Having a lot of struggles with the Megan Rapinoe story about her brother. It is very sweet in those grafs, but it’s also 2019, and I’m so very frustrated with how easily we accept former white supremacists, covered in Nazi symbols, as “now disavowing” the ideology, and giving them glowing profiles. It’s really tough for me as a WoC to see that the difference between a bad white supremacist and a good one is the existence of a famous USWNT soccer player sibling. Lot of great USWNT narratives to share, lot of non white USWNT women to feature, before giving more airspace to the reformed white supremacy of, well, a white supremacist.
Agree. I also was somewhat giving the article a side-eye when they kept referring to Sanyika Shakur in a "black-best-friend-helps-save-and-make-a-hero-of-white-guy" type trope.
There's a great podcast - Earhustle - that is recorded by inmates inside San Quentin prison and has done several episodes on race. The one I was thinking of was "Episode 21: Future on Ice" where a black European struggles with racial identity, but when I was searching for it on Google "Episode 7: Unwritten" popped up as their race episode. It's a great podcast in general and Future on Ice was really on my mind when reading about Brian Rapinoe becoming a nazi in prison. They might be of interest to you as you (or anyone) as we wrestle with that part of the story in particular.
I don't know why it is so difficult for people to understand that the person in labor gets to decide who in the room during delivery. The thought of having my in-laws (who are wonderful people and I love dearly) in there is kind of stomach churning. And not only did I not have my own mother in there with me, I had made the decision that we would not even tell her I was on the way to the hospital. We called with the good news when it was all over. (The correctness of this decision hit home the next year, when my sister had a baby. Our mom went to the hospital with her, it was a long and difficult labor, and my mom was freaking out so badly that the doctor gave her a sedative and sent her home. "Someone will call when there's a baby.")
Today's newsletter has enlightened me in two ways: that there are people out there who genuinely think they are entitled to watch their daughter-in-law give birth, and that 'dating' is a different thing than 'seeing each other'
Nicole! I am very excited for the Books Inc event next Tuesday!!! (I'm hoping you will wear at least one of your cursed accessories.) We don't need tickets, right? I don't see anything on the bookstore's site that says so, but how could that not be the case?
Having a lot of struggles with the Megan Rapinoe story about her brother. It is very sweet in those grafs, but it’s also 2019, and I’m so very frustrated with how easily we accept former white supremacists, covered in Nazi symbols, as “now disavowing” the ideology, and giving them glowing profiles. It’s really tough for me as a WoC to see that the difference between a bad white supremacist and a good one is the existence of a famous USWNT soccer player sibling. Lot of great USWNT narratives to share, lot of non white USWNT women to feature, before giving more airspace to the reformed white supremacy of, well, a white supremacist.
And before anyone asks, yes! I read the whole story.
I think that’s a super valid critique.
Agree. I also was somewhat giving the article a side-eye when they kept referring to Sanyika Shakur in a "black-best-friend-helps-save-and-make-a-hero-of-white-guy" type trope.
There's a great podcast - Earhustle - that is recorded by inmates inside San Quentin prison and has done several episodes on race. The one I was thinking of was "Episode 21: Future on Ice" where a black European struggles with racial identity, but when I was searching for it on Google "Episode 7: Unwritten" popped up as their race episode. It's a great podcast in general and Future on Ice was really on my mind when reading about Brian Rapinoe becoming a nazi in prison. They might be of interest to you as you (or anyone) as we wrestle with that part of the story in particular.
I don't know why it is so difficult for people to understand that the person in labor gets to decide who in the room during delivery. The thought of having my in-laws (who are wonderful people and I love dearly) in there is kind of stomach churning. And not only did I not have my own mother in there with me, I had made the decision that we would not even tell her I was on the way to the hospital. We called with the good news when it was all over. (The correctness of this decision hit home the next year, when my sister had a baby. Our mom went to the hospital with her, it was a long and difficult labor, and my mom was freaking out so badly that the doctor gave her a sedative and sent her home. "Someone will call when there's a baby.")
Today's newsletter has enlightened me in two ways: that there are people out there who genuinely think they are entitled to watch their daughter-in-law give birth, and that 'dating' is a different thing than 'seeing each other'
omg I forgot about Justin Long as George Harrison, he's PERFECT
That labor story is INSANE. Hoooooly crap. That will stay with me for a while. People are nuts.
You’ll be in SF!!! Yay!!
Nicole! I am very excited for the Books Inc event next Tuesday!!! (I'm hoping you will wear at least one of your cursed accessories.) We don't need tickets, right? I don't see anything on the bookstore's site that says so, but how could that not be the case?