Monthly Archives: October 2007

On NPR, diversity, and responding to criticism

Posted on October 24, 2007 by tekanji

So, ABW wrote a post about NPR and their apparent lack of diversity and NPR responded. While I know that ABW is planning on discussing her own response, I read over the letter and was pretty much floored that a … Continue reading →

Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Media and journalism, Multiculturalism | 9 Comments

Hmm, this sounds familiar

Posted on October 22, 2007 by tekanji

Not that this is earth shattering news or anything, but anti-oppression activists aren’t the only ones who are tired with the “it’s just a joke!” claim that’s aimed to get out of being responsible for one’s words. From a website … Continue reading →

Posted in Eradicating Divisive Discourse | 1 Comment

The power of indifference

Posted on October 21, 2007 by tekanji

Yonmei has a post up about The politics of indifference which I think makes a great example of privilege in action. I’ve excerpted a portion (with one minor edit so the text doesn’t break my layout): I have experienced bigotry … Continue reading →

Posted in Privilege in Action | 3 Comments

Feminists: answering sexism with sexism? So not cool.

Posted on October 20, 2007 by tekanji

So Jill has a post up defending Ann Coulter because Maxim decided that the best way to “zing” her for her anti-Semitism would be to call her, in so many words, an ugly tranny. First off, good on Jill and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, The Evil -ism's | 3 Comments

I don't like being an educator, really….

Posted on October 19, 2007 by tekanji

If you’re wondering where my internet- and writing-oriented energies have been going lately, that would be into fleshing out the Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog FAQ: FAQ: What roles should men play in feminism? FAQ: What’s wrong with saying that … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Personal | 2 Comments

Questions on cultural appropriation

Posted on October 17, 2007 by tekanji

I’ve been participating on the A question about Halloween and costumes… thread over at Roy’s place. Basically it’s a discussion about what makes a Halloween costume racist and to what extent, if at all, we can dress up as figures … Continue reading →

Posted in Racism | 11 Comments

Here's a noosey-noose to go with your Klan robe

Posted on October 12, 2007 by tekanji

From the Pirates of the Caribbean “Dead Man’s Chest” collection – 14K gold plated 20″ Noose Necklace. So, apparently racist iconography is the new couture. Come on, Disney, ARE YOU STUPID? I have no idea what wires got crossed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Disney, Racism | 13 Comments

Happy National Coming Out Day

Posted on October 11, 2007 by tekanji

Hopefully I’m still in time. The timezone stuff is weird.

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Queer Issues, USA | Leave a comment

Japanese women are the biggest users of Wii and DS… ORLY?

Posted on October 10, 2007 by tekanji

From Nintendo’s women gamers could transform market: Japanese women have overtaken their male counterparts to become the biggest users of Nintendo’s Wii and DS machines in a seismic shift that the company said would “transform the video games industry”. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan, Video Games | 5 Comments

More on harassment on the internet

Posted on October 7, 2007 by tekanji

So, the Angry Black Woman posts about an experience she had with a troll who, when banned, continued to harass her. The post itself is worth a read, but (oh so predictably) another troll shows up in her comments to … Continue reading →

Posted in Privilege, Racism, The Evil -ism's, The Internet is Serious Business | 13 Comments