We're So Post Racial —
by Latoya Peterson
I was peacefully watching Mad Men when this madness peeked into my commercial break. At 00:59:
“Bingo. Asians. They pack light, travel efficiently, and have a thing for slip on shoes, god love ‘em.”
“That’s racist!”
“I’m like my mother. I stereotype – it’s faster.”
Cue eye roll at blatant “he’s so cool and un-PC” ploy.
Bonus [...]
By Deputy Editor Thea Lim
The Colbert Report is pretty hit and miss. But most of the time I enjoy it. Potentially that’s because Stephen Colbert’s satire is so impenetrable that I have little idea as to what his real politics are…which means I can just project my own politics onto him. Jon Stewart on the [...]
A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
“I’m not a racist. I just [...]
Think Progress alerts us to this racial asshattery:
The OhioDaily blog reports on a “rogue” dispatcher from the North Canton Police who recently sent out a racist e-mail from her work account. Dispatcher Anita Malachowski forwarded this message:
“New “Air Force One” Tail Number and yes, please forgive me, I’m really sorry, I really, really [...]
by Special Correspondent Wendi Muse
Since President Obama’s earliest moments in office, one of the biggest issues on the agenda has been healthcare reform. Yet as the clock ticks, many Americans have expressed disappointment, asserting that the healthcare goals are far from having been met and that they may have even been poorly planned and misguided [...]
by Latoya Peterson and Carmen Van Kerckhove
Welcome to “We’re So Post Racial,” a reoccurring feature that looks at racism aimed toward The White House.
In today’s edition, we have a double. The first, following on the heels of the NY Post controversy is a creatively rearranged storefront:
According to the Defenders Online:
Yes the photo [...]
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of New Demographic, a diversity education firm. Her perspectives on race and diversity have been featured on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, USA Today, and The New York Times.