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social or electronic support for my
frustrations, which I think technol-
ogy now provides well, and *can* help us
cognitively process reactions, respons-
es, emotions and analyses quicker and
with broader perspectives affecting our
conclusions.
In the initial submission callout, I ex-
pressed my frustration with the borrow-
ing of “new-age” therapies and religion,
ritual and occult symbolism by witchy
wooey punky queer hipsters and the bla-
tant disrespect and dehumanization that
those same communities of color still
receive (please refer to the weekly POC-
only yoga class in Seattle being banned
as a result of the “white racism” up-
roar). Listening to subcultural cool
kids around me casually throwing around
Islamophobic or able-ist remarks, and
shocked that it’s still so entrenched
in our thinking in 2015!
I have been enjoying learning from my
friends from Native backgrounds here
in the PNW, and hearing their stories
and experiences. I am stoked to have
Melanie Fey, Matt Lazer, and Jasmine A
Koster in this issue with their work.
One thing I did not foresee, but am not
surprised by is the subject matter of
food, and in particular, the cultural-
ly insensitive pressure that fad diets
place on habits of consuming tradi-
tional foods, especially in relation-
ship to communing with family. this is
another thing i’ve been struggling with
this year. Finally, Tiffany Le, Mair
Sierra, Sbtl Clng and Raju Rage share
personal powerful work about identity,
diaspora, and QTPOC bodies.
a huge ginormous thank you to all contributors and readers.much love.