A male co-worker of mine called a breast-feeding co-worker a “heifer” today. To be fair, he maintains that he said “Bessie” instead; I don’t think that makes a […]
discrimination / prejudice / racism / sexism
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Language Keeps Us Apart
We often teach and learn that prejudice and discrimination are overt. And too often, they are. Other times, however, prejudice lives in our unspoken assumptions – and even […]
sexism
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When shopping is sexist
To get an idea of how embedded sexist and classist ideas are in our culture, take a look at yesterday. Black Friday. We get up really early, and […]
sexism / sexual harassment / tolerance
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Accusations: A Personal History
There may be triggers, I hope that you’ll find it worth reading anyway. Here’s a unicorn spacer, since blogger doesn’t do “under the fold” stuff. I was sixteen […]
racism / rant / sexism
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Diversity of Food Week
“And for Diversity Week, we’re going to have Lebanese food!” “Ah,” I said. “We’ll do that instead of assessing the structural effects that cause housekeeping and food services […]