Pedro X. Molina (Counterpoint) politely and kindly uses a Simpsons trope to attribute homophobic and transphobic outbursts to ignorance and, perhaps, senility. It reminds me of December 28, 1969, when my father and I were huddled around the TV in the family room, watching David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, being […]
Let’s start a discouraging day with a bit of good news: A judge in Texas has rendered Nick Anderson’s cartoon moot, blocking Governor Abbott’s directive that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services investigate parents of transgender children for abuse if they allow their kids to receive positive psychological and medical treatment. We shouldn’t […]
I’m going to start the day by taking Lalo Alcaraz (AMS) to task, though only on a linguistic point. “Misinformation” and “dysinformation” are separate things entirely. Misinformation is an innocent mistake. Dysinformation is purposeful, both in the sense of “deliberate” and in the sense of having a goal. Which is a good time to fly […]
Marty Two-Bulls sets our theme today, reposting a playful bit of mockery it would be uncool for someone else to suggest. The timing is good because I just discovered that the Crow are not the only Northern Plains people among whom clans are named by their rivals, though his Oglala are apparently not among them. […]
I expected a certain amount of repetitive imagery on New Years Day, but the phrase “Out with the old, in with the new” hit on a level I haven’t seen since 1977, when the Gong Show did an entire show of people singing “Feelings.” Well, except that all of those were bad and some of […]