Claims of membership in a People of Color group are central to a lot of how we now live in America. This is not simply a matter of being disadvantaged. Americans of Hindu, Carribean and Hispanic descent are among the countries most successful immigrant communities. The issue, however, becomes a le[...]
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June 1st, 2019 - 10:49 am § in Misc.
The Racist Fallacy of “People of Color”
WHOSE THE WHITE GIRL? Leaving aside my own jokes about spelling, I get very angry at the effort by condescending liberals to replace the real issues of racism with the term “People of Color.” Somehow, as a Jew, somehow I am accused of being “white” while the President of [...]
Sunday Revelations: Why don’t “people of color” convert from Buddhism, Hinduism, or state atheism to become AA Baptists?
Interesting thought.. Look at Bobby Jindall Recently he remarked that people of color have no problems excelling in the US if they behave like the majority…. in other words pass for white. Jindall is a convert to Roman Catholicism, Same is true for his female colleague Nicki Haley, the gun tot[...]
August 2nd, 2016 - 1:40 am § in Misc.
The Parallel Myths of “White Privilege” and “People of Color”
The slogans, “people of color” and “white privilege” ignore the facts … racism is real, bigotry is real but “white” privilege is a false and racist idea. All too often these words are used to justify actions based on race that disadvantage poor people and es[...]
December 23rd, 2015 - 2:27 pm § in Misc.
People of Color Tags!
What is the line between respect and obsequious fawning on others? Are Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio POC? Is Satya Nadella a POC? Are Arabs POC, Jews too? Are gypsies POC? Are Koreans POC? Do Amerinds need ot look injun to be POC? READMORE HERE[...]
November 29th, 2015 - 5:35 pm § in Misc.
Slain Colorado Springs civilians are people of color
Both civilians killed in Friday’s rampage in Colorado Springs are minorities: Ke’arre Stewart, who is black, and Jennifer Markovsky, a Native Hawaiian. “CBS Denver reports that one of the civilian victims killed has been identified as Ke’arre Stewart, 29, an Iraq War veteran [...]
Commentary by SMS: Debating People of Color
How we use words like “diversity” and “people of color.” The argument for categorizing people as “people of color” is facile, an argument based on a poltical game of numbers. I suppose there is a political benefit of lumping the issues of immigrants from L[...]
July 11th, 2015 - 12:36 pm § in Misc.
People of Color: Koreans Living in Japan
from Global Post: Koreans have lived in Japan since Korea was colonized by the Empire in the 20s. Their descendants in Japan are required to maintain Korean names, creating an inevitable prejudice despite the fact the Koreans and Japanese are almost identical at a genetic level. Soo-im Lee, an e[...]
February 24th, 2015 - 4:15 am § in Misc.
The Term “People of Color” is Racist
I have always objected to the term “people of color” at the UW because it creates a dichotomy based on the false notion of “race.” This problem is very well illustrated by the reports last Spring in the media about a discrimination suit by a “white” professor a[...]