Discrimination

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Michigan GOPer: ‘Herd all the Indians’ to Detroit, build a fence and throw them some corn

A Republican county official in Michigan is in hot water after making racial comments about Detroit, including the idea that the city should be turned into a detention center for “all the Indians.”

See on crooksandliars.com

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Solidarity Is For White Women…In Academia

 

“The professor grabbed my tablet and closed it on my hands while I was opening my document and then proceeded to try to take my tablet from me while one of my hands was sandwiched in between the tablet and the keyboard.  In dismay I responded, …”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Have you ever had a professor grab something out of your hand?

See on redsociology.com

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On Asian American Privilege

 

“The explosion of online race talk about Asian Americans lately is enough to make your head spin. Are we progressive or conservative? Are we rich or poor? Are we privileged or oppressed? And the thorniest of all: are we allies or colluders on the question of anti-blackness?”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

I think U.S. groups are still segregated so much that people don’t even know other groups well enough to know them as fellow humans with the same needs, wants, desires and frailties.

 

One thing remains constant though. Everyone knows which group is the largest oppressor, and that many oppressors are equal opportunity oppressors.

See on www.racefiles.com

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Video of mentally ill Kelly Thomas beaten to death by Fullerton Police

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New video of mentally ill Kelly Thomas before beaten to death by Fullerton Police. More Info http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/08/men...

 

Community Village‘s insight:

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Building the Movement to End the New Jim Crow

This booklet follows the ideas from the book The New Jim Crow with action. With stories, it teaches how to build groups, win campaigns, and grow a movement.

See on www.indiegogo.com

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Claire Jean Kim – Racial Triangulation

From Sevly Snguon’s post: My Asian-American Awakening: Realizing that I am a Person of Color

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

In this diagram do you think the placement of each group is accuratly depicted?

 

Where would Native Americans and Xican@s/Latin@s be depicted?

 

Add the categories – physical superiority, mental superiority, family unity superiority and watch the graph change.

 

Although this diagram is an oversimplification, it’s useful to make useful points about stereotyping and discrimination. Combine this diagram with incarceration stastics and Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow and the dots connect and makes sense. This is a depiction of American’s distorted perception of our cultures.

 

@getgln

See on sevlysnguon.wordpress.com