On Our Radar

Bitch HQ post by Mac Pogue on December 16, 2011 - 2:26pm; tagged links, On Our Radar, roundup.

Doing the holidays revolution blog style.

Take a look at Disgrasian's piece on the awful racist customer service at Chick-Fil-A earlier this week.
As if there wasn't enough d-baggery in the corporate world already, the Trans Women's Anti-Violence Project has a piece on a transphobic Macy's employee's "activism."
Tech blogger Laura Klein wrote an excellent rebuttal to TechCrunch writer Penelope Trunk's claim that women just don't really want to be in the tech biz (Thanks Sarah Y.)
Portland-based radical plus-size vintage boutique Fat Fancy needs your help! Check out the fundraiser page here!
Racialicious posted a recap of the dialog (and lack of apology) between Issa Rae and the Awkward Black Girl team, the Crunk Feminist Collective and fans regarding the transphobic comments in the last episode.
New Black Man pointed out this totes-rad video of Angela Davis speaking with Barbara Becknell (Stanley "Tookie" Williams' representative) at the Occupy Oakland branch of the West Coast Port Shutdown.
Youth power! A group of Native American youths made a video in response to Diane Sawyer's disheartening portrayal of their reservation on 20/20.

What have you been reading this week?

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I work at Macy's, and I am

Posted by Whitney on December 16, 2011 - 9:46pm

I work at Macy's, and I am shocked and appalled by the former employee's actions. How disgraceful! I am glad that my company stood up for the customer and subsequently fired. Her citing religious freedom is crap, basically, because then she would be allowed to basically do what she wants and cite her religious freedom. That would open the door to virtually every customer she doesn't like to face her bigotry and discrimination.

Allowing trans women to use women's fitting rooms absolutely in no way places other women at risk for sexual assault. Not in any way! Do these people think that trans women are straight cis men who are rapists who dress up as women and go shopping and then prey on other shoppers? Damn, I feel so absurd writing that!

I'm glad Macy's did the right thing in standing by their customer and I'm glad that i work for a company that does that.

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