I once wrote an article calling Barack Obama a fraud for his treatment of Shirley Sherrod. I may or may not have cussed him out, actually. That post got fewer angry emails, comments, tweets, and general responses than has my analysis of the white feminist response to The Onion’s attack on Quvenzhané Willis. Seriously. Certainly,Read More “On White Women’s Anger”
Tag Archives: Cultural Criticism
Did White Feminists Ignore Attacks on Quvenzhané Wallis? That’s An Empirical Question
Disclaimer: Dear white feminists, this post is in keeping with my organizational background. I do an analysis of media organizations and not, say, you and your friends, your individual experiences, or of tweets. You are welcome to conduct that analysis but you will not find it here. Children are sacred. They are off-limits for behaviorsRead More “Did White Feminists Ignore Attacks on Quvenzhané Wallis? That’s An Empirical Question”
Higher Education Ideology Wars: Who Is The “Slave”?
When Emory University president, James Wagner, made a plea for restraint in contentious debates about the future of higher education he appealed to history. The history he chose to appeal to is shocking. Building on the U.S.’s “three-fifths” compromise, which famously enshrined blacks as 3/5 of a person into the legal and cultural coda ofRead More “Higher Education Ideology Wars: Who Is The “Slave”?”
Trickle Down Feminism Trickles Down On Itself
Back in June I wrote a piece about what I called “trickle down feminism“, about which I said: Trickle-down economics wasn’t the best experience for people like me. You will have to forgive me, then, if I have similar doubts about trickle down feminism. In it I show my work on the term, crediting aRead More “Trickle Down Feminism Trickles Down On Itself”
Atlanta Sexes: Double Dipping in Manufactured Controversy?
This will be a drive-by post because, well, graduate school. But, I was struck today by an interesting article at The Atlantic. I’ve talked here before about the organizational logic of manufacturing controversy. Trading in racism (and sexism, ableism, any-ism) is a cheap form of currency as media struggles to figure out how to peacefullyRead More “Atlanta Sexes: Double Dipping in Manufactured Controversy?”
Raging Against The Machine
It has taken me a little time to grasp the different writing conventions of academe. Writing for a conference presentation is not like writing for publication which can be totally different than writing for OpEds. I don’t have it mastered but I think I have determined that as much as academe is about scholarship itRead More “Raging Against The Machine”
Reviews of ‘Beasts of Southern Wild’ Prove Blackfolks Aren’t A Monolith!
Talk about something I could not disagree with more! If you follow me on Twitter it is no secret that I was deeply affected by this film. Clay’s review is evidence that we are, indeed, not a monolith. 🙂 I also loved the movie. It was not unlike Eve’s Bayou or a Gloria Naylor bookRead More “Reviews of ‘Beasts of Southern Wild’ Prove Blackfolks Aren’t A Monolith!”
Audio From My Feminist Magazine Interview
I had a great time (sweaty palms and all!) on Feminist Magazine yesterday. The hosts and producers did a great job providing a narrative arc with the guests various positions on the Slaughter article and the “Having It All” ethos. For those just turning in you can read about how I ended up on FMRead More “Audio From My Feminist Magazine Interview”
The Atlantic Article, Trickle Down Feminism, and my Twitter Mentions. God Help Us All
This is one of those posts that can go nowhere but down. There are things you simply cannot do in this life and slaying unicorns is one of them. What do I mean by “slaying unicorns”? It’s an old Livejournal term. It means providing evidence that one’s sacred emotional belief or object is either notRead More “The Atlantic Article, Trickle Down Feminism, and my Twitter Mentions. God Help Us All”