The Significance of ‘Blood Relations’
I was listening to a podcast a bit ago when one of the guests said something about her “blood,” meaning her family. Every time I hear people talk about their family or ethnic group as their blood, it...
View ArticleLittle Conversations
Little Conversations by Concrete Blonde was something of an anthem for me growing up. The little conversations On me are very rough They leave me all in pieces You know there’s never time enough Like a...
View ArticleAm I a Rapist?
I don’t want to talk about the Assange rape charges. There are more than enough people doing that already. But I would like to talk about something that Jaclyn Friedman said during her debate with...
View ArticleThe Friendship Binary
My friend Graham sent me the below video where a guy goes around asking people if men and women can be just friends. All the guys he asks say they cannot. All the girls he asks say they can, but then...
View ArticleSex, Age, Consent, and Power
Just after I turned sixteen, I met this guy who would end up being my boyfriend for about a year. He was twenty-two. He didn’t think I was that young at first. I never lied to him, mind you. He just...
View ArticleRevolution in the Echo Chamber
Organizing for radical change means building relationships and networks. It is natural that we start building with the ones we already have. We don’t need to start from scratch. And connections built...
View ArticleCommunication. Understanding. Action.
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that people shouldn’t just jump into things without spending a lot of time understanding the situation. And that goes a bazillion times more when we are talking...
View ArticleOn Love, Life, Cocaine, and Impossible Monday Morning Questions
Somehow my last post on mental illness ended up in a Facebook discussion about love. Well, I know how it happened. My friend asked if love was a mental illness and informed me that cocaine and love...
View ArticleHijacking the Sharing Economy
There have been a slew of articles lately about how services like Airbnb and Lyft signal the “rise of the sharing economy.” Forbes says it is “unstoppable” and includes a cover that asks “Who wants to...
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