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‘But Some of Us Are Brave’: Theories of the Body that ‘Fuck with the Grays’
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How Race/ism and Patriarchy Interact To Shape Inequality
INTRODUCTION Inequality can be best understood in the context of how humans conceptualize ‘equality’. In the United States, a nation that projects an image of democracy and fairness, inequality is framed as a consequence of the typical stratification of ability, effort, and worth. This can also be found in the ways that inequality is framed…
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Cishetpatriarchy is not community
I AM A GENDERQUEER BLACK TRANS MAN. I am racialized as Black, a Trans man, genderqueer, bi, & a descendant of stolen Africans on Indigenous peoples’ stolen land ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I know this may be astonishing to you but none of these things are choices. They are the social, political, and historical…
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A Short List of Articles on the Impact of Intersectional Hegemony on the lives of Black People In The US
“5 Black Women Share Their Experiences With the Police” by Darnell Moore – http://mic.com/articles/122714/5-black-women-share-their-experiences-with-the-police “The Pay Gap Is Even Worse for Black Women, and That’s Everyone’s Problem” – AAUW – http://www.aauw.org/2015/07/21/black-women-pay-gap/ “30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us It’s An Epidemic” by Alanna Vagianos – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/domestic-violence-statistics_n_5959776.html “7 Truths About Domestic Violence You’ll Never Learn…
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Transitioning Into A Decolonized Masculinity
Its been 4 months. Its been 4 months today that I’ve been on HRT. I came out to everyone else about being genderqueer about 2 years ago. I told loved ones that I wanted to transition after the passing of my grandmother this May. I’ve known I was trans since I was a kid. As…
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D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 5 Summary – Black Feminism
Liberation Circle & Reading Summaries from D.A.T.T. Freedom School Summer 2015 – Week 5 Black Feminism The Storify for this topic’s Liberation Circle tweet chat can be found HERE. Summary of “Black Feminist Thought” by Patricia Hill-Collins – Chapter 1 “The Politics of Black Feminist Thought”, Chapter 2 “Distinguishing Features of Black Feminist Thought”, &…
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D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 4 Summary – Cishetpatriarchy, Gender, & Sexuality
Liberation Circle & Reading Summaries from D.A.T.T. Freedom School Summer 2015 – Week 4 Cishetpatriarchy, Gender, & Sexuality The Storify for this topic’s Liberation Circle tweet chat can be found HERE. What is GENDER? Gender is the range of mental and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between and across, masculinity and femininity. In Western…
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“The Blacker The Berry” Is A Black Pathology Anthem
Kendrick Lamar recently dropped the track “The Blacker The Berry”, what has been called a “Black Anthem” that deals with the hypocritical racial self hatred in the Black community. As a hip hop head I was hype to first listen to the song, hoping that it would say something critical, contextually accurate, reveal the true…
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Under Construction: Decolonizing Queer Masculinity(ies) Part II – Depatriarchalizing The Body
Introduction I have decided to turn my initial blog post “Under Construction: Decolonized Queer Masculinity(ies)” into a series where I deconstruct colonial notions of gender, sexuality, sex category, & the many intersections with other identities & systems of domination. In my first blog post in this series I discussed unhinging my identity from patriarchal notions of…
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Gotta Catch ‘Em ALL!: How Liberalism Turns Oppressed Peoples into Pokemon
This is something that a good friend of mine & I have been talking about for years! Years I tell you! We have had so many discussions with people about this. So I figured it’s about time for me to share this amazingly accurate (as well as hilariously entertaining) concept to help people understand the…