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Super Tuesday vote warning

Posted by: emagineitall on: January 30, 2008

For all those who will be voting on Tuesday, February 5th, in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma please take a few moments to read this warning written by Racialicious’s Carmen Kerchove:
WARD CONNERLY FOOLS YOU INTO DISMANTLING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AGAIN
Information and knowledge are critical to our freedom and are the real power behind our vote. [...]

Presidential elections are about women’s fashion

Posted by: emagineitall on: August 22, 2007

In Turkey, the presidential election is not just about politics and issues, but also about what the wife wears. One potential candidate’s wife wears a headscarf (oh scandalous! ) and another’s wife doesn’t. When are men going to stop using women as pawns in their macho competitive games? While Turkey is officially a [...]

How to express racism, anti-Americanism and sexism all in one breath

Posted by: emagineitall on: August 12, 2007

Earlier this week a Dutch friend told me his father needed an “American voice” to promote a product he’s trying to introduce into The Netherlands and asked if I could help out. “Sure, why not. Have him call me.” The product is an oven mitt with a magnet in it (ha ha, one more gimmick [...]


A blog by a latina social scientist and activist

Equal rights was the first step. Now it's time to change the standards by which we are judged. It's time to create new standards that value our differences rather than degrading and stereotyping them.

We define ourselves in dialogue with the Other. So dialogue already!

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