Topic: Reading
Ballastexistenz: The Best Present I've Ever Received, which has planted the seed of an idea about Christmas presents for my family.
Shakesville: Impossibly Beautiful - links to the full series at the bottom of the post, all well worth checking out.
Anxious Black Woman: Held to a Higher Standard? A very thought-provoking post on how African Americans are pitted against other marginalized communities, that asks: "Are full citizenship, full participation in the state, and - inevitably - the "promise of whiteness" (for what else does whiteness promise but "full citizenship"?) the goals we must strive for, or can we envision something different for ourselves?" I keep re-reading this over and over.
Feministe: Is It Worth the Risk? - Stop and think about how your "helpful" advice may very well be hurtful to people living with disabilities.
Feminist Philosophers: Explaining Psychopathologies - the language is admittedly dense, but the ideas about the self and human relations are very intriguing.