- “The model etched in Clinton’s head – and it is part and parcel of her entire worldview with respect to minorities – is: you vote for us, we’ll take care of you. And “we” is always white and straight and connected. Obama represents an end to those categor
- WTF? “If you have a look that’s deemed outside the norm by mainstream culture — whether you’re a dwarf, an amputee, someone overweight, someone Asian — chances are, someone has a fetish for you.”
- “Women now own at least a 50 percent stake in nearly 10.4 million U.S. firms—about 41 percent of all privately held companies. But less than 3 percent of those women-owned businesses have achieved revenues of $1 million or more.”
- “So concerned are you about what “rightwingers” are thinking you neglect to consider how this image [of Michelle Obama] effects WOC. Of course our feelings are inconsequential.”
- “The report, based on an examination of the law’s impact over a decade, said that minority children adopted into white households face special challenges and that white parents need preparation and training for what might lie ahead.”
- “One questioner asked the Illinois senator to name close friends who were Jewish and pro-Israel.
“I hesitate to start listing them out,” Obama said, cautioning against a stereotype that having acquaintances in a minority group meant you did not behave in - “Over the past month, three high-ranking male Native officials who work in both Montana state and tribal governments have told Indian Country Today during background political conversations that they view Clinton in a derogatory manner.”
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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