tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post6448067345457617719..comments2024-03-28T03:15:55.088-04:00Comments on Fetch me my axe: But their acronym wasn't very catchyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-35646567476878043282008-12-15T00:50:00.000-05:002008-12-15T00:50:00.000-05:00oh wow. that is truly fascinating. definitely addi...oh wow. that is truly fascinating. definitely adding that one to my to-read list.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851887261238547609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-467039292126982102008-12-14T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-14T09:15:00.000-05:00There is apparently an entire genre of "plantation...There is apparently an entire genre of "plantation fiction" literature in the vein of Gone with the Wind that cropped up after the Civil War. I met someone on my campus here who is doing a dissertation on the topic, and she showed me some of the books. It is really fascinating and disturbing to see the ways in which white women and black women were positioned in these novels... <BR/><BR/>Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802639814234250619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-61785880037503134932008-12-13T18:10:00.000-05:002008-12-13T18:10:00.000-05:00Yeah, just goes to show that shit is complicated. ...Yeah, just goes to show that shit is complicated. And that, you know, by and large, people tend to be selfish and shortsighted, even in the name of high-minded democratic ideals. Women no exception.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-10655943571903401102008-12-13T17:23:00.000-05:002008-12-13T17:23:00.000-05:00Very interesting. Angela Davis also wrote about th...Very interesting. Angela Davis also wrote about the links between the Klan and women's suffrage in Women, Race and Class. When I first learned about how influential the white supremacist movement on women's suffrage, I felt sick. To know that even Susan B Anthony allied herself with James Brooks to achieve <I>my</I> right to vote. Ugh...Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950308971562405846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-32261898654442554392008-12-13T16:56:00.000-05:002008-12-13T16:56:00.000-05:00Rosmar!! Aw, I was just thinking about you the ot...Rosmar!! Aw, I was just thinking about you the other day. How the hell are you?belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-81468107455466146002008-12-13T16:47:00.000-05:002008-12-13T16:47:00.000-05:00This is fascinating. Thanks for posting this. I'...This is fascinating. Thanks for posting this. I'm going to get that book.rosmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644767870193735776noreply@blogger.com