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Wasted youth?
by Jen Chau Aw hell. At first I thought it was cool that there was actually a category that involved rap lyrics on Jeopardy, but notice Alex Trebek’s comment to the woman who keeps getting the correct...
View ArticleHi, I’m a Mac, and I’m racialicious
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Check out these two spoofs of the ubiquitous “Hi I’m a PC/Mac” commercials. Interesting that both went with the Mac as well-endowed black man concept. Thanks to Tariq and Philip...
View ArticleMore black men in jail than college? Actually, no.
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Check out this video (hat tip to Keith Boykin) that debunks oft-cited statistics about black men. Stats like 1 out of 2 black men doesn’t graduate from college. Or that there...
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Go vote for Kiri Davis’s “A Girl Like Me”!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove CosmoGirl.com is currently hosting a film contest. The winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship! One of the finalists is the amazing Kiri Davis, whose short film “A Girl Like...
View ArticleMaking the fashion industry think beyond a size 6
by Carmen Van Kerckhove This is an interesting campaign started by two plus-size models. They are calling for the fashion industry to take concrete steps to rethink dress sizes. (Thanks to Kimberly for...
View ArticleBill O’Reilly uses car crash tragedy to attack immigrants
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Bill O’Reilly goes ballistic on Geraldo in this clip. The background from The Raw Story (thanks Tereza for the tip!): Bill O’Reilly has used the tragedy of the death of two...
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Reminder: Please vote for Kiri Davis!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Last week I urged all of you to vote for Kiri Davis’s short film “A Girl Like Me,” a finalist for CosmoGirl.com’s film contest. The winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship!...
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Is there a CosmoGirl conspiracy against Kiri Davis?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove No, there isn’t. At least not in my opinion. As you know, Racialicious has been among the many blogs encouraging people to vote for Kiri Davis’s short film “A Girl Like Me,” a...
View ArticleDave Chappelle on American Indians
by Carmen Van Kerckhove (Thanks Rob for the link!) What do you think of this segment from an old Dave Chappelle stand-up special, in which he talks about Native Americans? Is he skewering stereotypes...
View ArticleWhite girls flashing gang signs?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove I know I’m a bit late with this, but I recently came across this video in my (looooooong) del.icio.us list of online videos I need to check out for Racialicious. This guy made a...
View ArticleFirst! The obsession with being the first commenter
by Carmen Van Kerckhove If you’ve ever read any of the XXL blogs, you’ll be familiar with the phenomenon of “first commenting.” You know, those guys/gals who wait with bated breath for a new post, and...
View ArticleGospel choir bids adieu to cellulite in Nivea ad
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Yikes… Check out this Goodbye Cellulite Choir ad for Nivea. Hat tip to HighJive! The post Gospel choir bids adieu to cellulite in Nivea ad appeared first on Racialicious - the...
View ArticleHomies.tv: racial stereotypes all around
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Racialicious reader Krys tipped me off to this web site, which includes some videos that bring the Homies dolls to life in the crudest racial stereotypes you can think of. What...
View ArticleRacist parents make their kids say the darndest things
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Wow. Not only did this make it to CollegeHumor.com, but it has been rated a “National Pick,” which presumably means a lot of people like this video. They titled it “What? She...
View ArticleShop Boyz “Party Like a Rock Star”: mocking metal? or celebrating it?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove What do you think of this video? Oh Word sees it as payback for all the years of white people making fun of hip hop: imagine my joy when I saw a bunch of perfectly ignant crunk...
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Scapegoating or Community Empowerment? The Flipside of the “Korean Takeover...
by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse After Latoya wrote the excellent article “Know Your Place, Woman: BET’s Meet the Faith on Black Marriage,” I decided to do a little additional research...
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Who says Singaporeans can’t rap?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove This is too awesome. Angry Asian Man‘s take on it cracked me up: What… I don’t… There are no words. It’s from Singapore. Oh well that explains it all – it’s from Singapore. The...
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ROCK OF ASIAN: Arash
by guest contributor DISGRASIAN, originally published at DISGRASIAN I don’t know about you, but when I think of Snow’s 1993 hit, “Informer,” I get all giddy and nostalgic inside. You can’t summon the...
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How not to plan your Black History Month event
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Funny satire about well-meaning college students. I’m sure a lot of us can relate to Caroline. The post How not to plan your Black History Month event appeared first on...
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Always Foreign, Always Brown: Crown Heights-based activist DJ Ushka on...
By Guest Contributor Rishi Nath, cross-posted from Open City Magazine Crown Heights-based activist DJ Ushka. All images by Nabil Rahman. [Editor's Note: This is Open City's second installment of...
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