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revelations about our selves and our culture that have been swept under the rug for eons.
Going back to the hiding isn't the answer. Dealing with these unpleasant facts may actually lead to a better human condition.
Unfortunately it's going to be a tough road, with a lot of infighting and recriminations.
Completely agree.
Another prof used to day, "Sweeping things under the rug only gives us more lumps to trip over."
Yeah, I mean, hangings and beheadings have always been overly well-attended.
Yeah, I mean, hangings and beheadings have always been overly well-attended.
Tom Waits reports that theaters are traditionally closed on Mondays because hangings and executions happened on Mondays and they couldn't compete. This may be apocryphal, though.
The whole thing just makes me want to cry. Joss's post was inspiring though. I think I'll look more at Equality Now when I'm at home.
And now, a mini-meara of much less earth-shattering things:
Urban Decay has a smudgeproof eyeliner that is my new love.
I have decided to try this. I have nasty eye allergies, but I'm hopeful that if it doesn't smudge, it may not get into the eye, and thus will be unable to produce allergens there. I live in hope.
8 cavities in the last 4 months after years of none. Not fair.
It's not fair GC. If it makes you feel any better, a similar thing happened to me, and the dentist said it was because, over time microcavities had formed, and sort of all at once they got to the point where they were big enough to do anything about them. So it's probably not really from the last four months.
Or conversely, mom needs to say "Since you think it'd be such an imposition for me to STAY IN MY OWN FUCKING HOUSE, you can find your own damn place with all the privacy you want."
Wrod. I mean, I might make that choice to get my own place, since my mom and I love each other dearly, but don't do well staying in the same place for long. But I can't imagine being upset at my mom for using her own house. Jeesh.
And apropos of nothing, I went out to brunch with friends last weekend, and one of the party ordered blueberry pancakes. When the bill came, it said blu cakes. I'm not sure why I love that so much, but it just seems adorable to me.
Zenkitty: Dua Khalil's murder has hit the same way Matthew Shepard's murder did. I can't stop thinking about it, I can't stop crying, and I'm so angry, with no one in front of me to blame and punch.This. I hadn't made the Matthew Shepherd connection, but you're absolutely right.
Raq: I'm not sure I fully agree with Joss' analysis, but I think "what is wrong with women?" is a great question to ask. It may just be as simple as "men beat the crap out of women because they can."
I also disagree that we are devolving into violence. I think we are only recently enough above that level to see how awful it is, and to try and stop it. There was no such thing as EqualityNow even 40 years ago.
And very much this. It's the same reason that I get ranty and soap-boxy whenever anyone talks about "today's awful teenagers" and how schools are going downhill. Dude. Yes, schools with no funding are exploding at the seams with problems, but that has less to do with the kids than with their homes, environments, and limited opportunities. I've been working with teens for a decade, and they haven't changed much, not in important ways. As for education itself, are we forgetting the "teaching" used to consist of lecturing and not taking questions and that corporal punishment was legal and even encouraged? And that girls had to take Home Ec and Typing and minorities were sent off to another school altogether? ARRRGGGHH.
Kristin (and any others with insight!), I have a quick question for you. I got asked to interview at a school for a position that would be good (teaching 4 English classes and 1 speech class and the opportunity to start a forensics team), but the school itself is horrible. Less than 10% of the students pass the state tests.
Is it worth it to get a job at such a school where there are obvious problems?
My other quandry is that many schools won't hire someone who has no teaching experience and I'm not getting many interviews. I am getting a few, but not many. My gut tells me to pass on it and wait for something better, but my fear is asking what if nothing better comes along.
Oh great, I took that for three years.
Wrod
I think "what is wrong with women?" is a great question to ask. It may just be as simple as "men beat the crap out of women because they can."
Some may call me a traitor to my gender, but I think it's also legitimate to ask, "what is wrong with men?" And the same answer may apply.
I thought it was implied in the way he wrote the piece.