I love Jon Stewart. I have since the 90's. So I'm glad that he's doing his shows again.
However, his latest episode The Problem With White People, really got on my nerves. In case you didn't get the message from Jon Steward, Leslie Jones did The Racist Spectrum on Stewart's show (which I watched about 10 seconds).
Most racism is subtle, subjective and interpretive.
But it seems that in all of the excitement over a major war the media has slipped up and said the quiet part out loud: Our in-your-face Racist Double Standards when it comes to war.
Many white South Africans are now finding it hard to get decent jobs and housing so squatter camps like Coronation Park are growing rapidly.
WHite people still own most of the wealth in South Africa, though. This film I think is being deceptive about how unequal it still is there.
These are the white people who didn't get ahead enough then to stay employed now.
Good morning, everybody!
A Delayed Reckoning
Who knew? Well, all of us if we think about it.
The day before yesterday there appeared this article in Scientific American: Climate Anxiety is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon by Sarah Jaquette Ray.
The primary argument here appears to be that:
In my previous diary, Wally wanted to discuss (among other authors) Robin DiAngelo, or so it was briefly hinted in the comments. So, toward that end, here's a review of DiAngelo's (2018) book "White Fragility: Why it's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism."
The story of “the US Capitol under attack” continues to be digested and regurgitated, to get dissected and analyzed—by this nation and the world at large.
You probably heard about the huge pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia last week.
What you probably didn't hear about was that the catalyst for this march was a stupid, baseless konspiracy theory.
Why Don't I Care That Dr. Who is a Woman Now?
or, Am I Still a Feminist?
Part II
