We’re all racists, unconsciously - Los Angeles Times
Thanks Rob! “Consciously and publicly, Richards is probably not a racist. But unconsciously and privately, he is. So am I. So are you…You’d have to be insane to publicly utter racist remarks in today’s society … or temporarily insane…”
(tags: racism celebrities tv)

Mandarin speaks to a growing audience - […]

by Jen Chau and Carmen Van Kerckhove
Every Friday afternoon we sum up the week’s best posts from New Demographic’s various projects. Here we go!
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One year later, how has BET changed? […]

by guest contributor Kai Chang, originally published at Zuky
When now-disgraced comedian Michael Richards screeched into his microphone “Fifty years ago we’d have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass!” followed shortly by “He’s a n—-r! A n—-r, look, there’s a n—-r!” he was obviously attempting to drum up the vibe of a […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you celebrate it! I thought this cartoon was pretty appropriate.
Hat tip to Harlow’s Monkey, and check out the original source.

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Wow, great find by Angry Asian Man! Check out Masi Oka, before he became a household name with his breakthrough role as Hiro in the hit series Heroes. Loooooove that show, by the way. He’s the kid on the left with the dark blue shirt.
So what happened to all the other kids […]

The O.J.-Kramer discrepancy - Los Angeles Times
Thanks Rob! “I’m not equating racist invective with charges of double homicide. But the reality is that there is far more tolerance for a white person’s unseemly behavior than for similar behavior of somebody who isn’t white, especially if the unseemlines
(tags: racism race black white)

Thanksgiving is a Lie - […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
This is priceless. A clip from the 1986 movie “Whoops Apocalypse” has surfaced on the internet, featuring Michael Richards in full-on blackface, afro wig and attempting Ebonics. This definitely doesn’t help his reputation. (From BlackintheCity via Vibe Confidential.)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
It’s no secret that Reappropriate is one of my favorite blogs. Jenn’s analysis is razor-sharp and she’s also funny as hell.
I urge you to head over to her blog right now and read her latest take on Michael Richards’ apology. Here are some excerpts:
Michael Richards was bitten by the racist fairy.
According to […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Wow, the energy drink industry has a pretty sick sense of humor. First there was a drink called Cocaine. Now they’ve got a new one out called GreenCard.
It’s obviously a marketing gimmick to create controversy (and it’s working, since I’m here blogging about it), but the CEO claims that he wants the […]

by guest contributor Luke Lee, Racialicious’s senior YouTube correspondent
If there’s one fad that doesn’t seem to die down in online popularity it’s blackface. Despite all those millions of Weird Al “White and Nerdy” views and iTunes purchases (seriously, it’s been on the iTunes top 10 for a while. People aren’t just listening to it once […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Here’s another installment of our Time Machine series… when we take a look back at what we were blogging about a year ago this month.
Why we need to drop the word “exotic”
In this classic post, Jen comes across an article that applies the dreaded E-word to Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, […]

Where Are the Black Lesbian Roles? - AfterEllen.com
Thanks gay persons of color! “A love scene with another woman is no risk anymore; in fact, it can enhance a Hollywood career, demonstrating award-bait edge…But maybe not for black actresses. Rarely have black women played gay.”
(tags: glbt africanamerican black movies tv)

NPR : Census Figures Point to Climbing […]

by Jen Chau and Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free.
INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL GOLDEN
Carmen interviews Daniel Golden, author of The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

So Michael Richards, who played Kramer on Seinfeld, was on Letterman last night to apologize for his racist-ass rant on Friday at Los Angeles’s Laugh Factory. (See our previous post on this.)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Fascinating article about Edward Curtis, whose photographs of American Indians are instantly familiar to us all. (Hat tip to Newspaper Rock!)
Curtis’ images of Indians are burned into the hearts and minds of many Americans to this day. They are also at the center of controversy.
The photos are so luminous and exquisitely composed […]