What I’m Reading – September 9, 2013
Written by Ashley Kelmore, Posted in What I'm Reading
Nice weekend for sports (if you’re me) – Huskies have a bye but move up on the rankings, Seahawks win, and most importantly, 49ers win. Football has begun! Now onto the links…
– Penny Arcade apologized. Much of it seems sincere, but I still disagree with the comment about pulling the shirts. Also, calling it “Some Clarification” is pretty cowardly. Just call it an apology. It’s really not that hard: Some Clarification (h/t the Mister)
– Taking white privilege to task: “South Side” Woman Writes Martin Luther King Inspired Letter To White Republicans (h/t @schemaly)
– This dad is awesome: Seeing a Woman: A conversation between a father and son – See more at: http://natepyle.com/seeing-a-woman/#sthash.AfmvsfxG.dpuf (h/t @baubert)
– Man, there’s a whole lot of wrong in the new Texas text books: Texas approves renaming slave trade as “Atlantic triangular trade” (h/t @DrJaneChi)
– This. Is. Horrifying. Americans use the Internet to abandon children adopted from overseas (h/t @Karnythia)
– Five women? Maybe two people of color? The hell? Digital Media History (h/t @JessicaValenti)
– Sexism in science fiction. The Curious Incident of the Novelette and the Hugo Ballot
– In other news, people still treat fat people horribly: Fat Body Politics (h/t @GradientLair)
– The U.K. is winning. The contest? Not forcing our children into gender roles: Toys ‘R’ Us U.K. Agrees To Stop Labeling ‘Boys’ And ‘Girls’ Toys (via @ThinkProgress)
– Now Forbes is recognizing the racist name of the team from our nation’s capitol: Dan Snyder Should Change The Name Of His Football Team Now (h/t @EdgeOfSports)
– Oh Russell Brand. Nicely done. Russell Brand Kicked Out of GQ Awards For Pointing Out Hugo Boss Made Nazi Uniforms
