Not Lizzo’s team releasing a bunch of Rumors merch that only goes up to a size XL! You gotta be fucking kidding me. (The sweatshirt does go to 3X but the crop tops, booty shorts and swimsuits do not). Fix it fat Black Jesus!
Like I DO want a swimsuit that says Fake Boobs on the chest & Fake Ass on the booty. That’s some funny shit. But I can’t. This is why the whole team has to be on board with the politics of the work bc this fuckery will happen w/out you knowing. At least I hope she didn’t know. 😩
And don’t tell me it was out of their control. This is some basic ass black on white/white on black screen printing. Find a better vendor with a wider size range. It’s pre-order anyway. You’re not losing shit by offering it and of all the fandoms I think Lizzo’s is pretty fat. 😤
They’re fixing it. Phew. I knew @lizzo wouldn’t let us down.
Another student with COVID. We’re in week 4. I’ve had 6 students of 100 now test positive, most of whom disclosed to me that they were vaccinated. I’ve had just as many students have to miss class because of exposure or COVID symptoms while they waited on test results.
I’ve basically thrown out any attendance policy & have my classes taking collaborative notes for absent students to look at in lieu of trying to livestream discussions which is impossible without really good tech.
Every day I just dissociate a little to forget about the risk I’m taking walking into my classrooms each week. I’ve had students express their appreciation. I am also aware of how good it feels to teach in person & feel their energy, get real time feedback on what’s happening…
Why are so many accommodations being denied at UW-Madison? I personally know a handful of disabled faculty, students & staff who have had accommodations denied or who have had alternate (cheaper) accommodations offered that do not address their main concerns. #AcademicAbleism
As a member of the Disability Studies Initiative, a disability studies scholar & a disabled faculty member myself, I am extremely concerned by the stories I’m hearing. I am also putting in a extra, behind the scenes labor to try to advocate for folks & provide emotional support.
Disabled people and our allies at this institution are tired, angry & on the edge of being forced out entirely. The university is not meeting even the barest standards of the ADA despite what previous press suggested.
I hope Lil Nas X knows how many Black queer ppl are rooting for him. I hope he can feel how much he is loved. He could never make another piece of art & he would still be iconic & groundbreaking. He has offered us so much at 22. I just want him to be happy & protected forever.
He is an artist. He sings, writes music, acts & is a massively innovative marketer of his work. On top of that he has continued to make social justice issues central to his work, not simply in terms of visual representation, but by creatively getting folks to donate money.
He’s 22 yall. This is a DEBUT ALBUM. He is just getting started. He has barely scratched the surface. Think about Beyoncé at 22 and now at 40. Can you imagine the growth & the power possible for Lil Nas X in 18 more years?!
Story: One of my partners & I teach at the same time in the same building, one floor apart, using the same Bluetooth wireless headset mics that our department bought for faculty. Today my mic kept cutting out so I took it off and turned it off.
However, I did not turn off the speaker & the Bluetooth jack that goes w/ the mic. I continued my class discussion of @CripCampFilm when all of a sudden my partner’s voice came from the speaker talking about some disability history stuff connected to what my class was discussing.
The students a lil spooked by how it seemed like the voice on the speaker was answering my questions. I laughed & told them it was another GWS prof who teaches another disability studies class then turned off the speaker. After class I immediately texted my partner about it. 😆
WISCONSIN: This is important yall. Please write your reps IMMEDIATELY to reject this. When we say that people should be able to opt kids out of basic education around gender & sexuality it harms all kids. How?
Queer & trans youth who are exposed to inclusive education & affirming models are more accepting of themselves. Queer & trans youth in hostile home environments who need this education the most are also most likely to be opted out by homophobic & transphobic parents. Also…
Queer & trans peers of straight & cis students whose parents opt out also suffer by having to be in learning environments where their peers’ ignorant & intolerance is being protected & encouraged.
Like most laws, the increased criminalization of marijuana targets & punishes poor folks who can’t afford to drive to the border & pay high taxes at a dispensary to get weed. Most people believe at least medical should be legal but the WI GOP wants to waste time on this shit.
Wisconsin politics are somehow simultaneously evil, backward & nonsensical. These folks didn’t pass a fucking thing last year. Just kept suing the Governor over a mask mandate. Just trying to make money & let people die.
Trying to make anti-racism & anti-sexism education illegal. Trying to make state schools ask legislators permission to have COVID precaution requirements. Now trying to make smoking weed more of a crime when I can drive an hour to where it’s fully legal? No wonder people leave.