- “Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Hummer and Pontiac — will move responsibility for African-American advertising to their general-market agencies effective Jan. 1.”
- “its use is misleading, de-humanizing and unfairly imposes a role upon adoptees. The word itself implies a kind of passivity or helplessness I find insulting. My background would make me a poor bridge as I can never quite reach from one side or the other.
- More evidence of CNN’s random crappiness. “a female student in the audience asked Hilary Clinton which she prefers, diamonds or pearls” Turns out she had a real question but CNN told her not to ask it.
- Great article. “Is it a bad word? Of course it is. As a culture, we’ve done everything possible to make sure of that, starting with a constantly perpetuated mindset that deems powerful women to be scary, angry and, of course, unfeminine”
- “Even if we know that “love sees no color”, politics certainly does. So as long as racism continues to shut out our darker cousins, we can’t cast our lot with our whiter ones.”
- “White privilege too often provides a convenient escape from the dangers of race activism. Thus, the question of whether white activists are truly prepared to abandon their white privilege is of huge importance to people of color.”
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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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