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Thoughts on Ignorance and Racism
By Margaret Hedderman Living in a fairly liberal Colorado town, I don’t often come up against blatant racism. So when I met a man a couple of days ago who described the Indians in Gallup as “fat, dumb, and happy,” … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged kayenta, manifest destiny, navajo nation, racism
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That’s What He Said
I lived then in a small brick house in Manhattan, and, being for the moment solvent, employed a Negro. Across the street and on the corner there was a bar and restaurant. One winter dusk when the sidewalks were iced … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged john steinbeck, race, racism, travels with charley
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Lowering the Bar That’s Already in the Dirt: Is Todd Phillips the New Judd Apatow?
By Geo Ong Phew. Thankfully, despite earlier reports, Mel Gibson will not be appearing in a cameo in a sequel to The Hangover. Director Todd Phillips had plans to cast Gibson but ‘did not have the full support of my … Continue reading
Refudiate, Misunderestimate, and Wee-wee’d Up: Palin and Bush Take on Shakespeare
By Sarah Jost Shakespeare famously coined many words that now enjoy every day use in the English language. Shakespeare was also a literary genius who wrote 37 exquisite, thought-provoking plays and 154 sonnets. Last week, Sarah Palin coined a word. Refudiate. … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged abbreves, coined words, English language, etymology, Fox Neams, george w. bush, Ground Zero, misunderestimate, mosque, Muslims, NAACP, nicknames, Obama, racism, refudiate, sarah jost, sarah palin, Sean Hannity, Shakespeare, Tea Party
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The Tea Party v. the NAACP: Mark Williams’s ‘Satirical’ Letter in Favor of Slavery
By Sarah Jost The past week has seen a heated racial debate arise between members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Tea Party. It began last Tuesday when the NAACP voted to officially … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Dallas Tea Party, disfranchisement, fox news, Islam, lynching, Mark Williams, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Tea Party Federation, npr, Phillip Dennis, President Obama, racism, racist, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. John Lewis, sarah jost, segregation, Sen. Scott Brown, slavery, Tea Party, Tea Party Express
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