January 2012
34 posts
The Global Worth of Human Life
jahanzebjz:
However, it is culturally accepted that when an innocent Iraqi, Palestinian, Afghan and a Pakistani dies they are not automatically accorded the same human right that Westerners and whites are. They are not viewed as valuable lives, but they are looked down upon as “collateral damage”.
An old article of mine was re-published yesterday by Countercurrents.org
“When prompted by a question from Chris Rock who was seated in the audience, he...”
– James McBride Dropping knowledge (via howtobeterrell)
Life With the Dead: Unpopular Opinion? A rant on... →
gardant:
life-with-the-dead:
I am an Anthropology/Archaeology student, and I get really mad when others get angry about “cultural appropriation.” In fact, I get annoyed when people use the term “cultural appreciation” too.
Yes, there are some ignorant people out there who take aspects of other cultures out of context. Yes,…
I agree that cultural exchange is a good thing, and that we benefit...
“Black people can’t talk to white people about race anymore. There’s really...”
– Steve Locke - “Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race” (via kararikue)
“Many said they were ridiculed because of their beards, head scarves and their...”
– Challenging the Silence of Others - James Estrin
Bharat Choudary is a Hindu photographer who has dedicated his time to documenting the lives of young Muslim Americans who often feel alienated and harassed by the post-9/11 society they live in. “Stress, isolation, depression, humiliation and...
“Asian-American actors have never been treated as full-time actors. We’re always...”
– Mako Iwamatsu, the voice actor of Uncle Iroh. Read more about his work fighting for Asian American roles here (via jedifreac)
“Announcement: Stolen shoe apology. A very formal handback ceremony due to the...”
– Jamms Shoe Title Collective, after Australian PM Julia Gillard lost her shoe in a scuffle with Aboriginal Tent Embassy protestors on Invasion/Survival/Sovereignty Day. more. (via ourcatastrophe)
Alex's Guide to Solving Problems: "What are you?"
whatwhiteswillneverknow:
Whenever a white person asks me a dumb question about my race like it’s any of their business, I’m going to give them a relevant answer that is so obviously not what they’re looking for.
White Person: “What are you?” Me: “I’m an English major!”
White Person: “Omg, you’re [ethnicity]? I LOVE [something related to your ethnicity.]” Me: “No kidding! And you’re white? I...
Feds list First Nations, green groups as oilsands...
OTTAWA — The federal government is distancing itself from its own lobbying and public relations campaign to polish the image of Alberta’s oilsands, following revelations that an internal strategy document labelled First Nations and environmentalists as “adversaries,” while describing the National Energy Board, an independent industry regulator, as an “ally.”
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United States of America: Good news, guys, we took down Megaupload. Now everyone can rest easy!
Health Care System:
Hand-gun Violence:
Unemployment:
Public Education:
Gay Marriage:
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Middle East Conflict:
World Hunger:
Cancer Research:
Ron Weasley: You really need to sort out your priorities.
Apple’s Record in China →
The Institute of Environmental and Public Health, a Beijing non-profit, has listed Apple as the lowest ranked of the 29 companies it surveyed for issues of responsiveness and transparency of health and environmental concerns in China.
Now it’s hard to say what kind of methodology was used by this group, particularly given what I assume is the hostility of the Chinese government to publicizing...
“Approximately 6 million Jews died at the hands of the Nazis. Approximately 12...”
– Following Judah’s Lion (via azspot)
“Economics and anthropology were created with almost entirely opposite purposes...”
– Graeber, David: Towards an anthropological theoriy of value. New York, 2001. S. 7. (via edwardnortonamstrand)
“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics)
A microcosm of one of the fundamental issues with the non-profit industrial complex.
(via myflagisblackandred)
Ah, activist tourism… Whether it’s in the...
“In 1990, the Washington-based Sentencing Project published a study of U.S....”
– Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis (via of-praxis)
seriously i know that liberals are just as...
of-praxis:
and you shouldnt judge books by their covers but the entire republican party platform and campaigning is a circus show
there is not an ounce of legitimate political discourse coming out of the GOP. this isnt even about the naive idea that most americans disagree with anti-gay rhetoric thus rick perry is obvs an idiot. this is about the outrage people should have that rick perry can...
EXISTENTIAL ANGST GAME STRESSFUL:... →
verbalresistance:
The Palestinian children – alone and bewildered – in Israel’s Al Jalame jail
Special report: Israel’s military justice system is accused of mistreating Palestinian children arrested for throwing stones
The room is barely wider than the thin, dirty mattress that…
: OCA Wishes You A Happy New Year! →
noface-nameless:
fascinasians:
The Korean New Year, known as Solnal, is celebrated as a three day family-oriented holiday. Individuals travel to their hometowns to visit their family members and to conduct memorial services for their ancestors, charye, to celebrate family-ties. Many people drink gui balki sool, a special liquor that is thought to help you hear clearly all year long.
Chinese...
“Speaking of clichés, Heejun Han is a model of Asian impassiveness with an odd...”
– Lisa de Moraes from the Washington Post, on why Heejun Han has become American Idols’ anti-William Hung in a three minute audition clip. (via 8asians)
Anime and the Social Construction of Race
zeezeescorner:
A common misconception about anime cartoons amongst uninitiated audiences in majority-English-speaking countries is that anime characters are drawn to look ‘White’ rather than ‘Asian’. First of all, neither of terms are factual fixed categories - they are social constructions. That is, the meaning attached to race, whether ‘White’, ‘Black’, ‘Asian’ and so on, and the groups...
Watchcurate:
Performing Naturalness. c 2008. (by Dada Docot)
3min, Experimental Documentary Director/Editor: Dada Docot Cameraworks: Jong Pairez Effects: Mike Garcia Music: Fabien Claudel, Zikweb Statement: Living for about four years in Japan, one Filipina has grown quite tired of the “random” questioning of the immigration police who inquire about her visa status. One day, she gets off at...
Biocultural Diversity →
thothofnorth:
Kayapo Woman, Brazil. For decades now, the Kayapo people, and others of the Amazonian Region have been struggling with the avalanche of invasion to their lands from illegal logging, mining, cattle ranching and now the construction of the Belo Monte Dam. Photo, Cristina Mittermeier
Terralingua’s explanation of biocultural diversity, a fascinating read; plenty...
RE: censorship and property
domesticterrorism:
Regarding SOPA and PIPA, it seems to me that everyone is focusing on the draconian, Orwellian, nature of censorship without exploring the reasons it is happening. To me the scariest - and most revealing - part of these bills is their intention. This isn’t arbitrary tyranny for the hell of it. This isn’t the thought police, or some such equally hyperbolic fantasy, trying to...
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A Brief List and Analysis of White Savior Films
iamabutchsolo:
A White Savior Film (WSF) is a movie that features a white person coming into the lives of a person or people of color (POCs) who are often low-income, troubled, and/or severely oppressed. The troubled times that the people of color are in can be a product of oppression from other white folks, or their own doing. Either way, the White Savior comes in, quickly sympathizes with the...
