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January 2012

Racism Free Ontario: Where Are You From? Part II –...

racismfreeontario: The ability to provide pathways of action and thought to difficult questions is an integral part of discourse. It is always easy to point out the hard questions and problems within encounters and discourse, but how can we transcend them is the necessary subsequent step. Many people might read what I have written and then ask the following question – How do you go about having...

“Racism is an ugly truth about Canada. The crimes of white supremacists are not...”

– No One Is Illegal Racist hate crimes in Vancouver mobilize community | The Vancouver Observer (via racismfreeontario)

MMW: How are Muslim Women Doing in Political... →

muslimfeminists: Muslim women are not only “the other,” as we have explored in a previous post, but they are only a source of objectification and appropriation. Let me explain. Depictions of Muslim women in recent political cartoons serve mainly two purposes: they are political commentary (on terrorism, “barbarism,” extremism), and they are also a resource in the politics of fear. Muslim women...

On Being White-Passing

dumbthingswhitepplsay: ihavethisblog: As white-passing people of color, we have our own set of struggles. We have to hear all the horrible, racist things that our white friends (and sometimes even our not-white friends) say about people of color that they wouldn’t dare say if we were visible poc. And because we look white, we are expected to be okay with it. We are expected to understand and...

Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

esprit-follet: There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be “dumb,” according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy. The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at...

Racism and the Other Isms

Some people discount the effect of race on the outcomes for people of color. Many would argue that the issues for people of color are more a consequence of socioeconomic status than race. What they fail to recognize is that the overrepresentation of people of color in lower socioeconomic strata is due to institutional racism that has constrained them to life circumstances that kept them in that...

I am not going to shut up about this. If we don't... →

Please help Janet Liang.

This is Janet Liang. She has until April to locate a donor for a bone marrow transplant. On August 24, 2009, Janet Liang was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia while finishing her bachelor’s degree as an International Development Studies major and Education minor. A loving and dedicated friend to many who knew her at UCLA, she was a healthy, hardworking, and extremely passionate...