Journalist – Historian – Speaker
I have a lot to say about the Georgia rape case. I’ve read trial documents, some of which I intend to post this week, and can answer some questions that people have had. I’ll do that in another post, because here I want to focus on the least clear part of my essay. I wrote: …
Go to http://xkcd.com/896/ for the full comic. It’s good. It’s not exactly news that women have often been denied credit for their contributions to major scientific discoveries or inventions. Rosalind Franklin, one of the discoverers of DNA, is justifiably the most famous, and her case still infuriates. Gender bias in the classroom still raises barriers for women …
As promised on Friday, here’s a video of Nico’s fall performance that illustrates my principle of “inclusion, not same-ness.” Inclusion is complicated. We demand reasonable accommodations, and we sometimes get them without litigating “reasonable,” but inclusion requires thoughtful, intentional, good-will from all parties. Sometimes inclusion means bringing someone into a group and enabling them to …
Nico was awake at about 6 AM. I could hear him rocking around in his bed, so came downstairs and climbed him with him. Around 8:45, he woke up, rolled onto his back, peered at me blearily, crossed his arms over his chest, and said, “Love.” I have many new followers now, thanks to the …