#Respectability

Arse Gratia Artis (support BLM)

ValerieDrawing

do you understand now, what I mean about why "perfectly acceptable unproblematic queerness" can only lead to direct control by capital? https://twitter.com/funnyanimalbook/status/1391109024892944384 Perverts hold the line. We are

Dr. Imani E McElroy (she/her/hers)

IEMcElroy

Food for thought: the presence of Black people does not “dilute the brand”. We can achieve excellence if given the same opportunities as our non-Black counterparts. In fact we often

Alex (or Alexandria or Lexi) Temple

o_superfood

Somehow, I both believe that everything is political *and* that beauty has the ability to elude description, evaluation and quantification, and I'm not at all sure that those two statements

Robert Brown

truthtold8

I had a difficult class conversation in which some of my students noted the harms of Black respectability. Older folks saying 'If you are going to be in white spaces,

💛🐝Ebony VOTE GOTDAMMIT Edwards-Ellis💛🐝

Eedwardsellis

I think they've watched too many "uplifting" movies about pre-Civil Rights racism...you know, that movie where the black character(s) always maintain their grace, dignity, and commitment to non-violence even when

Rod

rodimusprime

On the low Betty would’ve definitely logged into Malcolm’s account if twitter existed back then. Twitter would’ve been so good during the civil rights era. People trying to snap pics

Indigo Una

indigouna

Some interesting tactics were brought up in this report. With protests sure to pop up around the country and soon, it could be informative to take a look: 1. Using

Studio Glibly

NoTotally

So they're seeing that Black and brown folks are dying disproportionately and they're mad enough about staying home to go outdoors and demand local elected officials do things that will

Disposable Human

haveachattabs

I just want to speak a little about why social workers are not a good alternative to the cops…and it’s important we have these yarns as we actively work to

Arse Gratia Artis (support BLM)

ValerieDrawing

kinks are good actually. Don't let a lot of the really fucked up anti-kink anti-fantasy sex negative bullshit out there make you feel ashamed for a queerness or weirdness in

Arcelia Gutierrez

gtzarcelia

I’m teaching a Latinx studies grad course in the Fall (if all goes as planned), and I’m so excited to include a bunch of books published in the last three

The Most

Most

Which brings us to his polar opposite, the supposed "straight-passing, heteronormative" gay man.In BOYS IN THE BAND, he’s represented by Tuc Watkins' Hank (who is actually bisexual). This beer-swigging, “monogamous”

Miss Shawn!

thepbg

I've been observing this Jessica Krug/Fake Black Lady shit from the sidelines. It has lead me to an interesting thought, in terms of #BlackGirlMagic vs. #BlackGirlsAREMagic: My original thought became

Nowhere Girl

Gwynnion

I had hope at one point that the spate of trans autobiographies, celebrities, politicians, children's and YA books, improved representation in media, and a growing trend toward the informed consent

Wesley Yang

wesyang

A major problem with the letter is that it would not have been possible to mention, even in passing, the collapse of the Russiagate narrative -- nor the reliance of

Zoé

ztsamudzi

I love how all of a sudden we don’t understand that something being legal doesn’t mean that it isn’t unjust. Raising rent when salaries are not increasing proportionally is legal,