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Thanks for the links, Richard. I read some of "These Things Are True" after you linked it in your newsletter,…
I thought I'd share some links to articles, newsletters, etc., often but not always written by Iranians: * The Factory…
That wasn't on purpose, but now that you mention it, I see it too. Neat.
Since you don't mention it in the chicken fat list it must be just pareidolia that makes me see the…
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Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues
Cartoon: We Must Discuss All Possibilities… But The Most Likely One
Remember, you can support my political cartooning on Patreon! TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON Panel 1 A close shot of a white woman in a striped dress. She is talking, although it seems a bit like lecturing. Let’s call her “Stripes.” STRIPES: … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Police Shootings, or Oh The Tragedy!
Transcript of cartoon Each panel of this cartoon shows the same white dude in an armchair, from the same angle, watching the news on TV. Small details change throughout the cartoon – his hairline recedes, his drink changes, he switches … Continue reading →
Black Unemployment and the Minimum Wage
Summary: There is a lot of racism in the history of the US minimum wage – but the most important way that racism has been expressed is through exemptions to the minimum wage law which have kept workers of color … Continue reading →
Police Racism Isn’t Disproven By Black Cops
In the National Review/Oberlin thread, RonF wrote: ((In comments, Ron objected that I was responding to an argument he hadn’t actually made, hence the cross-out.)) The anti-racist-policing movement hasn’t had much to say in Freddie Gray’s case given that of … Continue reading →
Baltimore
I really don’t have anything to say. But I can quote. Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Nonviolence as Compliance“: Now, tonight, I turn on the news and I see politicians calling for young people in Baltimore to remain peaceful and “nonviolent.” These well-intended … Continue reading →
Kevin Moore On Starbucks “Race Together”
My friend Kevin Moore draws and writes: I love the expressions Kevin drew, especially in panel 4. This reminded me of the discussion in comments here, where a few posters were (rightly) concerned that Starbucks employees aren’t paid enough to … Continue reading →
Jay Smooth and Nancy Giles Discuss Starbucks and Talking Race
IF the embed won’t play, you can watch it on NBC’s site. Unfortunately, I can’t find a full transcript. There’s a lot of interesting stuff there. It’s also nice to see a show in which two Black panelists talk and … Continue reading →
…and maybe they won’t kill you
Ijeoma Oluo, in a series of tweets: Don’t play in the park with toy guns and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t ask for help after a car accident and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t wear a hoodie and maybe they won’t kill you. Don’t cosplay … Continue reading →
Quote: Nicer White People
Chris Rock: Here’s the thing. When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it’s all nonsense. There are no race relations. White people were crazy. Now they’re not as crazy. To say that black people have made … Continue reading →
Texas Kindergarden Sends Five-Year-Old Home Because He Has Awesome Hair
This story is sort of an intesectionality jackpot, combining as it does elements of racism, religious bigotry, and sexism. For five-year-old Malachi Wilson, the first day of kindergarten will always be one he remembers. As it turns out, Monday, which … Continue reading →
Watcher: I can’t really subscribe to the school of thought that intervention is obviously, tautologically, evidently wrong but I also…