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“What do we gain by consistently characterizing a disabled person’s ability to function “despite” her disability as a “despite” rather than a “with?” What lies behind that need to see a disability as an obstacle rather than a form of human variation?”
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“I was totally reminded of Idiocracy when I saw the ad for VH1’s new reality series, I Love Money, which has combined the rejects from Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, and I Love New York, and allowed them to compete for a a $250,000 grand prize.”
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“Both Muslims like Khan and Hindus united on Wednesday to help victims of the bomb blasts, offering the use of their mobile phones, and distributing food and fruit juices as relatives swarmed hospitals of Jaipur from the early hours of the morning.”
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“A part of me believes that feminist critique and organizations within the sf/f genre exist because women are marginalized within that genre; the romance genre is dominated by women, there is a subconscious attitude that there is nothing to fight[...]“
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“[The SNL skit was] hilarious because it called out the Clinton campaign on its not-so-subtle identity politics. Last night, Clinton all but made West Virginia ‘08 into Alabama ‘64. But what if Hillary’s line is right?”
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“I know that most of you are probably thinking, “Why did you decide to endorse Obama, and why are you doing it now?”"
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“In it, Hillary, who hit Obama for his association with Jeremiah Wright, defends Obama from McCain’s bogus Hamas-endorsed-Obama attack…” Hmmm…. – LDP
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Sweetie? Eww… – LDP
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“Any mainstream movie about the Aztecs and Maya is likely to be bad. Aztec Rex (aka Tyrannosaurus Azteca) appears to be a prime example of the genre.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of