Today is International Women’s Day. So the question arises, how do you end oppression? Why, just change your profile pic! Of course, you have to wear red lipstick be really effective. This facebook trend, asking people to change their profile pic to one of them wearing red lipstick, is just another instance of hipster activism, […]
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Captain Amerikkka: Whitewashing History
posted by terrynasunder
Captain America [sic] is an obvious work of fiction. The Nazis never had day-glow, power-of-the-gods weaponry, nor did the US have super-human soldiers. However, there is a frightening whitewashing of history that occurs in this Hollywood super-hero flick. The United States involvement in WWII is one of the only times the US has been even […]
Women, Community, and Power in Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’
posted by terrynasunder
Octavia Butler is the first published black, female, Science Fiction writer. Her influence on the genre and fiction as a whole is immense. She explores themes such as identity, oppression, community, and power through the lens of a black feminist, and she treats these themes with the nuance they deserve. Her prose is at once […]
The Naxalite Rebellion: Social Inequality and Violence in India
posted by terrynasunder
While it is seldom mentioned in the Western media, the Naxalite rebellion in India represents a significant threat to the establishment in its effectiveness and its level of popular support. According to some reports, the Naxals control up to one-third of India’s territory at any given time, and in some places they have established alternate […]
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