirited. However, someone who asks in concern for your health because they see you’ve been gaining weight isn’t in the...
View ArticleIt wasn't necessarily in regards to a healthy diet and exercise. What was...
I do respect myself. It’s just that for me, self-respect isn’t tied up in my health. For me, the things that come first in my life are being good to my family, being smart, working hard and succeeding...
View Articledrst: Sorry for the broken record, but what about people who can’t exercise?...
drst: Sorry for the broken record, but what about people who can’t exercise? What about people who can’t eat “healthy” foods because they can’t afford them? The book, and your response, reinforce the...
View ArticleWell, rabble-volunteer, as was pointed out in the argument, it's just the...
If the person’s concern is misguided and is actually quite rude, whether they intended it to be that way or not, then no. You are not obligated to be nice to people who insult or offend you, even if...
View ArticleI wonder if these people look down their noses at anyone who drinks beer....
That’s the thing! Where do you set the limits on what qualifies as healthy, and when does someone fail to meet the cut off point for deserving your respect? Does a person have to work out x amount of...
View ArticleRe: Cleverwhatever - this person operates on the false assumption that...
“I’ve put on 15 lbs? You don’t say! I would have never noticed this without your acute observation skills! How lucky am I to have a friend who is practically like my own personal human scale? Now, o...
View ArticleBut that's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about when someone tries...
But I was being completely courteous to my friend when I told her I thought she should lighten her skin and straighten her hair. My tone was nothing but a gentle suggestion. I was being nothing but...
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