Recently, there was criticism of the “Who Was…” book on Harriet Tubman, based on its depiction of a young enslaved Harriet as being happy despite her situation. At the time, it was pointed out that the author of the book is White. I researched the “Who Was…” series in general and found that most of…
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“Okay, Boomer” and Ageism
It’s become a common complaint these days: “Okay, boomer!” is ageist. No, it’s not. It’s a rebuttal to ageism. Full disclosure: I’m from Generation X, but I’m only a few years too young to be a Boomer. I got my Bachelors Degrees on a full ride, and my student loan debt and early career wheel-spinning…
The Haves and the Have-Gots
This is a post on language and linguistics, one of my other passions. This is also largely an educated riff; there has been a lot written on this subject, and I do not profess to higher mastery than what comes before. While reading Milne’s Elements of Arithmetic (1893), I noticed questions like these: “How many boys…