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...charged art may sound a bit like commenting on lighting in Mapplethorpe. But Formalism isn't always a fancy cover for prudishness, and when discussing such inflammatory art it's all too easy to get caught up in political generalities, as most of Walker's critics do. Words like "sexism," "racism," and "stereotype" circulate with little direct attention to how the art object conveys meaning through its form. It's time to start looking closely...
...wonder if taking offense at thismulti-racial band would be taking them tooseriously. Or not seriously enough. More thananything political, their message is in theirfavoring of combination over content. When ShaunRyder sings about sexism, he is in a sense mockingit, defusing it with the same sarcasm thatdeflates everything he touches. Just what BlackGrape believes is Stupid, Stupid, Stupid isobvious. Laughing as they rocket over the egoismof grunge and the self-conscious stylism of Oasisand Blur, Black Grape has no inclination not toalso leave political music in the scrap heap. Whenit comes to humor, there is intelligence in seeingthe commonalties between...
...partly because the awkward execution smelled of sexism. Three men--the two coaches and the commissioner--bent rules to make an injured girl's dream come true. In essence they said this isn't real sports so we don't have to play by the real rules. It may have been kind, but it was patronizing. Tara VanDerveer, coach of No. 5-ranked Stanford, says, "It's like the parent who wants something for a kid, and because the kid couldn't get it you rig it or buy it. That's the problem people are having with...
First, racism and sexism are often closely tied to the way people experience homophobia. By focusing only on one part of a person's identity, the BGLTSA would not serve the part of its membership which is not white and male...
Second, it is a mistake to pretend that racism and sexism exist only outside the queer community. By failing to address these issues, the organization would be prepetuating within its own sphere the discrimination found in society at large...