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DIVIDE AND CONQUER; JOIN AND RESIST
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ divide-and-conquer-join-and-resist…Last week, in my Race and Ethnicity class, I was talking about how race was used by white elites in early American history to divide and conquer the poor who, black or white, had a joint interest in undermining the class structure from which those elites benefitted. I then show them this video by
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INVOKING THE PRIMITIVE IN A 1952 AD FOR VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ invoking-the-primitive-in-a-1952-a…Even though I can’t read the text, I thought this ad was worth putting up. I think I get the gist of it just fine. Via Vintage Ads.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
http://www.blogher.com/ october-domestic-violence-awareness-monthOctober is famous as Breast Cancer Awareness Month when stores are awash in pink products that often contain breast cancer causing chemicals are sold to women in an effort to fund various activities to combat breast cancer. However, I'll save that topic for next Monday. October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES OF THE IRISH
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ negative-stereotypes-of-the-irish/…In the 1800s, the Irish (whether in Ireland, Britain, or the U.S.) were often very negatively stereotyped. In many cases the same negative characteristics attributed to Africans and African Americans (sloth, immorality, destructiveness) were often also associated with the Irish.
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ADVERTISING PATRIOTISM IN WWII: SCRANTON CURTAINS
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ advertising-patriotism-in-wwii-scr…During WWII, many companies stopped producing the civilian goods that they were best known for. Instead, these companies contributed to the war effort by making products necessary for American soldiers. Scranton Craftspun Curtains, for example, switched from making lace curtains to camouflage covers, mosquito nets and parachutes.
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NOTRE DAME’S FIGHTING IRISH MASCOT
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 05/ notre-dames-fighting-irish-mascot/…A couple of weeks ago I posted about American Indian sports mascots. An interesting comparison to spark discussion, and an example students often bring up, is the University of Notre Dame’s mascot. The name of the Notre Dame athletic teams is the Fighting Irish, and the official mascot is the leprechaun (image found at Wikipedia): Each year a student is chosen to be the leprechaun.
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Racial Differences: The Scientific Evidence
http://www.thecivicplatform.com/ 2008/ 10/ 05/ racial-differences-the-scientific…This post will be updated progressively to link to all the core articles on this blog dealing with the scientific evidence of racial differences. General Basic Questions and Answers Seven dumb ideas about race by Steve Sailer Race is more than just skin deep by Prof. J. Philippe Rushton Race Differences Are Real by Prof.
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IMAGES OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
http://contexts.org/ socimages/ 2008/ 10/ 04/ images-of-international-adoption/After reading Lisa’s post on politicizing kids, Z of It’s the Thought that Counts sent in this screenshot of political birth announcements found on the sidebar at FiveThirtyEight.com, accouncing kids as “Our Littlest Democrat” or “Our Littlest Republican”: Z points out the company “only offers
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Donors Choose Challenge: A Doll Like Me
http://www.blogher.com/ donors-choose-challenge-doll-meHow do you learn what it means to be American? Can you learn it in school? What do you learn if Americans you see don't look like you or your family? Mrs. M writes that The dolls and other resources currently available to my students do not represent their ethnic backgrounds nor those of other diverse communities and varied ability groups.
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http://saraspeaking.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 10/ 04/ 801/4 October, 2008 A 10-year-old girl sprayed in the face with a chemical Friday, Sept. 26, while at a local Islamic mosque was not the victim of a hate crime, police Chief Richard Biehl said. The Angry Black Woman has more here. I echo her sentiment: What the fuck is wrong with this goddamn country.
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