Polimicks

Leftist commentary from a mouthy bitch

My “Class” Resume

I took that “How privileged are you?” quiz thing that does the rounds every so often, but it doesn’t really take a lot of things into consideration that are kind … Continue reading

September 24, 2010 · Leave a comment

Feminism has a Class Problem

In a big way. This goes to the heart of the “Not all poor white people are Budweiser-swilling NASCAR fans” and the “Feminism has let down WOC, and poor white … Continue reading

September 23, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sorry about the radio silence…

I have weird writer’s block. I very rarely have nothing to write about. Usually, I have too much and I come down with Writer’s ADD where one post starts to … Continue reading

September 17, 2010 · Leave a comment

Christian Persecution Complex

On my personal Facebook, I did my Armchair Activist duty, and “shared” something a friend of mine had posted about how the guy staging the Koran burning on 9/11 was … Continue reading

September 12, 2010 · Leave a comment

No Fault Divorce

First, I feel like I should start with the disclaimer that I’ve never been divorced.  I don’t think there’s anything wrong with divorcing, and I’ve held plenty of people’s hands … Continue reading

September 3, 2010 · Leave a comment

TeaPartiers, Birthers and Other Non-News

Dear All the Media in the Universe, Please quit giving the TeaPartiers (see, I can be nice), Birthers and other non-news groups airtime. Seriously. I have no trouble debating with … Continue reading

September 1, 2010 · Leave a comment

Enthusiastic Consent

I’ve blogged about the concept of Enthusiastic Consent before, here and other places, and I have got to say:  I do not get how this offends people.  I mean, it’s … Continue reading

August 27, 2010 · Leave a comment

An Excellent Post on Consent by Textualdeviance

Textualdeviance over on Livejournal posted a link to this post in response to one of the posts in my personal journal. It’s a very thoughtful exploration of the ideas around … Continue reading

August 24, 2010 · Leave a comment

Of Triggers and Media…

But what I’d like to talk about here is something I don’t really get into until the end of my GGR rant. I’m talking about the expectation that sexual assault survivors are somehow constructed of spun glass and will completely disintegrate upon being “triggered.”

August 21, 2010 · Leave a comment

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