Whiteness is more than just low melanin
Sexism Isn’t Just About Sex
Microaggressions don't need to be sexual to reinforce rape culture.
Microaggressions don’t need to be sexual to reinforce rape culture.
The Fine Art of Resurfacing
I am who I am: Let this be my starting point.
I am who I am: Let this be my starting point.
So, Anyway, About That Gillette PSA…
We tend to forget signposts after we’ve passed them.
We tend to forget signposts after we’ve passed them.
The Fatigue Strategy
As long as we argue the wetness of water, we won’t progress.
As long as we argue the wetness of water, we won’t progress.
Terry Crews: The Baby and the Bathwater
Being advanced in one lane of progressiveness doesn’t guarantee being advanced in another.
Being advanced in one lane of progressiveness doesn’t guarantee being advanced in another.
Dr. Seuss and Cultural Sensitivity
What do we do when our cultural icons are problematic?
What do we do when our cultural icons are problematic?
Peter Tork and the Box We Can’t Escape
Perhaps we focus on too much on getting out of our boxes.
Perhaps we focus on too much on getting out of our boxes.
Why “Bird Box” Is Part of a Racial Commentary
... by not having anything to do with race.
… by not having anything to do with race.
An Ugly Truth About Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Knitted Rudolph with a pompom nose isn't going to end the world, but is it utterly harmless?
Knitted Rudolph with a pompom nose isn’t going to end the world, but is it utterly harmless?
How I Lost My Voice
... and how I'll find it again.
Once upon a time, I used to write a lot of fiction. I was going to be a famous novelist one day. I was pretty good at it, too; I won a few awards in high school, then somehow became jaded with the process and lost my drive, my focus, my mojo. During the time…
Rudolph, Hermey, and the Traditional White American Man
As a cultural artifact, the vision of masculinity in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is aligned with the 1960s white American man.
As a cultural artifact, the vision of masculinity in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is aligned with the 1960s white American man.
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”: Rape or Empowerment?
A beloved Christmas song has competing interpretations.
A beloved Christmas song has competing interpretations.
Thinksgiving
For Native Americans, it's the National Day of Mourning. Why?
For Native Americans, it’s the National Day of Mourning. Why?
Breaking Through Our Golems
Before we can find common ground, we need to listen to each other.
Before we can find common ground, we need to listen to each other.
Being a Man
I am a white man in America.
I am a white man in America.