over 10 years of posts from Morag Spinner
Trigger warning: description of a rape analogy; discussion of mental illness stigmatization Yesterday I talked about the anti-Semitism in erasing the Jewish history of Christian holidays. (It is anti-Semitism; I know some folks think that I’m being hyperbolic here, but I’m not. When you erase an entire people’s culture, history, and religion from the equation, …
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So, this is annoying me enough today that I feel I should do a post on it. This picture has been shared around so many times on FB in the past week it’s given me whiplash: There is an awesome breakdown of why this is bullshit over at The Belle Jar, posted last year around …
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I used to be a fluffbunny. I was; I was Doctor Fluffbun, PhD in FluffyBunniness. I fully admit that I used to cling to wilful ignorance; I used to refuse to learn anything real, because it hurt my feelings to have my beliefs challenged. It’s not a comfortable thing to admit to. It’s not enjoyable …
Recently I picked up a copy of Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression, by Anne Bishop. It’s required reading for an English class I was planning on taking this fall (though those plans have changed) and it’s been on my To Read list for a while anyway. Honestly, I’m disappointed. Anne Bishop (this …
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