Category Archives: Race

Guest Post: Why I Don’t Like the Phrase “The War on Women”

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Written by scATX. Originally published at scATX: Speaker’s Corner in the ATX. Cross-posted with permission. In a chat with Garland Grey that was published at Tiger Beatdown this week, I wrote the following about the phrase “The War on Women”: “I … Continue reading →

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With a Complex Black Female Protagonist Created by a Black Female Showrunner, I’m Rooting for ‘Scandal’

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Originally published at Bitch Flicks. I love Grey’s Anatomy. Is it melodramatic? Absolutely. But it’s dramatic storylines, sharp dialogue and diverse cast have hooked me from the very first episode. So when I discovered writer, producer, showrunner Shonda Rhimes created … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Talking: Why Feminist Reviews of Best Picture Oscar Nominees and Utilizing the Bechdel Test for Films Matter

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The film Super Bowl is here…that’s right, The Oscars! Huzzah! As a raging cinephile, I love the Oscars, I live for the Oscars. And yet, they so often piss me off. Because they are white male bonanza. Only 4 women … Continue reading →

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Activist Nicole Clark Features The Opinioness in Her Ally Alert Series!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Hey fabulous readers! The Opinioness (that’s me!) is featured in her very first interview!! Social worker, consultant and activist Nicole Clark asked me to participate in her Ally Alert series, which “highlights organizations, people, and campaigns who stand with women … Continue reading →

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Viola Davis Rules the Night: Women, Race & Gender at the 2012 SAG Awards

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Originally published at Bitch Flicks. Lately, it seems awards shows vacillate between moments of cringe-inducing sexism and feminist clarity. And the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were no different. Stripped of pomp and circumstance, with no host, the SAG Awards focus … Continue reading →

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Women, Sexism, Racism & the Economy: Why Congress Needs to Reauthorize Unemployment Insurance

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

This post is part of the HERvotes Blog Carnival: Protecting Unemployment Benefits. The phenomenon of Occupy Wall Street has galvanized people to speak out and take a stand against economic injustice. The 99% moniker implies we either belong to the … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: ‘Whitney’ versus Whitney

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Written by Amber Leab. Originally published at Bitch Flicks. Cross-posted with permission. After the season premiere of Parks and Recreation (Knope 2012!) and The Office last Thursday night, I left the TV on and caught the series premiere of Whitney, the … Continue reading →

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Why We Need to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, Not Columbus Day

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Most people in the U.S. think of today as Columbus Day. But I refuse to celebrate this asshole. A shitty explorer (who refused to admit that he wasn’t even in Asia), Columbus kidnapped, colonized, maimed and committed genocide to the … Continue reading →

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On Race, Crime & Human Rights: 10 Lessons I Learned From Troy Davis

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

When I was a tween, my mom worked at a prison in Connecticut. She calculated the payroll for the correctional officers at a facility imprisoning male inmates. Listening to my mother talk about her job, my thoughts often wandered to … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Proponents of Anti-Choice Race-Baiting Billboards Speak to NPR

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Written by Morgan Hopkins.  Originally published at Hay Ladies!.  Reprinted with permission. The Texas-based anti-choice group, Life Always, has placed billboards in Chicago that read “Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted,” featuring a picture of President Obama. … Continue reading →

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