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I'm so oversaturated with depressing gay marriage media BUT
This from the article linked via postqueer
In all sharp moral disagreements, maximalism is the constant temptation. People dig in, positions harden and we tend to convince ourselves that our opponents are not only wrong-headed but also malicious and acting in bad faith. In such conflicts, it can seem not only difficult, but also wrong, to compromise ( Read more... ) -
OMG they just cooked Skippy!!! NSF vegans!
Random foolishness.
I' m gearing up for next this years organizing around food sustainability, and I keep hearing arguments from reluctant non-vegetarians that Skippy [kangaroo] nosh is acceptably sustainable cos Skippy has teeny feet unlike those earth destroying cows with their cloven hooves that impact badly on soil arguments.
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spring cleaning
..to you this may be the week between Xmas and New Years, to me it's spring cleaning week. Happiness of holidays whatever you call it.
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Aboriginal deaths in custody: deaths or medals for healing
From the National Indigenous Times
Non-Australian readers, this is about a police corruption scandal here, over the systemic failures of accountability around Aboriginal deaths in police custody. Could be triggering.
AU readers: NIT and other links for circulation. NIT also has a timeline of events if you're losing track.
Distorted coverage of ( Read more... ) -
words. art forum thoughts. the usual.
My writers festival highlight was a panel on the ethics of language in reviewing and recording Aboriginal people's art. My nerd pursuits thrill, I know.
Points from the panel;
-Aboriginal is an adjective so it should always have a noun after it. Not "Aboriginals paint Y, X type art" ... but Aboriginal [insert noun artists, surrealists etc ( Read more... ) -
Abstain the rage
Tankard-Reist spoke on “The sexualisation and objectification of girls in popular culture”. This has been a key WFA campaign, providing it with a front for its real agenda. Unable to find much support among feminists for its earlier slogan of “pro-woman, pro-life”, the WFA has shifted to an insidious “Trojan horse” tactic - seeking to win ( Read more... ) -
I am officially grown up
...because a relative I babysat a lot in high school is now having a party in my yard, when I REALLY need to get to sleep, and I'm hoping his friends drinking in the garden don't puke there. The cycle from teen brat to bratted out by post-teens is complete ( Read more... ) -
Each one teach..wait ..for themselves...I meant for themselves.
Laytoya Peterson's becoming my favorite blogger; she does the political commentary as digestable populism thing without going kerplunk on analysis.
So, her piece reflecting on Condie to caution against Palin.
Throughout this all, it appears that there are two dominant ideas swirling around this debate:
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Modest hedonism: Lesley Gore sings Wonder Boy
I can't believe I haven't seen this before ( Read more... )
