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Star Trek: Into Darkness poster

Racebending on Star Trek Into Darkness

By tigtog on May 15, 2013

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I’m a big fan of the Cumberbatch, and I thoroughly enjoyed his performance as the villain in the latest Star Trek movie so long as I could forget his character’s name:

SPOILERS!

Posted in arts & entertainment, ethics & philosophy, social justice | Tagged erasure, films, race and racism, WTF were they thinking? | 14 Responses

Look what I found: a picture of mass murderer Breivik that doesn't play to his script

Look what I found: a picture of mass murderer Breivik that doesn’t play to his script

By tigtog on April 18, 2012

Why can’t you do better than all those fist-salute photos, media? Why are you publishing the shot that he wants people to see?

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, law & order, media, violence | Tagged authoritarianism, framing the narrative, race and racism | 7 Responses

False media narratives: why don't we talk about "white on white" crime?

False media narratives: why don’t we talk about “white on white” crime?

By tigtog on April 12, 2012

White Americans are just as likely to be killed by other whites as Black Americans are likely to be killed by other blacks. In fact, all races in the USA share similar ratios. As the largest racial group, whites commit the majority of crimes in America. In particular, whites are responsible for the vast majority of violent crimes.

Posted in culture wars, language, media, social justice, violence | Tagged race and racism, stereotypes, urban legend | 14 Responses

Sunday Poet: Maya Angelou

Sunday Poet: Maya Angelou

By blue milk on March 25, 2012

Dr Maya Angelou has changed autobiographical writing forever for all women, but especially for black women. I cannot tell you how much I love Dr Angelou’s poem, Still I Rise and there is something so special about hearing her recite the poem herself rather than reading it – you really get a sense of how [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, crisis, gender & feminism, history, social justice, Sociology | Tagged poetry, race and racism | 5 Responses

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