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A little divide.
Classism trumps race IF YOU ARE WHITE.Racism trumps class if you are POC.The formulation that all racism is actually issues of class belies the existence of middle and upper class PoC, and is racist at...
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Say No to ACTA
I never, ever auto forward, but I am for this because I can't say it any better. -- TrinkerOriginally posted by halcyon_shift at Say No to ACTA(taken from agirlnamedtruth, originally posted on...
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Relativity
Elsejournal, someone asked:Does anyone, ever, suggest that extroverts need fixing?Read the comments in any online forum where there's someone who's stupidly lauded extroversion. Being in geeky circles,...
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The iceberg of abuse culture...
Destruction of property is proxy for physical abuse.It's a terrorist tactic.Those of you who are cheering the father who shot his daughter's computer...I am not a fan of you or your concept of...
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Loving Something Problematic (FOGcon panel followup)
24 hours later than I expected, this is the promised discussion space for the "Loving Something Problematic" FOGcon panel followup.If you were not present during Sunday morning's panel, please say so...
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TRINKER IN SFBAY 4/13 to 4/20
Heya!Sorry for the radio silence only broken by this note.I'm up in the Bay Area for the next week.Crash space gratefully accepted. Face time desired.Marshmallows in tow.<3Comments screened, go...
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When does Zero not mean Zero?
Dear Readercon, The time to decide that you do not actually have a Zero Tolerance policy is before you implement one. When you say you have one, and get the props for it, and then relent and show mercy...
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I know at least *one* of you is in NOLA, or used to be.ping me when you read this.
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MARSHMALLOW SALE!
Babies need new shoes, and other delights.MASALA CHAIRED VELVETMEYER LEMONGRAPEFRUIT BRULEECUCUMBER & SALTBACON & MAPLE *MEMPHIS BBQBLACK CHOCOLATECHILE/LIME/MANGOMANGO & COCONUT1001 NIGHTS...
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A short diversion
Does anyone have links to the things I or anyone else might have written about the Dresden Files being racially problematic? I can't find anything other than the Injun line, and Hyde Park, and I know...
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It's not paranoia if...
...I find myself tentative about sharing details about my life...which results in my being reluctant to read my flist/dwircle. I'm second guessing, anticipating judgment, expecting waves of ostracism,...
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Cue headache in 4, 3, 2, 1...
I'd forgotten how much I hate the scent of geraniums.Some magic combination of the automatic sprinkler system, the slight breeze, the time of day, and who knows what else pushed the repellent odor...
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Race and Racism in SF (Loscon post-panel discussion)
As usual, this is crossposted to LJ, which will host the intro/101 discussion. The discussion at DW is designed for more advanced and nuanced approaches. I suspect you will self-sort, but you may be...
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Oh, Burning Man, no...!
Burning Man just announced its theme for this year.Cargo Culthttp://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm13_theme.htmlThe note that this is problematic has already started,...
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And yet it divides us
http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/2012/12/03/ive-lost-my-dadThere's good conversation happening there, but...how many PoC are surprised by this, compared to the number of white people who talk...
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Oh, Burning Man, no...! (part II -
Previously posted:http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm13_theme.htmlSome ugly Burning Man history:http://feministing.com/2009/04/14/burning_man_and_the_indigenous/And something I've been...
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WINTER MARSHMALLOW SALE
In time for Christmas/New Year's, I am having a special sale for my friends.Prices for US shipments:ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING(each packet will contain 8 "generous bite" (3cm^3) portions)28 pack super...
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Ohana means family...
mikz carrying a sleepy A off to bed, after reading to her about How The Body Works.Yeah. That's a nice thing.
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Oops.
I haven't updated in ridiculous yonks. Sorry about that.Life in Oz has been...intense.Headed off to NZ tomorrow to fulfill the terms of my ETA (a not-visa whereat I need to leave every 90 days). Who's...
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Victoria!
Hey, who's reading this that's in Victoria (in Australia) and wants to meet up this week or next?This entry is cross-posted at http://trinker.dreamwidth.org/371508.html for the convenience of DW users....
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My Wiscon will be socially just, or...
On reading the discussion at anatarcticlust post, I'm finding the Frenkel subcommittee issue an unfortunate example of the persistence of a certain sort of Wiscon conrunning culture -- slow motions by...
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An Open Letter to Wiscon and the Wiscon community
I was drafting a more politic, measured note, but the truth is that I'm angry and heartsore and maybe it's the right place to write this from. (I nearly wrote "right this from," and I mean that,...
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Article 2
I note that there have been two short, to the point updates of current status from Wiscon in the last week. I hope this points to a new philosophy of communication from the concom. It is much...
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When discouraging tattling leads to an explosion on social media
I just noticed an interesting framing in all the harassment cases, and the ways in which it is affected by our personal histories with authority and intervention.We're often shamed as children for...
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In response to grrm on The Tone Argument
My apologies for the link-heavy reply. There is quite a lot of cultural framework that needs to be established, because the parameters as designed by default society are weighted against productive...
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