Monthly Archives: March 2011

So, I had a personal experience on the subway a few days ago that left me unsettled about something, and left me with many questions.  When should strangers clarify, challenge, or confront racist comments?  Always?  Never? I ran into a … Continue reading →

Bob Herbert of the New York Times wrote a very thought-provoking article, Separate and Unequal, in an op-ed column earlier this week.  I really enjoyed reading it.  When I was growing up, my family was very pro-education and anti-racist.  I … Continue reading →

Last month I wrote a post about Anti-Native American racism.  When I was researching the baseball teams who use offensive mascots, images, or practices such as war cries, I was thinking back to the early days of going to Braves … Continue reading →

A UCLA student posted a  racist Anti-Asian rant on YouTube.  Be sure to see below for the response in the form of musical performance. Excerpt from student’s closing remarks in her rant:  “Even if you’re not Asian, you shouldn’t be on your cell phone in … Continue reading →

The author of a new petition in Park Slope is demanding new restaurant and bar Prime 6 stop playing rap music and switch to local indie artists instead, as reported in this article.  This petitioner’s reason is that rap music … Continue reading →

I really don’t know how to react to this article, about a man who made a satire of the sometimes-racist or homophobic sentiment that comes out from what was reported as a select few people in Australia on their day … Continue reading →

In similar news to the previous post about increasingly whiter fashion week, this year’s Academy Awards nominees, live entertainment, and even presenters were shockingly white.  This has been talked about quite a lot in the media.  I have always followed … Continue reading →

In this Jezebel article, Jenna Sauers reports on the decreasing racial diversity of fashion week.  Almost 85% of models were white, up 3% from last season.  See the article for more specific statistics and info.  What does this trend in … Continue reading →