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Jun 5 bookworm commented on Street Harassment.

As a man who likes to consider himself an ally to women and who is infuriated when I hear about things like this happening to women I know, I want to suggest that any man who feels similarly should also take some time to think about what they can do to intervene when they witness stuff like this happening. Around the time of Cienna's original post around this, I heard a few other stories from friends (and my sweetheart) about stuff that had recently happened to them. It got me fired up to start confronting other men when I saw them harassing women on the street.

But just two days ago, I was walking home and saw a woman walking towards me. A car was driving in the same direction she was walking, and the driver of the car (there were a few other men inside) called out, "Hey girl!" to her. She ignored them and kept walking. They did it again, and she ignored them again. I got really pissed off and thought about telling them to leave her alone and that she obviously didn't want to talk to some random guy shouting out of his car, but by the time I even formulated that response, she had stepped into a shop, and the car kept going.

I'm planning to think about this more, so that next time I see something like this happen, I'll be ready to say something. I'd encourage other men who want to fight street harassment to do the same.

I don't care if folks want to pick this or me apart for feeling this way. This shit is wrong and needs to stop.

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May 30 bookworm commented on The Names of All the 2013 Genius Award Finalists.

So glad Jherek is getting his due!

May 16 bookworm commented on It's Spring! Who's Ready for Street Harassment?.

These images have begun appearing in Oakland in response to crap like this. Perhaps folks who believe in countering this can print out some copies on sticker paper, and get to work making these messages more visible (PDF at bottom of article)...

http://designaction.org/2013/05/stop-str…

P.S. Sorry for what happened to you, Cienna.

Feb 20 bookworm commented on The Greatest Rapper of All Time.

I totally agree that "Follow the Leader" is a milestone in hip-hop history...video YouTubewww.youtube.com/watch?v=95gP3m-uB…

Feb 13 bookworm commented on Charles Krafft Is a White Nationalist Who Believes the Holocaust Is a Deliberately Exaggerated Myth.

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Feb 13 bookworm commented on Charles Krafft Is a White Nationalist Who Believes the Holocaust Is a Deliberately Exaggerated Myth.

The Institute for Historical Review, mentioned above as a cited source by Krafft in disputing the numbers of Jews killed in the Holocaust, is well-known for being a Holocaust denial organization.

Feb 7 bookworm commented on Scientology Exposed.

Another great book is Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman, which is only about a year or so old. Haven't read Wright's book yet, but that book has a great journalistic take on the church as well. And Kate Bornstein's A Queer and Pleasant Danger is wonderfully sad and inspiring at the same time.

Feb 6 bookworm commented on Bill Would Require Every High School Student in Idaho to Read Atlas Shrugged.

This is surefire way to get high schoolers to hate reading.

Jan 28 bookworm commented on Gunman Opens Fire Inside the Twilight Exit.

The Twilight has been my favorite Seattle bar for over 12 years (through two different moves). As such, the folks there feel like part of my community of friends. Wishing the two injured folks--esp. the door person who was injured, who I'm assuming I must have known--nothing but speedy recovery and comfort in this time of confusion and hurt.

Trollers, please just stop.