Posts tagged racism
Posts tagged racism
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(Source: daughterofstark, via vicissitudesoffate)
I get it now.
All my life, I grew up being told that “black” names are ghetto and held by people who are likely to be trashy. If you know a girl named Laquisha, Latoya, Shaniqua, or Kelendria, she’s probably the neighborhood hoodrat, and even names like Tyrone and…
beautifully put! <3
(via thatdudefromnewyork)
Real thieves don’t wear hoodies. They wear suits, and they steal millions.
White privilege is going on your national televised news show, saying blacks and Latinos can’t wear hoodies because it makes them appear dangerous, have it be taken as “fact”, and then getting mad when they call you racist.
White privilege is disturbing, moving, and defiling the remains of indigenous peoples in order to build apartment complexes, hotels, condominiums, and Walmarts.
This is one of my favorite psychology experiments:
After MLK Jr was killed, this regular Iowa school teacher wanted to teach her kids about racism, and ended up forming the most perfect study on racism I’ve ever seen. She has been performing this study ever since, teaching adults and children alike.
Truly amazing.
The Boondocks is perfect.
White privilege is when forever-growing-stale shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy continue to gain high ratings and critical acclaim, while The Boondocks is still comparatively unknown. In related white privilege, what the fuck is The Cleveland Show?
