Blogs Posts on "Racism"

How Australians love Bangladeshi conjoined twins, hate Tamil refugees, and bash Indians by Eurasian Sensation on Nov 21, 2009There have been 2 stories that have dominated Australian news reports in the last week or so, and one that flew under the radar. But together they demonstrate a complex picture of how Australians relate to South Asian people. First, the one you proba...

More ridiculous, racist and ignorant anti-Obama stuff by Eurasian Sensation on Nov 21, 2009Isn't it great how the election of a black president has signified the end of racism in the US?Oh, hang on...Ok, ok, we get it... he's not "a real American" like the rest of y'all.See the Right in America have a constant complaint that any time they...

Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident by Chocolate City on Nov 20, 2009By Charles S. Mombo Heather Ellis and Family Photos Credit: Corey NolesCNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate [...] Related posts:Philadelphia Police...

The Politics of Rumour: Mobilizing An Urban Legend To Spread Fear and Xenophobia in the UK by Chasing Dragons on Nov 18, 2009Rumors and urban legends are powerful social phenomena. In part, this is because once rumors are unleashed, their circulation brings about new believers even as old ones become aware of their lack of veracity. Similarly, for anyone negatively represe...

Echoblowcation: Nota Bene #2009-41 by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 18, 2009A few things for you NB readers: 1. NB is now numbered by year-issue instead of marked by date; 2. NB will continue to be issued weekly, but not necessarily on Monday night/Tuesday morning; 3. I liked last week’s format (quoted line from source...

Core Belief by MacDoctor on Nov 14, 2009Paul Holmes talks about the disturbing double standard in the way Hone Harawira’s outburst has been treated. He does not add a lot to what has already been said in the blogosphere but he does make one intriguing remark. Could it be, in fact, th...

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words by The Third Estate on Nov 14, 2009Today’s Guardian headline reads: ‘BNP conference backs ballot on non-white members’. Naturally, the accompanying picture shows Nick Griffin breaking wind with a very long pole up his backside. I found this very interesting. Not bec...

The Blight of Racism by MacDoctor on Nov 13, 2009The editorial in the Weekend Herald this morning makes the common and fundamental error that there are degrees of racism. Racial discrimination does real harm when it is practised by members of a race with power, usually a democratic majority. When d...

Brooklyn Violence Sparked By Chicken Wing Promotion by Jotter of a Rotter on Nov 12, 2009NEWS / POSTED BY DAN BERRY ON 11.12.09 According to the commanding officer of the 88 Precinct, two shootings and a stabbing in Brooklyn Wednesday "were the result" of a 40-cent chicken wing promotion for high school kids at Buffalo Wild Wings on A...

I speak English by Losing My Religion on Nov 11, 2009The purpose of any language is purely for communication, any benefits (Read: Cultural Unity) derived otherwise are only the by-products of a highly maudlin mind. Your language, no doubt, is an integral part of your identity, your heritage, something...