Representing
After over a year at both FWD/Forward and Feministe, and now the end of FWD/Forward, I’ve been thinking about the …
Tag Archives: meta social justice
Linksplosion: End of year epic linkage edition
The blockquotes in this theme are a bit too close to the background colour, but alterations mean that the colour …
Elsewhere I’ve been
At the Don’t DIS My ABILITY blog… It’s Your Fault! The thing is, people with a disability need accommodations. Accommodations …
Relative to What? Part Two
So, with Part One in mind, let’s talk about what cultural relativism is, and how it gets manipulated. There is …
Relative to What? Part One
I want to talk a bit about cultural relativism: what it’s used as shorthand for, what it’s useful for, and …
Quick question
Sometimes I shave my legs, sometimes I don’t. I’m more likely to keep my armpits hairy, and sometimes I shave …
Sometimes social justice is about staying silent
I’ve been thinking about the kinds of things I get asked to write, and am expected to write. There’s a …
Without and within, part two
I am thinking about how we take progressive ideas and use them to contribute to oppression. I am thinking about …
Without and within, part one
I am thinking about how we take oppressive components of our worlds and use them for purposes that differ, to …
Separation, community, difference
‘As women, we have been taught either to ignore our differences, or to view them as causes for separation and …
Linksplosion! Personal stories edition
Because sometimes only a story from life and heart will do. Fame: A Romance, with Flung Tampons by Sady at …
Recollecting and collecting ourselves
I watch how those around me do activism, and I wonder about how to serve ourselves and the world better. …
