I recently applied to Harvard and didn’t get in, so this news story really caught my eye:
Homeless girl goes to Harvard!
I have, for a long time, believed that if you give any child or young woman support, encouragement, and love, no matter what their circumstances, they can do incredible and amazing things. Good for the young Ms. Williams, and may she have years of learning, growth and success at Harvard and beyond!
Finally, an article or essay about Rihanna and Chris Brown that does NOT blame the victim. It’s an open letter to Rihanna, specifically.
Sure, I would have loved an angry open letter to Chris Brown, asking him why he’s such a misogynist, abusive, controlling piece of shit. But I like the non-judgemental and caring words Leslie Morgan Steiner sends to Rihanna, and, really, to all women who are subject to physical, mental, and sexual abuse at the hands of their male partners. She writes from experience, insight, and a feminist solidarity that looks ahead to healing and growth. Thanks, LMS.
For those of you feminists/women’s liberationists and any other women in London who care about the rights and livelihood of women of color:
Thanks to Black Looks for letting us know about this event.
Please let me know if you go and how it goes/went. I am only sorry I don’t live in England.
No. Really. I’ve been through some shit (and some good experiences) in the past several months and I’ve grown up a lot. Even though I have lots of maturing to do still, and a lot of things to learn, I can take what I’ve been through and know that I am a different person now for the better.
Just as a recap, I’ve experienced my first time with:
1. Heartbreak
2. Food poisoning
3. Getting fired from a job
4. Getting a nose ring
5. Getting a tattoo
6. Planning a trip to Australia
7. Running on a regular basis (and it feels great)
8. Being honest and telling a guy whether I like him or not
9. Being honest with myself (still really working on this)
I would recommend to everyone, EVERYONE, to read Stephanie Dowrick’s book “Intimacy and Solitude.” It’s about just that. And she’s such a great, compassionate, approachable, and professional writer.
Anyhoo, I won’t be working on bell hooks for right now. I’ll be doing my regular ranting posts and just post whatever my instinct tells me to. I have missed you all so much in the feminist blogosphere, and I am happy to be back! 
P.S.: I am thinking of doing a “Best of Houston Craigslist Men 4 Women Personals” post daily (or weekly). Let me know what you think. Thanks!
That I would care about the presidential election so much? What with gender and race and so many other factors that have explicitely colored the coverage and progress of the presidential campaign, I guess I have some really strong feelings about what’s going on in Washington D.C. lately.
This article, by Melissa McEwan (via MaryTracy 
), is one of the best articles I have ever read about the important decisions being made, and the fine lines being walked, by feminists and womanists all over the U.S. in regards to this presidential election.
It’s really tough being a woman, particularly a woman of color, and trying to wrap my head around the sexism and racism being made even more apparent because of this election. I just got my citizenship about 2 or so years ago, and I have been so jaded with the government and electoral system in this country that I haven’t bothered to vote. This particular quote from McEwan’s essay really struck me:
Shaker CE once said in comments, “Knowing that the alternative is worse actually makes it harder for me; it just reinforces that sense I often get from some Dems, including Sen. Obama in this cycle, that they think they can do whatever the fuck they like to me, because I don’t have any other option. The worst part? They’re right.”
They are right. And I am not sure I am going to vote this election either. That’s the most disturbing thing about this election: the decisions that many of us feminists have to make are extremely difficult and complex. And I am tired of being threatened, cajoled, and manipulated by self-proclaimed “liberals” into supporting a presidential candidate (i.e. Obama) that has benefitted passively and actively from sexism and misogyny.
This sandnigger bitch is not takin’ that white liberal male bullshit anymore. Thanks.
Just go read the McEwan essay! Go, go, go!
Listen to her. You will see that her passionate and honest words have everything to do with my first post and discussion in the comments.
“…A revolution once pregnant with expectation flounders,
Apathetic and individualistic, no one knows where to vote
Or what to vote for anymore,
The faces that now represent us,
have now begun to look like the ones who used to burn crosses,
and beat bulldaggers
and fuck faggots up the ass with loaded guns…”
Thanks for the inspiration ekitty
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