Clare Consultation, LLCPosted on October 14, 2012 by Mary Clare
Writing as a Woman in a Body — to T Akin et al
I think it’s time to say ENOUGH! I want to say that on two levels. FIRST –> I and we (women and men) have had enough of you who persist in the archaic notion that you have dominion over women simply because of the differences in our genitals. Really? I know and understand from experience how difficult it is to have unearned privilege questioned. It feels like you’re losing something –… Read More
Posted on August 27, 2012 by Mary Clare
The Hope in Opposition
NOTE: An opposition in public discourse occurs when opinions on a given matter appear sharply polarized. E.g., global warming is a problem: there’s no global warming. From one view, opposition makes for intractability. From another it makes for opportunity. Listening and speaking across difference – the willingness and skill for that – makes the difference. A few trending Oppositions in admitted editorial rendering (i.e., I like all of us am biased by… Read More