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A Difference of Opinion with Cantice & Wanda: I'm embarrassed to be called a Feminist

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By WandaI've been a feminist since I could remember. I didn't quite have a name for my views but I knew that I fundamentally disagreed with the maltreatment and inequities that women experienced. I remember the book that changed my life " Ain't I a Woman" by bell hooks. I had a found a kindred soul. And the rest is history. Today I read an article by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto entitled "Why I left my

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By CanticeDon’t send me your hate mail. I’m just doing like I always do, speaking my mind. I’m usually a pretty good judge of character and it bothers me as much (well almost) as it bothers you that there is still something about our President-elect that does not pass my like-o-meter. The question becomes how do I overcome this. I have read up on Mrs. Obama. I figured that finding out more

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By CanticeLike many other Independent conservative voters, I’ve been energized by John McCain’s pick for a running mate. On the day she was announced, I went home and searched the internet for every bit of information I could find on her. I wanted to discover her bad points before I had them blasted before me with added commentary by national media outlets. But, surprisingly, as I continued to

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Poem by CanticeThe following is a poem written by Cantice over 10 years ago. We thought it might be a suitable entry for a day that is often symbolic of love and or passion for people around the globe. This poem was written for a woman who had not yet exercised her ability to end the series of meaningless romantic (sexual) encounters that came her way. How Do I Tell You?The greatest thing you

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Commentary by Cantice My mom called me the other day and asked me who I was voting for. I told her I had already voted for Huckabee. She said, you know who I’m voting for. I said rightly, Obama. We tried to talk about other things, my pregnancy, other family related issues, but we ended up at politics again. My mom insisted that Republicans misrepresent entitlements, claiming that Aid to

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Commentary by WandaI was always taught not to worry about the opinions of white people because at the end of the day you will always be a … well you know the pejorative term. I have also been told by many women and even some men , that women "get the job done." I am in many ways guilty of holding on to these “words of wisdom” …if I can speak honestly. Contrary to my "conventional" wisdom I began

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Commentary by Cantice I might be late, but I just heard that the FDA recently approved the “growing” and selling of cloned meat for general consumption. This cloned meat will not have to be labeled as such; it will be sold in our supermarkets next to the uncloned meat. Currently cloning meat is too expensive for ranchers to immediately begin production. So odds are that you won’t need to panic

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Commentary By WandaWith the Presidential primaries in full speed, and Barack Obama one of the leading Democratic candidates it seems timely and appropriate to consider the possibility of a black president. Just the other day I was having coffee with a friend and he asked me what I thought about Barack Obama. Although I will have to leave out the extremities of my response I basically told him I

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Commentary by CanticeAt church last Sunday, I sat on the edge of my seat as my pastor called for men to rebuild the walls of their own lives, and those of their families and communities. I was inspired by that message to issue a challenge of my own. Coming off of Father’s Day weekend, I’m putting out a call to women to keep the home fires lit by expecting more from your current or future man.

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Commentary by Wanda This week I am not at a lost for finding newsworthy stories to discuss but I am at a lost for just.. it all. Between the TB bandit, the Republican Debate, Iraq War, immigration, the cost of gas, and the slew of missing children/found children, I just want to escape. So in my protest against discussing important adult issues I have decided to discuss what is the topic of

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Commentary by CanticeTwo young women close to me graduated this weekend, one from high school, the other from college. Both will go on to prestigious institutions to continue their education. One will go to a graduate school of public health, the other to Wesleyan University to pursue a degree in film. Both are fully supported emotionally, if not financially by their parents. I was happy to be

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Commentary by WandaRev. Jerry Falwell passed away on Tuesday at the age of 73. He is responsible for Evangelicals getting involved in politics starting in the 1970's. Falwell mobilized Christians across the US after the passing of Roe vs. Wade and the development of the Equal Rights Amendment, to defend Christian family values through political engagement. Jerry Falwell who co-founded the Moral

