Category Archives: politics
Reblog: 10 OPD officers watch a WOC bleed out, do nothing to help
Reposted without comment from Boys.Burritos.Bombs. I watched 10 Oakland Police officers watch a woman of color and mother of two bleed out this morning. I watched them watch her die. She was my neighbor. Her name was Maria. About two … Continue reading
The Left and the Impulse to be Anti-Gun
So, I wrote the following on a gun forum composed of liberal gun owners. I think some others might read it here who would appreciate it. It is written to other gun people, but I think those who read it … Continue reading
Breakup Announcement!
That’s it! I’m a little heartbroken, but I’ll get over it. I’m dumping my boyfriend, Feminist Ryan Gosling. I was completely head-over-heels, but then I discovered that he’s a patronizing weasel. My people are not a badge of political coolness … Continue reading
I’m a Romantic
I can’t help it. I have ideas about how the world should be. I have ideas about how people should be with each other. Sometimes I’m self-indulgently nostalgic for the present. Are there any two words sweeter than General Strike?
The Fourth of July
I love the fourth of July. I’m conflicted about parts of it, but uncomplicated relationships are for uncomplicated minds. I loathe the standard fare patriotism and invented right wing history that this date invokes, but the negatives associated with this … Continue reading
Uterus
Florida Representative Scott Randolph was admonished for using the word uterus on the floor of the Florida House. This tragicomic event was the result of Randolph’s comments about the current Republican priorities which (of course) call for complete deregulation of … Continue reading
The Cops Said NO!
You may, from reading my various opinions on various things have gathered that I almost never have good things to say about police officers. I have plenty of reasons for this. Despite the fact that I admire the impulse to … Continue reading
American queer art censorship: what’s up
Cross posted at Body Impolitic and Feminine Moments I have been invited by Birthe Havmoeller to write a brief explanation of the cultural issues at play in the recent controversy over the Hide/Seek show at the National Portrait Gallery in … Continue reading
They’re coming for us… again.
You may or may not remember the NEA fights of 20 years ago. I do. Conservatives were able to damage arts funding in this country so badly that we still have not recovered. It took years before mainstream gallery spaces … Continue reading
