- “Mexicans long have used and manipulated race to improve their social status. Unlike in the United States, where race is understood as purely biological, in Mexico it’s defined by culture and class as much as it is by DNA.”
- “Insiders say Winfrey wanted to have her on her show to talk about O’Donnell’s book, “Celebrity Detox,” which bashes Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Donald Trump and others. But…O’Donnell declined.”
- “As formidable as it is amorphous, this new African-American blogosphere…within a matter of a few weeks collected 220,000 petition signatures—and more than $130,000 in donations for legal fees”
- Shocker! Um, not. When will Christina Aguilera finally fess up to being knocked up too?
- “The New York Times finally decided to cover the Jena Six…They do realize that the local paper, The New York Daily News, which is a tabloid format paper, decided to cover this story before they did right? This is an embarrassment.”
- “the recent decision of Beaner’s Coffee to change its name because, as the company CEO recently realized after 12 years in operation, it might offend Hispanics…”beaner” is a term long used by some Americans to describe us – Mexicans — as “bean-eaters
- “I am a bit irked at how the onetime NBA star — and to a lesser degree Steven Hunter and Shavlik Randolph — could be so viciously demonized back in February for expressing a mentality that Craig is obviously pandering to six months later.”
- “A Madison Square Garden executive was ready to quit her high-salaried position — and was nearly fired over her inability to handle work responsibilities — in the months before she sued…Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment”
- “David Bowie has donated $10,000 to a legal defense fund for six black teens charged in an alleged attack on a white classmate in the tiny central Louisiana town of Jena.”
Spread This Idea
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
OMLN