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Guest Commentary by Pamela Recently, my husband and I went to see one of his couple friends' new baby girl. While she was sleeping, a conversation was struck up about the other children and teenagers in the neighborhood and how mostly the teenage boys were causing the most problems (breaking into neighbor’s home, not going to school etc.). In the middle of his wife's narrative, our friend

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A Special Commentary By Cantice:A Black Bushie: On Why I Still Support the PresidentAll systems of political power are flawed. At best elected officials try to represent the collective of those who voted for them. At worst, you give a man a little power and watch him abuse it; you watch your congresswoman becoming greedy for gain and lose her connectedness to the average American. Perhaps the

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Commentary by CanticeMay 1st was International Workers Day. It was also the day which legal and illegal immigrants marked for demonstrations throughout the United States. Immigrants wanted to press politicians and the American people to make citizenship attainable for the millions of illegal immigrants who are currently living and thriving or not in this country.I enter this conversation as

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Commentary by WandaMany of you may remember a familiar line from the narration of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, “...the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” My brother who was and still is a sports fanatic, watched it every Saturday afternoon and if I wasn’t locked in my room reading books, practicing piano or practicing my landing from an imaginary vault just like Mary Lou Retton, I was

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Commentary by CanticeIt took news stories announcing Don Imus’ racist statements and the Duke boys’ declared innocence to bring me out of my self-induced isolation. So let’s get right down to business. Don Imus is a victim of his own enablers. MSNBC hired him for his controversial, backwoods commentaries and when his antics were highly publicized at an inconvenient time, he was fired. In the case

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Commentary by WandaWhat has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NIV)We’ve heard this passage whether in church or listening to Shakespeare’s Sonnet 59. Nothing new? I began to think about

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Guest Commentary by DemetreThe other day while I was out shopping, I came across an attractive and apparently—from the fact she wore no wedding band—single young woman. From the distance, I saw as she noticed me that her body language began to change as though she was bracing herself for some uncomfortable experience. By the time we came closer and I greeted her with a “hello,” it was clear she

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Commentary by CanticeI’m running out of stuff to talk about. It’s not because I’ve exhausted my breadth of topics. I think it’s because I’ve been shut up inside of buildings studying for exams. It’s sad. And it brings me to my question for this week—actually, I’ve got a couple.Is it me or are Americans looking rougher than normal lately? When I say rough, I mean ‘broke-down,’ beat-down and

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Commentary ByWandaSince beginning this blog, as a single woman, I have struggled with the natural inclination to talk about dating, relationships, men, blah, blah, blah... Despite my past victories, it seems that I am going to do what I promised myself I wouldn’t and that is to talk about relationships. However, I want to discuss relationships from a different perspective. My well meaning friends

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Commentary byCanticeMy family—mom, dad, and grandparents, was not “traditional.” They didn’t play traditional sex roles (mama was a young professional, daddy stayed home), nor did they have traditional values (Big Mama never went to church). I guess by traditional, I also mean conservative or strict. While my siblings and I were expected to respect elders, observing a certain reverence for their

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Commentary by WandaI am excited about 2007! With the House voting to increase the minimum wage, Jennifer Hudson experiencing the greatest revenge- success, Nancy Pelosi becoming the first woman Speaker of The House, two African American coaches squaring off in the Super Bowl, a man of Kenyan and American descent and a strong, intelligent woman campaigning for the candidacy of President, the

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Commentary by CanticeLike a few of you out there, I paid my ten dollars and watched “The Nativity Story.” Before watching it, I had read reviews that rated it from a C- to an A. I’m no movie critic; I’ve given enough grades in my young teaching career to decline that role. But, I enjoyed the movie enough to want to pay to see it a second time with my husband, having gone with a group of church

