Dec 2, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (December 2, 2014)
There is a deeper lesson to be learned by the racist backlash against the casting of John Boyega as a major character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s cliché these days to point out that “geek is chic,” but 2014 may be remembered as a turning point for the nerd subculture once associated with social marginalization—namely, the year in which it was held accountable for its own dark side.... Read Original Article
Nov 28, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 28, 2014)
In Ferguson, the streets are on fire, and so are the media as they follow rioters through clouds of tear gas and across lines of National Guard troops. Months after the death of Michael Brown at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson, the people of Ferguson have yet to see justice;
But the unrest is bigger than either Wilson or Brown.... Read Original Article
Nov 26, 2014 | Immigration, mic, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 26, 2014)
Last week, presidential historian Douglas Brinkley boldly claimed that Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration would cause him to be remembered as “a folk hero to Latino Americans.” While I can’t speak for the collective cultural memory of another ethnic group, Brinkley is right about one thing—President Obama has put himself on the right side of history.... Read Original Article
Nov 26, 2014 | General Advice, History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 26, 2014)
The Internet has the potential to communicate empathy unlike any other form of media in history. Unfortunately, as much of the online response to the Michael Brown shooting and Ferguson riots makes clear, it can also push us in the opposite direction.
In a recent article on the role of online activism in mobilizing African-Americans against racial oppression, Sarah Seltzer of Flavorwire compared the approach of the Social Justice Internet with the grassroots anti-lynching campaigns of Ida B.... Read Original Article
Nov 25, 2014 | Gun Control, Liskula Cohen, mic
Published: Daily Dot (November 25, 2014)
Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa
co-author: Liskula Cohen
There were at least 12 school shootings since December 2012, from Newtown, Conn., to Marysville, Wash. Last week’s attack on Florida State University has made that number even larger. The American fear of guns is real and justifiable.... Read Original Article
Nov 24, 2014 | Democrats, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Parties
Published: Daily Dot (November 24, 2014)
As the number of rape allegations against Bill Cosby continues to rise, many conservative pundits are criticizing progressives for ignoring the sketchy sexual history of one of the Democratic Party’s greatest living icons: former President Bill Clinton.
“When it comes to these kinds of allegations some powerful men like Bill Cosby are taunted and hunted, while other powerful men with the first name Bill, who have faced similar allegations, are protected,” writes John Nolte of Breitbart, citing partisanship and race as among the main factors protecting Clinton.... Read Original Article
