Tag Archives: People of Color
How to win black “friends” and influence people on the internet
Tweet When I met Anna (Feministing’s awesome community moderator) in person for the first time, she recognized me right away — because, she confessed, “I creeped you on Facebook.” I love this turn of phrase. “Stalk” has long been the verb of choice to describe the type of checking-people-out-online that we all do. I’ve always [...]
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Notes from a bitch…untitled…
TweetI heard about the Mehserle verdict in the Oscar Grant case through Twitter. I wasn’t surprised by the verdict or the coverage…and since others have done a fantabulous job breaking all of this down, I don’t feel the need to. Not just yet…no, not quite yet. I do feel the need to explore my feelings. [...]
Also tagged Police brutality, Racism Comments closed
The Despicable Last Airbender
TweetAlright, so I caved. I broke The Last Airbender boycott! Eek! I had the choice of staying at home watching instant Netflix on my computer (like I do every other day in my unemployed life) or I could get out into the world and watch The Last Airbender, with someone else paying my ticket. Meh. [...]
Also tagged Movies, Popular Culture, Race, Racism Comments closed
Sex and the City’s Women of Color Problem.
Tweet When I went to see the much-reviewed Sex and the City 2 this weekend with four other women of color, I was reminded of an essay by bell hooks, “Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators”: Within my family’s Southern black working-class home, located in a racially segregated neighborhood, watching television was one way to develop [...]
Also tagged Cultural Appropriation, Fashion, Feminism, International, Movies Comments closed
Mainstream media outlets ignore people of color