Oppression’s Essential Guide to Nowhere: Poking Holes in the Roadmap to Success, Part 2
Models promoting the guarantee of middle class success (including the middle class’ guide to upper class status) typically work as follows: You are in a boat with 100 other people trying to reach the same island. They are… Read More
Oppression’s Essential Guide to Nowhere: Poking Holes in the Roadmap to Success, Part 1
I am lectured by my internalized oppression: “A writer? Fool. Do you honestly believe that what you have to say matters or carries any importance in the world? That anyone will want to hear it? You speck. You nothing. The… Read More
Reflections on “Normal,” Part 2
As Veronica and I left the conference room and made our way back down to the parking lot, my mind flitted over the gendered, raced, and classed nature of the interview in the same intangible way that I… Read More
Reflections on “Normal,” Part 1
A while back, Veronica LaCrue (also known as the Business Doctor) and I submitted a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) from a local organization. The RFP requested a facilitator for a large-scale, ongoing inclusiveness… Read More
Letter to a Young Man About Sexism
I wrote the below letter to a teenager who is an important part of my life. As an anti-oppression trainer I regularly talk about issues of oppression, power, and privilege. Regardless, I often find that discussing the same… Read More