Helen Boyd Kramer's journal on gender and stuff
Congrats to Drew Gilpin Faust, the first female president of Harvard University – first in a 371 year history.
National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy said of the announcement, “NOW is so pleased that Harvard will finally have a female president — and it has only taken them 371 years. Larry Summers, we couldn’t have done it without you.”
I’m really astonished at the remarks Tim Hardaway made, in public, as a public figure. I’m glad to hear he got canned from the All Star game as a result, but I’m just really surprised. I probably shouldn’t be: after all, it was the jocks who often made me nervous in high school because I was different. But I also knew a lot of jocks who were really cool guys & who used their status to stand up for people who were different.
But wow. Tim Hardaway is a bigot. For some reason, that’s always so much more disappointing when it comes from a woman or a person of color or whatever other form of minority. & Yet years ago, when I was working at City College, bell hooks told me she’d never teach a class about James Baldwin again because she was so horrified by the homophobia expressed by her (largely African-American) students. I hope she has, & does, anyway.
I hope someone sat him down to watch Brother Outsider by now, at least, and that John Amaechi sells a truckload of books and educates as many basketball fans as Hardaway represents.
Here’s the first half of our Dr. Keith appearance, and here’s the second half. Much thanks to Kiss of Athena, who has also put up the whole thing, in one piece, on Google Video.
This is the cat who started it all, the boys’ Uncle George. No, they’re not actually related, but Betty’s parents had him, & we went to visit after me not having cats for a decade, & us having talked about it, & having recently been engaged, & since he was a Blue like the cat I grew up with, well, when I ran into the crazy cat lady who was giving away the boys on 7th Avenue South, the deed was done. So, thanks to George, we have Aeneas & Endymion, & George has been repaid for his feline fortuitousness with a wild North Carolina countryside.
Well, what’d you think?
Well, tomorrow is finally the big day: our episode of the Dr. Keith show airs tomorrow, 2/22. You can find out when it’s on near you by checking the website.
(Thanks to Andee for the screenshot!)
Here’s a much longer quiz, on your personality DNA.
I’m a reserved idealist.
(We’ll be back late tonight.)
& Today, Which Action Hero Are You?
(I’m Batman, the Dark Knight.)
For those of you who know why we’re in North Carolina, the deed is done, & all went well. Thanks for your good thoughts & well wishes.
For your amusement, while we’re away, a quiz: What Personality Disorder Are You?