As the holiday season starts, I would like to say Happy Thanksgiving! But I would also like to acknowledge the narrative surrounding Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is portrayed as the unity and coming together of “Pilgrims” and Native Americans. This story is pushed to us during childhood. But, we rarely discuss how Indigenous people were ripped from […]
Read More Happy Thanksgiving!Today’s comedian quote for the post comes from none other than Paul Mooney who stated that white people can laugh at jokes about any race, religion, ethnicity, nationality etc. but “the minute it’s about you being ‘white’, you have no sense of humor about yourself. Fuck you, you can be talked about too, this is […]
Read More The Ballad of the Oversensitive White MalesIn light of this November’s (traumatizing) elections a new campaign, if you will, has surfaced. First starting in Britain as a result of the Brexit, it has now been adopted by many Americans; from college and university campuses (like yours truly–JMU) to the general public. #Safetypin is an effort to show support, and allyship to […]
Read More Safety for who?: A Critique of the #safetypin CampaignIn response to American holiday, Thanksgiving, I figured everyone will need to take time to relax – and forget the awful comments their friends and family will undoubtedly make this week. I am going to recommend some activities and songs to help create a safe space for yourself this week. 1. Fall Cleaning Forget spring cleaning – get […]
Read More Self Care Activities to Help You Survive ThanksgivingAs usual, I was late to the party with this one, but I thought it was worth a post. I recently read Amy Poehler’s Yes Please. In case you’re like me and never got around grabbing a copy of this gem, let me give you the run-down. This book is a memoir in the form […]
Read More Late is Better than Never: A Belated Review of Amy Poehler’s Yes PleaseRemember this video? http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/sound-of-music/3001376 (In case you need it, here’s the OG: https://youtu.be/yYvyh3IIdDk ) Maria is a problem because NEWSFLASH she’s a headache, she’s an angel, SHE’S A GIIIRL. Mind you, I love Sound of Music, but I realize that Maria is a trope. Maria speaks to issues of girlhood and society’s utter fascination with […]
Read More The Hills are Alive with the Sound of GirlsAs we pack our bags and make the drive home for a much-needed break from the stresses of academia, many of you might be thinking what I’m thinking: “Sh*t, how am I going to sit across the table from racist Uncle Dave for an entire two hours on Thursday?” Well, earlier this week, one of […]
Read More Looking Forward to TrumpsgivingAs many of us were disappointed to discover early last Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had become the next president-elect of the United States. It was a difficult election to watch— sitting criss-cross-applesauce on the floors of our homes, the light from our TVs illuminating tear-stained cheeks and furrowed brows. Many of us had been with […]
Read More Graffiti? More Like Gra-Are You For Real?This morning I woke up to bitter cold winds, autumnal scenes in which leaves change their color and fall from branches, and a whole lot of Christmas themed Starbucks coffee cups. Holiday season is right around the corner, and whether we enjoy thinking about it or not, for a lot of us this means making […]
Read More A College Student’s Guidebook to Family, Thanksgiving, and Political Discourse.90s hip hop and feminism have quite the sordid history, with Kanye West himself acknowledging that “I definitely think generally rap is pretty misogynistic.” Nonetheless, there has indeed been moments of intersection between feminism and hip-hop in the past whereby brutal honesty is mixed in with the need to genuinely lift each other up, particularly […]
Read More Exploring feminism in 90s Hip Hop
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