Here is an interesting video I saw today titled “Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color.” She dares to contest Charles Darwin and claims he would agree with her if he was still around today.
I hope you can gain a little insight from this video about why people have different color skin and the [...]
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Why Is My Skin the Color It Is?
Posted in Online Video Reviews, tagged Charles Darwin, illusion, Nina Jablonski, race, science, Skin Color, ted on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Minding Your Own Business Isn’t the Best Option
Posted in New Age Racism, What I'm Thinking, tagged anger, comfort, Community, cross-racial interaction, dialog, equality, fear, freedom, Ignorance, Interaction, misunderstanding, myth, Race Relations, Racism, respect, segregation, tension, trust, ubuntu on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the more perplexing explanations I’ve heard describing how race relations are “strong” or rather not hostile is because “we whites mind our business and them blacks mind their business and we all don’t get in each other’s business – we get along fine.” The last part – we get along fine – is [...]
Violence is an Epidemic: Curing the World of Violence
Posted in Online Video Reviews, tagged cease fire, ceasefire, Constructive Dialog, conversation, discussion, disease, epidemic, infectious disease, interruptor, make a difference, nonviolence, violence on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Gary Slutkin offers an innovative new way to end violence: to approach it as if it is a medical issue – an infectious disease. Slutkin has proved this method to work in Chicago and it has been replicated in several cities with similar results. The program is recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice [...]
Don’t Judge this Post by Its Title: Why Stereotypes Stick (Part Two)
Posted in Definitions, What I'm Thinking, tagged Criticism, masculinity, part two, Stereotype, tradition on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the second part of my thoughts on stereotypes. If you missed it, make sure you read the first post.
I can think of two main reasons why stereotypes stick:
1) To maintain one’s identity
2) To establish masculinity
The first reason – to maintain one’s identity – can explain why stereotypes stick because some people can feel [...]
Don’t Judge this Post by Its Title: Why Stereotypes Stick (Part One)
Posted in Definitions, What I'm Thinking, tagged inferiority, race, Stereotype, superiority on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article will be posted in two parts. The first part explores what stereotypes are. The second part explores why stereotypes stick.
If your experiences discussing stereotypes come close to resembling mine, you are familiar with this basic structure. Someone starts the discussion stating that stereotypes are wrong and bad. Sometimes this is accepted as a [...]
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