I am ambivalent about the use of the label “hate crimes”
I don’t know how pervasive this label is in other parts of the world but in Europe, it is used all over media. From Fears over …
Why I am not behind OccupyAmsterdam
As I mentioned when I posted some photos, I was there on Saturday when it started (that is, when they set up the camp and …
About Racial markers
In my last post I mentioned the hegemonic North American discourse in terms of Social Justice and how we use words and frame discussions. After …
“I am not here to educate you”
I have been known to utter this from time to time. Rage. RAGE! That’s usually the underlying emotion behind the utterance. But then I remember. …
Two words I like: situational and contextual
See, I come across stuff like this. And the photo is relevant to a very specific event, The Slut Walk. And the signs and the …
Let’s look at the phallus
Let’s look at the phallus My new piece at Tiger Beatdown. In which I do not really look at a penis, but attempt to discuss …
Can we talk intersectionality?
Many in social justice/ feminism/ human rights spheres expect that we always take intersectionality into account. I know I do and I have gotten into …
Marxism and radical feminism go to a bar…
Only there is no punchline. They just get drunk together and drunkenly debate their common nemesis. Because you see, both Marxism and radical feminism have …