December 2010
16 posts
"Shuckin' Off the African-American Native Other:...
“First, a polemic: in this moment, postmodern or not, African-American literature and cultural production are being read, consumed, and criticized against a cacophony of voices, from various points of the U.S. academy’s political spectrum, bleating that “theory,” “postmodernism,” and “critiques of race, gender, class, and sexuality” (subtract class...
The Professional Left Versus The Left of Us →
So sure, the professional left will undoubtedly tell us of all the small victories achieved in this week’s reversal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and the passage of the Low Power FM Radio Act. And we are soon to hear more from the Black professionals, or “surrogates,” called upon by Obama to explain how Black people will benefit from the new tax bill. But who really cares if imperialism is...
gonegood:
“My problem with the hype and pressure around DADT is that it distracts from the very things that the Queer Liberation movement were founded on: Anti-imperialism, anti-racism, equal access to housing and healthcare, and struggles against patriarchy.”
Why I Won’t Be Celebrating the Repeal of DADT: Queer Soldiers are Still Agents of Genocide | … Or Does It Explode? (via curate)
gonegood:
In just a few moments President Obama is scheduled to sign the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, which in theory, will allow for gay and lesbian members of the military to serve without being in the closet.
Queers for Economic Justice staff and constituents have all met people in the LGBT movement who have said to us that the DADT repeal is an economic justice...
azspot:
“I was handed a card by one of my black prison guards. It said, ‘I only have two heroes in the world: Dr. (Martin Luther) King, and you’…”
Julian Assange
gross.
lowendtheory:
When I tell progressive folks that I’m an abolitionist, half of the time, they condescendingly smile and nod and say that they read Angela Davis’s book and that they think it’s terrible that so many nonviolent drug offenders are locked up and the system is so unbelievably racist and [insert-anxiety-ridden-nicety here].
The people who are actually invested enough in these issues...
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"In fact, over the past several decades, we've... →
The last 50 years of urban sociology captured in two sentences by the Onion
FAQ: THE "SNAKE FIGHT" PORTION OF YOUR THESIS... →
Q: Why do I have to do this? A: Snake fighting is one of the great traditions of higher education. It may seem somewhat antiquated and silly, like the robes we wear at graduation, but fighting a snake is an important part of the history and culture of every reputable university. Almost everyone with an advanced degree has gone through this process. Notable figures such as John Foster Dulles,...
