Quickies
Quickies: Throwing shade, shadow maps, and child care scarcity
- How to throw shade while still being intersectional – “Being a petty, shade-throwing intersectional feminist is about finding that sweet spot where humor and shade meet inclusivity.”
- Shadow maps show where sunlight does not fall – “The idea of mapping the landscape using only sunset shadows came to me as a way to focus purely on the natural shape, structure and texture of the landscape, and make an incredibly minimalist map without any additional distractions.”
- Child care scarcity has very real consequences for working families – “An analysis of some 7,000 ZIP codes by the Center for American Progress describes roughly half as “childcare deserts.””
- The best and worst LGBTQ TV characters of 2016 – “So many lesbian and bisexual characters fell victim to the Bury Your Gays trope this year that GLAAD had to step in and ask networks to put a pin in it. There were some bright spots, though, some girls kissing the girls they wanted to kiss. And so here is our list of best and worst queer women on TV in 2016.”
I don’t know how other people manage this and at every age point there are new challenges. Childcare and school systems were a primary concern when we selected where we were going to live. My daughter is now 8. Childcare is basically in my backyard and I am very satisfied with our options. There are still lots of challenges day to day even when you think you have things figured out.
I work for a large company. There have been calls for available Childcare as the company is open around the clock. As of yet nothing has materialized.
I can see our next challenge is that Childcare is focused on 5 through 10 and don’t see the same kind of options for 10 to 16 especially during the summer. They don’t need the same kind of care, but still need support. I wonder what other people are doing.
It’s actually not that hard to throw shade while being intersectional. Like, my current favorite term of art is “white country club class”. Those old enough to remember the early 90s might get the double meaning: Bill Clinton belonged to a white-only country club in 1992, and in 2001, he moved to Harlem, only to move to Westchester a month later.