The Conversation
- Scapegoating our own (13)
- King: ^Yeah, but so did Obama 4 years ago. It’s inconsistent to think that Obama can have an arch of decision...
- Frank Chow: @King He definitely said he opposed “same-sex marriage”, that didn’t change....
- King: @ Frank But Manny didn’t even say what he’s been accused of.
- Facebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship prior to IPO (13)
- Raguel: This is a storm in a tea cup, a new five minutes of hate. This is because despite the outrage, people will...
- Frank Chow: “The country is not over-taxed; in fact, tax rates are near 60 year lows.” -source,...
- bigWOWO: Linda, Mark Cuban is rich (richer than me anyway), and he’s just as horrified as I am. I don’t...
- The Perversity of Human Biodiversity, a.k.a. “Scientific” Racism (428)
- LadyBlack: Hello, you who believe that some races are inferior and that some are superior. As a Black (in particular...
- bigWOWO: Thanks, Grover!
- Grover Porquel: Excellent roundup. I have taken on these “biodiversity” types myself over the years and...
- Higher education: the next subprime bubble (5)
- bigWOWO: Let’s think hypothetically. Let’s say they had quotas, such as a company of X number of...
- kobukson: In the past, a high school diploma was sufficient for getting a job. Things changed and a HS diploma...
- bigWOWO: I do agree with you, Ei, to a certain point. I have heard that some lawyers and engineers are having...
- Americans Eat the World’s Cheapest Food (36)
- bigWOWO: A week in, and: I liked the mock chicken, but the family didn’t like it. I don’t know if...
- King: ^ But isn’t Anthony Bourdain the same guy who recently called Paula Deen the “Worst Unhealthy Cook” for...
- kobukson: I like Anthony Bourdain’s take on vegetarians and vegans: “Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like...
- Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight? (37)
- Suing the Bachelor for racial discrimination (34)
- George: The problem with the entertainment industry is that they have already stated that blacks are not on the show...
- George: “Oh and prediction, you know the first female non white bachelorette will be Asian, and it will be...
- Chen: i’ve been reading about BFOQ cases, and it seems as if the entertainment industry wins unless they do...
- Reasons to eliminate black studies (23)
- Asian Men, Black Men, and the Competition for White Women (569)
- Raguel: Actually, white people may laugh at him even more, and that may be why they like him so much.
- Raguel: How does this nihilistic dog so filled with ressentiment and love of the slave morality even dare to mention...
- ChineseMom: (continued) Criticism of contemporary Chinese literature and Marxism Q: After the publication of your...
- Immigration records of Asian immigrants to be made available to public (2)
- American woman becomes hero to abused women in China (39)
- Chen: thats it. This woman got beat up, and that is wrong. I’m sure some assholes are going to use that and run...
- Eurasian Sensation: Patriarchal practices are incredibly ingrained in some countries and are extremely hard to shift....
- Raguel: Wasn’t it reported in one of the major american magazines like life, time etc that travelling ulamas...
- San Diego student left alone in cell for five days (3)
- bigWOWO: Haha…I know, Zach! This is the absolute worse kind of invisibility that there is!
- Zach Katagiri: Man — talk about asian american males being invisible!!
- Linda: this will be the next episode of “I survived….” I am surprised they don’t have video...
- Adventures of the Karaoke King by Harold Taw (Review and Question) (4)
- bigWOWO: Alpha, Glad that you see the precious metals rather than the ranking! Although I guess I should consider...
- Raguel: Why not make contact with other blogs and Asian American websites to feature your reviews? This way,...
- Alpha Asian: B, I know what you mean. A lot of reviewers just give very bland reviews and they don’t really...
- Asian women fetch high prices for egg donation (5)
- Dman: I don’t get the article Asian women in demand for donating her eggs. I did not see anything mentioned...
- bigWOWO: I think that buying an egg is financially easier these days than adoption from China. I know people trying...
- Linda: Also regarding about adoption. I think a lot of Americanized Asians are open to adoption in the US. (unlike...
- Re-Programming Your Mind (74)
- Chr..: I’m not making this up! I saw this guy in front of a Trader Joe’s here in NYC not too long ago as...
- Asian Women and the Invisible Chain (187)
- Chr..: @ King Yes, and what can the general masses do to stop with what’s going on right now? Not much I would...
- King: @ Chr Because the money, more than anything else, is ‘the system’ that affects everything else.
- Chr..: “The whole thing looks like a very twisted version of musical chairs, doesn’t it?” Why does this...
- Creative Monopolists (3)
- Asian husband-wife team on Shark Tank (3)
- Artists Who Refuse to Work for Free (5)
- Courtney: I have been drawing for 22 years. I think it’s really inconsiderate to ask an artist to sit down for...
- More Asian Americans Marrying Within Their Race (106)
- Chr..: “Look at some of the fatcats on Wall Street–a guy who can drop $800 on a single night out isn’t...
- The Richer Sex by Liza Mundy (Review) (12)
- Chr..: “dystopian mating marketplace where, like income inequality, the rewards of female sexuality will go...
