tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34861776016465338342012-05-31T10:54:37.776-04:00Womanist MusingsDedicated to critiquing current events and pop culture from a womanist perspective. Its sole purpose is to give voice to those that have historically been marginalized and silenced.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comBlogger4145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-69753406578986019222012-05-31T09:36:00.000-04:002012-05-31T09:36:42.955-04:002012-05-31T09:36:42.955-04:00Nikki Muller and Butt Hurt
Yesterday I posted the video Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton Bitch). I really didn't think much of it and went on about my day, until Ms. Muller and her little friends decided to congregate in my comment section. I woke up this morning to several of their comments in my moderation cue. In the interest of transparency, I am going to post Ms. Muller's comment here and address it. The restReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-13508879462072354882012-05-30T15:00:00.001-04:002012-05-30T15:00:07.687-04:002012-05-30T15:00:07.687-04:00Teaching Children to Be HomophobesThe following is a video of a young child singing in church that is absolutely heartbreaking.
Transcript
The child sings:
The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
Romans one, twenty six and twenty seven;
Ain’t no homos gonna make it to Heaven.
The congregation claps loudly, stand and cheers. In the background a man voices can be heard yelling, "that's my boyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-39722435625339532522012-05-30T13:00:00.002-04:002012-05-30T13:06:33.201-04:002012-05-30T13:06:33.201-04:00Insersectionality - what it is and isn'tMike is an 18 year female to male transman. He is currently studying psychology at The Evergreen State College between making quilts. He someday aspires to be a social worker, and in the mean time, he wants to fix the fact that not everyone is born with an inherent right to be themselves.
White queer people have an unfortunate tendency to appropriate African AmericanReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-28467500343707470962012-05-30T11:00:00.001-04:002012-05-30T11:00:11.259-04:002012-05-30T11:00:11.259-04:00There's More Wrong With Parenting Magazines Than Missing Daddies
Mike Adamick has an article up at Jezebel decrying the near erasure of fathers in parenting magazines. He points out that in the rare media mentions of fathers that they are often depicted as inept. Adamick argues that this is extremely problematic and not representative of fatherhood. To that I say uh huh. Look, I know damn well that I have one of the good ones, but research has shown Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-91678550184776539972012-05-30T09:00:00.003-04:002012-05-31T10:54:37.780-04:002012-05-31T10:54:37.780-04:00The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch)This video was created by Princeton grad Nikki Muller. It talks about how women hide the fact that they are highly educated in order not to scare men off and the fact that even with an ivy league education, women are still struggling to make a living
I get the point she was trying to make but there are so many issues with this video that for me they override the positive. Note the one Black Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-4103895695719226522012-05-29T15:30:00.001-04:002012-05-29T15:30:01.593-04:002012-05-29T15:30:01.593-04:00When Baking Becomes Homework
I have written many times about my love of cooking for my family when I am able. It is very much cultural for me and one of the myriad of way in which I show my men that I love them. Cooking and baking however, are too separate entities. If the bananas are singing Swing Low Sweet Chariot, I will bake to avoid waste, but other than that the men usually have to find a way to trick me into it.
Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-78588161764774551742012-05-29T14:12:00.000-04:002012-05-29T14:12:19.338-04:002012-05-29T14:12:19.338-04:00If I see a homophobe that stain sticksThis is a guest post from Sparky, of Spark in Darkness. Many of you are familiar with him from Livejournal, as well as from his insightful and often hilarious commentary here. Each Tuesday, Womanist Musings will be featuring a post from Sparky.
So, a person, party, company or whatever has shown their spotty homophobic arse for all to see. They have said things they shouldn’t, done Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-17405790831572154422012-05-29T11:00:00.002-04:002012-05-29T11:55:10.690-04:002012-05-29T11:55:10.690-04:00The Empowerment of Willow Smith is About More than GenderFeminist blogs have been all a flutter about the following statement by Will Smith, regarding allowing Willow to cut her hair.
“We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-62720289029132247922012-05-29T09:07:00.000-04:002012-05-29T09:07:14.699-04:002012-05-29T09:07:14.699-04:00Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 9: Blackwater
Ser Davros is leading Stannis’s fleet to Kings Landing and, as is usual with Ser Davros the Onion knight, we get some more exposition as he speaks to his extremely devout and fanatical son.
