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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Author Archives: Rachel S.
Things You Learn About Race From a 7 Year Old
A few weeks ago my partner’s son B was here for the holidays, and as usual he and I spent a great deal of time together. I’m often curious about when and how kids learn about race, and I always … Continue reading →
Racial Differences in Traffic Stops and Stop and Frisks
One of the great debates about racial discrimination revolves around police and community relations and in particular racial profiling. In response to such concerns the federal government, and some state and local governments have started collecting data on police interaction … Continue reading →
Amnesty International Reports on High Sexual Assault Rates For Native American Women
Here is the page that includes the report summary and links to the full document and related resources, and here is a quote from the executive summary. One in three Native American or Alaska Native women will be raped at … Continue reading →
Why Does This Article on Tween Girls and Shopping Bother Me So Much?
I read this in the New York Times yesterday, and it didn’t sit well with me. Here is a quote: But on this day I’ve come not to bury Abercrombie. I am here to observe my daughter and her two … Continue reading →
Erase Racism Carnival #12
The new Erase Racism Carnival is up over at Double Consciousness. Go check it out! The next one will be at Angry Black Woman. For more info. about upcoming carnivals, you should check out Ally Work.
Some Things I Said About Race, Criticisms, and Hip Hop in 2003
This discussion over at Pandagon reminded me of an article I wrote a few years ago. Here are a few quotes. On criticism of Hip Hop: Rap music has long been the target of criticism from the popular media, White … Continue reading →
Erase Racism at Double Consciousness
This month’s Erase Racism Carnival is being held at Double Consciousness. You can submit a blog post for inclusion in the carnival through the blog carnival site by the 17th or you can send a post directly to the blog … Continue reading →
"Nappy Headed Hos"
That’s a quote from Don Imus. Because he felt the women of the Rutger’s University basketball team were not sufficiently feminine, he felt it was ok to call them nappy headed hos. This site has the actualy clip of Imus … Continue reading →
US Census Bureau Helped With Japanese Internment
This may have been one of the most overlooked stories of last weekend. Historian Margo Anderson and statistician William Seltzer found evidence that the US Census Bureau participated in the Japanese internment by providing microdata to the Secret Service to help them identity individual … Continue reading →
A Multiracial Movement and a Multiracial Box Won't Solve the Racism Problem
In a comment on the last thread on Rachel’s Tavern about how biracial children affect family approval of black/white relationships Dave of mulatto.org, made the following comment: Professor Rachel Sullivan here gives a good textbook example of propaganda that facilitates … Continue reading →
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…