March 2012
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A Pony on the Balcony: My Complicated Mourning (re... →
poemsofthedead:
DO NOT READ THE ONE COMMENT UNLESS YOU WANT TO FEEL COMPELLED TO PUNCH REPEATEDLY IN THE FACE THE NEAREST WHITE WOMAN.
But I really enjoyed/appreciated this post.
Also, a thought on this part:
Does it matter? Yes. It matters because we salute her contribution, but if she had spoken out against the inclusion of African-American women or suggested that Jewish women or Latinas...
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raganwald » A Woman's Story →
Software developer Reginald Braithwaite tells the story of his mother Gwen, one of the first black female computer programmers in Canada.
Via Ladies Learning Code, on Twitter.
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[Redacted]: So I saw The Hunger Games today, and it wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be like The Running Man as told by Gloria Steinem.
Me: That's funny, I've read a lot about the series but I didn't see anyone mention that it was particularly feminist.
[Redacted]: Oh, what were you reading?
Me: …Angry posts by radical women of colour on Tumblr. What were you reading?
[Redacted]: …The Star?
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The librarians are on strike
I support the union but I can’t deal. WHERE AM I GONNA GET MY SCI-FI NOW
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Eric Choi, on how to get to Mars →
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Idris Elba Will Play Imhotep & Brilliant... →
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O HAI GUISE IM ALIVE
I GOT SUCKED INTO LIEK REDDIT AND MINECRAFT AND SHIT
AND MISSED POSTING RLY IMPORTANT SHIT LIKE ANDREA HAIRSTON WINNING THE TIPTREE
AND THE NEBULA NOMINEES ARE OUT BECAUSE THE NEBULAS ARE COMING UP REAL SOON AND ALL KINDS OF COOL PPL AND BOOKS AND STUFF GOT NOMINATED LIKE N. K. JEMISIN, ALIETTE DE BODARD, E. LILY YU, NNEDI OKORAFOR, GREG VAN EEKHOUT, AND ATTACK THE BLOCK (WHICH WILL...
