Wrestling with Anger
I am filled with anger and don’t know what to do with it. I am tired of being told to drop below the anger to feel my pain. I have cried enough! I want justice! I want change! It is …
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Tag Archives: consciousness raising
Thinking About Couples Dances
There has been a debate in the folk dance community I am a part of about how to get more young people involved in folk dance. The strategy most prominently suggested is to offer more couples dances, which has gotten …
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Declare Yourself Single!
I don’t recall from what email list I received the hint to an article in Salon magazine. I am sure grateful to whoever forwarded it. The article is in the “dear Abby” style from Cary Tennis. A somewhat distraught and …
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TV and Sexism
Several disturbing and interrelated posts can be found this week on the Feminist Philosophers’ Blog. Monkey gave us low-lights of a Lingerie Superbowl and a new “dating” show, both filled with stereotypes and objectification of women (and men). What really …
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