Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues

White Privilege, by Keith Knight

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Ampersand

Posted with the kind permission of Keith Knight; visit Keith’s website for many more cartoons.

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 34 Comments

Evaluating the Outrageous

Posted on February 17, 2010 by karnythia

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Adviser for Americans arrested in Haiti suspected of Child Trafficking in El Salvador. So am I supposed to believe they just happened to find someone connected to human trafficking and hired him? Don’t answer that. In other “I hate the world” news this shit right here? Prime example of what happens when groups get so […]

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Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Syndicated feeds | 7 Comments

If Senators Represented Demographics Instead of States

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ampersand

Annie Lowrey in the Washington Post: But what if the 100-member Senate were designed to mirror the overall U.S. population — and were based on statistics rather than state lines? Imagine a chamber in which senators were elected by different … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 21 Comments

A simple exercise

Posted on January 29, 2010 by magistrate

One of the frustrating things about living in Iowa City – a cozy, liberal-for-the-Midwest sort of town – is that I’ll make friends with intelligent people, considerate people, well-spoken, literate people, who nevertheless will pull out phrases like “I don’t believe in … Continue reading →

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Transcending Race…A History Lesson

Posted on January 29, 2010 by karnythia

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So this whole thing with Chris Matthews “forgetting that Obama is black” falls into that same range of racism as “Pretty for a black girl” and the “You’re not like those other black people” claptrap often espoused by the “I’m not racist, but…” crowd. They’re coded as compliments, but the subtext is still an ugly […]

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On Being a Nerd of Color

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Ampersand

A likable essay in the Minnesota Star-Tribune by poet

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Reid and Lott

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

As you all most certainly know, an embarrassing quote from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., surfaced over the weekend. Reid apparently stated during the 2008 election that then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., would be an electable African-American candidate because he … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Race, racism and related issues, The Obama Administration | 23 Comments

Harry Reid's Negro Comment

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Ampersand

A new gossip book about the 2008 election has been getting lots of press for this report about Harry Reid: He was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, … Continue reading →

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What If Black Women Were White Women?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Ampersand

From the blog Alienated Conclusions, and via Shadow and Act, which in turn was via Womanist Musings: What if suddenly, instantly, the power of white femininity were transferred to black women? The answer is clear: Black women would represent value, … Continue reading →

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Moff's Law

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Via Racialicious, I was directed to this jeremiad, which wins the internet: Of all the varieties of irritating comment out there, the absolute most annoying has to be “Why can’t you just watch the movie for what it is??? Why … Continue reading →

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