May 2012
10 posts
Minorities? Try 'people of color' →
Long before the press starting talking about changing demographics, community organizers needed to connect the communities that fell under the “minority” rubric.
Our specific groups were outnumbered by whites. But when we came together, the proportions shifted in a way that forced institutions to deal with us.
The term “people of color” has deep historical roots, not to be confused with the...
“Live your Life. Live your Life. Live your Life.”
– Maurice Sendak has died. We’re changing the entire show today to remember him. This quote is from his most recent Fresh Air appearance last year. (via nprfreshair)
“The thing that sucks about Girls and Seinfeld and Sex and the City and every...”
– Finally read Cord Jefferson’s thing about Girls on Gawker. Maybe you should ignore two of the words in that first sentence, because it really is pretty great and it’s worth reading even if you’re sick of reading about that thing. (via bthny)
powerful & true
April 2012
21 posts
The Pineapple And The Hare: Can You Answer Two... →
npr:
A story and two questions on the New York state English exam taken by eighth-graders this week has stumped many — including Jeopardy! star Ken Jennings.
The story — titled The Pineapple and the Hare — was included in a New York Daily News story about the consternation the questions have caused.
“Is this a joke? The story makes no sense whatsoever,” Jennings said in an editorial in the...
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“You know the flying car the future promised us? Two different companies — one in...”
– After Two Test Flights, The Race Toward A Flying Car Is On (via npr)
Trust no one (on April fools day)
March 2012
20 posts
2012 needs to take a turn for the good real soon...
right now, me = one unhappy camper
No Apologies: On The Killing of Trayvon Martin And... →
You could get rid of every thing that has ever made you feel embarrassed, every black person you ever felt fulfilled a stereotype. It doesn’t matter. Because racism is illogical. Bigotry does not need a reason to fear and act on that fear with violence. There is no different clothing you could wear. There is no different accent you could take on. There is no grades you could get that could...
Fuck yeah, feminists!: Still not Open Season on... →
karnythia:
So let me get this straight, when white girls dye their hair 987 colors at the same time that’s punk, or couture, or avant garde. But when black girls get wild weaves then that’s ghetto, or hood rat, or tacky & it’s their fault for wearing their hair that way if they didn’t want…
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