Rachel’s Reviews > Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics > Status Update

I have never thought of this. I have never thought this thought in my entire life and it is big and painful and true and factual and incredibly analytical and powerful and sexism and racism correlate so intimately and horrifically.

"It is no accident that this homeplace, as fragile and as transitional as it may be, a makeshift shed, a small bit of earth where one rests, is always subject to violation and destruction."

I'm too exhausted to read more tonight.

"When black people collectively experienced racist oppression in similar ways, there was greater group solidarity."

"It's exciting to think, write, talk about, and create art that reflects passionate engagement with popular culture, because this may very well be "the" central future location of resistance struggle, a meeting place where new and radical happenings can occur."

"We are recognizing ourselves and willingly making contact with all who would engage us in a constructive manner."

"(yes, we critique capitalism and explore the revolutionary possibilities of socialism);"

"It seemed appropriate then to speak this yearning."