By Syreeta McFadden • 11 years ago

Mitt Romney and why we need to call racism what it is

At the risk of sounding redundant, but again… enough with the race talk:

“We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr. Romney, adding: “The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.”

Perhaps we can’t say it enough. I personally have made light of it, uncomfortable , sardonically swiping at the candidate and foot soldiers, noting ironically how this all boils down to resentment that there’s an African American in the White House.

But again, when thoughtless (yet tactical) racial animus comments like these are made in the presidential campaign, do we not call it what it is? To say ‘Anglo-Saxon heritage’ in this context is ...

At the risk of sounding redundant, but again… enough with the race talk:

“We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr. Romney, adding: ...
By Jos Truitt • 11 years ago

Russia’s Pussy Riot on trial today, face 7 years in jail for performing a punk song

The trial of members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot began today. In February, the band performed the song “Mother of God, Cast Putin Out” in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral to protest the Russian Orthodox Church’s support for Putin. Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, were all arrested in March. They have been in jail ever since, and a court recently ruled they can be held until January 12, 2012. They are facing a possible seven year sentence. For performing a protest song.

(The video is closed captioned).

Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Church, said the church is “under attack by persecutors.” Look, I get concerns about religious persecution in Russia. My family came to the ...

The trial of members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot began today. In February, the band performed the song “Mother of God, Cast Putin Out” in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral to protest the Russian Orthodox ...
By Gwendolyn Beetham • 11 years ago

The Academic Feminist: Summer Break Edition

Greetings all. The Academic Feminist is taking the month off from interviewing, but will be back next month with an awesome line-up to take us into back-to-school season.  In the meantime, below are a few items from my summer “must read” list, as well as some upcoming conferences and journal CFPs that have been on my radar.

What’s on your summer reading list? Let us know in comments. And, as always, if you have any suggestions for future Academic Feminist interviewees, contact me here.

Summer Reading List:

 Mad Men, Women, and Children – because, like me, you’re already going through Mad Men withdrawal. A New Queer Agenda – the Scholar & Feminist Online’s latest issue is a must-read for anyone engaged ...

Greetings all. The Academic Feminist is taking the month off from interviewing, but will be back next month with an awesome line-up to take us into back-to-school season.  In the meantime, below are a few items from ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 11 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

Afghan female boxer Sadaf Rahimi wasn’t allowed to compete in the Olympics but she’s still awesome. “I want to deliver a message to the world through my fighting that Afghan girls are not victims,” she says.

AIDS activists march in Washington, DC to demand an end discriminatory police tactics and the criminalization of HIV transmission.

After being sexually assaulted on her solo circumnavigation of Lake Michigan to raise money for breast cancer survivors, Jenn Gibbons is continuing her journey.

This Reddit thread of rapists telling about their assaults is disturbing and interesting.

Keelin Godsey was the first out American transperson ever to be a serious Olympic contender.

Donate and help Autostraddle get a new website!

The Dominican Republic is ...

Afghan female boxer Sadaf Rahimi wasn’t allowed to compete in the Olympics but she’s still awesome. “I want to deliver a message to the world through my fighting that Afghan girls are not victims,” she says.

AIDS ...
By Chloe Angyal • 11 years ago

What We Missed

Kameron Slade, the fifth-grader New York City schoolkid who was barred from giving a pro-marriage equality speech to his school, has been allowed to give it in front of the New York City Council.

Heads up, Battlestar Galactica fans: it’s women in science fiction week at Bitch Flicks.

Frank Ocean’s music is bigger than his sexuality.

Akiba Solomon wants people to stop poor shaming women of color.

TNC’s unpacking of the fraud of voter fraud.

Kameron Slade, the fifth-grader New York City schoolkid who was barred from giving a pro-marriage equality speech to his school, has been allowed to give it in front of the New York City Council.

Heads up, Battlestar ...
By Eesha Pandit • 11 years ago

Are men more violent?

The gruesome and violent tragedy in Colorado last week put some noticeable strains on the national psyche. Interestingly, many facts were clear early on: a young, white man planned and perpetrated a shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, CO during the screening of a summer blockbuster. The violence appears to have been both premeditated and random (in that no specific people were targeted, as far as we know) and it has captured our imaginations.

The questions that the media asked were immediately about motive: who is James Holmes and why would he do this? The obsession with the particulars of Holmes’ life is understandable as we aim to understand and rationalize violence of a seemingly random nature. But others, concerned ...

The gruesome and violent tragedy in Colorado last week put some noticeable strains on the national psyche. Interestingly, many facts were clear early on: a young, white man planned and perpetrated a shooting at a movie theater ...
By Syreeta McFadden • 11 years ago

Are all job programs created equal?

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a sexual descrimination suit against Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) of Asheville, North Carolina.  The SPLC  alleges that women veterans were given unequal access to job training classes, as well as, resident support in comparison to men.

The SPLC filed the complaint on behalf of Bagby, an Army veteran, and other female veterans. It details how female veterans are excluded from job training and educational programs provided to male veterans that include truck driving and culinary arts skills. Women have access to classes such as knitting, art therapy, yoga, meditation, how to declutter your room, self-esteem and Bible study, according to the filing.

We’ll have yet to see what the findings will determine. ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a sexual descrimination suit against Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) of Asheville, North Carolina.  The SPLC  alleges that women veterans were given unequal access to job training classes, as ...

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