Wealth, greed, bodily autonomy, control.

First, you need to go read this post by Lori Green.

Second, I hope if you are a straight cis man and a) none of what follows applies to you, you will not take it personally; or b) some of what follows touches a nerve, that you sit with the discomfort for a bit and examine why that is.

CW: mention of suicide both there and in this post; mention of miscarriage here; rape; depression.

Why Does Everything Have to be About Race? by Keith Boykin

I do not remember how this book came to my attention–it’s been half a year since I downloaded it, after all–but I’m grateful it did; having it in the ARC TBR mountain chain provided the impetus to read is, even as other non-fiction books languish in the other TBR cordilleras.

Beware: racial slurs as part of historical political quotes; graphic descriptions of historical and contemporaneous racist violence, including murder by cop (and I do mean graphic).

Romancing the Vote, 2024 edition

With six out of nine SCOTUS justices in Trump’s pocket, it’s clear his name will be on the ballot on November 5, 2024, and so, we continue the existential fight for democracy in the U.S.–flawed, unfair, and downright cruel as it is–and the people behind Romancing the Vote are, once again, ready to go above and beyond.

Are you in?

The white man privilege of Stephen King

There are far too many “well-meaning” white liberals who see this quote and immediately share it everywhere, cheering about what a “good ally” and “inspiration” the guy is.

“Don’t march, don’t protest, don’t wave signs, just go to the public library or the store and get the books they’re banning.”

Me, I marvel at the shortsighted ignorance of white man privilege.