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Commentary by WandaI love rap music of yesterday and today (without the vulgarities, of course) but I avoid attending any concerts for fear of getting groped, hit with a chair, trampled, or killed with a stray bullet. Nevertheless, I take advantage of any opportunity to hear a live performance. About a month ago, BET held its first annual Hip-Hop awards in Atlanta, Georgia. The show went off

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Commentary by CanticeSome of my Christian friends don’t like that some statesmen and women “legislate Christianity.” I’ve never really asked them what they mean. But I’ve supposed that they mean that Christian statesmen and women fight to make things like partial-birth abortion illegal, and they support legislation that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. A notable local move from a

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This week’s blog focuses on a race incident that occurred between Candler School of Theology students at a recent Halloween house party. The students involved have addressed letters to the Candler community about the disconnection between the ideal and reality of race relations on campus. On Black (brown) Face…By AshonThe Offense…“I don't have a racist bone in my body…”“I asked my black friends

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Commentary by Wanda“For the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line” is a famous line from one of the most prolific black sociologists of the 20th century, WEB Dubois. Dubois believed that the power to overcome the color-line could be attacked through political power (the right to vote), civil equality, and education–collectively. Dubois' message was to all African

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Commentary by CanticeThis weekend a friend and I attended the Georgia Right to Life Annual Conference. It was my friend’s first conference (my second) and understandably, she had some preconceived notions about the people she would encounter. To her surprise, nobody wore a baseball cap with buttons shouting “abortionists deserve to die”-type slogans. My friend enjoyed Scott Klusendorf’s (the

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Commentary by WandaAs a result of our recent postings, I have had the privilege of engaging in conversations with several of my male acquaintances about the meaning of manhood. My question to these self-assured individuals is “What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century?” Their understanding of manhood and how it functions in gender relations is intriguing. Many times my counterparts define

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Commentary by CanticeI assure you that I am not trying to put the s-e-x word on this blog too frequently, but this week’s topic revisits that ancient love sport. While reviewing a reproductive rights organization’s website I came across this assertion:“…SisterSong believes that sexual prohibitions are not only promoted by moral conservatives, but also by reproductive rights advocates who fail to

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Editorial Note and PoemBy WandaIn place of a commentary, this week I decided to write a love poem about the men in my life. Although I like to write poems, I usually dont share them outside of my intended inspiration. But I have received several comments from individuals questioning my attitude towards men. So since I have not made my position perfectly clear in my commentaries I thought a

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Commentary by CanticeI direct a not-for-profit organization called Verge. Verge exists to strengthen commitments to abstinence, pursuit of purpose, desire for marriage and joy in parenthood in young adults (especially college students and alumni) age 17-30. As part of my role, I write grant proposals. One of the proposals I wrote was addressed to a local Memorial Foundation. When I searched

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Commentary by WandaUnless you have been living under a rock for the last 20 years you have witnessed or experienced the backlash that has taken place against career mothers. A recent study published in The Journal of Social Forces entitled “What’s Love Got to Do With It? Equality, Equity, Commitment and Women’s Marital Quality” found that that women and men are happier in marriages with more

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Commentary by CanticeLet’s not let the FDA’s approval of the over the counter “morning after” pill go undiscussed. We begin with the facts. The morning after pill or Plan B as the FDA calls it, is a progestin-only double-dose of a typical birth control pill that may work in any of several ways. Its mechanism is explained in plain terms by Jennell Paris in Birth Control for Christians. If

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Commentary by WandaI don't consider myself a Fashionista but I like to have at least one or two items du jour each style season and I try to avoid all fashion faux pas, i.e. wearing white after Labor Day. This fall season the hottest trend is skinny jeans with pumps. My "liberated" mind can't help but deconstruct these fashion trends that have taken place over recent years - capri pants,

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About Cantice:A happily married woman and mother of preschoolers, Cantice divides her time between caring for her family and teaching English part-time. Considering that motherhood must be taught and learned today as opposed to being gleaned from family practices as in times past, she reaches out to other mothers both as a mentor and apprentice through work at pregnancy care centers and in small

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