To a much lesser extent the whole “no femmes” thing is sort of problematic as well. You shouldn’t be reinforcing norms of toxic masculinity, or making demands of performativity, especially on kids who are just coming out and are now sort of being pushed to be extra visible.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I went through this myself around the time of Trayvon Martin, and it was a slow dawning. The 2016 election and fallout made me cut one of my good friends who made similar remarks out of my life after he acted out.

I am the second oldest of 8 boys, went to high school with three of them, I could not count on two hands how often I was called the nicest, or best, or coolest of my siblings by white folks because I smiled more, laughed at bullshit, and was more popular than my younger brothers. Every person who said that to me…

Right? You can do drag and still be a transphobe or a misogynist. You can be a Lesbian and a TERF. Being any iteration of LBGT+ does not mean you can say racist shit, and it’s a witty barb, or worse exclude POC and not be a bigot.

It always amuses me when queer people say, “Oh, I can’t be **** bc I’m queer.” Automatic nope.

As someone who has spent most of his life being considered “one of the good ones”, white people constantly insisting you are in some way better than other black folks starts to fuck with your head. It’s why Stacy Dash and Jason Whitlock are who they are. That shit can brainwash you.

So amazing. I would have loved her to get a bigger blurb than just a mention at the end of the section, because she and Jemsin look like they are going to be this generation’s literary sci-fi superstars.

The key is somewhere between PREPA and Whitefish. PREPA is bankrupt and has been, so it’s harder to get other utilities to help. OTOH if other organizations won’t get paid, then how does Whitefish expect to collect and pay their contractors? My guess is that the corruption part is assurances that the US Legislature…

Basically everything by Nnedi Okorafor! I like Book of Phoenix even better, which felt so cathartic. But Akata Witch is ace.

This was a really good article on a very sad story. I hope Moore’s family is able to get answers and those that help them don’t end up going to jail due to their sex worker status. It is ridiculous it is even a possibility and this sort of attitude/action helps predators stay out there.

Kind of funny that the apparent answer to parental idiocy is to put people into collectives and concentrate that idiocy.

Since we’re speaking in hypotheticals, I’d kill a muthafucka who tried to take my son to be reared under the guise of collective “anything”.

That’s basically a reference from a boss who was told by HR that he wasn’t allowed to say that the person was crap at their job.

“I don’t see extensive trial experience as the sole factor in deciding whether a nominee is qualified,” wrote Grassley in a letter defending Talley’s nomination.

Once more with feeling: Women can commit sexual harassment and assault. There are women who are serial rapists. People assaulted by women are no less traumatized. They deserve justice just as much as those assulted by men.

Yeah when I read that sentence I was like... really? We’re recycling that lame explanation (“aww he/she is always like that, they should have expected it...”) now, in November of 2017?

I’m genuinely surprised the Allison Mack accusation has hit. This is the tip of a whole other iceberg, one that’s been just under the surface for years. Now I’m waiting for:

How would you feel if the person who sexually harassed you had people defending them all the time and calling you a liar? It happens to women all the time. I thought you and the people starring your comment would want to see it stop. But apparently believing victims only applies when the victim is from your tribe and…

Lingerie IS her uniform. Surely all her employees are aware if this before they apply.