Will Shetterly's Blog, page 111
March 6, 2015
Excluded by intersectionality: Derek Cruice
Man shot in face by Volusia County deputy dies, Sheriff’s Office says | Local News - WESH Home:“There was no advancement. There was no reaching for anything. The guy was wearing basketball shorts like I am. It’s kind of hard to conceal anything or hide anything when this is all you have on,” said Cruice's friend, who asked not to be identified.
March 3, 2015
Privileged people love Privilege Theory, Example #1: Brianna Wu
I haven't looked into the background behind Brianna Wu declaring her opponent is privileged, but I don't think this requires context:
Privilege Theory lets the privileged feel like they're Robin Hood instead of Prince John.
There's a great deal more about Wu's privileged past at a conservative site:The Wacky World of Wu: The Tortured History of Gamergate's Self-styled Feminist Martyr.
ETA:
Privilege Theory lets the privileged feel like they're Robin Hood instead of Prince John.
There's a great deal more about Wu's privileged past at a conservative site:The Wacky World of Wu: The Tortured History of Gamergate's Self-styled Feminist Martyr.
ETA:
March 2, 2015
A sloppy post (with great music!) about class and gender, with Astrud Gilberto, Frederick Engels, and Sharon Smith
Lyrics to Astrud Gilberto's "Maria Quiet":
They say that I was born
Of slave mogama and white man
My father slept in iron bed
My mother on cold sand
When my father called
My mother would come
Never said a word
As if she were dumb
A woman who will talk too much
Is soon to lose her man
They say God made man first
And made a woman second choice
And so that’s why woman should
Obey her
They say that I was born
Of slave mogama and white man
My father slept in iron bed
My mother on cold sand
When my father called
My mother would come
Never said a word
As if she were dumb
A woman who will talk too much
Is soon to lose her man
They say God made man first
And made a woman second choice
And so that’s why woman should
Obey her
February 27, 2015
A little about Agent Carter and Homeland
I have a bad cold, so if this post is stupider, or smarter, than usual, that may be why. It's like drunk blogging with chest-wracking coughs.
If you're afraid of spoilers, don't be. I'm not giving away any major plot points.
The only reason I'm writing about these two shows in one post is I've been watching them lately, though if I were being pretentious, I'd say they're both propaganda for
If you're afraid of spoilers, don't be. I'm not giving away any major plot points.
The only reason I'm writing about these two shows in one post is I've been watching them lately, though if I were being pretentious, I'd say they're both propaganda for
Fredrik deBoer on the diversification of inequality
it eats everything | Fredrik deBoer:
Perhaps no form of subtle social control better exemplifies privilege’s ability to dominate through soft power than the way in which privilege theory itself becomes a commodity, monetized and peddled to the privileged as easily as consumer electronics or expensive clothes.
Perhaps no form of subtle social control better exemplifies privilege’s ability to dominate through soft power than the way in which privilege theory itself becomes a commodity, monetized and peddled to the privileged as easily as consumer electronics or expensive clothes.
February 25, 2015
I wish Adolph Reed Jr. had a movie column: "The Real Problem with Selma"
FromThe Real Problem with Selma | nonsite.org:
...the specific sensibilities that carry the spate of slavery/Jim Crow-era costume dramas are those around which the contemporary black professional-managerial class (PMC) converges: reduction of politics to a narrative of racial triumph that projects “positive images” of black accomplishment, extols exemplary black individuals, stresses overcoming
...the specific sensibilities that carry the spate of slavery/Jim Crow-era costume dramas are those around which the contemporary black professional-managerial class (PMC) converges: reduction of politics to a narrative of racial triumph that projects “positive images” of black accomplishment, extols exemplary black individuals, stresses overcoming
February 23, 2015
If "not classically beautiful" is code for black, Marilyn Monroe and these women are black
I missed thetwitterageunder #notclassicallybeautiful after Alessandra Stanley wrote inViola Davis Plays Shonda Rhimes’s Latest Tough Heroine:
As Annalise, Ms. Davis, 49, is sexual and even sexy, in a slightly menacing way, but the actress doesn’t look at all like the typical star of a network drama. Ignoring the narrow beauty standards some African-American women are held to, Ms. Rhimes chose
As Annalise, Ms. Davis, 49, is sexual and even sexy, in a slightly menacing way, but the actress doesn’t look at all like the typical star of a network drama. Ignoring the narrow beauty standards some African-American women are held to, Ms. Rhimes chose
February 20, 2015
Three essential points about trigger warnings, Neil Gaiman, and Kameron Hurley; or Trigger warning: Shetterly
I've been taking part in the discussion atKameron Hurley on Trigger Warnings and Neil Gaiman. Hurley says,
Conflating “little triggers” with “Trigger Warnings” is, to put it mildly, irresponsible. I grew up in my online life in feminist science fiction circles. I encountered trigger warnings all the time, primarily on feminist academic blogs.
Hurley argues that Gaiman is belittling an important
Conflating “little triggers” with “Trigger Warnings” is, to put it mildly, irresponsible. I grew up in my online life in feminist science fiction circles. I encountered trigger warnings all the time, primarily on feminist academic blogs.
Hurley argues that Gaiman is belittling an important
February 19, 2015
Liana Kerzner on "Fighting Fucktoys" and Feminist Frequency, and an autobiographical note
A few bits fromWhy Feminist Frequency almost made me quit writing about video games: Part 4 | Metaleater:
The fighting f**ktoy trope is, as Anita applies it, a blanket condemnation of women who display openly sexual characteristics. Her application of the concept is indistinguishable from the way moral conservatives expect women to be uniquely modest in both attitude and dress. That's slut
The fighting f**ktoy trope is, as Anita applies it, a blanket condemnation of women who display openly sexual characteristics. Her application of the concept is indistinguishable from the way moral conservatives expect women to be uniquely modest in both attitude and dress. That's slut
February 18, 2015
Liana Kerzner's smart feminist critique of Anita Sarkeesian's Feminist Frequency
Kerzner has posted three parts of a five-part series titled "Why Feminist Frequency almost made me quit writing about video games." If, like me, you know little about gaming, you'll find yourself skimming bits, but don't skim too much. It has brilliant bits like this, from Part 2:
...cultivation theory ... doesn't claim television shapes behaviour. It claims television shapes perception of
...cultivation theory ... doesn't claim television shapes behaviour. It claims television shapes perception of
