February 13, 2010
What a week. One shooting at Fort Hood, then a second shooting in Orlando…a bit closer to home (Portland, OR), the 3rd shooting of the week…because she filed for divorce?? And a fourth shooting and a fifth shooting in the Portland-metro area. In all five cases the perpetrators are men.
UPDATE (11/18): A sixth shooting…
UPDATE (11/30): Seventh shooting and eighth shooting
UPDATE (12/03): Ninth shooting
UPDATE (02/11): Tenth shooting
In the last three four SIX SEVEN EIGHT local murders in a matter of weeks, it is the same old story…
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Posted by ozob
April 30, 2009
WOW. Grace Kelly. Y’all remember that, alright? Seriously. So I heard this amazing interpretation of “Ain’t No Sunshine” on the radio, waiting with baited breath to hear who the hell it was behind this crazy shee-it. Turns out, you have to qualify it as crazy youthful sixteen year old second-gen Korean American she-it to be accurate. Grace Kelly. Mood Changes.
In the liner notes, Don Heckman beautifully describes the casual sexism us men often carelessly throw around. Here’s an excerpt (emphasis mine):
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the controlled release of diamonds 
Guns, Sex(ism), and Hugs
February 13, 2010What a week. One shooting at Fort Hood, then a second shooting in Orlando…a bit closer to home (Portland, OR), the 3rd shooting of the week…because she filed for divorce?? And a fourth shooting and a fifth shooting in the Portland-metro area. In all five cases the perpetrators are men.
UPDATE (11/18): A sixth shooting…
UPDATE (11/30): Seventh shooting and eighth shooting
UPDATE (12/03): Ninth shooting
UPDATE (02/11): Tenth shooting
In the last three four SIX SEVEN EIGHT local murders in a matter of weeks, it is the same old story…