in particular the line of...We need to be clear about who we are trying to be equal to. In her blog post Arielle Loren asserts that most women do not identify as being feminists even if they share its core ideologies, that there has been a shift in the contemporary agenda for women’s equality and that women are tired [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Arielle Loren Asks “Is Beyonce the Face of Contemporary Feminism?” My Response
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Rough Draft: Malcolm X + Lil B and Black Men’s Sexuality
Saturday, May 7th, 2011I woke up with the portion of the post on Lil B and Malcolm in my head. “….Writing about Black men’s sexuality is important because sexuality is racism’s third rail. Sexual domination, violence and the threat of violence have all been tools to keep Black folks, women and Black women in check. An examination of sexuality, the [...]
What Do You Want Me Write About?
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011I am back. Yeaaah! And I still have my hair. Still more work to do, but the major hurdle has been jumped. So, what do you want me to write about? Here are some of the ideas that I have so far. 1. Queering Malcolm, Queering Lil B: On Black Men’s Sexuality. 2. For Colored [...]
