Massive Video Post

Reader Rose Anne sends in this video, which is the Young Turks analyzing the Fox News videos on the financial meltdown. Apparently, it was loaning to minorities that caused the financial meltdown. (Notice the link between minorities and poor, or minorities and non-credit worthy.)

Secretary-Treasurer of theAFL-CIO Richard Trumka talks about unions, race, internalized racism and Obama:

Author Irwin Tang discusses his new book, “Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters.” He goes into the history of the term and how it is a term of war. Key quote: “It’s a term you use toward people you are willing to kill.”

Something I missed in all the Tyra frenzy – an interesting interview with the Shannon and Shauna Baker and Irene Bedard, working Native American actresses who spoke openly about being an underrepresented minority and passing as Latina in order to work.

And finally, an interesting video on The Girl Effect – breaking the cycle of poverty by educating women:

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Jess wrote:

The first place I saw the “It’s all the fault of the minorities,” was in Investor’s Business Daily which is the playground of the crazy right, for the most part.

Of course, there is that small — what do you call it ? oh, right, fact that Community Reinvestment Act loans were paid back at a higher rate than the mega-loans for middle class and upper income people.

Thankfully, the meme hasn’t gotten too much traction (yet).

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 6:51 am ¶
drydock wrote:

I’m glad racialicious posted the Trumka video which I know is also circulating on labor union email lists (I’ve received it from two different sources). I would suggest that Trumka’s speech is a better example of how to deliver an anti-racist message to working class whites, than the usual emphasis on “white privilege”, a la Tim Wise or Mike Dyson etc. Though Trumka is something of labor politician/bureaucrat (and should be treated with appropriate skepticism) his experience and background comes out of the United Mine Workers Union. I’m willing to speculate that he probably believes that if you starting lecturing (white) coal miners or other blue collars about how “privileged” they are you’re not going to get very far in the conversation.

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 8:12 am ¶
CVT wrote:

I don’t know if I should have watched this first-thing in the morning . . . it’s just so damn depressing.

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 8:42 am ¶
Pheagan wrote:

I can’t watch the videos, unfortunately, because I have no sound on my computer, but there’s a really great article in which a financial analyst gets his ass handed to him over this same point:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/10/matt_taibbi_and_byron_york_but.html . It’s a seriously good read. I was cheering.

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 2:14 pm ¶
Asada wrote:

Yeah the link that race is the reason we are in this mess IS insidious. Of course, they slap on the “bad credit” trap so they are not attacking minorities per say,but rather, the ones with BAD CREDIT that CAUSED this mess.

Now I’m kind of worried how this will hurt younger PoC in the future who make good decisions and know about money, its like the stereo type that Blacks are so poor because the women are busy looking good to please everyone else ( whilst putting themselves second and worrying about family too much) .

Dont we feel ashamed on one end blaming minorities ( specifically Blacks and Latino’s) for being poor , then blaming them for getting homes when the “opportunity” presents itself? Now the housing crisis is their fault!?

Freddie and Fannie were not the cause of this: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/310/story/53802.html

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 5:55 pm ¶
Asada wrote:

ON the LAST videa: The GIRl Effect,

Don’t think that’s not happening already. Read: The “Post American World” by Fareed Zakaria. His book focuses on “ther rise of the rest”[ of the world].Mostly, formerly poor countires.

Soon , we will see a stronger WORLD that has already followed this advice and much more, look at China. Think we are seeing change now? Wait 20 years. If the planet doesn’t implode and all goes to plan,

America- there will be a NKOTB.

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 6:04 pm ¶
Princess wrote:

Wow! This is an eye opener for sure. Author Tang is educating, raising consciousness and exposing all at once. Of course, I’ll admit as an African-American the term “Gook” has not been something I’ve thought about very much.

In this video clip, Tang discusses what this term truly means, states it’s a term of war and racism and has been used against PoC around the world. In my opinion, the use of any racial term to declare war on others and/or to perpetuate hate throughout the world is unacceptable.

Posted 20 Oct 2008 at 8:36 pm ¶
coco wrote:

I agree with Princess.

I like how he pointed out that the use of ethnic slurs is often accompanyed by violence or the threat of violence.

And I like how he pointed out that dehumanizing ethnic groups by comparing them to animals makes it easier to kill.conquer.destroy.oppress. those populations.

That’s why people objected to LeBron’s pose on the cover of Vanity Fair as being a visual reference to King Kong, and why the Curious George Obama t-shirt wasn’t just about his big ears.

Posted 21 Oct 2008 at 11:19 am ¶