Race and Racism
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Racism at Hopkins High
Posted by Greg Laden on April 17, 2013 
Hopkins High School is one of the top public schools in Minnesota, which prides itself, though not always with justification, as having excellent public schools. Hopkins is in an “outer ring” suburb of the Twin Cities. This is a set of bedroom communities developed over the last several decades as well-to-do city folk moved out…
Congressman Dan Young of Alaska on Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Posted by Greg Laden on March 31, 2013 
This is why we can’t have nice things, like immigration reform. From MSNBC: Amid a hot-button debate in Washington over how to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, Rep. Don Young, a 21-term lawmaker, referred to immigrant workers as “wetbacks” â a term that could threaten to inflame the debate about immigration reform. “My father had…
Your opinion requested on internet shenanigans
Posted by Greg Laden on November 13, 2012 You probably already know that when Obama won the presidency a large number of people, many teenagers, tweeted racist comments about that. Funny story: I found out about the use of the n-word in relation to the re-elected President in one person’s tweet, so I figured I’d investigate. I went to twitter and entered the…
Black people have ruined it for everyone?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 9, 2012 The evidence that if you are a Republican you are a member of a club that you should be embarrassed to be a member of mounts. In this case, Jon Hubbard and Loy Mauch of Arkansas speak out in favor of slavery and blame African Americans for the results of institutional racism.
Jean Philippe Rushton is Dead
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2012 No matter how much one may have disagreed with a colleague in life, no matter how much damage one might feel a particular person’s work may have done, when that colleague finally dies one says a few good words, pays respect, and puts aside past differences.
Forensics of Race
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2012 Just came across this snapshot of an exhibit panel from the Science Museum of Minnesota’s exhibit on race.
Human Subspecies and Race
Posted by Greg Laden on March 6, 2012 This is something that started last midweek, but that travels, a cold, and intermittent internet connectivity conspired to distract me from until now. Jerry Coyne was writing about human “race” and in so doing may have made a number of statements that some people disagreed with, and one of those people contacted me and asked…
Our home grown racists show up at town hall to protest bedroom-community terrorists
Posted by Greg Laden on August 18, 2011 Plymouth, Minnesota plays a fairly important role in my life. It is a big suburb to the west of Minneapolis, a mainly liberal or progressive middle class bedroom community linked to first ring extra-urban commercial development based mainly on corn. Kellogs, Cargill, Mosaic, other companies that grow corn, use corn in making products, sell corn…
Among Cannibals
Posted by Greg Laden on August 7, 2011 I have lived among Cannibals, according to a lot of people who claim to know. The number of times that the “tribal” people of the Congo have been called cannibals is too great to be counted, most notably in great literature like The Heart of Darkness but most commonly, I suspect, from the pulpit or…
“Home Stoned in Race Row”
Posted by Greg Laden on July 15, 2011 At about this time in 1931, a black family moved into an all white neighborhood. The resident whites tried to stop it from the beginning, even offering to buy the house at a price over that paid by Army vet Arthur Lee and Edith Lee. When these early efforts failed, the denizens of the segregated…
Driving The Patriarchy: Demonic Males, Feminism, and Genetic Determinism
Posted by Greg Laden on July 7, 2011 Behaviors are not caused by genes. There is not a gene that causes you to be good, or to be bad, or to be smart, or good at accounting, or to like bananas. There are, however, drives. “Drives” is a nicely vague term that we can all understand the meaning of. Thirst and hunger are…
Minneapolis Tornado Update: Info, Sad News, and the Politics of Race
Posted by Greg Laden on May 24, 2011 Two pieces of sad news, some useful information, and a personal note (well, more of a political note). First, the useful information. For those of you affected or busy passing information to those who are, the City of Minneapolis has set up this web page with information: Resources available for North Side residents affected by…
We are tired of blacks, negrahs, muslims, and hispanics calling us racist
Posted by Greg Laden on May 2, 2011 Tea party clarifies its position on race and racism. Not current, but increasingly relevant:
What kid of person joins the Tea Party?
