Race

July 28, 2018

Reshaping the Story of Society

The Consequences of Ideas that Dehumanize and Erase Groups of People This article discusses the marketplace of ideas, and how we have allowed a very toxic idea to become normalized within our marketplace of ideas: Bubbles — Both sides http://www.armoxon.com/2017/09/bubbles-10-both-sides.html Read the article as it is wonderfully written. What I write in the following is Continue reading

Author, Blogging, Feminism, Race, transgender, Writing

bad faith arguments, dehumanization, erasure, fighting injustice, fighting with love, marketplace of ideas, Race, social justice, story, transgender
May 25, 2018

So You Want to Talk About Race

So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo I first heard about this book while it was being written. I follow Ijeoma Oluo’s Facebook Page and Twitter, and enjoy her witty analysis of current events, odd happenstance, and biting mic drops. Finding her voice was partly due to a friend I know who Continue reading

Feminism, Race, Reviews, Writing

anti-racism, communication, discussion, discussion tips, framing discussions, Race, racism
April 29, 2018

On How I curated my 2018 Reading List

I’ve been meaning to update my blog with my reading goals, but I took awhile to decide what to read this year. Part of this is because I had to establish where I stand in relation to my healing journey, my spiritual journey, and my social justice activism. I also needed to build up my Continue reading

Author, Books, Feminism, History, Race, Writing

accountability, fiction, forgiveness, healing, justice, life, Race, reading list, social justice, spirituality, truth
April 17, 2018

Clarification of Entangled Truths

In my last entry, I discussed my spiritual and/or political journey. I avoid discussion of religion a lot on this blog, mostly because I want to focus more on my writing, art, and science. However, I wanted to offer this clarification as a way to frame the context of the Entangled Truths post. After this, Continue reading

Author, Feminism, Race, Writing

Christianity, Core beliefs, framing discussions, Freedom of religion, gender identity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Race, religion, sexual orientation, social justice, truth
April 10, 2018

Entangled Truths: A Journey

Entangled Truths A Journey of Hard and Important Lessons Content Note: Discussion of faith, spiritual abuse, abuse mentions, sexual assault mentions, death threats. EDIT as of 7/18/2021: I talked through the trauma of this story with my therapist, and he pointed out that the “therapy” my family drove me too in 2004-2006 was actually conversion Continue reading

Author, Feminism, Race, Writing

anti-racism, Bible, Christianity, environment, feminism, gender identity, intersectional, intersectional feminism, Jesus, nonbinary, pro-choice, pro-life, Race, sexual orientation, spiritual journey, theology
August 14, 2017

Important Truths We Must Face

I am a pacifist at heart. However, not all ideologies and opinions are equal and okay to freely express, and sometimes one must take a stand even if it means risking it all to fight against hateful ideologies such as neo-Nazism and white supremacy. I’d like to hope we can defeat such destructive ideologies, bills/laws, Continue reading

Author, Blogging, Feminism, Race, Writing

anti-racism, charlottesville, equality, equity, love, neo-nazi, Race, racism, social justice, truth, white supremacy
July 27, 2015

Expressing oneself is a revolutionary act

My partner, who is an artist, discussed with me the other day the types of artists. There is the artist who is creating art with an agenda, who is often a political activist and their medium is art. But then there is the artist that simply creates art to express themselves. My partner discussed how Continue reading

Art, Author, Philosophy

activism, art, art theory, expression, identity, philosophy, Race, racism, revolutionary
February 17, 2015

The Bullets We’ve Taken

When I was a child, I used to walk along the cracks in the pavement at recess. Carefully walking as if on a tightrope. Each step I took a vivid reminder of the fine line I walked at home and at school, where one false move and I might garner attention. Whether it was good Continue reading

Author, Blogging, Feminism

feminism, gender identity, LGBTQ, life, Race, transgender
September 8, 2014

Traveling the Internets Again

I may make this a regular post. I read a lot, and sharing what I read may be helpful to some. So without further ado, here is what I’ve read this past week: Writing How to Structure a Premise for Stronger Stories <— Great article to help you strengthen your stories. The Different Levels of Continue reading

Author, Blogging, Feminism, History, Writing

Articles, feminism, gender, narrative, Race, science, sexism, spirituality, video games, writing
July 24, 2012

Diversity: Race

At Racebending.com, the article, “Frustration of an Asian American Whedonite,” expressed in vivid detail one of my biggest qualms with the Firefly universe – a show I dearly love. Here is the fusion of Asian and American culture in the future, but there is no actual representation of Asian people outside of a few scarce Continue reading

Characters, World Building, Writing

Characters, diversity, People of color, Race, whitewashing, world-building