Privilege Is As Privilege Does...

Recently I was talking to a friend (not a Harpy, actually) about the feminist blogosphere generally and she said, “You know, sometimes I just get to a point where I’m all Jan Brady and I think to myself, ‘Privilege privilege privilege!’ ” Now, I gave my friend the benefit...

Policing Ourselves and Each Other...

There is an interesting conversation happening at Racialicious, which was inspired by this post about racist criticisms of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Four out of the five “Real Housewives” in that cast are black, and, as Tami says: A foray into online coverage, blogs and...

Enough about Chappaquiddick...

I’m sure you know the story. In July 1969, on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, Senator Edward Kennedy drove his car off a bridge and into the water. Kennedy made his way to safety but his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned in the overturned car. He fled the scene and called several...

Know Your Audience...

My posting has been light this week, as I’m out of town at a work conference and haven’t had much time for reading or writing. I didn’t think I’d be able to use any of my experiences here as blog fodder, as the Married Men on Business haven’t been bothering me lately. ...

The Privilege Handicap on Display...

Via talkradionews @ Flickr.The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court judicial nominee Sonia Sotomayor are just about over. All week, she kept her composure whilst Republicans on the Judicial Committee made spectacles of themselves, asking stupid questions and ranting incoherently at the nominee. ...