links for 2007-10-27
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“Roy L. Pearson, the maniac DC judge who represented himself in a $54 million lawsuit against a Mom and Pop dry cleaner that lost his pants, will probably lose his job.”
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“Morgan Stanley agreed Monday to pay more than 1,000 black and Latino brokers a $16 million settlement and institute diversity programs to end a class action discrimination lawsuit.”(tags: workplace discrimination)
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“He tried to fight her off, but she just kept stabbing. At one point, she lost her grip on the knife and reached for another she brought her—one of THREE knives she had armed herself with. “(tags: asianamerican crime)
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What the hell? Thanks also to Lauren for the tip. “Ohhhhh crap. According to the Honolulu Advertiser, Daniel Dae Kim, star of the hit show Lost, was arrested early this morning on suspicion of drunken driving”
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“t will likely feature white hero Brendan Fraser busting through China and unlocking all sorts of ancient Chinese secrets and unimaginable supernatural powers and mystical Oriental stuff…We need to protect our Ancient Chinese Secrets! “
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“another increasingly common criticism of white feminism – the struggle for the advancement of white women at the expense or exclusion of women of color (or women who are poor) – is how it plays out in the context international adoption.”
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Good stuff: ““a reason to be offended” = reinforcing white supremacy. “create a controversy” = putting me on the spot for my racism. “historically” = institutional racism has existed for a long time.”(tags: racism)
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“Georgia’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of a young man who has been imprisoned for more than two years for having consensual oral sex with another teenager.”
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“A woman who sent her Arab-American boss a threatening note that warned “Remember 9/11” and “You and your kids will pay” was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in a federal halfway house.”(tags: arabamerican racism)
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“My friend argued that she deserves what is happening to her because she chose to become a part of the public domain. But remember, she was but a child when she made that choice”
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“if the problem is sexualized stereotypes and unhealthy body types, then why is Dove telling parents to “talk to their kids before the beauty industry does”? Shouldn’t Dove be talking to its parent about not talking to our kids?”
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“”The Six Most Terrifying Foods in the World”…all the reasons related to xenophobia, cultural demonization, and basic hate. Every food is examined with the “Danger of this turning up in America”.
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