gdp's Comments

Womanist Musings : New Beginnings

Wed, 8 Jan 2014 19:09:04 +0000

It's good to see you posting again.

Womanist Musings : Dollarama and the Harm of Racial Profiling

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 19:00:37 +0000

That's an awful experience. I'm sorry you and your children had to endure it.

The New Civil Rights Movement : Founder Of White Students Group At Georgia State Can't Understand Why White Pride Is Racist

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 14:44:53 +0000

He frames immigration and affirmative action as "issues that affect white people" (thereby making those issues all about white people rather than means to address very real racial injustices) and wonders why people might find his group racist? I'm guessing that honest self-reflection is not one of his strong points.

Womanist Musings : Down time

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:15:13 +0000

Hope she has a speedy recovery!

The New Civil Rights Movement : False Jason Collins Attack Forces Daily Beast And Howard Kurtz To 'Part Company'

Fri, 3 May 2013 16:22:54 +0000

Agreed. And it seems to me that people like Kurtz thinks that he's entitled to hear the version of Collins story that he wants to hear. Let's suppose for a moment that Collins actually did choose not to mention his engagement. There are doubtlessly dozens of reasons he might make that choice, though most of them boil down to "he doesn't feel it's an important enough part of his story to tell." But here we have Kurtz arguing that no, Howard Kurtz is the person who gets to decide what aspects of Jason Collins's story really matter. What arrogance!

Womanist Musings : Bullying and Where Are the Parents?

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:43:45 +0000

This was a powerful reminder of just how deep the problem of bullying runs. Thank you for sharing. And I pray we find a way to change the system(s) that continue to enable the bullies.

Womanist Musings : Silence is Golden

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:42:49 +0000

Well said. So sharing this!

Womanist Musings : Not Having A Black Pope Is Not A Bad Thing

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:02:24 +0000

If we are to have a face in power that looks like us, what we need is not another puppet, but one committed to liberation and true social change. I don't see anything to be disappointed about with Tuckson being passed over, anymore than I do with Francis being selected. If the institution itself remains unchanged it matters not who runs it. Well said! Sadly, I don't see the institution changing in the near future. The institution is ran by men who I suspect will continue to make sure that like-minded men hold the reins for some time.

Womanist Musings : Is There A Duty To Educate?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:07:47 +0000

Well said!

Womanist Musings : The Problem With The At Home Stomach Pump

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 21:55:28 +0000

This is disgusting in every sense of the word.

The New Civil Rights Movement : GLAAD Asks 'Where Are So-Called ‘Family’ Organizations On Black Friday?'

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:55:18 +0000

These groups have a history of erecting straw man arguments in order to tear them down. As such, I find your proposed explanation -- that they checked their facts when it came to Black Friday -- a little difficult to believe..

The New Civil Rights Movement : Bradlee Dean's 'Media Army' Turning Kids Into Cyberspammers For Jesus?

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:11:22 +0000

However, the APA has given a lengthy explanation of how pedophilia and sexual orientation are two different things. But thank you. You have clearly made it clear that you don't consider suggesting that LGBT* people are pedophiles hateful. Is there anything that you would consider hateful? Or do you believe there should be no limits to what is acceptable when it comes to defaming LGBT* people?

The New Civil Rights Movement : Bradlee Dean's 'Media Army' Turning Kids Into Cyberspammers For Jesus?

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:05:19 +0000

So, you don't think that a group like the FRC, who still tries to push a link between homosexuality and pedophilia, is hateful?

The New Civil Rights Movement : Bradlee Dean's 'Media Army' Turning Kids Into Cyberspammers For Jesus?

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:53:57 +0000

From the SPLC, I've added the emphasis: One of those has been defamation. Many of its leaders have engaged in the crudest type of name-calling, describing LGBT people as "perverts" with "filthy habits" who seek to snatch the children of straight parents and "convert" them to gay sex. They have disseminated disparaging "facts" about gays that are simply untrue — assertions that are remarkably reminiscent of the way white intellectuals and scientists once wrote about the "bestial" black man and his supposedly threatening sexuality. I will note that neither Focus on the Family nor Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network -- both of which have also expressed anti-gay sentiment -- are listed as a hate group by the SPLC. The truth is, it takes a lot to get listed as a hate group by the SPLC. The fact that you claim that the anti-gay hate groups have been certified as such merely "because they aren't in agreement with your views" suggests that you are either ignorant of what the certified anti-gay hate groups have said and done or dishonest.

The New Civil Rights Movement : Romney: Emergency Room Is How America Should 'Provide Care' For Uninsured

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:10:18 +0000

My medication costs $1800+/month. That's just morally wrong. I'm sorry.

The New Civil Rights Movement : More NOM Violent Rhetoric: Smackdown, Demolish, Full Frontal Assault, Fight Harder

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:04:47 +0000

As the campaign manager for Prop 8, I was on the list of potential witnesses that Ted Olsen and David Boies were to call at the trial. Regrettably, they didn’t have the guts to put me on the stand where I could deliver a reasoned, passionate defense of the institution of marriage. Curiously, those defending Prop 8 didn't put him on the stand, either. That seems strange. If he has such powerful arguments, surely the lawyers on his side would have wanted to get them on record. I think someone just proved himself to be "all talk."

The New Civil Rights Movement : 39,000 Kids About To Be Taught They (Probably) Won't Get HIV If They've Had A Good Night's Sleep

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:56:24 +0000

self respect, Because you know, people who choose to have sex (especially sex in "unapproved manners") are self-hating and have no self-respect at all. I'll take "Slut Shaming" for $1000, Alex.

The New Civil Rights Movement : Dan Savage Vs. NOM's Brian Brown Long-Awaited Marriage Debate Has Happened

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:18:09 +0000

Funny, I was just wondering what came of this the other day. Thanks for the update. I look forward to hearing more about the debate.

The New Civil Rights Movement : Church 'Welcomes' Mosque Next Door By Pounding 13 Crosses Into The Ground

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 13:32:20 +0000

“We wanted them to see the crosses and know how we felt about things.” Something tells me they already knew.

The New Civil Rights Movement : Fox News Attacks Gabby Douglas, Other Olympians, For Not Showing Patriotism

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:02:18 +0000

Call me crazy, but I thought the whole point of the Olympics was to draw nations together in a sense of sportsmanship and the love of athleticism? Am I wrong? Is the whole point really to give the U.S.A. another chance to flip the rest of the world the finger while shouting "We're number one"?