Whee! A Blog Award!

Thank you, Renee at Womanist Musings, for this wonderful honor. I’m uber-thrilled to receive this, and am even more excited at the chance to pass this on to some of my favorite bloggers. First, the rules: Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends. Each Superior Scribbler must [...]

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“The next big shift in feminism”

Camille Paglia recently wrote a number of gushing statements about Sarah Palin, but here’s the one that made my eyes roll the hardest: I stand on what I said (as a staunch pro-choice advocate) in my last two columns — that Palin as a pro-life wife, mother and ambitious professional represents the next big shift [...]

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Aspiring to whiteness

As we celebrated the eve of November 4th, I was struck by a comment from New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. He pointed out with pride the role of the Latino vote in Obama’s election. I wish I could say that about my fellow Filipinos. And yes, I know, the Filipino vote is not monolithic. I [...]

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