A thought on language use vis-à-vis “privilege”
I often think of the rhetoric used to describe people in challenging socioeconomic situations (i.e. “the poor”, “the homeless”, etc.). The one thing that always …
Thou shall not read
via The Guardian, ‘Oral sex’ definition prompts dictionary ban in US schools Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent …
Niche dating
via The Week, a list of very (emphasis on very) niche dating sites: For Anglophiles, Date British Guys Cat lovers unite at Purrsonals.com The name …
When AlterNet is painfully classist
I love many of the stories posted at AlterNet. They usually shed light on issues not covered by mainstream media and their coverage of topics …
Sickness and the other
Lately I’ve been quite sick. Not just sick as in suffering from a cold but crippling pain of the kind that keeps me up all …
Sisterly love
I just got an SMS from the Chicago Marathon runner’s tracking service letting me know that my brother had done the first ten km in …