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Monthly Archives: April 2010
The New American Obsession: Why Black Women Can't Get Married
What I want to know is: why does America suddenly care that Black Women can’t get married? What is it about black women that we can’t just leave them be for a couple of decades to do as they please? … Continue reading
Posted in Race
Tagged heteronormativity, nightline, nightline's face-off, single black women
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The Flourishing of the Body: Religion and Sex Part 1
On Monday, the Washington Post hosted a live chat and panel discussion about religion and sex. The questions posed: Can religion handle sex? Do your religious beliefs exalt or stigmatize sex (or both)? Is religion a useful tool for helping young … Continue reading
Time to rethink genetically engineered crops?
Saharah Moon Chapotin lives in Washington, DC, where she keeps herself busy on projects involving agriculture, international development, biotech crops, community gardens and tree planting. When she’s not trapped in her cubicle, she’s often up in the air. Tree climbing, aerial … Continue reading
By The Time I Get To Arizona
Last Friday, the hapless and politically unskilled governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, gave one of the least impressive media performances of recent years at the press conference/signing ceremony for her state’s new immigration law. The law mandates, among other things, … Continue reading
Death, Hatred, and Fear. Or: “What Really Makes a Wedge Issue?” (A Response to “Is Pot the New Gay?”)
Pot is not the new gay. Nothing can be the new gay. Homosexuality occupies a completely unique place in American consciousness and politics. I believe there are a few reasons for this, and the most important of which is that … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Sexuality
Tagged coming out, equal rights, fear, legalization, LGBT, marijuana, Politics, race, wedge issues
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The Abortion Series: What's The Matter with Nebraska?
So, unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last, oh 100 years or so, you know that the debate over abortion—and whether it should be legal, illegal, or restricted at various levels, etc.—is one that deeply divides societies all … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Feminism
Tagged Abortion, Nebraska, Roe v. Wade, stare decisis
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Announcement of the Muhammed Exhibit
Wednesday night, Comedy Central’s “South Park,” which is noted for nothing if not its irreverent humor and fearlessness in hurting the feelings of just about everyone, was aired with a black square over the character Muhammad, the prophet of Allah, … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture, Religion
Tagged freedom of speech, Islam, south park, the prophet muhammad
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Conan O’Brien can't be the next Snakes On A Plane, right? & Thoughts On TV's relationship with The Internet
For a brief moment, I was able to trick myself into parsing the headlines of “Conan to TBS!” to mean that Conan O’Brien was somehow signing up with The Busy Signal. No, instead, the headline meant that I had another … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture, Technology
Tagged Conan O'Brien, George Lopez, Hulu, NBC, Snakes On A Plane, TBS, The Daily Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Youtube
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"…Of moral obligation and social justice."
“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Martin Luther King I In political discourse, we often make the mistake of assuming that both … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Religion
Tagged Glenn Beck, Martin Luther King, The Social Gospel
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