The Eugenics Wars
Our conflict also started with a fight for freedoms. We called it the Second Civil War. Then the Eugenics War. And finally just World War III –Captain Christopher Pike (Star …
Tag: white fragility
A Horror That Cannot Go Unnoticed
Jesus fucking christ. Stay with me folks. This is not pleasant, but you need to bear witness. When I was young and in high school, I knew that there was …
Think You’re White? Guess Again.
Ah, the joys of classifying yourself by “skin color.” When I was a kid, “white” was synonymous with “WASP”: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Anglo-Saxons were an invention, of course, of folks …
Why Sociopathy Ain’t a Good Survival Strategy (even today)
Capitalism rewards sociopathic behavior. By design. That’s pretty much a given. A sociopath (with limits) will achieve far more effective goals than someone who worries about what their co-workers are …
Tone Policing (and why you should STFU)
A note for people wanting to make an impact in the world. No. Not you. The white person in the corner. Male, female. Don’t matter. Listen up. I’ve been in …
The Hugo Awards (a racist edition)
I just finished reading “A Memory Called Empire“, a superb space opera by Arkady Martine. The authors that are now getting the spotlight (some old, some new) are absolutely revitalizing …
Why They Won’t Don the Mask
The interesting part about deep-diving into subjects is that sometimes you stumble across patterns that are obvious in hindsight but you are blind to until you get the material in …
Defending the Indefensible
Some things need to be said over and over so that some folks get it through their head. I have met the people who -directly- say racist things both subtly …
Oh THERE You Are, Racist!
Like this is anything new… I have a friend who is part of what is termed a ‘marginalized’ culture (i.e. it aint’ ‘white’ European-based). She posts a cool article that …