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“The International Burmese Monks Organization [...] launched a new effort to provide relief through Burma’s powerful grass roots network of monasteries — [...] currently the only source of housing and support in many devastated communities.”
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“Almost two-thirds of people in Britain fear race relations are so poor tensions are likely to spill over into violence, a BBC poll has suggested.”
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“Thailand wants to form an Opec-style rice cartel to give it more control over international rice prices.”
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“South Africa’s ruling party leader has urged people to work together to fight xenophobia and any ill-treatment of Zimbabweans and other foreigners.”
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“Tehran has complained to the UN about remarks made last week by Hillary Clinton on the circumstances under which the US might attack Iran.”
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“This year, the committee made it quite clear that Debbie Allen’s groundbreaking, all-black production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was not so excellent, despite its box office success. Neither the play nor its cast were nominated in any categories.”
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LOL! “A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.”
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“It always grates when a person makes an assumption about you based solely on your skin color, hair texture or other physical features. For mixed-race people, that happens almost every day.”
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“The Post feels that using the term “violent extremists” instead of “Jihadists” is too soft on terrorism. Tomorrow, they can suggest we should just go straight back to “Ragheads.”
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“I’m going to slap the next black person I hear say “We need to be more like the Jews and learn to stick together.”
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“[...] white people get really angry about black anti-Semitism, not because they care about the Jews, but because they identify with Jews as white people under such circumstances.”
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“Out of 21 ministers in [Italy's] new right-wing administration there are only four women, all given lightweight roles. Most of them have so far won distinction more for their looks rather than for their political prowess.”
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The full article on the abduction and death of Romona Moore.
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Since so many of us like her… – LDP
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of
gothic guera wrote:
I have become inured to those questions. I really should stop tolarating those things. People ask me were I from I say “——-” they give me a strange look and and refuse to belive me.
Posted 11 May 2008 at 11:44 am ¶
MSS wrote:
per too sense:
i understand what she is trying to say on some level, but i don’t think ANYONE likes to be stereotyped, as the commenter
pointed out, African-Americans don’t seem to love being fetishized as good dancers/athletes etc. sure some Jews are family-oriented, community-minded, sure but that “admiration” could be turned on a dime easily, and most Jews are wary for good reasons.
and if Jews dislike antisemitism from African-Americans, it’s because they are Jews, and not looking to get attacked by anybody, not because they are white people looking for “reverse-racism”. gentiles i can’t speak for, but i can’t believe all non-Jewish white people opposed to antisemitism are just protecting white privilege.
i think all people in the anti-racist community need to look at their prejudices, and justifying one group’s stereotyping and bigotry against another isn’t really helpful. i wouldn’t tolerate stereotypes and bigotry from another Jewish person, i can’t accept it from outside groups.
Posted 11 May 2008 at 12:03 pm ¶
wendi muse wrote:
re: santogold:
for you nyc folks, she will be performing for free at the central park summer stage with diplo
check out their website for more details
Posted 11 May 2008 at 7:26 pm ¶