Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues

Get Them While They’re Young: An Idea Toward Creating An Anti-Prejudice Future

Posted on June 7, 2010 by the angry black woman

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The recent incident with the Arizona elementary school mural and the city councilman who hated it with his racist, racist ways got me to thinking about how it always feels to me that no matter how many minds I change via this blog or through personal interactions, it still may not be enough. There are […]

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Tim Wise on "What Kind of Card is Race?"

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Mandolin

Read the whole thing, but here are some highlights: That bringing up racism (even with copious documentation) is far from an effective “card” to play in order to garner sympathy, is evidenced by the way in which few people even … Continue reading →

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Tim Wise on "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege"*

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Mandolin

Read the whole thing. Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some … Continue reading →

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The Race and Class of Schizophrenia

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Mandolin

Back in January, Nojojojo made a post on her livejournal that I found insightful. I asked her for permission to share it with Alas readers which she granted–and I apologize for not getting to it before now. Nojojojo quotes Melissa … Continue reading →

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Disgusting

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Before I begin this post, let me apologize for the editorial cartoon that I am posting in it. This post is about the cartoon, and so the image must be posted; that said, I am so disgusted by the image … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 66 Comments

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.

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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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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 →

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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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