Archive for the ‘social and cultural context’ Category
Queen Rania of Jordon combats stereotypes on YouTube
Posted by: emagineitall on: May 2, 2008
Via TakingITGlobal:
I just learned about a digital dialogue initiative from Queen Rania on YouTube. This is a women who defies stereotypes through her very existence and actions. Now she is using cyberspace to help bring down some of the stereotypes about Arabs and especially Arab women. She’s like the Barack Obama of Arab women.
Obama [...]
The chicken or the egg?
Posted by: emagineitall on: February 8, 2008
After reading Ms. Crip Chick’s post on Changemakers as Celebrities I started to wonder:
Are heros like MLK, Justin Dart, Phoolan Devi and Che really responsible for bringing about change or do they bring exposure to change that is already in the works? Do they really transform our world or do we just transform them [...]
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Posted by: emagineitall on: February 5, 2008
I love a good mystery and humans are truly a mystery. Now that people are starting to realize that Obama actually has a real chance, the hate starts oozing. Despite the Clintons’ racially-charged smear campaign, Obama won South Carolina. Many of us saw their true colors in that offensive. I was already having my doubts [...]
Hero of the week: Manu Chao releases new album
Posted by: emagineitall on: September 9, 2007
Via the Latin Americanist.
This is the video for “Rainin’ in Paradize” from the new album “La Radiolina”. Manu Chao believes in the power of the neighborhood (local communities) and I whole-heartedly agree.
Look around your neighborhood. What are people doing? Can you join them or inspire them?
The Israel-Palestine issue in a different context
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 30, 2007
I found this video on BabyWhisperingLoudly and simply have to pass it on in the hope of combating the problem of skewed media representation (which I just wrote about). Also I think it sheds new light on the context of this bloody and dreadful matter, telling another side of the story in the Israel-Palestine saga.
Euro-centrism and matters of context
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 29, 2007
Racialicious just posted a video from Aljazeera on female soccer players in Egypt. I immediately thought about the Ameri-centric discussion that was also recently featured on Racialicious.
I’d like to extend the discussion to the Euro-centric views in a lot of Western media. We are bombarded with images of other countries as backward. I remember [...]
Iraqis are people too
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 17, 2007
One thing that makes it so easy to let this war happen and get out of control is the dehumanization of the Iraqi people through media representation. Here is one attempt to re-humanize them:
From the BBC Round-up of Iraqi bloggers
A selection of postings from Iraqi bloggers inside and outside the country gives a viewpoint far [...]
My black is not your black
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 14, 2007
Via no snow here I found a fascinating article that helps me illustrate the importance of context to race, ethnicity and discrimination. It is also a good opportunity to introduce the black-white continuum* and the importance of recognizing (shades of) diversity on a greater scale.
In Arabs and the Racial Lessons of 9/11 Carol Chehade discusses [...]
Must see documentary on race and humor
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 13, 2007
Some people say a joke is just a joke and one shouldn’t be so serious. Hopefully that’s because they just don’t know any better and they take the time to inform themselves with this great video.
Via Racialicious: Documentary exploring race and humor.
The predictable retort to all this is that those who take offense at jokes [...]
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 [...]
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