Had a lovely night last night with a friend simultaneously old and new. thanks, you.

And now, back to the blog! Because it’s what I do instead of researching the articles I’m supposed to be writing, reading for my thesis, or taking the dog out to play. Linkage below!

1. BFP on R. Kelly and the Baby Mama incident. Short, but important.

2. Sylvia quotes Gloria Anzaldua and we all need to read it.

3. Blackamazon on othering women of color in feminism.

4. Linking to Racialicious’s links. but they’re good. So read ‘em.

5. And also at Racialicious: more on being a feminist of color and how racism hurts us all.

6. Ren on double standards (which should be a feminism 101 post, shouldn’t it? that we have to keep explaining this at all makes my brain hurt.)

7. Prof BW on the letter writing campaign for Democrats for McCain! (It’s funny. I promise.)