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Power! What a wonderful word

July 3rd, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

I just ran across this, from Not the Nine O’Clock News. Rowan Atkinson explains the conservative political position, which has not changed much since the late 70s/early 80s. (Complete with a Bible misquote!) NSFW.

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Tags: Politics · Race · Society · Video

Spark: Race & Gender in Politics

May 17th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

A breakdown of the language used to discuss the candidates (you know, the female candidate, the black candidate, and the republican candidate).
Spark is a category for sharing links. No intense commentary, just a link & a brief reason you might want to click on it. Something to Spark your Mind to Flame, if you will.

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Tags: Feminism · Gender · Politics · Race · Society · Spark · Video · Women

Race v. Gender

May 6th, 2008 · by xJane · 13 Comments

The (now) classic comedy shot of a black woman being interviewed: “Are you going to vote for Obama because you’re black or for Clinton because you’re a woman?” There are politics (which is to say, issues) at hand, and many many people will vote their conscience, many people will look at the issues and vote […]

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Tags: Current Events · Feminism · Gender · Politics · Race · Women

My Pilgrimage to Nonviolence, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

April 4th, 2008 · by John · 2 Comments

In place of the regularly scheduled Leaving the Garden series, I bring you Dr. King’s difficult journey that ultimately led to his acceptance of nonviolence and the rejection of American Christian political orthodoxy.  His Pilgrimage to Nonviolence is a fascinating and intimate revelation of his initial convictions, his questioning process, his doubts, and the reformulation […]

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Tags: Activism · Leaving the Garden · Pacifism · Race

A Less than Perfect Component of a More Perfect Union

March 27th, 2008 · by John · 2 Comments

I am the son of an Asian woman from Japan and a white man from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a Japanese grandfather who survived a depression and a militaristic government and who went on to serve in Hirohito’s Army during World War II and a white grandfather who flew for […]

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Tags: Politics · Race