I am an ignorant fool...
and I can use that as an excuse if I want to remain that way but since I don't, I'm appealing to you for recommendations.
I don't always know whether a blogger I like is a Woman of Color unless it's obvious by her blog name, alias, or writing.
I do know however, that the majority of bloggers I read and link to are white and I'd like to change that. I'd like to be a better ally to feminist WOC and become better educated and informed about issues affecting all of my sisters, not just the white ones*.
I'm starting my quest to find new (to me) feminist voices with the May 2007 Erase Racism Carnival over at The Angry Black Woman, but I'd really like your suggestions and recommendations too. Please leave a link in the comments to your blog or your favorite WOC blogs** so I can check them out and stop being such a "colorblind" asshole.
Muchas gracias, amigas!
* I apologize for the vomit inducing earnestness and I do realize that it's vomit inducing but I swear I am sincere. And vomit inducing. Sorry!
**Feminist/womanist only. Thanks!
I don't always know whether a blogger I like is a Woman of Color unless it's obvious by her blog name, alias, or writing.
I do know however, that the majority of bloggers I read and link to are white and I'd like to change that. I'd like to be a better ally to feminist WOC and become better educated and informed about issues affecting all of my sisters, not just the white ones*.
I'm starting my quest to find new (to me) feminist voices with the May 2007 Erase Racism Carnival over at The Angry Black Woman, but I'd really like your suggestions and recommendations too. Please leave a link in the comments to your blog or your favorite WOC blogs** so I can check them out and stop being such a "colorblind" asshole.
Muchas gracias, amigas!
* I apologize for the vomit inducing earnestness and I do realize that it's vomit inducing but I swear I am sincere. And vomit inducing. Sorry!
**Feminist/womanist only. Thanks!
Labels: carnivals, feminism, jared loves women, links, racism
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My favorites are brownfemipower at Women of Color blog, Sylvia at the Anti-Essentialist Conundrum, Donna at The Silence of Our Friends, Shannon at Egotistical Whining, and AD at Leftist Looney Lunchbox, but she was taking a big break from blogging, so not sure of her status. I know I'm forgetting a bunch, and can you forgive me for not linking to each of them-just very tired today. They're all in my sidebar under anti-oppression blogs if you'd like a shortcut.
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spotted elephant, at May 22, 2007 10:35 AM
thanks, SE! i'll head over to your blog and hijack some of your links!
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ms. jared, at May 22, 2007 10:36 AM
Feminist/womanist only? You mean I can't recommend LaShawn Barber?
[ducks]
Spotted Elephant just took half my favorites, but I also like--actually, one of my favorites is The Angry Black Woman, whom you linked in the post. I especially love the posts she does about race in science fiction (because I am a huge nerd).
Others I can think of off the top of my head: Feline Formal Shorts, Taking Steps, and Having Read the Fine Print.
And while he's not strictly feminist/womanist in subject matter, I think he counts as pro-womanist enough to be included: The Unapologetic Mexican. Plus, he's just an unbelievable writer. Like, "Why do I bother when I'm never gonna get this good myself" sort of writer.
Oh, and I only just started reading My Private Casbah at Chris Clarke's recommendation, but Bint is dealing with a suicide in her family right now (!) so might not be so much going on blog-wise.
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ilyka, at May 22, 2007 12:46 PM
thanks for the additional links, ilyka. it was your most recent posts that spurred me to action.
i do miss nubian and will always think of the FFF fiasco as hers. she was the first i remember to throw down about it, anyway. did i mention that i miss her?
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ms. jared, at May 22, 2007 12:56 PM
Word.
it was your most recent posts that spurred me to action.
Thanks. Well, you know: We both got exposed to SO MUCH DIVERSITY in the One True Church. :)
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ilyka, at May 22, 2007 4:39 PM
Amal Amireh at Improvisations is just awesome. She talks a lot about issues that affect women globally, especially Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African women, and how the U.S. and its war on marginalized peoples in the Middle East contributes to that, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Check it out!
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Lara, at May 22, 2007 10:43 PM
Asian-American radical feminist here, who's been reading your blog for awhile and thinks it's awesome :)
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exangelena, at May 23, 2007 7:46 AM
thanks for the link, lara.
and thanks for the compliment, exangelena!
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ms. jared, at May 23, 2007 9:35 AM
Ms. Jared,
This is awkward for me to be doing this - but, check out some interesting reads that Amy (feminist reprise) has put up recently. She is trying to understand 'white privilege' I think her suggestions and last two months of blogging might help other white feminists in a similar situation try and understand what that means. I think reading blogs, though effective, is not a substitute for good reading materials.
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AradhanaD, at May 23, 2007 11:56 AM
thanks, aradhanad. i've actually been following amy's stuff too and have put some of her reading suggestions on my list. now i just need to get my ass to the library. and i will!
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ms. jared, at May 23, 2007 12:00 PM
Latina here!
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Roni, at May 23, 2007 2:13 PM
hey roni, what's your blog address? when i click your name i get a blogger error.
thanks!
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ms. jared, at May 23, 2007 2:15 PM
That's odd...I'm at http://www.veronicas.org/blog
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Roni, at May 24, 2007 8:28 AM
muchas gracias!
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ms. jared, at May 24, 2007 8:41 AM
I appreciate this post. As a white women,I have been feeling quite nauseous lately.
Brownfemipower has a few posts about WoC theorists.
I have been reading their books and the nausea is abating. This Bridge Called My Back is a hard read for a white woman, but worth it. It explodes with emotions and I finally understood why white women need to "shut the fuck up". The 'white lens' is insidious, but once it started to come off, I realized that I could never completely put it on again, even if I really tried.
I am very glad there are these WoC writing blogs. I can have my moments of compete ignorance revealed without feeling totally humiliated by it. So thanks for saying the word 'ignorant'. I am too. I also equate this feeling to what Mary Daly calls the earthquake feeling. The ground is shaking and what you know is false. BFP mentions today about those who are beginning to cross the river. That metaphor helps alot.
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rhondda, at May 24, 2007 9:00 AM
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