Tag Archives: Racism
How not to talk to an Asian lady
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetWhen it comes to dating, fetishization is often confused with sexual preference. “What you like,” when it comes to dating, seems to be one of the most visible and untarnished sites of race based assumptions about the sexual prowess of your potential sexual or relationship mate. In short, it is totally acceptable for a man [...]
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Quick hit: race-baiting anti-immigration ads hit the airwaves
Originally posted in Feministing
Tweet In this blatantly racist anti-immigration ad sponsored by “Californians for Population Stabilization”, a small white male child asks, “If Californians are having fewer children, where are all the people coming from?” Midwest Mountain Mama has an epic takedown of this BS. If you have the stomach, a second commercial is after the jump. Tweet
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Drop the i-word
Originally posted in Feministing
Tweet Colorlines has just launched this really important campaign to get folks to stop calling people, and particularly immigrants, “illegal.” I wrote not too long ago about how the AP style book promotes this language. Watch the video (transcript after the jump) and you’ll be convinced. Then go sign the pledge and do what you [...]
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Quick Hit: Jay Smooth on the Trayvon Martin case