racism | racism
Dec.07.2010
Thilo Sarrazin was a leading member of the German Contralbank. He has been under fire for his anti-Semitic remarks on Jews. Personally, I understand that Jews were offended by his remarks because he should have had used his common sense, when he made a decision to write a book about Germany being...
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Nov.12.2010
The title of this essay is a quote from Lily Tomlin I've had for at least a decade: I used it in my email signature for a few months half a dozen years ago, and it seemed true then. But after the utterly cynical way racism and antisemitism have been used this week to market media products, I think...
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Oct.28.2010
This is one this I found interesting. The State of Rhode Island is seeking to change its name this coming Tuesday. Don't worry, it is not the obvious; the Rhode Island part we have become accustomed to will remain. What many do not know is the full name of the state, "Rhode Island and...
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Oct.22.2010
My colleagues and friends are all calling, Twitting, Facebooking, emailing and or blogging about Virginia (Ginni) Thomas's phone call to Anita Hill requesting an apology for the wrong done to her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. From the tone of the conversations, they are pissed. ...
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Oct.06.2010
Lemoore, Calif. -- The smell of cow shit permeates everything here: The depressed, über-symmetrical town center. The crumbling country highways. The frayed blankets of Room 39 at the Holiday Inn. The crusty rows of shriveled crops, leaves caked with a fetid amalgam of condensed smog, pesticides,...
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Oct.06.2010
When most people think of racists, images of angry white men in white robes and hoods burning crosses in the yards of terrified blacks come to mind. However, since the advent of the Internet, a racist might actually be in the cubicle next to you at work or happen to be the person that will...
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Sep.30.2010
Just watched I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a 1979 TV movie based on the book written by and about Maya Angelou's early years. Even though the movie is old and has a grainy look, it doesn't matter because it's a period piece. So, the non-HD-3D-Blueray quality of the picture actually works for it...
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Sep.30.2010
In an ideal world, human classifications would not exist. Unfortunately, we do not live in that world. In the minds of most Americans, the population of the United States is divided into four major categories: White, Black, Asian and Hispanic. This view is continually reinforced by news reports,...
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Aug.30.2010
It has been said that even the devil can quote Scripture for his purposes. So too, apparently, can conservatives quote Martin Luther King Jr. for theirs. To wit, Glenn Beck, who has perfected the craft of cribbing from Dr. King, thereby debasing the majestic prose of the latter and distorting...
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Aug.30.2010
To be angry with Glenn Beck would be easy. So too, to conjure an ungenerous spirit of contempt for his acolytes who came from around the country to attend Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally this Saturday, would hardly take Herculean effort. His demented narcissism and their cult-like devotion...
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