They take the time to research and explain cultural phenomena, like the perceived heightened creativity of African American names, complete with race, class, and gender analysis. David Zax responds to the ridicule black names receive with a break down of the history and realities of African American naming: Much of this ridicule is either misguided [...]
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Jessica at Jezebel wrote about the rude, reactionary responses a Salon writer recently got to her article on being an educated woman who can barely make ends meet for her children, even while working her ass off: Salon published a a thoughtful essay yesterday by Heather Ryan about being “working poor” as part of a [...]
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