I Am Not BIPOC or LGBTQIA2S+ . . . or Judeo-Christian
2022-03-07 – This weekend I read a defense of the acronym BIPOC. This term is not new, but I was surprised by the usage, so I looked it up. It […]
Tag Archives: race
The Adult Fútbol League Still Plays in the Park
2019-09-22 – I just came back from taking my dog Rebe for a walk in the park across the street. Sunday mornings this time of year, the park is alive […]
Everyone Wants to Be Nonbinary in Politics
2017-03-09 – Today I want to piss everyone off. But I’m going to start slowly, so bear with me. The thing that’s got my dander up is the way that […]
Seltzer Boy—Two Cents Plain
2015-02-15 – It seems that sparkling water is popular again. That’s what Jill Berman at the Huffington Post says. She says that “Sparkling Water Is the New Soda.” When she […]
Defense of the N-Word?
2015-02-03 – I want to first say that I don’t normally use “the n-word.” But I used it in the title of today’s post because it made my title kinda […]
One Choice for White Survey Respondents
2015-01-29 – I have three kindly mothers. That’s almae matres in Latin. I know it sounds a bit LGBT, but I’m referring to the three universities I have attended. My […]
Unarmed White Man Shot by Police
2014-11-30 – I found the following posted by my favorite right-wing Facebook friend AND by an African-American friend: Unarmed White Man Shot By Police: No Riots, Al Sharpton Silent, Obama […]
A Woman’s Right to Choose the Father of Her Child Apparently Has Some Exceptions
2014-10-05 – A few weeks ago we had dinner in a college town. Across the restaurant from us was a gay couple with a bunch of kids. One of the fathers […]
Pathway to Citizenship
2013-07-16 — Pending now in Congress is an immigration bill. A big issue in the bill is the so-called “pathway to citizenship.” I am in favor of such a pathway. […]
Legally Accidental
2013-07-14 – Not guilty. The George Zimmerman verdict is being ballyhooed as vindication of Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense. But that’s not how the law works when a defendant wins. Defendants […]
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