In Kings Landing Tyrion wakes next to Shae, discussing the war, how he has no choice but to fight it and admitting his fear while Shae again makes it clear her loyalty is with him. Cersei is having her own Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-22060016741165368282012-05-25T09:18:00.000-04:002012-05-25T09:18:13.000-04:002012-05-25T09:18:13.000-04:00Absent Mothers in Urban Fantasy
Urban Fantasy -- the bringing of the fantastic (vampires, werewolves, magic, fae and so much more) to a modern, real world setting -- has become ever more popular as a mainstream genre. From Twilight to True Blood to The Vampire Diaries, it is now firmly entrenched on our televisions. The books regularly reach the best seller lists - this isn’t a fringe genre. It’s here, it’s huge and it’s hereReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-64275636003582345782012-05-24T15:00:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:00:06.842-04:002012-05-24T15:00:06.842-04:00Let's Hear it Fellow Disabled People
As a disabled woman, I find that small accommodations can make so much of a difference in my day. Unfortunately, this does not happen often and instead I find myself rolling my eyes and snarking about the same complaint day after day.
It's a beautiful day here in the armpit of Canada, known as Niagara Falls, and so I decided to make a coffee run to Tim Hortons. It is after all ice cap season (Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-26267530443237011162012-05-24T13:00:00.001-04:002012-05-24T13:00:01.512-04:002012-05-24T13:00:01.512-04:00Hustler Photoshops A Penis In Conservative Commentators MouthOkay, for the sake of consistency, I am going to talk about the picture below.
That is a photoshopped image of conservative columnist S.E. Cup with a penis in her mouth, which was published by Hustler magazine.
Under the headline “Celebrity Fantasy,” the text beside the picture asks, “What would S.E. Cupp look like with a dick in her mouth?”
S.E. Cupp is a lovely young lady who read too muchReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-24878848558870740452012-05-24T11:00:00.002-04:002012-05-24T12:11:07.326-04:002012-05-24T12:11:07.326-04:00On Hate Speech and Concentration Camps for Gay PeoplePastor Charles Worley of Maiden, NC took to the pulpit to advocate placing gays and lesbians in concentration camps last Sunday. His speech was absolutely one of the most horrific things that I have ever heard.
The following video comes with an extreme trigger warning for violence against gays and lesbians.
transcript:
Of our president getting up and saying that it was alright for two Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-65224359758742688992012-05-24T09:06:00.000-04:002012-05-24T09:06:49.678-04:002012-05-24T09:06:49.678-04:00Willow Smith Is Going to be Annie and Why It's Important
There is no doubt that the Smiths are a performing family. Willow is moving beyond her musical aspirations to the big screen, to star in a remake of the musical Annie.
Will Smith confirmed that the youngest of the Smith clan, Willow, 11, would be following in her parents and older brother Jayden’s (The Karate Kid) footsteps, with a starring role in the modernized film version of the 1982 Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-37508417583186486622012-05-23T15:41:00.000-04:002012-05-23T15:41:27.926-04:002012-05-23T15:41:27.926-04:00When You’re A White Straight Comic, Bigotry’s All About the JokeI have a new piece up at Clutch Magazine
You may remember Colin Quinn from his stint on Saturday Night Live, where he became a regular with such character as “Lenny the Lion” and “Joe Blow.” He even took over “The Weekend Update” for a time. After leaving SNL, Quinn became the host of the short-lived Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Today, he spends a lot of time on the road performing Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-11532345039809103702012-05-23T13:00:00.001-04:002012-05-23T13:00:02.396-04:002012-05-23T13:00:02.396-04:00A tale of two hoodies: Mark Zuckerberg vs. Trayvon MartinCheryl Contee of Jack and Jill Politics wrote the following article for The Grio. I really think that you should check it out. I am going to get you started and you can finish over there.
