I love this!
Full blog post here.
5. You feel mild guilt over not identifying with one of your cultures (i.e. you hate the food). 6. You feel awkward during get-togethers with one side of the family because you look nothing like your other family members. 7. Men (or women) use your questionable ethnicity as a means to hit on you.
5. You feel mild guilt over not identifying with one of your cultures (i.e. you hate the food).
6. You feel awkward during get-togethers with one side of the family because you look nothing like your other family members.
7. Men (or women) use your questionable ethnicity as a means to hit on you.
9. You can’t understand your grandparents’ language. 10. There is an undeniable clashing of cultures whenever the two sides of your family meet. 11. Your grandparents initially disapproved of your parents’ union. 12. Similar to a “gay-dar,” you’ve developed a “multiracial-radar.”
9. You can’t understand your grandparents’ language.
10. There is an undeniable clashing of cultures whenever the two sides of your family meet.
11. Your grandparents initially disapproved of your parents’ union.
12. Similar to a “gay-dar,” you’ve developed a “multiracial-radar.”
15. You’ve lied about your ethnicity in the past just for the hell of it, or to avoid conversation. 16. Your last name doesn’t really look like it belongs to you. 17. You’ve been criticized for not being [insert ethnicity here] enough, or speaking [insert language here] well enough.
15. You’ve lied about your ethnicity in the past just for the hell of it, or to avoid conversation.
16. Your last name doesn’t really look like it belongs to you.
17. You’ve been criticized for not being [insert ethnicity here] enough, or speaking [insert language here] well enough.
So, full disclosure, I’m a vociferous advice column reader. I used to have an online advice column, but really, I’ve enjoyed reading the mainstream (Ann Landers et al) and non-mainstream (Dan Savage) for many years.
A few years ago I wrote about a Miss Manners column that blew my mind with how (mostly) wonderfully she answered a question from a reader about being asked the “where are you from?” question.
Today, while innocently reading Carolyn Hax’s advice column “Ask Carolyn” I came across this letter:
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The New Democratic Party, of which I’m a reluctant member, is holding a leadership race to replace Jack Layton, who died of cancer in August 2011.
Here are my thoughts about the NDP in general. They are all still true.
Romeo Saganash is Cree, he’s a lawyer and MP, and he is a survivor of residential schools, the active colonial structure in which legal, spiritual, emotional and sexual violence was perpetuated on Aboriginal children and youth up until 1996, when the last residential school closed.
1996.
That’s 16 years ago. That’s not ancient history.
Disgusting and shameful.
Romeo Saganash is running for the leadership of the NDP. He was elected to Canadian Parliament in May 2011 for the riding of Abitibi–Baie James–Nunavik–Eeyou, in Northern Quebec.
I never heard of Dennis Prager until an article of his popped up in my Facebook feed last week.
He has a lot of opinions and thoughts about schools and the education system. Hey, so do I!
I’m going to reproduce his article from July 2010, found here, and intersperse it with my commentary. This should be FUN!
A good friend of mine has a blog at blackcoffeepoet.com.
Today he posted a piece called Stepping Out From Behind the Wall: Acknowledging Male Privilege & its connection to violence against women
I’m going to post a few exerpts here, but please go to his blog to read the entire article. And bookmark his blog too!
Privilege is unearned power which gives certain groups economic, social and political advantages. In our society white males benefit from this the most but all males benefit from this just by being born. Stoh:lo feminist, activist, and acclaimed writer Lee Maracle defines male privilege as, “A head start, a larger entitlement in the social, economic, and personal arena.”
Privilege is unearned power which gives certain groups economic, social and political advantages. In our society white males benefit from this the most but all males benefit from this just by being born.
Stoh:lo feminist, activist, and acclaimed writer Lee Maracle defines male privilege as, “A head start, a larger entitlement in the social, economic, and personal arena.”
He lists a “male privilege checklist” that is worth a look, and something I’ll be using in workshops and trainings.
