Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
When people and institutions attempt to ameliorate oppressive conditions based on narrowly defined identities, the "getting it. not getting it" tango operates with alarming frequency.
At the University of Michigan, "access" is defined on a case-by-case basis, based on the needs of each group petitioning for greater access rather than a broad, inclusive definition (how we can provide access to the greatest number of people across the broadest settings possible?).
This familiar behavior leads to:
The University now allowing for a "preferred name" field that overrides a birth name or given name on all documents (I characterize this action as a case of getting it, especially for non-op and pre-op trans folks); and
A group of concerned citizens suing the University because the University is not creating enough ADA-accessible seating at the football stadium (unfortunately called "The Big House" here in Ann Arbor and among UM graduates.)
The tango continues. (Full text of pertinent articles to follow.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
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[Click on the cartoon to enlarge/print/download, etc. It's free to use at any time.]
Please check out Women of Color Blog for many great links [2] about the Virginia Tech massacre. My cartoon is inspired by our insidious need to ponder the executioner's race in way we did not with the OK City murderer.
Curious. Serious case of assclown syndrome.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/timothy-mcveigh.JPG
[2] http://brownfemipower.com/?p=1265
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
From Seth Godin [1], author of The Dip [2]
The most common response to the dip is to play it safe,” Godin says. “To do ordinary, blameless work, work that’s beyond reproach. When faced with the dip most people ‘suck it up’ and try to average their way to success. Which is precisely why so few people end up the best in the world… The problem with coping is that it never leads to exceptional performance,” he adds. “Mediocre work is rarely because of a lack of talent and often because of the cul-de-sac. All coping does is waste your time and misdirect your energy. If the best you can do is cope, you’re better off quitting.
How much are you coping today?
[1] http://sethgodin.typepad.com/the_dip/
[2] http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/dip.html
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Eli Clare [1] gave an excellent keynote speech at Forge Forward.
Of course I could start with the substantial presence of disabled folks in trans communities, and by disability I mean cognitive, learning, sensory, and psych disability, as well as physical ones. Or start with the truisms about bringing experiences of multiple oppressions and identities to our work. Or start with the overdue need for accessible spaces, the importance of integrating ableism into our understanding of oppression.
But really I want to delve beyond the rhetoric we often don’t pay attention to. Delve into the myriad of lived bodily differences here in this room tonight and think hard about three lessons I’ve learned from the disability rights movement. The first is about naming, the second, about coming out and disclosure, the third, about living in our familiar, ordinary bodies.
Go here [2] for more.
[1] http://pitbull-poet.livejournal.com/21560.html
[2] http://pitbull-poet.livejournal.com/21560.html
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
And I really hate La Quinta [1].
[1] http://jaysennett.com/SOM/?p=18
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/guys-without-dicks.jpg
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/truth-left.jpg
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/too-small-dildo.jpg
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Sunday, April 8th, 2007
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[Click on this free image to print/enlarge/download, etc. Love fiercely.]
As folks who are told all the time that we aren't worth loving, letting people love us, and letting that love transform us, is a revolutionary act.
When we let another human being love us exactly as we are, when we let that love into our hearts, when we inhale it, and wallow in it, and let it scrub away the self-hatred and fear, we are born again.
Love without restraint. Let another love you without reservation.
Full throttle loving.
Peace.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/big-love.jpg
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/out_of_money_experience.JPG
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
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[Click on this free image to enlarge/download/print, etc. Here's to more flexibility.]
Thank you to a regular reader for hipping me to the latest in our evolving dynamic, very off-the-beaten-path terminology.
Rock on.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/heteroflexible.jpg
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/shaving-hurts.jpg
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/red-face.jpg
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/find-peace-in-your-heart.jpg
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/we-all-need-the-binary.jpg
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