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“The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently developed measures of self-est
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Rob Schmidt tears apart a recent column by Bill Nunes about American Indians in Illinois that sounded as if it was written in a different century. “They had coarse black hair, beardless faces, copper-colored bodies that suggested Mongoloid ancestry.”
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Thx MM. “Many blacks love big women, but having a rump the size of Buffie the Body’s can put women at risk for disease.”
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Thx Jason. “Born Mildred Jeter, she’s known mostly by the name she took when she — a black woman living in segregated Virginia — dared break the rules by marrying a white man named Richard Loving.”
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“I, too, believe that black/liberal and white/conservative leaders who show up at every atrocity (or ‘atrocity’) should at least be required to offer a public explanation of why they don’t show up for those that don’t further their agendas”
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“What is happening at Rosebud is all too common throughout Indian Country. American Indian and Alaska Native youth 15 to 24 years old are committing suicide at a rate more than three times the national average for their age group of 13 per 100,000 people,
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“Genarlow Wilson, the young (black) man who was given 10 years for child molestation for having oral sex with a (white) 15-year-old when he was in high school, finally had his sentence voided by a judge today.”
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Thx Tereza. “It is far easier to blame your unemployment or low wages on the person who picks the fruit, buses the tables, delivers the pizza or mows the lawn, than to focus on the systemic problems in society.”
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Thx ananser. “Giuliani’s mayoral tenure was also marked by an almost toxic relationship with African Americans in the city, a relationship that shows no sign of healing 5 1/2 years after Giuliani left Gracie Mansion…
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Thx ananser. “A decision by the Supreme Court on Monday that made it easier for prosecutors to exclude people who express reservations about the death penalty from capital juries will make the panels whiter and more conviction-prone, experts in law and ps
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Thx ananser. “It has forced candidates to hire outreach consultants, to start Spanish-language Web sites and to campaign vigorously before Hispanic audiences.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
deb wrote:
I’m glad someone else noted Loving v. Virginia.
Loving Day all!
Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 8:08 am ¶
Ike wrote:
I read that Genarlow Wilson’s sentence had been overturned and cheered - too early. Get him out of jail already!
Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 12:01 pm ¶
Kenda wrote:
I hate that Salon article by Debra Dickerson. I think she ridiculously oversimplifies the situation. My advice: don’t waste your time.
Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 7:32 pm ¶
lemure wrote:
Kenda, she not only oversimplifies, she just doesn’t have any facts to support her original premise. Her article goes way off topic, its like debating a 3rd grader. I don’t recommend reading her articles, she seems full of racial self-hatred and has a real grudge against her family that extends to the “Black Race” in general.
Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 11:08 am ¶
Winn wrote:
lemure,
I totally agree. Look at the vitriol directed at Dickerson’s ridiculous article in the Salon comment section to see why she remains employed there. Her articles are often simplistic, tautological and lacking any substantive research or cited sources to bolster her arguments. Her writing also betrays a troubling self-loathing and a complex, sometimes disturbing attitude towards her family which she frequently extrapolates onto larger social issues (see how her mother’s attitude about Dickerson’s figure filters into her approach to a decidedly different body type for black women). But she always generates lots of conversation, even if it’s mostly angry and contemptuous, which I’m sure is why Salon loves her. I, on the other hand, wish she would get some therapy, learn the difference between reporting and pontificating, and give us all a break!
Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 11:45 am ¶
WomunOfColour wrote:
The Debra Dickerson article is idiotic. She says that Buffie the Body is obese, yet Buffie is 5′7″ and 157 lbs, giving her a BMI of 24.6, which is in the “normal” range.
So now people with a BMI of 24.6 are obese?
Posted 17 Jun 2007 at 1:32 am ¶