Episode 3.12 Not Nice, Not White, and Not a Lady with Tara Robertson

CW for discussions of transphobia and violence. In this, the final episode of 2018, I got to talk to weightlifting pal and femme genius Tara Robertson about her work on diversity and inclusion at Mozilla — and like a million other things, including why we want an open Internet, whether libraries are neutral (hint: they’re not), … Continue reading Episode 3.12 Not Nice, Not White, and Not a Lady with Tara Robertson

CW for discussions of transphobia and violence.

In this, the final episode of 2018, I got to talk to weightlifting pal and femme genius Tara Robertson about her work on diversity and inclusion at Mozilla — and like a million other things, including why we want an open Internet, whether libraries are neutral (hint: they’re not), the conservative politics of tone policing, the danger of corporations replacing the public sphere, and more! That’s a lot of topics, so here are a bunch of links!

First up, if you want to hear more from Tara (which you obviously do), why not check out the keynote she delivered last month in New Zealand?Want to read more about Mozilla’s work on diversity and inclusion? Do that here.Here’s the article Tara mentioned from Dr. Katherine Phillips on why diversity makes us smarter aka the business case for diversityI also found a recent-ish piece on Facebook’s “free internet” and how it violates net neutrality and functions like “digital colonialism”Ready to get freaked out? Here’s a piece on what Facebook is doing with your data. Oh, and in case you have no idea what net neutrality is and why it matters, this is a great primer.On the topic of neutrality in libraries, here’s a really interesting summary of a variety of perspectives based on a panel organized by the American Library Association.An iconic piece: Anil Dash on the web we lost If you’d like some context around our conversation about the Vancouver Public Library and transphobia, read this public statement by jaye simpson And while you’re reading awesome things, you should definitely read the Femme Shark Manifesto To back up our discussion about heightened violence against the trans community, here’s some information from the Human Rights Campaign And if you’d like some context around my discussion of Grace Lavery’s experience of transphobia in the context of queer studies, here’s her Twitter thread explaining the situation On the topic of keeping your data safe, here’s a great piece Tara shared with me on quitting the “Big Five” tech companies Didn’t know that Turnitin is a corporation mining your data? Read up on the case against it. And here’s a little more reading on Starbucks, public spaces, and anti-BlacknessFinally, because I promised it: here’s the list Kaarina shared of helpful self-care tips for the holiday 

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The podcast theme song is “Mesh Shirt” by Mom Jeans off their album “Chub Rub.” Listen to the whole album here or learn more about them here.  Tara’s theme song is “Good As Hell” by Lizzo.

Secret Feminist Agenda is recorded and produced by Hannah McGregor on the traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.