Jay Smooth: Miss California & opposite marriage
via ill Doctrine Jay analyzes the inherent patriarchal oppression present in beauty pageants, Renaissance Fairs, Miss California and “opposite marriage,” heteronormative nomenclature, time machines,...
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Women’s College Basketball & ESPN
If you hover over the “All Sports” link on ESPN and click the “College Basketball” link, you are taken to ESPN’s coverage of Men’s College Basketball. The link to “Women’s Basketball” takes you to...
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Furloughs and Privilege
It was almost two weeks ago when the Oregon State University faculty senate voted for furloughs for all faculty (grant-supported salary is exempt) in 2010. It should be noted that the Oregon State...
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Clay Shirky + Status Quo + Patriarchy
A rant about Clay Shirky…well, not really a rant since I am not much of a ranter…a rebuttal perhaps? When a member of a dominant group, in this case, a highly educated white guy, writes a “rant” on...
View ArticleThe Power Of Vulnerability & The Courage To Be Imperfect
I watch a lot of TED Talks. They are generally informative and insightful. However, this talk by Brené Brown totally rocked my world. Her comments on courage and vulnerability really resonated with...
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