15 Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters. Born Rebels - 'Don't speak to us that way': Indigenous... Be The Healing. The Problem with the word 'Gypsy' - Gypsy Appropriations. Apr02 I first read this article some time ago, but I seem to always come back to it when explaining to people what the word "gypsy" really means.
The general population has two different definitions, depending on what area of the world they live in... in Europe, Romani people are generally thought of as thieves, vagabonds, scum. We are a "lower race", and as tempting as it is to blame that on Hitler and his campaign to kill us all in the Holocaust, the truth is that the persecution of Romani people goes way farther back. In America, however, the word "gypsy" is a cliche'.
It is over (and improperly) used to describe a lifestyle rather than an actual race. I get asked often 'what' I am, and the conversation is always the same. The front page of the internet. As I write this, I fully understand that I will likely be within a small minority when it comes to this opinion, but that’s often where you live when you’re actually, you know, a minority.
I get it. I get that the world has been a certain way for a long time, video games have been made in a certain way, for a certain group of people, for a very long time; but just because something has been done for a long time does not necessarily mean we should continue on as we always have. The media we create and mass produce for everyone reflects our society’s values and beliefs as a whole, and that’s why it’s important to have real discussions about problematic elements within the movies, television shows, and video games that we consume. Is anything ever going to be 100% perfect? Campaign Zero. Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person Black Twitter Emerging As Major Force In A Technological Civil Rights Age. WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Dunn's conviction of attempted murder — but not actual murder — in the shooting death of black teenager Jordan Davis prompted the creation of hashtag #dangerousblackkids on Twitter.
Users posted photos of black babies and toddlers, spoofing the fear that Dunn testified he felt before opening fire on a car full of teens at a convenience store. That was the calling card of Black Twitter, a small corner of the social media giant where an unabashedly black spin on life gets served up 140 characters at a time. Black Twitter holds court on pretty much everything from President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality show antics. The perils of flying while brown. MY NINE YEAR-OLD daughter has developed a fear of the TSA.
She doesn’t say it in so many words but I know. Chris Rock: It's not black people who have progressed. It's white people. In New York magazine's November 2014 interview with Chris Rock, writer Frank Rich asked the comedian about issues ranging from the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, to Bill Cosby's rape allegations.
But perhaps the most insightful part of Rock's interview came when he dismantled the idea of "black progress": When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it's all nonsense. How to deal with racist people. When you are the victim of, or witness racist behaviour, have you felt frozen and mute, unable to address the racist?
Or violently angry? Here’s a list of suggestions and techniques, compiled from various people’s responses to the question “How do you deal with racist people?” Racist people can have a strong negative energy. It is challenging to stay calm and respond in an appropriate way. Photo: Mika Hiironniem. How to deal with racist people. Casual racism FAQs. Download PDF Download Word What is casual racism?
Casual racism is one form of racism. A Guide For Dealing With Casual Racism. I am biracial, borne of a Taiwanese mother and American father.
My features are decidedly not Caucasian, but hard to pin down to one specific category, a tiny frustration that gets at the heart of humans, because subconsciously, we all live to categorize. I deal with a host of questions pertaining to my background from “What you mixed with, girl?” To the timid “What … background are you?” I will entertain these questions, my response varying on the scale from begrudging to enthusiastic. Painting for Peace in Ferguson, a children's book. Take Action in Solidarity with Refugees: 10 Things You Can Do to Help in Ireland « enarireland.org. Participant holds a banner during the Day of Action on the Refugee Crisis organised by Uplift, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Irish Refugee Council in Dublin, 5th September 2015 Last update: 18/05/2016 The ongoing human tragedy across the Mediterranean and Europe has shocked us all.
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According to my mom, when my brother was around four or five, my Black (African-American) paternal grandfather put a plate of rice and beans in front of him.
My brother immediately burst into tears and asked, “Why do the beans look like that?” And then refused to eat. My brother’s problem was that my grandfather hadn’t given him traditional Puerto Rican arroz con gandules, but rather white rice and black-eyed peas. My mom always says that my brother continued to cry and ask, “Why are the beans looking at me?” The story goes that my grandfather got upset and said, “This is Black food! “9 Questions Natives have for White People” and White fragility: That time I was in Buzzfeed videos. (That’s me! I’m a gif! I’ve made it!) Ending Anti-Blackness Needs to Be a Top Priority for Asian Americans – Here's Why. Anti-Blackness exists in every continent. It exists among all of our non-Black communities of color; it exists among the people in our families; and it exists among us, individually, too.
Which means it’s our responsibility to continually fight to end anti-Blackness in every way we can. Among non-Black people of color, there is the widespread notion that racial justice means being united against white supremacy. Yet, non-Black people of color rarely address the question of how the abolition of white supremacy can never be realized if rampant anti-Blackness among non-Black people goes unchecked. 4 Ways White People Can Process Their Emotions Without Bringing the White Tears.
7 Ways Social Justice Language Can Become Abusive in Intimate Relationships. “It’s that bone gnawed moment when you realize ‘The Community’ will do nothing to stop him from showing up at your backdoor in the middle of the night with the rifle he bought for the revolution” —Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, “so what the fuck does consciousness mean anyway” There aren’t a lot of things I know for certain in this life, but there is one thing I have known for a long, long time: What lives at the heart of abuse is fear – and the power to turn that fear into violence and control.
When we live in fear, when all we have known for all our lives is fear, we are capable of transforming even the best causes and ideas into weapons of abuse – even the cause of social justice. On Apache Pizza and the Globalization of American Indian Cultural Appropriation. By Adam Hoffman, Guest Contributor. 6 Ways Well-Intentioned People Whitesplain Racism (And Why They Need to Stop) The Difference Between Cultural Exchange and Cultural Appropriation.
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Protesters hold a rally Aug. 18, 2014, in New York City in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Mo., protesting the death of Michael Brown and the excessive use of force by police. Andrew Burton/Getty Images Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, was shot six times and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, during a stop for jaywalking in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson: How White People Can Be Allies. 11 Things White People Can Do to Be Real Anti-Racist Allies. 13 Must Reads For The Black Feminist In Training. 70 Classic Black Films Everyone Should See At Least Once. SURJ Holiday Placemat for Racial Justice - Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
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