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Sports

For the Win: Rugby World Cup Cheat Sheet

Post author By QoB
Post date Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
6 Comments on For the Win: Rugby World Cup Cheat Sheet

Ireland may be out of the Rugby World Cup – be still, my disappointed heart – but there are four teams still left. And as the matches are on at a slightly more amenable time in North America than in Europe, here’s a quick intro to the game so that you can watch and enjoy. Think […]

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Op Ed

It Gets Racial Sometimes: A Gal’s Guide To Breaking Down Your Privilege

Post author By TheLadyMiss
Post date Friday, February 25th, 2011
18 Comments on It Gets Racial Sometimes: A Gal’s Guide To Breaking Down Your Privilege

“I have come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets which I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was “˜meant’ to remain oblivious. White privilege is like an invisible weightless backpack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks.” – Peggy McIntosh

Tags blank checks, codebooks, disapproval, helpful guide, privilege, sanctity, sexual preference, stamp of approval, uncomfortable experience, weight class, white privilege