Monthly Archives: July 2010
Girl Scouts release new body image campaign
TweetYou might remember that a few months ago, the Girl Scouts Research Institute released some findings about young women and fashion. The findings revealed some alarming things about how images of fashion models and other media representations of women’s bodies affect the self image of the girls consuming them. Part of the problem, it seemed, [...]
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What We Missed: Arizona Activism Edition
Tweet It has been a big two days in Arizona as SB 1070 has gone into effect. Miriam explained yesterday that part of the law was blocked by a federal judge. Hundreds came out to protest the law. The above picture if from an amazing action coordinated by Ndlon in conjunction with the Ruckus Society. [...]
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Louis C.K.’s unfunny sketch about race
Tweet Full transcript after the jump This sketch by Louis C.K. on white privilege made me really uncomfortable. While I think Serwer rightly points out that CK’s “jokes” play on “the fear that animates American racial politics,” the major issues at hand here are how delusional some whites can be about present-day racism and the logical implications [...]
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President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III—genuine change or more of the same?
Tweet This past Monday, newly elected President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Philippines delivered his state of the nation address (SONA). Filipino-American activists, however, weren’t about to sit there idly and listen to false promises. Simultaneous protests took place in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York and New Jersey. While a lot of [...]
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