Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
A great article about tea as a symbol of nationalism in England and how it might reflect an attempt to grasp a nationalistic identity that might be better left behind. Though this article isn’t too long it is pretty deep, and the problem of tea for Briton-\-\as a cultural touchstone for a culture that grew…
A-Force, Spider-Gwen, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Thor: There’s never been a better time for female superheroes and fans. Longer than a New York City block and bigger around than a California redwood, the shark bursts skyward from a turquoise whirlpool, jaws gnashing, purple energy beams flying from its mouth. “It’s a Megalodon!” shouts Captain Marvel,…
In my first job out of college, in the late 70s, I was the only woman on the manufacturing floor as a production manager at General Motors. It didn’t take long to realize that I should have asked a few more questions during my job interview. I knew I was in for a challenge the…
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been tweeting up a storm since Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage by a national vote. When an Irish fan tweeted to the best-selling children’s book writer with the hope that Ireland’s vote would make wizards like Albus Dumbledore feel more welcome in the country, Rowling…
We are living through a jubilee of internet forgiveness. After many years of being what it is and doing what it does, the Web seems unexpectedly prepared to forgive its debts, free its captives, and start afresh with the mocked and exiled of yesteryear. And, like the biblically mandated jubilees of yore, we are making…
To be Internet famous is to be at least partially fixed forever in one’s own strange moment of viral fame. Now nine year-old Charlie remains eternally a brother biting baby; Ghyslain Raza is still the “Star Wars” fan goofing with a light saber he was thirteen years ago. Monica Lewinsky, a woman now in her…
The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism News has broken that Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) is being considered to play Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Naturally, comic book fans across the Internet are furious, because they’ve had it with all the reboots and just want to preserve the…
An explanation to why saying “I don’t see color” actually contributes to racism. Feminist Fridays Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marinashutup Twitter: https://twitter.com/marinashutup Tumblr: http://marinashutup.tumblr.com/ Literary Tees: http://g4tsby.onlineshirtstores.com/ Sources: “Colorblindness: Challenging the Discourse of Contemporary U.S. Racism” by Rita Cameron Wedding, Ph. D. “The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender” by Dr. Boatamo Mosupyoe Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and…
In 2006, Oprah Winfrey cancelled an appearance on her show by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the parents whose 15 children had made them famous not just to fellow evangelical Christians but to the secular world as well. The loss of the Oprah special was no obstacle to the Duggars, who continued to star in…
Expressions of wingnut support for Josh Duggar and his molesty past are starting to drip in, now that they’ve remembered that the focus of the narrative is REDEMPTION, because they have Jesus and you don’t. They are saved, you are going to hell. They can fuck kids, and you don’t fuck kids in the first…