If what we want is equality with our white brothers, then what we want is, among other things, our own first-hand participation in racial dominance, rather than the secondhand ersatz dominance we get as the dominant group’s women. No wonder such feminism has no credibility with women of color.
Race is a tie that binds […]

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Why do you blog?
To keep my head from exploding. Seriously. That’s why my username is “Amy’s Brain Today.” It’s a way to get out what’s rattling around in there so it doesn’t completely annihilate me.
How long have you been blogging?
Since November of 2004–holy shit! Coming up on two years now. […]

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This is Jazzy. She’s technically Earth’s dog, but everyone adores her. She has the greatest dog personality–she’s friendly and likes being petted, but doesn’t hang on you. She definitely has her own life. But just when you think she doesn’t care, she’ll come sit by you and lean on your leg […]

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Look what Yawning Lion gave me! Yarn!

And, um, pins!

Of course these represent me, on the left, and my dear girlfriend, Kya, on the right. YL and I both thought the Gemini icon was PARTICULARLY appropriate.

Filed under: fluff and musings by Amy's Brain Today

So I’m off to get YL at the airport and head off into the sunset for a blissful week of landy dykeness or dykey landness or something like that. I fully expect to be dancing naked under the stars by this time tomorrow.*
I leave you with this arresting bit of food for thought, which […]

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