Category Archives: Race

This affirmative action lawsuit is actually a good thing

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Affirmative Action. Oh yeah, we’re gonna throw down. I don’t know about you guys, but recently it seems like the lawsuit by Abigail Fisher against the University of Texas regarding affirmative action has been dominating the headlines so much, that … Continue reading →

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Back from vacation just in time to kill my brain

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Hello Disagreeables! I’m back from the family vacation in Florida, getting out of there a few days before Isaac was due to hit right where we were. (Since then it moved West, but for a while it was coming right … Continue reading →

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Sure glad there’s no more racism

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Racism is dead in America. We have a black president. QED. Anyone who tries to suggest that we still have work to do on race relations in America is playing the race card, being divisive, and should just shut up. … Continue reading →

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Before this gets scrubbed

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Just a quick note calling out National Review Online columnist Jay Nordlinger for dropping a racial slur in his piece this morning.  Here is the offending paragraph: Truth is, some conservatives lamented that [Reagan] had indeed “grown” in office. He … Continue reading →

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Videogames and white privilege

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Via Balloon-Juice, I found this excellent essay by John Scalzi on using videogames as an illustration to talk to straight white males about the inherent advantages they have in life. Scalzi’s main point is that in the imaginary MMO called … Continue reading →

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HBO’s “Girls” and the Persistent Question of Modern-Day Segregation

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Since it debuted last month, HBO’s new series Girls has been the subject of intense jibber-jabbering and hand-wringing.  Though the series has been been widely praised among professional TV critics – its Metacritic score of 87 indicates “Universal acclaim” – it … Continue reading →

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Please don’t make me defend Santorum

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Please don’t make me defend him. It makes me feel dirty. Frothy even. But, anyway, this is making the rounds on the liberal blogs (including this one, technically). I think Rick Santorum would be an absolute disaster for this country … Continue reading →

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Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) removed from House floor

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Wow.

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Settle down, Lawrence

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I like Lawrence O’Donnell. I think he’s a good writer and has been a pretty good advocate for liberal causes throughout his career in the Senate and as a pundit. But sometimes he goes off the rails a little bit, … Continue reading →

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Who would have guessed? Fox News really is fair and balanced!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

From think Progress… http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/19/447289/all-major-news-outlets-cover-trayvon-martin-tragedy-except-fox-news/ All Major News Outlets Cover Trayvon Martin Tragedy, Except Fox News Martin has merited coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. The story has been covered by all three broadcast networks … Continue reading →

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