- Whiteness and American TV (9)
- Linda: @hadoken – I don’t know why korean dramas are like crack. I go thru phases. since it’s a...
- Scapegoating our own (13)
Tag Archives: African American
Health Risks for Minorities Trying to Look White
Sammy Sosa, before and now
You know those skin whitening creams that some minorities use to whiten their skin? Apparently there are health problems associated with them. One woman used it, and it made her skin so thin that it bruised easily. She also got acne. Where was she getting this skin cream?
“I never read the labels,” Mrs. Ross said. Instead, she took her cues from friends, many of them, like her, from the West Indies. “Once somebody told me Fair & White was the one they were using, I’d go to the Korean store and ask for it,” she said.
Racist HP Webcam
The video above is pretty funny and creative: HP Webcams can’t see black people. The cameras are supposed to recognize faces and follow them around, but apparently they don’t work if a person’s complexion is too dark. Consumer Reports tested out the claim and found that it was true, but it found that it could work with a black person if more lighting sources were added.
(Normally I’d say something about the STUPID comments under the YouTube video, but I’m going to maintain the holiday cheer and just ignore ‘em. Let’s be thankful those morons aren’t here.)
"Gaslighting"
Aight, I’ve gone three posts without a comment (on my new posts–people are still commenting on the old posts) with no drop in traffic. What this means is that either I’m being too positive (John Liu wins), or my stuff is becoming too esoteric, or I’m deviating from race-related issues. Since I’m about to move even further into crazy-land with our Justice course, let me just quickly put up one partially race related post. In fact, I’ll even do one on IR!
Boys and Presidents
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the criteria that courts in America use to convict felons. This means that in order to get a conviction, one don’t need a smoking gun; all one needs is evidence that brings the case to a point where a person would be unable to reasonably doubt that the perp did it.
Maureen Dowd had a great Op-Ed in the Times today. In her piece, she indicates that she believes that racism played a part in Joseph Wilson’s rude, disrespectful, and uncouth outburst when he shouted “You lie!” at President Obama. She makes a really good case. Check it out:
"Black Folks Need Legacy"
I’m not sure why there is so much talk out there about African Americans and money. Maybe it’s because our economy is in the dumps right now. Maybe it’s because we ought to be focused on how we can pull ourselves out of the dumps. Anyway, here’s another article, this time about a couple of older African American brothers (literal not figurative) who run a $1 billion corporation with holdings in real estate, retail, and hotels. The link says, “black.donald.trumps.” I shudder in pity.
Here is a good quote:
Posted in Asian American, Strategy
Tagged African American, Asian American, business, money
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Starting a business when young
Ephren Taylor, in the CNN video above, talks about starting a business. He started his first business at 12, became a millionaire at 17, and is now the youngest African American CEO of a publicly traded company. He’s written a book called, “Creating Success from the Inside Out.”
I like what he says about starting a business. He says that college is the best time to do it, when you have no kids, no mortgage, tons of friends around you, and lots of expert professors. He says that when you’re young, everyone wants to help you. Man, he should’ve told me this fifteen years ago (when I was eighteen, and he was 11…oh wait, that was before he started his first business!)!
How to Control the Slaves from Willie Lynch
(pic from here)
Thanks, Lxy, for posting this vintage link on TMM’s board. Beware of Willie Lynch.
“In my bag here, I have a fool proof method for controlling Black Slaves. I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly, it will control the slaves for at least 300 years. My method is simple and members of your family and any Overseer can use it.
I have outlined a number of difference(s) among the slaves; and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust, and envy for control purposes…”
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Arrested
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
(pic from here, thanks to Portland Panther Head for sending.)
Edit 7/22/09: New pic of actual arrest from CNN:
Gates in cuffs
Word got out a few hours ago that Henry Louis Gates was arrested last Thursday for disorderly conduct. Apparently someone suspected Gates of breaking and entering into what turned out to be his own home, and they called the cops. Gates was already inside the house when Officer James Crowley got there, and when Crowley asked him to step outside, Gates questioned the cop. There were a few verbal exchanges, the Crowley ended up arresting Gates for disorderly conduct.
Single Black Women Adopting
Wendy Duren with her beautiful daughter Madison
I saw this beautiful, though somewhat sad, article on CNN today. Black women are choosing to adopt without waiting for a man to come around. These black women are successful, strong, and accomplished, but they have not found men who will marry them or treat them with respect. Many have decided to go ahead and move forward with motherhood. It’s beautiful because these women are empowered and not allowing society to hold them back, but it’s sad because these men are turning down something good.
Posted in parenting
Tagged adoption, African American, Asian American, children, parenting, women
14 Comments
Explorations between here and the motherland
Sugabelly recently came to my blog and left a comment on my Africa post. I thank her for that. Check out her absolutely fantastic blog. It’s full of interesting observations about Nigeria, Nigerian culture, and the world in which we live.
I especially enjoyed her podcast on Africans vs. African Americans. I’ve read about some of the cultural differences between the two groups before. It’s an interesting debate, especially with her observations about how each group stereotypes the other. With differences in the long legacy of African American slavery and the cultural background of recent African immigrants, it’s no wonder that there are debates. Check out her comment thread.