Posted by Greg Laden on March 3, 2011 Hateful people. Stupid people. The “I don’t even care if you think I’m crazy any more” kind of person. OMFG. I am sorry, fellow humans, who happen to be Muslim. Reminds me of this.
Olive Skinned? Republican Rep Connie O’Brien has your number!
Posted by Greg Laden on February 16, 2011 Wanna know what tabagging racism sounds like? Go to about 2 minutes, listen through 4 minutes or so. Back story at Think Progress
Do we take the N-word out of Twain?
Posted by Greg Laden on January 7, 2011 The local station ran a “good question” piece (where they address some question they deem as good) to ask: “Is it OK to edit a classic” but they really were speaking of “is it OK to take the N-word out of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (and, as one proposal goes, replace it with the…
Why the Minnesota Gubernatorial Recount Matters Nationally
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2010 The recount process for the Minnesota Gubernatorial Race starts this week. The national political significance of this recount is simply not as great as the Senatorial recount two years ago. That recount determined the balance of power in Washington, sort of. It also determined the insertion into the Senate of someone clearly destine by his…
OMFG. Words fail me.
Posted by Greg Laden on November 12, 2010 As I watched this, I decided to post it on my blog, and then my mind went through a series of possible titles for the post, but there were so many yet so few that would be appropriate. This lady is obviously crazy. Frankly, perhaps the mail carrier is crazy for not driving off with…
“I’m going to stop calling you a white man, and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.”
Posted by Greg Laden on October 30, 2010 Hat tip Elliot Myrick
Utterly Crazy Racist Nonsense
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2010 In regards to Jim Russell, Republican Congressional candidate.
How social networks predict epidemics
Posted by Greg Laden on September 22, 2010 You will recall my post: A genetic cause of rapid degeneration in some Alzheimer’s patients. Well, now it (the topic) is a Ted Video. But before you watch it, I need to take down Nicholas Christakis for saying the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week. No, Nicholas, it is not true in any way whatsoever…
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Policy = Wider Rich/Poor Gap in Health
Posted by Greg Laden on August 27, 2010 The question is being asked, Will Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Widen Health Inequalities? in a Policy Forum essay in the OpenAccess Journal PLoS Medicine.
Persistent ethnic differences in test performance may be entirely an artifact of the method used to ‘adjust’ the test
Posted by Greg Laden on August 4, 2010 It is well established among those who carry out, analyze, and report pre-employment performance testing that slope-based bias in those tests is rare. Why is this important? Look at the following three graphs from a recent study by Aguinis, Culpepper and Pierce (2010):
Argumentum ad hominem vulpes
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2010 It turns out, Sponge Bob Square Pants Roolz. But never mind that. Keep focused on the racism, it is actually important: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Tea Party is a Racist Organization
Posted by Greg Laden on July 19, 2010 It spawned the Mark Williams letter that praised slavery. Then, under pressure from the outside, expelled Williams. But that is not enough. Following is the Williams letter, in case you missed it.
One of those dumb British Travel Shows explores South African Racism
Posted by Greg Laden on July 14, 2010 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
The Oystercatcher and the Clam
Posted by Greg Laden on July 10, 2010 One of those really cool and useful “evolution stories” gets verified and illuminated by actual research. And blogging!
Rachel Maddow Puts Rand Paul in Bag, Slowly Rolls Over Him
Posted by Greg Laden on May 24, 2010 Go pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit back, relax and watch this PolitiPorn. Take notes. Discuss. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Landscape of Obesity: considerations of race as a factor
Posted by Greg Laden on May 19, 2010 SciCurious has written a review of an interesting paper suggesting a correlation between obesity and city vs. non-city life. As usual, the review by Sci is excellent, but I have a comment or two to add. Having read the review and then the paper, I had to ask if it might be possible to conclude…
What the Media Wants You to Think About Black Women
Posted by Greg Laden on May 3, 2010 After years of inattention, in the past month, the mainstream media has suddenly turned its eye toward black women. And the resulting coverage, filtered through a pretty jaundiced lens, is enough to make me wish the world had never “discovered” us. Here are the messages we’ve heard: 1). Men don’t want us. 2). We don’t…
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