And this is all I have to say. Being offensive is not always bad. Many folks are too apathetic and safe that sometimes the meaning of their words are lost in their own paranoid expression. By offending a person's beliefs, you are reminding them of what they believe in. bel hooks said it herself (paraphrased, of course, because I only spoke to her once three years ago--but it was a glorious day), if you speak worrying about what people think and who you are going to offend, you'll never change anything.
BAM!
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Thank God you posted that, Rae. Now if only I could get you to remind it not less than once a week...
...in fact, I just downloaded a handy new Chrome extension that will essentially allow me to do just that. So I went to what I hope is the permanent locale of that entry and did just that.
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