Melissa Harris-Lacewell, a womanist and professor at Princeton University engages with Gloria Steinem during this recording about the intersection of gender, race, and political issues. You’re not going to hear much better ass-kicking than this, folks. The beginning 10 minutes is all news stuff, but THEN the awesome stuff hits. It’s 37 minutes total and […]
Author: Lisa
A Bi-Racial, Bi-Cultural Pinay Sings Maybe
In the musical, Annie, there is a song called, “Maybe.” This song frames the small corner in which orphan Annie wonders about the whereabouts and hobbies of her biological parents. Growing up, my sister, an intrinsically talented piano player used to glide her hands over the ivories and order me to sing along in my […]
"Everything Feels Expensive"
Everything feels expensiveand sensitivecostlyand treasuredThere is no movement without windThere is no movement without sailsSo much is neededto simplysailEverything mattersin this organism, lifeEverything playsa part, irreplaceable partsEach part – plain, exquisite – necessary Who can afford to sail?Or rather, who of uscan affordnot to?
Boston Undies
Keith is in town. As he is now Mr. Audit for Macy’s, Keith has spent the weekend with us here in Beantown. Knowing that Keith’s been up here a few times before, we knew that entertaining wouldn’t be difficult. A few bars and good eats provided a fitting backdrop as we got to spend some […]
Repercussions
We’re moving on in Boston, but our hearts were broken in New Orleans. We’re still in mourning. Nick is now sick, too. A very painful, “Go Bucks.”
Steinem Calls Gender Over Race
Jenn’s got a great post, Pitting Race Against Gender, that gives some thought to Gloria Steinem’s article that was featured in the New York Times this morning, “Women are Never Frontrunners.” Steinem basically says that if a womyn had Obama’s credentials, she would not be given the same weight due to gender. True dat. That’s […]
Resisting Top Shelf Feminism
With Sylvia’s latest and greatest post (where the most significant quote of 2008 has already surfaced: “Most of these people are wondering, ‘What the f*** is a blogosphere?’”) I have been thinking about accessibility and its relation to “real life” feminist activism. Let’s face the truth of our lives. As you read this, we both […]
Settling Again
Nick and I made it back to Boston. With delays. We’re enjoying a work-free, class-free, student-free weekend and we’re loving it. Little bit of TBS movies and soup, lounging, and light cleaning studded our first Saturday back in Boston. We’re also on a two-a-day workout regime. In hopes of melting off our Massillon/Russia/Cincinnati blubber, we’re […]