Tag Archives: privilege

a shot across the bow for Puerto Rico

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:41 pm by

Oh, this is sublime…. On Monday, however, U.S. District Judge Gustavo Gelpí—a George W. Bush appointee—issued a shot across the bow that throws the legality of this federal abuse into question. In a fiery ruling, Gelpí accused the federal government … Continue reading →

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the face of white privilege starts here

Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 8:27 pm by

(Updated to include interview of Phillips, the Native American being harassed.) The strangest thing is that fotohgirl@twitter circulated this picture and I honest to god thought it was part of that 10/20 year challenge thing, having missed the context in … Continue reading →

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what sparks joy?

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 7:58 pm by

You might be puzzled as to why a post about the current trend #konmari is categorized in Fighting Bigotry. But I think this article lays out the case quite well. Confession time for me: Yes I do spend time reorganizing … Continue reading →

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Dump Lasseter; hire five women for each complaint against him

Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 5:32 pm by

I’m actually quite serious about that. Fuck him. He blew his chances and he torched other women’s careers with his bullshit. Let other women shine. Give other animators a chance to show their stuff. No one is irreplaceable. Don’t do … Continue reading →

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Taco Bell employees call cops on deaf man for trying to order using his phone

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 12:58 pm by

You know, I once had a whole mob of people furious at me at an airport because my flight had been cancelled and I was trying to find out what the PA system was saying, while everyone else was queuing … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals, Race and Abortion

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 3:00 am by

In 1971, two years before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion, the biggest white evangelical group in America, the…
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