- “It seems to me that the phrase, “the guy that we get out of the hood,” is an implied racial reference. It refers specifically to blacks, though one could say the officer meant to refer only to young black men from the ghetto who, in the officer’s vie
- Elle’s Nina Garcia overdoses on racial stereotypes in her book. “On a daily basis, the women in India are ensconced in extreme color, sparkle, and texture. They wear endlessly ornate, gold-and-enamel jewels quite unabashedly, with silken saris of every hu
- This has to be seen to be believed. “The girls discussed jungle fever, Janjay took Tina to Sunday mass at her Baptist church, then she encouraged Tina to eat fried chicken.”
- “My attitude toward Bushwick runs from “ugh, hurry up and gentrify so I can rip off some yuppie with this dump house and move back to civilization” to “I’m not going anywhere, they’re not going anywhere, I might as well exploit the bright spots
- “This is not simply a game about slavery. Steal Away Jordan is a vehicle for players to tell a collective story of the lives of people who live inthe shadow of slavery. The emphasis here is on the people, not the place or time. “
- “Brittney Exline is too young to vote, drive a car or go to an R-rated movie, but at the age of just 15 she is beginning her Ivy League career Wednesday when classes start at the University of Pennsylvania.”
- “Two years after the devastation of New Orleans highlighted racism and inequality in the US, the disaster continues. New Orleans’ health care and education systems are still in crisis. Thousands of units of public housing sit empty.”
- “it’s a reflection of the competition the store faces from fast-growing ethnic food giants like H Mart, Grand Mart and mainstream grocers that are offering broader selections of ethnic foods, often cheaper.”
- Blame hip hop! “After a spate of shootings, and with a rising murder rate, the police here are saying gangsta rap is contributing to the violence, luring gang members and criminal activity to nightclubs.”
- “Iranian Americans protested a story line in the script. A later revise given to the group gets its approval.”
- “Such odd names might be turned down by the civil registry if Venezuela approves a bill barring parents from giving their children “names that expose them to ridicule, are extravagant or difficult to pronounce,” or that raise doubts about whether a child
- Yikes. “This store in Zhongli was originally called “Nigger King” and changed their name to this after a visit from the police (notice the “A” is slightly different). Now they’re considering changing it again (maybe “Nagger King” is next?)”
- “The hope is to raise in the neighborhood of a million dollars to be distributed to the charities of choice: Chi Heng, a privately funded non-profit that works with children with AIDS; the Special Olympics (with World Summer Games next month in Shanghai);
- “Almost all the children who could not find elementary school places in a Dublin suburb this year were black, the government said Monday, highlighting Ireland’s problems integrating its increasingly diverse population.”
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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