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Thursday, June 17. 2021

An email from my Alma Mater

A notice from my Department of Psychiatry today:



Topics for the Black Wellness and Healing course include "misogynoir, engaging Black youth, survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence, protecting yourself as an academic/ organizer doing Black liberation work, financial wellness, Afrocentric healing and spirituality, and celebrating the diversity of Blackness."


It sounds a bit racist to me but, who knows, maybe Afrocentric healing might be good. Never heard of it.
Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Education at 19:45 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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If I were an alumni, I would send them a donation check with a number as intelligible as their description.
#1 Aggie on 2021-06-17 19:58 (Reply)
I hope you're not giving them any money.
#2 Talnik on 2021-06-17 20:04 (Reply)
Who knew the most important people in all of world history was the negro?
#3 ccoffer on 2021-06-17 21:50 (Reply)
I had to look up "misogynoir" to make sure it was a cromulent word, (and you may not be surprised to know that spellcheck does not recognize it as a word) and it set me to wondering what it would take to establish one as a misogynoirist. My guess would be "I disagree with your position" ought to be enough to prove one's bona fides.
#4 Jerryskids on 2021-06-18 05:32 (Reply)
You define misogynoir very well. It's one of those apex interschmuctional terms...
#4.1 Michael on 2021-06-18 07:38 (Reply)
Not only is it a cromulent word, it is runcible as well.
#4.2 Hairless Joe on 2021-06-18 09:37 (Reply)
I take issue with capitalizing "black" when referring to people. Black is not a race, it's a color.
#5 RebeccaH on 2021-06-18 14:42 (Reply)
If all the wrong people like you and me get used to capitalising it, then that will be racist and it will be insisted that we go back to the lower-case "b" again. It's a contest to show that you are fully au fait, never relenting for a moment in keeping up with the secret code words. What the words are is unimportant, so attempting to apply logic will only increase your irritation.
#5.1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2021-06-21 20:45 (Reply)

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