by guest contributor Andrea Rubenstein, originally published on OfficialShrub.com
For day three of International Blog Against Racism Week, I want to look specifically why games, such as many of the prior Resident Evil ones, haven’t received as much criticism as, say, Resident Evil 5 has.
So, why aren’t critiques of the prior Resident Evil games easy to […]

Internationally Adoptive Parents Peddle Golliwog Dolls Online
Someone get them an Adoptive Parent of the Year Award. They are involved with international adoption and yet make a living selling golliwog dolls. Read the History section and marvel at how they erase the history of racism surrounding golliwogs.
(tags: via:tracey blackface racism africanamerican black)

On Cross-Racial Casting and Lee […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
By now I’m sure you’ve seen the YouTube phenomenon of Chocolate Rain. If not, watch it here and be sure to check out Jay Smooth’s very cool Radiohead remix.
I didn’t think it was possible for anything to be funnier or more awkward than Tay Zonday singing. But as it turns out, watching […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Thanks to jodiet for the tip!

Various Deities Still Sorting Through Victims Of Tragic Queens Bus Accident | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
LOL. “More than half a dozen gods reportedly responded to the scene within moments of the crash…victims hailed from 14 countries and professed an as-yet-undetermined number of religious faiths…the soul-placement process has been laborious”
(tags: via:manish religion)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Update: Turns out this ad is most likely a spoof. Thanks, Chris!
This ad is just disgusting.
It also inspired hip hop shock blogger Byron Crawford to rhapsodize about sexual violence:
Guy’s, who among us hasn’t fantasized about ruining a woman’s hoo-hah because your schlong was just way too big?
Check out dnA’s response:
But there’s something […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 78) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen interviews Stephen Duncombe, author of the new book Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy. From the book’s description:
What do Paris Hilton, Grand Theft Auto, Las […]

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
When most people think of American imperialism, they think of planting the stars and stripes deep into the soil of foreign lands. They think of economic dominance, the forced removal of government leaders, the exploitation of labor and resources.
But what causes less protest is often a form of Ameri-centric thought […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Love love love this cartoon from The K Chronicles, the same strip that brought us That One Black Kid. Click on it to see the full comic.

It’s the typical bull you hear from people who claim to be colorblind. Reminds me of one commenter on Anti-Racist Parent who wrote:
We didn’t care if […]

Lecturer’s sacking over email sparks fierce debate - NZ Herald
“In his email, former Auckland University lecturer Paul Buchanan also attacked the “poor quality” of overseas students being accepted for post-graduate courses - and accused the student of preying on “some sort of Western liberal guilt”.”
(tags: via:Krys! academia education immigration)

Beasley subject of racist taunts in ECL […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Artist Damali Ayo is planning on making October 10th National Day of Panhandling for Reparations. Here’s more info from an email she sent me:
People of all races across the United States will take an hour or two to sit in a range of locations in our communities: outside of businesses, libraries, museums, […]

by guest contributor iBastard, originally published at iBastard
I was adopted in what has come to be called the Baby Scoop Era, the period between the end of World War II and Roe v. Wade when girls were girls, boys were boys, sex education was lacking and little white babies were plentiful. Adoption could be–and often […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I got this email from a Racialicious reader named Stephanie a few days ago:
I wasn’t sure if you’ve ever seen it, but AARP has a commercial out — I saw it this morning on CNN — regarding insurance to reward “experienced” drivers over 50. I tried to locate a copy of it […]

In Dusty Archives, a Theory of Affluence - New York Times
“Gregory Clark, an economic historian…believes that the Industrial Revolution…occurred because of a change in the nature of the human population…The middle-class values of nonviolence, literacy, long working hours and a willingness to save”
(tags: class history)

Obama to Vibe: Rap Creates Own Reality — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
“My […]

by Racialicious Special Correspondent Latoya Peterson
I wouldn’t have wanted to date white guys before, but they’re killin’ it right now - Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom, Paul Walker. Every hot guy I see is white.”
—Rihanna, Vibe Vixen August/September issue
According to CNN, black women are warming up to the idea of “dating out:”
For years, Toinetta Jones played […]