January 2012
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“CeCe McDonald, a black trans woman, has been facing 2nd degree murder charges...”
– Jessica Annabelle, Why We Should Support CeCe McDonald, Racialicious 1/27/12 (via racialicious)
WatchOOH! I’ve been following Madame Noire’s fantastic “She’s The Boss” series. Episode 17 profiles Laurel Richie, the president of the WNBA.
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“So my goal in writing this piece isn’t to hold him accountable–that’s already...”
– Latoya Peterson gives a great response to how pop culture does not teach men how not to rape (or to avoid becoming a rape victim) at the R today. (via racialicious)
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Announcement: 2012 Mixed Roots Film & Literary...
racialicious:
Psst…if you have a film/performance/literary piece about “mixed roots,” including interracial/cultural relationships, transracial/cultural adoption and the exploration of multiracial/cultural identity, check out—and, hey, submit something to—this arts festival!
The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival contacted us with the heads-up: the submission period has opened for this...
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“At Last has become arguably the most popular song in the U.S. for weddings,...”
– From Kenyon Farrow’s insightful Political Obituary of Etta James, Colorlines, 1/24/12 (via racialicious)
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“Our community, much like society-at-large, needs a paradigm shift as it relates...”
– Zerlina Maxwell, Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped, Ebony.com, 1/14/12
::wild applause:: (via racialicious)
“I’m going to make a raw political statement here. A guy like Romney is a good...”
– Vice President Joe Biden talks Mitt Romney and the Republican way of thinking. (via kileyrae)
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The state of Roe v. Wade in 9 charts - The... →
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racialicious:
daniellemertina:
FYI,
not wanting to emphasize race, wanting to be color blind, not wanting to focus on racism in movements (like OWS and feminism for example), saying we all bleed red, or nobody’s life is perfect and we’re all oppressed, and etc.
is racism. It is trying to circumvent dealing with racism. It is trying to deny that racism impacts people’s lives in real ways. It...
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Appeals court sends lawsuit on Minnesota's gay... →
minnpost:
A lawsuit over Minnesota’s ban on same-sex marriage should not have been thrown out by a judge, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The court sent the case back to the district court for further analysis of the constitutional issues.
Assuming the pro-equality side successfully plays defense and defeats the amendment in November, and depending on what the state house and senate look...
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“But there is opposition to the church’s strategy. One vocal critic of Nienstedt...”
– Rock on, Father Tegeder. Get on with your bad self. (via emm-in-sem)
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“I think saying no is far too often misunderstood and misrepresented. I think it...”
– Enough – The Book — I have started to build out the site for my new book which will be available soon. You can go there now to read three essays from it. (via minimalmac)
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“The problem is that much of the humor functions with a structure similar to...”
– Portlandia: The White Subcultural Equivalent of a Minstrel Show
The problem lies with the author trying to equate the lifestyle of White hipsters to a minstrel show. Like really, son? FYI, White folks in blackface were in minstrel shows too.
What an idiotic article. C’mon, Boise. (via...
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“As you may know, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided not to bring the...”
– Let’s talk about intellectual property | Al Franken - U.S. Senator, Minnesota
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“The endgame of those who oppose the marriage amendment that we support is not...”
– Archbishop Nienstedt, on why the Catholic Church in Minnesota needs to back the proposed constitutional marriage amendment.
I would like to know: What drugs is he on, and can I have some? Because to convince yourself that proponents of gay marriage want to eliminate marriage altogether takes some...
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Nation's first LGBT license plate in Indiana →
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gaywrites:
The state of Indiana has just introduced a license plate supporting an LGBT-friendly cause, the first plate of its kind in the country.
As shown above, the license plate displays the logo of the Indiana Youth Group, an organization that provides LGBT training for schools. The Youth Group has been working to get the plate approved since 2010, and the Indiana ACLU...
The Book On Mitt Romney: Here Is John McCain's... →
Via yesterday’s Wonkbook. Just scan the first 12 pages. It’s all bullet points. Starts with a bio/timeline, then positions grouped by issue.
This is what made me nervous about Romney getting the Republican nomination in the first place. But he’s flip-flopped to hell trying to get the nomination this time around, so who knows.
White people lack empathy for brown people, brain... →
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so-treu:
The participants – all white – watched simple videos in which men of different races picked up a glass and took a sip of water. They watched white, black, South Asian and East Asian men perform the task.
Typically, when people observe others perform a simple task, their motor cortex region fires similarly to when they are performing the task themselves. However, the...