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“Because in the underlying logics of white supremacy, she is automatically by default worthy in her whiteness, and he is by default suspect and less-than and unworthy, and he has to prove otherwise by insane standards.”
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“I was talking the other day to a prominent Republican who asked me what I thought John McCain’s strongest issues would be in the general election… “Race. McCain runs against Barack Obama and the race vote is worth maybe 15 percent to McCain.”
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My fave feature on Stereohyped. This is the Hillary Clinton edition.
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“Riots in Denver, the Democrat Convention would see to it that we don’t elect Democrats,” Limbaugh said during Wednesday’s radio broadcast.” Hmm…if a black man were to talk about some riots on air… - LDP
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“Breaking the mold of stereotypical roles intended for Asian Americans, the two leads — John Cho and Kal Penn — provide the foundation for a movie that doesn’t involve martial arts or a Far East caricature.”
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“I feel like Hollywood is a little behind the curve usually in terms of what America is ready to accept from a cultural standpoint,” said Hurwitz. “Filmgoers are a bit savvier than they are given credit for.”
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“Hunter told the Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif., that until the last couple of years, he regularly heard racist taunts when visiting Fenway as a member of the Minnesota Twins.”
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“The grand opening of the new national media-focused Newseum April 11 was a big letdown for anyone who expected to see […] items featuring the vast culture and story of American Indian and tribal media.”
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“The study highlights that in countries such as France and Spain, people are choosing to adopt healthy, white children from abroad rather than children in their own country who are mainly from ethnic minorities.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
jd wrote:
wow. say what you will about Madonna’s adoption (and I’ll say plenty), but to name this phenomenon after her - of people ignoring brown babies at home to adopt white babies abroad - seems bizarre.
Posted 25 Apr 2008 at 10:58 am ¶
atlasien wrote:
The first part of the article is really interesting and I would like to see more on it: “Researchers found that EU countries with the highest rates of children living in institutions also had high proportions of international adoptions.”
The stuff about international adoption and its huge influence on mothers in sending countries is a lot less substantial.
Posted 25 Apr 2008 at 12:46 pm ¶
deb wrote:
Why am I not too surprised by Torii Hunter’s allegations. Boston, has always rubbed me the wrong way. It had major issues with integration and busing in the 70s. And the Red Sox were that last major league team to integrate. It’s a town that seems to prefer the good ol’ days. JMHO.
Posted 25 Apr 2008 at 6:33 pm ¶