social construction of reality

The word "white", in a racial sense is a social construction. By studying history, the word "white" had never been applied so that it is use as a racial term. Shakespeare himself did not even the word "white" the way we do now. When Shakespeare applied "white" to a person, it never means anything racial.  Read More »

I'm a huge fan of the Social Model of Disability. We've established this, right, guys? I mean, I l know you've only known me for a few hours, but if you know one thing about me, it's that, am I correct?  Read More »

Lately, I, a Social Worker with a disability trying to win money for her graduate degree, have been searching various scholarships for disabled people, as well as the many other things I am. Happily, some of these scholarships have been listed under minority scholarships, which pleases me a lot. Whoa. What?  Read More »

I don't think anyone could properly deny the quality and magical nature of Disney films. The moral messages of each film enrich the lives of thousands of children each year, and they still enrich my life today. I mean, with the environmentalist message of Pocahontas and the message on inner beauty imparted by Beaurty and the Beast, who couldn't be enriched?  Read More »

Fitting the Mold

If you graduated high school, you suffered 13 years of domestication. You, the high school graduate, were beaten, ridden into the ground, and broken to fit a mold. That mold is best exemplified by the white, middle-class, entrepreneurial Christian male.  Read More »