- “The police said they believed that the man, Khiel Coppin, 18, had a gun. But when the gunfire stopped, it turned out that he had been holding a hairbrush.”
- Muslim students at Florida Atlantic University hold a silent protest, and this is what happens: “One of the audience’s members, an FAU employee, went so far as to spit on one of the young Muslim ladies outside, herself a student at FAU.”
- “There has already been a protest on campus and another is scheduled this Wednesday. The president of Geneseo says he’s disgusted by the students dressed in “black face” but says it’s protected speech.”
- On Asian fetish: “It is supported by not only myths and stereotypes, but the objectification of Asian women’s bodies through pornography that is focused on Asian women, the global sex trade”
- Why isn’t there more black satire? “It can’t be for lack of opportunity. Every week we get a new race-event begging for lampooning: Watson, Jena 6, OJ, Imus, Michael Richards, Vick …. all present unique opportunities…”
- “We have to realize that banning a word doesn’t ban racism. It shuts people’s mouths — some people’s, anyway — but it doesn’t change their thoughts. And we’re talking about a WORD here. “
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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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