Quickies
Quickies: Mothers in prison, the myth of black forgiveness, and consent
- How a group of female inmates won the right to live with their children – “In the past few decades, issues involving motherhood behind bars have become increasingly urgent: The number of women in prison rose 646 percent between 1980 and 2010, and seven out of ten of those women are mothers. According to a 2010 Pew survey, there were 120,000 mothers behind bars nationwide, and 2.7 million children with an incarcerated parent.”
- You’re not off the hook: The white myth of black forgiveness – “I think a lot of people forget that forgiveness of racists among black people is something that WE DO IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR SOULS INTACT.” From Mary.
- Tasmania will be a “laughing stock” if alternative practitioner is head of Health Service – “Tasmania’s doctors say they cannot work with the bureaucrat appointed to head up the new statewide health service because she does not believe western medicine provides “all the answers.””From Jack99.
- What if we treated all consent like society treats sexual consent? – A comic that gets the point across well.
Because of recent events, I feel the urge to submit an article telling certain activists why Indians are not your convenient metaphor.
Meanwhile, Pine Ridge is having to deal with the Rainbow Family. Feel free to look up the history of that group.