Note: I’m off meditating in the woods until April 30th. This post was written beforehand and set to go live in my absence. Feel free to comment and discuss as you normally would. Just be aware that I can’t take part until I come home.
Passing the Buck and Missing the Point: Don Imus, White Denial and Racism in America by Tim Wise …those who are telling black folks to “get over it,” when it comes to racial slurs, such as those offered up by Imus, are missing an important
[digg=http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_N_Word_Discuss_its_history_present_use_and_if_it_should_be_banned]Continuing on the theme of language… New York City bans racial slur New York City symbolically banned use of the word nigger on Wednesday, the latest step in a campaign that hopes to expunge the most vile of racial slurs from hip hop music and
More of a link roundup than anything else. I don’t have much to say about these news items beyond the title of this post. Karl Rove Raps [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxcuVlCuX9Y] There are few things more pathetic than old white men rapping, dancing, and aping ‘ghetto’ black people.
I’ve gone back and forth about writing this post several times. There’s one part of me that says, “This is such a minor thing, why even bother?” Another part of me says, “If you don’t get it out of your system you’ll end up stabbing
So, over in the comment thread on the Billy Ray post there’s a commenter named Anthony who stumbled upon my little blog while Googling on Billy Ray’s name. At first, Anthony seems like a pretty upstanding guy. He expresses outrage that such terrible things can
I mentioned this in yesterday’s post, but I wanted to make a point of mentioning it again. People ask why I’m angry. This is why I’m angry: Colt, who had been a pitcher at Linden-Kildare High School, took a swing at Billy Ray, hitting him
A few weeks ago during the insanity of my 11,000 hit Barack church post, a new reader graced my little blog with his opinions. Over in the About area, he asked: Haha this may pose as some clarification for the less-informed “so to say?”… I
My folder of links to share with you all is getting rather full. I guess that means it’s time for a link roundup. It’s a little long, so I put it under a jump.
No new content this weekend, sorry. That’s because I want to draw some attention to stuff already posted on the blog that I think deserves some more attention and discussion. Comments, mostly, and some posts. Also, this is an Open Thread, say what you want