Star Jones recently pointed out the double standard inherent in how two young men wearing hoodies were treated in the public eye by the media. She was dismissed as just another angry black woman by othersReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-59061946288749303102012-05-23T11:00:00.001-04:002012-05-23T11:00:08.570-04:002012-05-23T11:00:08.570-04:00Louisiana School Psychologist Calls For Black Thugs to DieMark A. Triana tweeted:
We need to declare war on Thugism in America. Bring them under control. Use the Hammer and Trigger Method! If White People were going around killing people the Blacks would be crying Fowl. This is Bullshit - to let one group control the lives of all. Young Black Thug who won't follow the law need to be put down no incarcerated. Put down like the Dogs they are! Young Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-3413391539582313852012-05-23T09:00:00.002-04:002012-05-23T09:04:18.950-04:002012-05-23T09:04:18.950-04:00The Language of AdjectivesMike is an 18 year female to male transman. He is currently studying psychology at The Evergreen State College between making quilts. He someday aspires to be a social worker, and in the mean time, he wants to fix the fact that not everyone is born with an inherent right to be themselves.
In theory, every person is created equal and deserves the same rights and Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-62895104078516304952012-05-22T15:00:00.001-04:002012-05-22T15:00:05.646-04:002012-05-22T15:00:05.646-04:00Today Is Harvey Milk DayFar too much of LGBT history has been lost and that is why I think it is really important to talk about the events and people that we are aware of. Harvey Bernard Milk was the first publicly out gay man to be elected to public office in California. He only managed to serve 11 months before he was assassinated by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned but wanted his job Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-24674288216340725632012-05-22T13:00:00.001-04:002012-05-22T13:00:00.347-04:002012-05-22T13:00:00.347-04:00Community Can be Harmful to GLBT People This is a guest post from Sparky, of Spark in Darkness. Many of you are familiar with him from Livejournal, as well as from his insightful and often hilarious commentary here. Each Tuesday, Womanist Musings will be featuring a post from Sparky.
So let’s have a talk about “big society” and “community” and all that lovey dovey idea of all the local people getting together.
See, this Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-27225686692221943532012-05-22T11:00:00.001-04:002012-05-22T11:00:01.472-04:002012-05-22T11:00:01.472-04:00Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 8: The Prince of Winterfell
Robb Stark is having a merry conversation with Talisa about his upcoming nuptials to an unnamed Frey daughter and the powerful duties and responsibilities of being a lord. It’s all very pleasant until they get a message – Jaime Lannitser escaped during the night, Catelyn the Spunky freed him in the hope that this would lead to Sansa and Arya being freed. Naturally, Lord Karstark, whose son wasReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-4538074771452529452012-05-22T09:00:00.004-04:002012-05-22T09:59:20.512-04:002012-05-22T09:59:20.512-04:00White Child Wears Blackface to School to Celebrate Martin Luther KingI actually thought about calling this piece White people and their intentions.
A white Colorado second-grade student was sent home from school last week after he showed up to school in blackface. Sean King, 7, covered his face in black paint to portray Martin Luther King Jr., as part of an assignment that required students to dress up as a historical figure.
“They thought it was Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-18068394564766704842012-05-21T13:27:00.000-04:002012-05-21T13:27:51.051-04:002012-05-21T13:27:51.051-04:00Why is Raven Symoné’s Sexuality Your Business?I have a new piece up at Clutch magazine
As long as there are celebrities, and people are curious about their lives, there will always be celebrity gossip. The media has recently been a flutter with the rumour that Raven Symoné may potentially be in a same sex relationship with America’s Next Top Model beauty AzMarie Livingston. Ms. Symoné took to Twitter recently to respond to the Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-47031830312418289852012-05-21T11:00:00.010-04:002012-05-21T11:00:09.684-04:002012-05-21T11:00:09.684-04:00The Flip Side (or dose of Positivity)Biyuti is a bakla Filipina living on stolen Algonquin land. He works to sustain and increase the biyuti of the world through decolonization and through her explorations of the intersections of race with queerness/gender. She also blogs at The Biyuti Collective and you can find her on Twitter: @JustBiyuti.
I've been doing a lot of criticism of the trans community on my Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486177601646533834.post-76863671285042974902012-05-21T09:06:00.001-04:002012-05-21T09:07:46.144-04:002012-05-21T09:07:46.144-04:00The Danger of Parenting With A Disability
It's Victoria Day Weekend here in the great white north. For most of us this means, bbqs and beer. No one is honestly thinking about the queen. On holidays the Niagara Falls Park commission holds a great fireworks show over the falls. When I was able bodied, I used to take my kids down regularly to see the fireworks. It's been some time since I have done this, and so I decided to revive theReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.com