Speak for yourself. As a feminist academic who studies sexuality and gender, you'd best believe I will be reading this journal.

This is one of my favorite posts ever on Jezebel and I now love Kitty Pryde, BTW. This has actually given me a lot to think about. There are so many layers and layers of issues going on here. It's fascinating, really. I can't formulate a solid reaction because it warrants a lot more thinking and listening to others.…

I don't mind being associated with Africa—I mind the double-standard that I'm called "African-American" when my family has been in America for 12+ generations and has no real ties to Africa, while my white friends (whose families emigrated 3-4 generations ago) are simply called, and self-identify, as American in…