September 2011
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Positive Racism is Still Racism: No, I'm Not A...
lemuffinmistress:
This is a blog post from kittiekattie on livejournal:
You know, some people will start with the basics. Some will start with the negatives. Some will start with fandom (and when I get into that, oh the rage will fly). I’m going to start with the flip side. The positive stereotypes. See, a lot of people ignorantly seem to think that racism only flows towards the bad...
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On the topic of intra-POC relations.
tsg2011:
I like this Racialicious piece from last year because it’s a conversation, and I think it touches on a lot of the issues that I’ve seen floating around tumblr the last couple of days. I also particularly like how Latoya [fangirl squee] explains why the idea of “getting past the black/white binary” always rubs me the wrong way.
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Sleepless night so forgive this post if it's all... →
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downlo:
liquornspice:
downlo:
(Inspired by the commentary on this post)
For the purposes of anti-racism struggles, that’s all you need to go by.
Yes, the term, “colored” is not normally associated with Asian people these days, but it was definitely used to label people of Asian descent in this country in the…
Here’s another one of those one-way calls for solidarity. “If...
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"Person of color" = someone discriminated against...
downlo:
(Inspired by the commentary on this post)
For the purposes of anti-racism struggles, that’s all you need to go by.
Yes, the term, “colored” is not normally associated with Asian people these days, but it was definitely used to label people of Asian descent in this country in the past. We have been and still are the targets of White racism:
Believing the fallacy that people of...
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Slavery Foot Print →
fuckyeahfeminists:
http://slaveryfootprint.org/
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France issues first fines to women defying face...
redlightpolitics:
And so, the heinous law comes into full force for the first time. Via France issues first fines to women defying face veil ban - Europe, World - The Independent:
Two French Muslim women yesterday became, to their great satisfaction, the first victims of a law banning the wearing of the full-face veil in France.
Hind Ahmas and Najat Nait Ali had been hoping for convictions so...
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WatchThe Uprise Books Project: Fighting Poverty with Banned Books
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