Author Archives: Jack Stephens

40th Carnival Against Sexual Violence

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Marcella Chester hosts the 40th Carnival Against Sexual Violence which deals with sexual violence issues involving: gender, the law, the media, personal stories, and other subjects. Continue reading →

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No Olympics on Stolen Land

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Verbena-19 reposts an article on her blog:
“By them choosing to have the Olympics here, it’s opening up our land, our sacred sites, our medicine grounds,” says Kanahus Pellkey. “We want investors to know our land is not for sale.” Pre-Olympic fever occupies the province of BC, and the economic excitement has massively accelerated gentrification and […] Continue reading →

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Black History Box

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The newest blogger, Sara Rosell, of Double Consciousness blogs about Black History Month:
We definitely need to teach what contributions blacks have made, but before we teach about that we need to first talk about what it means for those contributions to be absent when it comes to the teachings of History itself. The problem is […] Continue reading →

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The Blogosphere and the Super Bowl

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Some reaction from progressive and anti-racist bloggers:
Angry Asian Man:
Look at us. We’re mad, we’re talking about the damn ad, and now they’ve got another story about their company in the New York Times. Hell, they didn’t even have to hire an ad agency. With the announcement that they’re pulling these ads, there will now […] Continue reading →

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Racist Panda Ad For Superbowl

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Jenn from Reappropriate blogs about the racist panda ad that appeared during the SuperBowl:
The two pandas, named “Ling Ling” and “Ching Ching” speak in stereotypical Asian accents and grammatically incorrect “Chinglish”, perpetuating the Perpetual Foreigner stereotype. The commercial’s soundtracks include gongs and mandolins, and the writing is in that “chopstix” font that is supposed to […] Continue reading →

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Economic Stimulus For Whom?

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Yolanda asks:
Can someone please explain why this thing was called an “economic stimulus package?” Economic stimulus for whom, I ask you? And why all the emphasis on short-term boosts from the retail sector? How the hell does shopping for more useless crap lead to any kind of economic recovery (if that is indeed the intent)?
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Looking into Ward

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Carmen Van Kerckhove blogs:
The latest issue of Ms. Magazine, which hits newsstands today, has an interesting investigative report on Ward Connerly. It’s definitely worth a read.
(Those of you who have been with this blog since the Mixed Media Watch days may remember a regular feature we used to do called Ward Watch, in which we […] Continue reading →

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Will the Real General Ripper Please Stand Up

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Renegade Eye posts on Histologion:
The Guardian reports that five prominent military officers have submitted a “manifesto for a new NATO” which advocates that
The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt the “imminent” spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction…
he manifesto as presented by the Guardian […] Continue reading →

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Victim Blame

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Beta Candy blogs:
As ignorant as it is to blame crime victims for getting themselves into this position, we do this because it’s convenient. They’re at hand, whereas the perpetrator might not be, and we want to separate ourselves from them (”Oh! So if I never wear a whorish skirt like she did, I’ll never be […] Continue reading →

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Fire in the Delta

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Black Looks blogs on the situation in the Niger Delta and posts a video:
In 2005, the High Court declared gas flaring illegal yet both the Nigerian government and oil multinationals have ignored the court ruling. Last year the Nigerian government once again promised to stop all gas flaring on the 1st January this year […] Continue reading →

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