Alexandra Petri of “The Washington Post” makes brilliant use of “The Giving Tree” as she examines the recent shenanigans of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, As Petri sees it, Lochte is protected by white privilege and would be facing far different consequences were he a person of color
Tag Archives: Brock Turner
Lochte, White Privilege, & the Giving Tree
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged enabling, Giving Tree, Ryan Lochte, Shel Silverstein, white privilege, white resentment Comments closed
Women vs. Unicorns in Poker, on Dates
In an blog post on the difficulties of handling male aggression, novelist Rachel Kranz looks at male behavior at poker tables, the mythology of virgins taming unicorns, and the rape perpetrated by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Feminism, misogyny, Once and Future King, Poker, Rachel Kranz, Rape, rape sentencing, Sexism, T. H. White Comments closed
