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The book I'm reading at the moment is called Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, by bell hooks. It's really good and enlightening. I'd definitely recommend it. It also challenges a lot of common ideas that aren't actually rooted in fact.

So I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a post solely dedicated to the different blogs I like to visit. There are a number of them that I quite like. Some of them I've linked to, but some of them I haven't yet linked to.

I think I'll leave this post at that since I'm still contemplating these things.

Racism Links

Well, here I am at home, feeling ill. I have a sore throat and I can't speak all too clearly. So I figured I'd do another linking post. Only I decided these links would be about racism and white privilege because I don't think I've posted enough about those things here. Some of these links may be older, but they all are important to read.

Anti-Racist FAQ
"Check my what?": On privilege and what we can do about it from Shrub.com (Not only about white privilege, but that's certainly included)
On "Colorblindness" from The Angry Black Woman
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
On the definition of racism from The Angry Black Woman
On white privilege from The Angry Black Woman
And then a lot of things from Womanist Musings, of course.

I'll be on the lookout for some more.

Links

I unfortunately seem to have come down with some sort of sore throat-related illness. I figured I'd just link to other posts instead of attempting to come up with something myself. These links, however, are very good.

From Womanist Musings about what Obama's healthcare plan doesn't cover.

From Appetite for Equal Rights about Caster Semenya
From Shakesville about the same
Also about the same from Feministe
A cartoon from Shakesville
From Sociological Images

So that's it for now.

Links

Well, I figured since yesterday's post was so depressing (...in a different way than usual), I should write about something else today. Of course, I couldn't think of anything. So much for that bright idea. But I did think of something I could post. I'm going to post a series of links to websites/blogs that I frequent. I may make a comment or two about their contents. We'll see.

First up is Jezebel, which is basically an online magazine. At the moment, some of their articles that strike my attention address topics such as health care, the creation of gender roles, and lead in lipstick. Not that that last really affect me, but whatever.

So then there's a blog called... Alas, a blog. Not one of my very favorites, but I do like to visit it occasionally to see if anything interesting is going on. The most recent post, which qualifies as interesting (although frightening) in my opinion, is about Pat Buchanan's defense of Hitler.

Next (I am skipping a number of bookmarks, but if anyone's interested I can include them in a later post) is one of my favorites: Echidne of the Snakes. It's one of the first few I found and I recommend it to anyone even slightly interested. I suppose I should recommend some posts but they're pretty much all brilliant.

Another one I like is Feministe. No posts particularly catch my attention today, but when I see a particularly interesting post I'll try to link to it. Jump off the Bridge is pretty cool too. Don't ask me what the deal with the title is. I feel sure it's explained somewhere on the site, but I can't remember what the reasoning was at the moment. Again, right now I'm not finding any really exciting posts, but I'd still recommend checking it out.

Another great site is Sociological Images. I'll let that site speak for itself.

Now this next one is definitely a favorite, although it's a newer find for me. Womanist Musings has to do to some degree with the intersection of sexism and racism. It's wonderful.

So those are some of my favorites from that particular folder in my bookmarks. Tell me if you want some more links, because I could definitely do that.

Blog Posts

I have to leave to practice parallel parking soon, but I thought that before I left I'd leave some links to some recent blog posts I found interesting. So here it goes:

Healthcare It's Personal from Womanist Musings is about how people misrepresent Canadian healthcare.

Obama on the Gates Arrest from the same blog is about exactly what the title suggests.

On Gendered Language from Finally, a Feminism 101 Blog has some connection to my last post.

I have to leave now, but I might post some more links later.

Edit: I'm back. Now I'll look for more interesting links.

Bechdel Test Roundup from Female Impersonator is about the portrayal of women in movies.

Stay Classy, Electronic Arts from Unapologetically Female is horribly depressing.

This post about Limbaugh from Think Progress is kind of amusing.

I think that's good for now. Feel free to post your own links in the comments.