Tag Archives: race

Pop-Culture and Passing

“Passing” has always been a touchy subject for me. As a mixed-race person I have always felt as though I lived in a rather “damned if I do” place with regards to how I identify. My life experiences and upbringing … Continue reading

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Love, Anonymously — Racialicious' First Ever Blog Carnival

Back in August I received an email from Latoya Peterson of Racialicious about some thoughts on a piece at Jezebel called A Practical Guide to Popping Your Cherry, along with a host of other people. After reading it, she tossed … Continue reading

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One thing I am failing to grok…

is that every damn time the conversation on larger feminist sites turns to the topic of race it almost immediately becomes Black and White. Every. Damn. Time. Suddenly, there are Black Women and White Women, and no one in between. … Continue reading

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The fine line…

So I was reading Whatsername’s review of Star Trek (it’s good, go read it), and we started discussing how some people (she is hardly the first person I have heard mention this) are reacting to John Cho playing Sulu, since … Continue reading

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The Bait and Switch…

I mentioned recently that I recently started watching CSI again, after years of not watching.  It’s on, and is some of the only Western programming I have access to on a regular schedule…hey, my brain gets tired of trying to … Continue reading

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A Quote for Today

We have finally become part of the fabric of the United States of America. ~Whoopi Goldberg on how it feels to be black in America on this day.

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