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VideoThe Most Racist Comments About Mexicans Ever Allowed On-Air [VIDEO]
by Julianne Hing on May 5 2009, 12:18PM
via Alternet by Cenk Uygur I am not quick to call something racist. In fact, I wrote an editorial pleading with everyone not to call the NY Post chimp cartoon racist. I went on MSNBC and defended that position. I’m…
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How the President Fared In the Press vs. Clinton and Bush
by Jorge Rivas on April 29 2009, 5:00PM
via Journalism.org, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism As he marks his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama has enjoyed substantially more positive media coverage than either Bill Clinton or George Bush during their first months…
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5 Hot New (Old) Racial Stereotypes [VIDEO]
by Channing Kennedy on April 29 2009, 8:58AM
In the first 100 days of the Obama administration, our national conversation on race opened up and flourished, bringing about a discourse in which all voices are heard on equal terms, to discuss and dismantle the racial disparities in economics,…
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by Daisy Hernandez on April 22 2009, 9:41AM
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and I’m reconsidering my ideas about porn. I’ve generally been one of those people who rolls her eyes when the anti-porn folks start talking about how porn is really (really) bad for you….
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Racial Privilege on Full Display in NY Times’s “Why We Travel”
by Guest Columnist on April 10 2009, 11:00AM
Click to enlarge. by Ian Lovett The New York Times Travel section’s most recent slide show, “Why We Travel,” adds 13 new slides and captions to last year’s slide show of the same name. Unfortunately, “Why We Travel” conveys…
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by Michelle Chen on April 9 2009, 5:00AM
From the department of easy scapegoats: Media Matters has released a round-up of the mainstream media’s various potshots against immigrants, ACORN, and generally, people often demonized by the political establishment when they’re not neglected by it. Not a real…
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Does An Overweight Barbie Really Help Latinas Get Healthy?
by Guest Columnist on February 25 2009, 10:22AM
by Nina Jacinto This post originally appeared on WireTap. A new campaign by Latinworks, a Texas-based marketing agency that claims to “effectively and efficiently” target the Latino market through advertising, has created a campaign for ACTIVE life that warns against…
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Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Controversial NY Post Cartoon
by Jorge Rivas on February 24 2009, 12:12PM
The chairman of the New York Post, Rupert Murdoch, personally apologized Tuesday for the editorial cartoon that was so obviously racist and only published to create a controversy. “Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt…
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“Slumdog Millionaire”: A Hollow Message of Social Justice
by Jorge Rivas on February 23 2009, 2:40PM
By Mitu Sengupta, via AlterNet Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire”, perhaps one of the most celebrated films in recent times, tells the rags-to-rajah story of a love-struck Indian boy, Jamal, who, with a little help from “destiny,” triumphs over his…
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by Jorge Rivas on January 26 2009, 10:07AM
Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s “Is he Black Enough” entry for the Manifest Hope show. The MANIFESTHOPE: DC art show offered artists and activists from across the U.S. the opportunity to submit artwork in an online contest and if selected, have…
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How To Make Sense of Senseless Acts of Violence Committed by Asian and Asian American Men
by Julianne Hing on January 23 2009, 10:10AM
As a regular reader of the blog Angry Asian Man, I’m well familiar with what’s become a seemingly daily feature there, affectionately titled “Asians Behaving Badly.” Amongst the political news and television reviews, Angry Asian Man also features quick mentions…
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All That Glitters Isn’t Gold… and It Definitely Ain’t Post Racial Bliss
by Gina Acebo on January 12 2009, 12:38PM
by Gina Acebo I don’t watch 30 Rock, but I’ve enjoyed Tina Fey’s impersonation of Sarah Palin during the 2008 election season. But this bit at the Golden Globes? I’m not lovin’ it. Likely reaction of the room to the…
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ABC: Take “Homeland Security USA” reality show OFF the air!!
by Jonathan Adams on December 29 2008, 9:49AM
ABC is set to launch a new reality series in January ‘09 with the aim of making Americans “feel good” about the Department of Homeland Security. Rather than revealing the myriad human rights abuses committed by DHS in their day-to-day…
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Show the World What Racial Justice Looks Like
by Jonathan Adams on December 11 2008, 12:09PM
CALL FOR POSTERS Submissions are due by midnight, Monday, January 5, 2009 One submission will be selected for reproduction as a poster that will be provided at no cost to community organizations, foundations, and other allies. The artwork may…
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Bad News for CNN and D.L Hughley’s New Show
by The News on October 29 2008, 9:15AM
With the possibility of a Black president on the horizon, CNN thought it would branch out to a new demographic with a Daily Show-like news show hosted by D.L. Hughley. Hughley used to be the host of BET’s Comicview,…
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by Victor Corral on August 29 2008, 8:30AM
So, a friend of mine got me hip to these illustrations that were done by a Chinese person raised in Germany. It’s surprising how simple such simple illustrations (when well done) can accurately depict cultural differences in a light…
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Questioned By a Moderator of His Peers
by Jonathan Adams on August 12 2008, 12:56PM
The presidential debates have been set, as well as each of their moderators. In the most historic presidential election in the country’s history, the moderators chosen to question the candidates are all old, white men: Jim Lehrer, Tom Brokaw,…
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by Jonathan Adams on August 8 2008, 6:35PM
L’Oreal denies doing it, “It is categorically untrue that L’Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria hair color,” the rep said in a statement. “Beyonce Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L’Oréal…
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A Little Racial Discrimination With Your Nightly News?
by Megan Izen on July 29 2008, 10:09AM
Last week we reported back to you from the ColorofChange.org protest of Fox News’ racist smears against the Obama’s and Black America. It seems only fitting that Media Matters released their gender and ethnic diversity study of the three…
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Poll Finds a Racial Divide on Perceived Racial Divide
by Victor Corral on July 28 2008, 2:08PM
The folks over at Gallup continue to publish groundbreaking results when it comes to race relations among Americans. After their interns poured over the 1,812 interviews with white, brown, and black people, they came to the conclusion that Blacks…
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