Will Shetterly's Blog, page 109
March 31, 2015
Why I'm an agnostic
Arguments between theists and atheists make me think they're both missing the point. People have belief systems. If yours doesn't make you hurt anyone, it's fine by me, and it's even better if yours helps you do good things. Some of my favorite people are theists, some are atheists, and some are agnostics. Two of my favorite bits of Christian wisdom are Jesus's "Ye shall know them by their fruits
March 28, 2015
Excluded by intersectionality: Cameron Redus
Addicting Info – Chilling Audio With Student’s Last Words To Cop Released: ‘So You Are Going To Shoot Me?’ (VIDEOS): "The details of the case remain murky, because of course Cpl. Chris Carter didn’t have his dash cam turned on. He claimed he stopped Redus for speeding and driving erratically, and that he had to shoot because Redus acted drunk and belligerent. Apparently, white privilege doesn’t
Two thoughts about free speech, plus afterthoughts
The only people who do not deserve free speech are the people who mock it—but they should have it anyway. "I believe in free speech, but..." is the censor's equivalent of "I'm not racist, but..." The "but" reveals the truth. ETA: A dictator is literally "the one who speaks". Only would-be dictators dream of silencing others. ETA 2: "If all printers were determined not to print anything till
March 27, 2015
Three ways to see Cats Laughing at Minicon 50
1)Live atMinicon 50Friday,April 3~ 8pDoubletree Inn – Bloomington $40 at the door one-dayregistrationfor the convention also gets you into the concert 2)ConcertWindow– live streaming concerts on your computor 3)Buy theDVD of the once-in-a-lifetime event.
March 26, 2015
Excluded by intersectionality: David Kassick
Cop charged with homicide for shooting unarmed man who was tasered and lying facedown in the snow: "Pennsylvania police officer Lisa J. Mearkle was charged yesterday with criminal homicide in the shooting death of 59-year-old David Kassick. Mearkle shot Kassick twice as he lay facedown in the snow, after a traffic stop—for an expired inspection sticker."
March 24, 2015
An internet meme about the female gaze and male objectification
Saw this going around: (click to enlarge) The cartoonistmain character fails to grasp that her idea of a sexy Batman is not every woman's idea. It's not dishonest, of course, because it's her idea of sexy. But if you want to know what most women think a sexy guy looks like, romance covers are a useful place to start. By the by, I agree with her that Batman should be built for dexterity.
March 22, 2015
A Captain Confederacy Custom Action Figure
Someone made a very niceCaptain Confederacy Custom Action Figure. Makes me wish I could buy one. Along with his successor, of course. The comics series is still online:Captain Confederacy.
March 20, 2015
the less-quoted Martin Luther King: bits from July 4, 1965, "The American Dream"
"...we traveled all over Jamaica. And over and over again I was impressed by one thing. Here you have people from many national backgrounds: Chinese, Indians, so-called Negroes, and you can just go down the line, Europeans, European and people from many, many nations. Do you know they all live there and they have a motto in Jamaica, "Out of many people, one people." And they say, "Here in Jamaica
March 19, 2015
When a black woman thinks Jay Smooth is co-opting a culture, or What almost everyone gets wrong about Nancy Giles' comment
The "anti-racist" internet thinks Nancy Giles, a black woman, thought Jay Smooth, who identifies as black, was white when this happened: As usual, not nearly as much attention is given to Giles's tweet in an attempt to clarify things: "FYI I knew Jay was African-American. Was intrigued by the voice on the videovsthe voice of the guy next tome" AtAwkward: CBS Host Assumed Jay Smooth Was
