“But I’m not racist! I didn’t do anything as bad as…” And then comes the list of far worse things, which the person I’m talking to would never, […]
The Brainwashing of My Uncle: A Review of The Brainwashing of My Dad
I posted this on Facebook today: I don’t know what happened to my uncle. He used to be the most empathic person I knew. And now I see […]
An economic example of institutionalized inequality
If you’re trying to examine how institutional and systemic effects can perpetuate inequality, sometimes it’s useful to get away from race and gender and sexual orientation and so […]
The Cowardly Way To Address Racism (and other bigotry)
I was recently told on Facebook that if I found a group or person that was actually bigoted1 that that person would stand by me… but until then […]
It isn’t how you screw up as a feminist. It’s how you deal with screwing up.
There’s already a lot of digital ink being spilled about Joss Whedon’s alleged infidelities while married to his ex-wife. The Mary Sue in particular has done a good […]
Take an hour long break and write with us this weekend! (attn: @WriterSymposium )
Tired of politics? Or perhaps you’re at GenCon and need to get away for an hour? Or even better, you’ve attended sessions at the GenCon Writer’s Symposium, and […]