In “The Low Cost of Being Racist”, the writers at The Angry Black Woman blog, use the latest article of obvious racism: a white boss telling Hispanic workers to change their names (apparently, Jose and Martin are too hard to pronounce?) to show how quickly and easily Americans will defend their racists.
From New York Magazine: Son says to father: “Where are you getting this racist nonsense?” Father says to son: “On the Internet.” And that is the premise of this piece in The Huffington Post, “The “Post-Racial” Mainstream Media and the New American Racism”, which claims the racism we’re not reading about in our newspapers is… Continue reading Barack Obama and Peace in America
While I was watching Battlestar Galattica with the lovely ladies above, I heard President Barack Obama, who I voted for, had been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. The first thing I said was, “For what?” or maybe I said “What the frack?” (See, I can curse Battlestar Galattica style!) I was just totally freaking shocked.… Continue reading Obama Loses the Olympics and Scores the Nobel Peace Prize. Not a Bad Day at the Office?
If you caught my last couple of Tweets on Twitter, then you know I made the most of flying all day from Los Angeles to New York. Boy, am I pooped and incidently, full of Nutter Butters, potato chips, Chex Mix (what diet?) and fruit (yes, I snuck some in). While I was on the… Continue reading Nothing comes between me and my Nutter Butter…nothing.
Maria de la Soledad Teresa…O’Brien? CNN’s Soledad O’Brien talks about being “Latino in America”: When you have a name like María de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien, you have a lot of explaining to do. My mother is black and also Latina, more specifically Cuban. She is a devout Catholic who credits the Virgin Mary with… Continue reading What kind of name is that???
So, now on top of all the Jewish reading I’m doing (or not doing), I’m reading Moment Magazine. Yeah, yeah, I should be reading Torah but check out this interview with cartoonist Robert Mankoff telling us all why Jewish humor is unique.
I apologize in advance for being especially random in this post. I woke up in an explosion of pain and I’ve spent most of the day in bed. As I write this, my fingers and hands rebel and scream, “GET OFF THE COMPUTER! GO BACK TO BED!” I’m trying to ignore the screaming. If I… Continue reading Pain, pain, go away, DON’T come again another day… A most random roundup
I ate a vegetable. If you don’t understand the significance of this statement, then you haven’t read my Rosh Hashanah Resolutions. I never eat vegetables. Not because I dislike them or anything but because whenever I buy them, I relegate them to the bottom of the fridge where they wait (and wait, and wait, and… Continue reading Now how y’all doing?
Good morning, y’all! I know you’re expecting a rather jazzy post but it looks like I’m ringing in the new year by falling behind on my blogging. Call it a little Monday madness. Usually, I have posts scheduled weeks in advance. I hope to maintain some kind of consistency throughout the rest of the holidays… Continue reading Monday Madness
UPDATE: THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AND NOTIFIED! Rosh Hashanah is coming up but Hispanic Heritage Month is already here! And I’m celebrating by giving the first five readers each a set of 5 books by Hispanic authors. To enter to win, email your response to the following question: What’s your favorite thing about Hispanic… Continue reading Happy Hispanic Heritage Month
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