Reminder: This is a post where I share non-book things that I’ve been reading and enjoying lately. It’s kind of all over the place, but to be honest so is my brain so welcome to the mess.
An online comic story (??) about finding a new best friend as an adult and what that love looks like. This really resonated with me and made me tear up and you bet your ass I’m about to text it to a bunch of people I love.
There Are Real Reasons You’re Playing Pandemic Pioneer Woman
Like me, you probably saw lots of your friends or social media acquaintances start to do a lot of “pioneer” activities when the pandemic hit and we all started staying home. People were (are) planting gardens, baking bread from scratch, learning new recipes, sewing their clothes, and more. I thought it was because people were looking for things to fill their time, and that’s definitely part of it, but this article gave a fascinating dive into this phenomenon.
What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?
This might seem hypocritical of me to share, since I did make a post about some anti-racist resources earlier. But it also struck me as being a very honest (and slightly uncomfortable) explanation about why putting together reading lists (of books on race) isn’t maybe the most helpful thing to be doing right now and the reason why so many people are making these lists. (Also, at the risk of sounding like a jerk, this put into words some of why I didn’t include books in my resource list and why I’m frustrated with people recommending the same books over and over again.)
Why Every Environmentalist Should Be Anti-Racist
Maybe you’ve heard of environmental racism, maybe you haven’t. Either way, this piece in Vogue does a beautiful job of explaining why the predominantly white environmentalist movement (not trying to erase Native activist and other activists of color, I’m referring to the “popular” environmental organizations and movements here) needs to be intersectional and focus on combatting racism while saving the planet.
Why I’m Actually Looking Forward to Pride Under Quarantine as a Disabled Queer
I have personally been taking time recently to learn more about disability justice and what it means for things to be accessible in a real way. This commentary piece explains why disabled people are often (unintentionally or intentionally) left out of events (and celebrations and movements) where they should be welcomed and imagines how that can be changed. The author, Katie Tastrom, describes how a virtual Pride is more accessible to some disabled people but that work must be done to ensure that that accessibility is real–including captions, and lack of internet access.
So there it is: a sampling of what I’ve been reading and thinking about lately. I hope you enjoyed at least one of these pieces! What have you been reading?
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