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On Doubting And Denying Each Other’s Experiences and Perspectives
The recent sociological blog debate on the supposed era of post-racism still weighs on my mind today, even as the conversation has tapered off. Beyond arguing against this idealistic (and limited)...
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Oppression As Terrorism
What image comes to mind when you hear the term “terrorist“? I can imagine most Americans think of something like the images that a quick Google search yields: Right now, these are the kinds of images...
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Blogging For (A) Change
I recently wrote on essay on blogging for Remarks, the newsletter for the Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities of the American Sociological Association. In it, I reflect on the reasons why I blog,...
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My Kind of Sociology! Toward A Self-Defined Activist-Academic Career
Being forced to watch the world whirl by me as I worked on my dissertation was tortuous: two cases on same-gender marriage heard by the US Supreme Court; horrendous media coverage of an already...
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Actually, Racism Could Motivate Sexual Violence
*trigger warning: sexual abuse against children; sexual violence* At the top of the list of yesterday’s most disgusting stories, and the strangest stories, is that of a white woman teacher who cried...
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Just A Different Kind Of Terrorism For America’s Scapegoats
When I first heard the news about the bombings, I felt what most of the US felt: “Oh, no! That is tragic.” Grief for the families. Curiosity about who did it and why. And, concern for what this...
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Representing LGBT People in Survey Research
In 2008, I jumped at the opportunity to attend the Williams Institute’s primer on quantitative research on sexual orientation. By the time I attended the Fenway Institute‘s Summer Institute on LGBT...
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Reflections On Self-Doubt In Academia
In her latest blog post, “On Racism, Inferiority, and the Self,” sociologist Crystal Fleming reflected on the sense of inferiority that too many members of oppressed groups feel. She notes: What I...
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On “Teaching While Gay”
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured an interesting article by Domenick Scudera on “teaching while gay.“ Scudera raises the question (or concern, really) to queer professors how to...
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On the Boy Scouts’ Homophobic and Biphobic Membership Policy
Regarding the impending vote among Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leaders of whether to accept gay and bisexual men and boys into its membership, one concerned troop leader noted: The problem is, do I let...
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Margaret Cho’s “Asian Adjacent”
In late 2011, comedienne Margaret Cho released a song, “Asian Adjacent” (on album “Cho Dependent”) with an accompanying video. (Obviously, I am late to notice.) Somehow, a humorous, yet seductive...
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On Sexism And Sociology: Who Is Dorothy Swaine Thomas?
Most sociologists know the adage that is fundamental to (much of) sociological thought — “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences” — the Thomas theorem. It is so widely...
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It’s Time To Talk About Fatphobia
As soon as my partner asked, “are you sure you want to wear that?”, I knew the body image issues would come flowing out of me. Up to that point, I had kept them at a controllable level — like water at...
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Multiracial People And Interracial Couples Exist. Get Used To It!
How could this Cheerios commercial of an adorable biracial girl, daughter of a Black man and a white woman, spark enraged comments about “racial genocide” and Nazism? The Cheerios commercial initially...
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Actually, Racism Is Probably Worse Than We Realize
In 2008, the argument that race has declined in importance became the crystallized “post-racial” thesis upon the election of President Barack Obama. By his re-election in 2012, some had offered...
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Link Roundup: Equality And Diversity In Academia
Later this summer, I will be joining my colleagues in sociology for our annual national conference, hosted by the American Sociological Association. This year’s theme is “Interrogating Inequality:...
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Another Consequence Of Homophobia: Overcompensation?
In my and other scholars’ research, the damage of discrimination to one’s health and well-being is clear. On top of the constraints discriminatory treatment places on one’s life chances and...
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Marriage Equality And Beyond: The Facts
At some point during the month of June, the US Supreme Court will issue rulings on two cases related to marriage equality. From Center for American Progress: In Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Court will...
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Parenting And Racial Discrimination
I feel heartbroken by the news that George Zimmerman walks a free, “innocent” man after murdering Trayvon Martin. It is difficult to digest that the state of Florida, among other states, has granted...
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Amy Cuddy on TEDGlobal 2012: Body Language And Power
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy gave an interesting talk at TEDGlobal 2012 on the link between body language and power. It is well-known that certain ways of holding our body (or posing) conveys a level...
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