The good, bigoted people

Mar. 8, 2013
We believe homophobia to be the exclusive territory of diehards, the people who wave signs that “God Hates Fags” or broadcast their revulsion through a microphone outside Old Navy on State Street. We label them as “crazy” and quickly look away.

Red Eye article sparks discussion about media racism

Mar. 6, 2013
Is it sad that we can so easily overlook the fact that the RedEye truncated coverage the last four neighborhoods, deciding that mention of them was all but expendable?

Lay’s potato chip contest contains unexpected racist byproducts

Feb. 20, 2013
Lay's Facebook page has been bombarded with alarming comments about its chip flavors.

Do the Grammys have a race problem?

Feb. 13, 2013
Quick quiz: Do you know how many rap or hip-hop artists have ever won Song or Record of the Year at the Grammys? None, in the history of the show.

No, we don't need a white history month

Feb. 8, 2013
Victoria Jackson's claim is that we don’t thank white people enough for their contributions to society. To rectify that, we should have a White History Month. Let's take a moment for a collective facepalm, shall we?

Why we scapegoat Lena Dunham for TV's lack of diversity

Feb. 6, 2013
Last year, television critic Maureen Ryan argued that shows like Girls highlight the ongoing racial disparities on television. The problem isn’t that Dunham is racist. Television is racist.

A New Meme that Echoes Old Problems

Jul. 27, 2012
Associate Professor Dr. Lisa Guerrero from Washington State University shares her analysis of the recent Trayvonning meme that places the internet thread in historical context. 

Samantha Irby wonders why 'Mad Men' bothers with black characters at all

Apr. 13, 2012
The Civil Rights movement has come to the AMC show 'Mad Men' in its fifth season. But writer Samantha Irby isn't sure any of this makes much of a different when all the main characters are white. To Irby, Mad Men "represents the loophole white men have created to dodge the political correctness of current racial and gender equality, and also happens to be a total turnoff to me as woman of color: the Period peace."

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