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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Still No Justin Timberlake, Y’all?
By Andrea Plaid I know some Racializens hold, at best, a complicated love–and some of y’all hold an uncomplicated disdain–for performer Justin Timberlake. In one of this past week’s most...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: English As A Language of Conquest And Two Stories of...
By Andrea Plaid Via www.goodreads.com. Racializens, my Feminist Wire cohort Monica Torres wants to extend her deepest appreciation for all of you loving the hell out of her excerpted post about the...
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Meanwhile On TumblR: Come Get The “Accidental Racist” And Wage-Gap Realities...
By Andrea Plaid Via thenewestrant.com To paraphrase bell hooks, like feminism, allyship is something you do, not who you are. And Racializens gave a lot of love to Shakesville’s Melissa McEwan, who...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On TumblR: The Non-Fiction Flick And Vid Edition
By Andrea Plaid I think I’ve been a bad influence on the R’s Senior Editor Tami Winfrey Harris because I’ve been talking her into watching documentaries for our Table for Two posts. We have another one...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: “…Because We’re Raising Quvenzhané”
By Andrea Plaid The Feminist Wire, helmed by the ever-fierce Tamura Lomax, is fast becoming the go-to joint for some incredible posts on feminism from newest generation of academics-cum-public...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Media’s Racefail Regarding Sexual Violence Survivors Of...
By Andrea Plaid **TRIGGER WARNING** April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this excerpt from Wagatwe Wajuki this past week touched a lot of Tumblizens: Image via cdc.gov. As a survivor of campus...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: The Role Of Asian Greeks Today?
By Andrea Plaid Via binghamton.edu. While I’ve been away adjusting to my new professional position(s) and some intensely lovely life changes, Owner/Editor Latoya Peterson has been so gracious in taking...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Congrats To Janet Mock For Getting On The Out List!
By Andrea Plaid Janet Mock (2nd row, far left) makes it on The Out List! Y’all know I love me some Janet Mock, so I’m too thrilled that she’ll be in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ (The Black List)...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: In Defense Of Beyoncé–Again
By Andrea Plaid Racialicious Senior Editor Tami Winfrey Harris. Our own Senior Editor, Tami Winfrey Harris, wrote a great post about Beyonce and the continued questioning of her feminism for Bitch...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Red-Carpet Bossness, Accurate Maps, And Memorial Day’s...
By Andrea Plaid Let’s start off this post with appreciating the bossness captured in this photo: According to People Of Color With Killer Fashion: Focus on the two ladies: Michelle Thrush, from the...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On TumblR: Hart Explains Gender Expression And Sexual Attraction...
By Andrea Plaid This video from vlogger Hart has had me ROTFLing all week. I came for the watermelon, stayed for the message, and got life from the saxophone, Hart’s mom, and Hart’s dimples. Just…just...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: The Cheerios Ad Meme That Says It All
By Andrea Plaid The meme not only encapsulates the foolishness of the outrage about the Cheerios ad, but the historical foolishness that banned interracial marriage in the first place–the ban that was...
View ArticleMeanwhile On Tumblr: Taking The Piss Out Of White People Who Think They’re...
By Andrea Plaid While Twitter is having a whole bunch of brilliant fun at the expense of Paula Deen and her racism (and rightfully so), Above Average Productions makes fun of those white folks who feel...
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Meanwhile, On Tumblr: Surprise, Surprise! SCOTUS Rules Against Native Americans
By Andrea Plaid Image via pbs.org. As you know, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) did the One Step Forward/Three Steps Back Dance when it came to rights for marginalized people. The Supreme Court ruled in...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On Tumblr: How To Shut Down A Racist Assumption With Classical Music
By Andrea Plaid I’m not going to be around the R for the next couple of weeks because I’m shooting an indie flick! (Since I can’t give details due to the production team’s order for a social media...
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Meanwhile On TumblR: PoCs and Punk Rock’s Real History
By Andrea Plaid Well, I’m back from the subaltern world of moviemaking–at least that’s how it felt–and here to report about the latest from Tumblr’s blue backend fields. This week, we reblogged a great...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Interrupting Fuckery With Asian American Princesses
By Andrea Plaid Considering last week’s foolishness, no thanks to Day Above Ground’s “Asian Girlz,” we need some pop-culture interruptions around here–and our anti-racism-and-pop-culture compatriots at...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: “Serving Up Black Frida Kahlo Realness”
By Andrea Plaid It’s the second time I’ve seen a photo like this. One of my favorite Tumblrs, black beauty, featured photos submitted by Tumblrer Indigo, who dressed in an homage to legendary artist...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Junot Diaz Goes Graphic Novel
“Nilda,” from the upcoming deluxe edition of Junot Diaz’s “This Is How You Lose Her.” Image Credit: Jamie Hernandez via Entertainment Weekly. Y’all know we crush hard on author Junot Diaz around these...
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Meanwhile, On TumblR: Another Look At The Interracial Casting Of Romeo And...
Image via dailymail.co.uk. I know that that there was some excitement of seeing the interracial recasting of Romeo and Juliet on Broadway. Then I read this interesting comment from Tumblrer...
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