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How White Americans’ Hatred of Racism Actually Supports Racism Instead of Solves It
Nothing upsets white Americans like calling them a “racist.” But this shows how distancing yourself from racism can actually support it – and what to do instead.
Read MoreKinda Racist? Try Diet Racism!
There are people who like to believe that because racism has become less glaringly obvious, that it has disappeared. These are the people who claim to be “colorblind,” who start sentences with “I’m not racist, but,” who refuse to acknowledge that racism is a subtle and pervasive phenomenon that they are definitely committing. This hilarious video is for them.
Read MoreIn on the ‘Joke’: The Accidental Minority at the Racism Party
I have no doubt that my light skin color has helped to carry me above the realm of racial epithets, but it is both a privilege and a curse. It thrust me into a more nuanced and unsettling kind of racism, a kind where you feel guilty for accidentally being the secret Brown infiltrator in a room of whites wanting to say whites-only stuff. (Trigger Warning: Racial slurs and comments.)
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We Need To Talk About Racism In The Tattoo Industry
Here is the painful irony of blasé colorism in the tattoo industry: Tattoos were invented by brown and Black people millennia before white supremacy became the dominant global paradigm.
Read More5 Signs That I’m Struggling with Internalized Racism
How can you recognize internalized racism – and what do you do when it’s making you feel bad about yourself? These tips for healing can help.
Read More10 Ways White Liberals Perpetuate Racism
Do you believe white liberals care about racism – or that “small” acts of racism are no big deal? Here’s how those “not racist” liberals are a big part of the problem.
Read MoreThink You Haven’t Benefited from Racism?
Have you ever benefited from racism? Lots of us would say we haven’t, because the connection between our privileges and racist acts isn’t always clear in our everyday lives. But if we look at the history of the United States, we can start to understand the way oppression works through generations. Check out this clever comic to learn how it all goes down.
Read More‘Ebola Racism’ Is Real — And It’s Thriving Across the US
In this Weekly Feminist Round-Up: the connection between the reaction to ebola and racism is explored, we get some rather triumphant news from Texas about abortion access, and justice was served for Jordan Davis, a young black man murdered over loud music. Read about these and other feminist and social justice news from the US and around the world!
Read MoreJust a Bit of Banter — On Racism and Cultural Appropriation
When the University of Exeter chose the theme “Tribal” for their annual Safer Sex ball, the reaction was mixed. Some argued that the theme was racist, while others countered that it was “just a bit of banter.” Check out popular vlogger Rosianna Halse Rojas’s response to her former university’s choice of dance theme, and the discussion happening within the community about its problematic aspects.
Read MoreHow the Rules of Racism are Different for Asian Americans
Racism toward Asians is treated differently in America than racism toward other ethnic groups. While the same racist may hold back terms he sees as off-limits toward other minorities, he will often not hesitate to call an Asian person a chink, as Jeremy Lin was referred to, or talk about that Asian person as if he must know karate, or call him Bruce Lee, or consider him weak or effeminate, or so on.
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Civil Rights Are Green: A Concise History of Environmental Racism and Justice in the US
Environmental racism has been around since America’s inception as a mixture of disregard, neglect, and careful and intentional planning by people who benefit from it.
Read MoreWhite People — We Can’t Dismantle Trump And Racism Without You
People of color can lead the charge, but it’s going to take white people getting out there to actually make the change.
Read More4 Ways People of Color Can Deepen the Conversation on Racism in Dating
With recent buzz about white people unlearning racist beauty standards, it’s time for people of color to push the conversation further for our own healing.
Read MoreHere’s Why Reverse Racism Isn’t Real
“That’s reverse racism!” Next time you think something’s “racist against white people,” remember Damian Alonso’s words here.
Read MoreWhy ‘I Have Black Friends’ Is a Terrible Excuse for Your Racism
Pulling out the “I’m not racist – I have black friends!” excuse? Read this takedown of your reasoning and you’ll never want to go there again.
Read More7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism
#7: “Saying the n-word.” When non-black people of color don’t think about their own problematic behavior, these examples of anti-blackness are way too common.
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