A well-made, in-depth story on everything that went into defeating Minnesota’s Marriage Amendment. Although the word “rhetoric” never comes up, anyone doing rhetoric will quickly recognize the forces behind the successful campaign. “Eighteen Months to History: How the Minnesota Marriage Amendment Was Defeated–money, passion, allies” (via Minnesota Public Radio)
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Rhetoric at Work: the long history of Minnesota’s Marriage Amendment Defeat
category: Things Rhetorical
Pilgrims’s (near)Progress
White people love to talk about politics around the dinner table, which might explain the continuing popularity of the Thanksgiving holiday. More than any other day or time on the American calendar or schedule (which are typically governed by all manner of rules and directives about “polite company” and social taboos), Thanksgiving is the day when white [...]
category: Things Critical
I swear I’m straight…except for the gay sex part
New York state is the latest–and largest–state to recognize the right of gays and lesbians to marry. By all means, this is good news as everyone who wishes to marry should be allowed to, and in every state in the U.S. However, the manner by which proponents of gay marriage have gone about gaining greater [...]
category: Things Critical, Things Rhetorical
On the Relationship Between Homophobia, Heteronormativity, Queerness, and U.S. Exceptionalism
Terrorist Assmeblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times Puar, Jasbir K. Duke University Press Books: 2007
category: Things General
On Non-heroes and their Contributions to U.S. Society
A Renegade History of the United States Russell, Thaddeus. Free Press: 2010
category: Bookmarks