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stuff white people do: quotation of the week (w.e.b. du bois)
— macon d has an excerpt from Du Bois' essay The Souls of White Folk
Body Love Wellness: A Dose of Reality: My Exclusive Interview With Biggest Loser Finalist, Kai Hibbard (Part 2 of 3)
— Golda Poretsky interviews a finalist from the reality show. TW for discussion of eating disorders, and also for fat hatred.
Last week's Part 1 of the interview is here, with Part 3 to come. Poretsky has posted both audio of the interview and a transcript.
Womanist Musings: Why I Won't Be Your Resource
— Renee explains it. Again. Book mark this one; sooner or later, you're going to want to send it to someone. And while you're there, you can check out her handsome new blog design.
FWD/Forward: Disability in Pop Culture: I know where the Black Stork Comes From
— Time for a fresh approach, Pop Culture makers 'cause, along with Anna, we're all tired of playing Disability Cliché Bingo.
Towleroad: German Court To Recognize Gay 'Partnership' But Not 'Marriage'
— Andy brings us news from Germany. Half a homoloaf — not all that tasty.
The Mongoose Chronicles: Newsclips and Quotes [Strange New Phenomena]
— Mar discovers a huge heap o' fail in a small newspaper item.
Family Inequality: Lifestyles of the 4X-poverty set
— Phil Cohen charts, by financial class, behaviors which some say are linked to character, with explanatory illustrations.
ETA: All together now, Shakers: Maud! Fer fuck's sake, remember to encourage people to drop links in comments!!!!eleventy!! (Yes, knitmeapony, this is a fine place for your info, and thanks for the inadvertent reminder :)
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