Sunday, March 15th, 2009
So I've been reviewing and processing a couple of bad racist experiences that I had some time ago.
Arguing on FetLife will do that.
At one point I was having a conversation with someone and I said something like "there's a difference between political correctness and racial awareness ya know!" Now... I ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
From: Leather Journey
by Chris M (Black Rose) and Lady Medora (NOPE)
In fairness, we don't want to suggest that leatherfolk are inherently rude people. The scene, as wonderful as it can be, contains many subtle and seldom discussed "stress factors" that contribute to uncivil behavior. Like water over a stone, these ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Essay Contest & Scholarship
Never attended a Black BEAT Conference?
Playful Fashions, proudly announces it's second Essay Contest Scholarship for one creative person to attend Black BEAT 09! The winner will receive a general registration scholarship/package ( $150 value) to attend Black BEAT 09's Caribbean Theme Conference, August 13-16 in Maryland.
The ...
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Sunday, February 8th, 2009
February’s issue of Kink-e-Zine, honouring Black History Month, has just launched, & it has shaped up to be one of the biggest issues yet! For some of us, it’s a beautiful tribute, & for other it’s a valuable education---regardless, they are proud to present it to you.
Features on the inside:
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
I've been screaming about the intersection of race and BDSM for a bit (not as loud as some though!) Even at this past weekend's event I brought it up. No surprise when it came to the response of the participants. One of the presenters, Rope, who is Native American, lobbed ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
LOVE this:
http://www.illdoctrine.com/2008/07/how_to_tell_people_they_sound.html
A wonderful video. I stole the link from a friend who posted it to Facebook. Someone commented that they were confused because there was no need for the Vlogger to "act Black". I thought... REALLY?! Did you see the same video as me? GAWD.
Promise I'll write about my time ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
I am SOÂ fucking frustrated.
How is it that I am hear shit from queers about how "they" could vote for a Black man but "black people" didn't vote for Prop8?
SAYÂ WHAT?!
Like, even if one does the math and assumed that EVERYÂ black person voted (including those who inellgible like children), and EVERYÂ black person ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
... and may those around him remember that he inherited the legacy he is responsible for from not only a different man but a different party.
A short honeymoon methinks.
Keep him safe.
Keep him safe.
Keep him safe.
What now?
Damn... McCain yapping on TV. I'd like to kick him. ALL about race. Fucker. Make ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
I'm a Canadian. So I can't vote. But I did participate in the Global Electoral College:
http://www.economist.com/vote2008/index.cfm
This is a historical moment for the world I think. Hopefully I'm not just full of media and pop culture brain washing. I don't think so.
I was born two years after, almost to the day, ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Well meeting the author of the blog Stuff White People Like was very interesting. Started blogging January 8, 2008 and had a printed book by June 6, 2008. More abut that another time. He did mention that all kinds of lists had sprung up in imitation. So I googled:
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
The author of the blog/book "Stuff White People Like" is reading at 7pm tonight at the Chapters on Robson. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/
I'd really like to go. Interested?
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
SO EXCITED!
Here's my planned schedule for BlackBeat so far:
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Soon I'll be on my way to Black Beat. A conference I've been wanting (and fearing) to attend for five years or so.
http://www.blackbeatinc.org/
I can't wait to surround myself with black kinksters. To be able to walk into a space where I don't have to explain so many things about how ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
[emerging from the shadows of listening]
I been tracking some of the writing that has appeared since I return to writing with tales of the texture that my life has on a "this is 2008!?" level.
It always amazes/amuses me what people will speak to or address and what they won't. The ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
How do I know?
'Cause the gauntlet was throw down to show up. To acquire some skills. To GET IT. And to have the courage to figure out what that meant to move through the world so that complicity is not a part of what I have to deal with in ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Contentious was the word used.
I found it curious. No had called me that before. I had to look it up to ensure that I knew what it meant:
1.tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
2.causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
3.disputatious, argumentative.
4. Given to contention; quarrelsome. ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
May I stand beside you and help hold space as an ally?
I asked this of a woman on a forum who was being given a hard, hard time by some of the members.
As a dyke, I found the conversation disturbing and alienating. It reminded me of conversations with white people ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Someone is getting all artistic about the bits & pieces that swirl in my mind... helps me in being grounded that my line of thought - just because it isn't "popular" or "mainstream" or "comfortable" for others - isn't completely fucking CRAZY. What I need are folks who can keep ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Silence is golden.
Huh.
Sometimes it speaks VOLUMES.
Sometimes just fucking rude.
Ticking boxes with my dull pencil...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
The Dark Crystal.
Still holds up.
.................
The question is: Do you fight
For what you think is right
???
Do you sit?
??
Or do you fight.
???
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