A scared panda clings to a police officer’s leg after an earthquake hits China.

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blahblahblather:

2. There was more publicity around Red Tails (bigger budget, bigger ads). The main argument used to market it was that Lucas had to fight against hollywood studios and finance it himself to make it. Black peeps we love to see a white man fighting on our side, it makes us feel good, validated. I…

Did you already note, or link the original blog post where I can read the comment in its entirety? If not I’d appreciate that info if you still have it.

Here it is:  http://bit.ly/yngUWI. #Boom.

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A part of my link page is going to feature work that Black women are independently selling.

I know what Waranshire is selling poetry.

I know that Mambu Badu is doing their Magazine.

I know that Arielle Loren is doing Corset.

Is there anyone else that I should have on this list?

Thank you.

~#allcity

stfurapeculture:

I amended the title up there because it was actually incorrect. One in 5 women in this study reported rape. A far greater number reported sexual assault that did not meet the study’s definition of rape. Actual report is here if anyone wants to check it out. It should also be noted this was a telephone survey that only included people 18 and older. Given the high number of victims who are under the age of 18, we can’t view these stats as exhaustive. But they’re important to note anyway.

The study defined rape as “any completed or attempted unwanted vaginal (for women), oral, or anal penetration through the use of physical force (such as being pinned or held down, or by the use of violence) or threats to physically harm and includes times when the victim was drunk, high, drugged, or passed out and unable to consent.” The numbers for men were 1 in 71 reporting rape.

The study also captured:

• Sexual coercion (defined as ‘unwanted sexual penetration that occurs after a person is pressured in a nonphysical way’);
• Unwanted sexual contact (defined as unwanted sexual experiences involving touch but not sexual penetration, such as being kissed in a sexual way, or having sexual body parts fondled or grabbed); and
• Non-contact (defined as unwanted experiences that do not involve any touching or penetration, including someone exposing their sexual body parts, flashing, or masturbating in front of the victim, someone making a victim show his or her body parts, someone making a victim look at or participate in sexual photos or movies, or someone harassing the victim in a public place in a way that made the victim feel unsafe).

Once you consider what fell outside of the study’s definition of rape, nearly half of the women surveyed (44.6%) and 1 in 5 men (22.2%) reported experiencing sexual violence victimization other than rape at some point in their lives.

And who are the rapists?

More than half of female victims of rape (51.1%) reported that at least one perpetrator was a current or former intimate partner. Four out of 10 of female victims (40.8%) reported being raped by an acquaintance. Approximately 1 in 8 female victims (12.5%) reported being raped by a family member, and 2.5% by a person in a position of authority. About 1 in 7 female victims (13.8%) reported being raped by a stranger.

So, that’s less than 14% of rapes being committed by strangers. And we blame survivors for their rapes… why exactly?

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brokeymcpoverty:

BRoKEY McPoVERTY: Response to a Random Reader re: Rape

ashotofchoklit:

brokeymcpoverty:

how bout that alliteration, huh?

so, someone left a comment on the ‘rape responsibility’ piece that ran at Uptown Mag. i wanted to share it here because i think it’s a…

2. There was more publicity around Red Tails (bigger budget, bigger ads). The main argument used to market it was that Lucas had to fight against hollywood studios and finance it himself to make it. Black peeps we love to see a white man fighting on our side, it makes us feel good, validated.  I find heartbreaking that Black men would fight to have a right to kill (or serve if you’re pro-military)  alongside with people who dehumanize them- but thats a whole other topic isnt it? I go to Abyssinian Baptist and I was surprised to hear Rev. Butts asking us to support the movie…

I had never thought of folks being validated by Lucas standing up for them. #whoKnew?

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Map  detailing borders of the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood in DC.

I am a board certified nerd. Meaning, I have library cards from three states, and I would get one more if they would let me.

Given my card carrying nerd credentials I am one of those people who takes pamphlets from museums and libraries. One recent pamphlet that I picked up is titled “Village in the City” Mt. Pleasant Heritage Trail, not from a museum, but from a library.

When I look at neighborhoods and their racial and class make up, I am not only concerned with the movement of raced bodies, but the movement of capital/money/investments as well.  Who is moving in, who is moving out, how much does it cost and who is paying for it. The development of cities and the development of the suburbs is  a narrative of certain raced bodies being allowed to move into certain neighborhoods, and other raced bodies being kept out.

Well, what does this mean?

More.

loveandchunkybits asked:

Is Marriage Only for White People: Under fourth tidbit, Did you mean black women instead of men? I agree mostly with your assessment, esp the last question. IMO scholars find that what happens to black people tends to scale up to the masses, which is why its of interest. And it does make me feel self-conscious, however, I do think the current model of marriage can be exploitive for women and would be open to exploring different models. Many Europeans dont do marriage either. Was that addressed?

Answer:

Thank you for your comment girl. I always Love your questions.  Yes. I meant women and I changed that. Thank you. The current model of marriage is highly exploitative of women because it expects them to deal with racism and sexism @ work then come home and ostensibly deal with patriarchy. This isn’t to say that there aren’t enlightened black men with regards to gender, my dad is one and I have dated a few. But it means that socially, they are not encouraged to be this way. Honestly, I  also need to write a post about the middle class Black women that I know who Love their boos but do not want to get married because they do not want to lose themselves and they do not want to start getting treated like a maid. #Ummhmm.

He does not do Europe. In fact, on the reasons why I got really interested in modern marriage patterns is an article from the NYT from summer 2008 on the drop in fertility rates in Europe. Fascinating stuff, no?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29Birth-t.html?pagewanted=all

lajoielafoi:

thesmithian:

The multiracial revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” will arrive on Broadway…”Streetcar,” toplined by Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker…it seems likely the show will open…around April 22…Parker will play Blanche DuBois opposite Underwood as Stanley in Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play, with Daphne Rubin-Vega and Wood Harris also on board…

more.

I have to tell Laquell now!