Intersectionalism

Are you a Good Fattie or a Bad Fattie?

What is the difference between a "Good" fat person and a "Bad" fat person, and does it really matter? Spoiler alert: Yes, it does matter....

Fuck Kavanaugh

This is all I have for you today. These hearings have drained me. This was sent to me by @because.ihaveto on Instagram and I found it on...

Meaningful Music Monday: MONA HAYDAR

Mondays I feature artist who create change in the world and our hearts with their music. This week I feature Mona Haydar. Mona Haydar is...

Whiteness, Citizenship, Racial Categories and Shifting Racial Discourse

The Relationship Between Whiteness, Citizenship, Racial Categories and Shifting Racial Discourse Whiteness has been synonymous with...

Race, Housing and Privilege, or More Reasons Why Race Still Matters

The United States has a long history of using law and public policy to maintain the dominant power structure and aggregate power in the...

Why Race and Ethnicity Still Matter

The concepts of race and ethnicity are so imbedded in the structures of society that it is not just a matter of “seeing past race” or...

Is it okay to be an Unfashionable Fattie?

In a world where people are judged by their appearance, and fat people already have one strike against them, where do fat people who are...

Identity and Cancer

When cancer invades your life it changes you. It changes everything. I can only imagine what is is like for a patient, certainly the...

If I Can Do It, You Can Do It Is Bullshit.

"If I can do it, you can do it." I hate this phrase. Judgmental. Ablest. Competitive. I no longer have any space for it.