I’m a white atheist, but I was sobbing by the end of that, hoping against hope that Rev. Pinckney and his flock found their heavenly reward.
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Does anyone remember Sammy Sosa? Whenever someone would refer to him as “black” or of “African descent” he would get a major attitude and respond by saying “I’m not black. I’m Dominican.” The DR has major problems with its African ancestry.
I had to explain this to my lighter-skinned students in the DR (one of whom actually wrote a paper about how Haitians had higher rates of getting TB because they are "dirty"—and she was one of my most intelligent students). They were incredibly shocked when I said they would not be considered white in the US. Made for…
I’ll never understand the blatant racism in Latin America. In El Salvador (where my dad is from), most people are mixed with Spanish and Native American (Pipil, Lenca). Yet if you look more Native than Spanish, you’re discriminated against. Like “Oh yes, I’m brown, but he’s browner” kinda bullshit. :/
Thank you for this article! I think it can be hard on spaces like Jezebel to discuss racism where White folks are not the direct culprits. But it’s a very important discussion that needs to be had.
Listen...I am tired.
You’re missing the bigger story: two women in a DV situation face 7 game suspension each no questions asked. The public has to revold to get serial male batterers in professional sports to face any consequences ever.
The poor children in America seem to be lagging in knowledge, social skills, confidence,...much more than poor kids I met in my country of origin. I was poor in my country of origin yet I managed to go to college and go to grad school in the US and now I have a great job here in the US. I volunteer with poor at risk…
Pack yourself up and leave, you asshat. I’m not any less an American than you are, just because I would like our country to be a decent place to live.
The thing is with generous social programs is that they pay off in the long run. Affordable daycare=more women in the workforce=more people paying income taxes. I live in a place with fairly generous social programs (long maternity leave, affordable daycare, medicare and free dental for kids under 12). This is purely…
Sweden is starting to look like a very nice place to live.
The directors obviously didn’t give a shit about those Fantastic Four’s fans who are racist.
“... the decision to cast Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm was the first indication we had that the movie was going off the rails ...”
This list is suffering from renkon/lotus root deficiency.
“hey men - don’t underestimate my skill” – words that ought to be every woman’s life motto.
Columbia’s new “sexual respect requirement,” which can be fulfilled by watching a movie or doing an art project, really seems to have done its job.
I have never been in better shape than when I quit the gym; bought a few dumbbells, books, a foam roller and one of those stretch band thingies with handles. This combined with outdoor walking. I think I dropped twenty pounds of guilt, alone. No one should have to pay to get into shape.
I can't believe you wrote this. Everything you said I was going to say. Everything.
i mention polling bc this is often where most people go if they want short answers to long and complicated racial issues. as for the confederate flag, obviously that did not make me feel welcome when i was growing up in the south, but at least it told me straightforward who my enemies were. in the north, and i say…