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[...]
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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[...]
People of Color: What is the antonym for POC?
CENSORING IGGE A ruckus has arisen because of an op-ed in the monthly West View News of the West Village in New York. The author, James Collier, used the N word to make the all to real point that “far right voters hate Obama …America’s increasing tolerance of far-right o[...]
July 8th, 2014 - 4:51 am § in Misc.
People of Color: The Ad
Among the many reasons I detest the word “People of Color” is that it is based on the sort of stereotype shown in this ad. Would the woman be less servile if she had western eyes, blonde hair and dressed in a French maid costume? Equally bad are activists, like the Chicago teachers uni[...]
February 24th, 2014 - 2:18 am § in Misc.
Is Honkey the Antonym of “People of Color?”
I keep getting in trouble over the term “people of color.” Frankly the term POC is offensive to me. To put matters another way, claiming to be a POC seems to mean you’re part of a group that has the special privilege of demanding consideration from “white” people.[...]
The Hypocrisy in The Terms “White” and “People of Color”
I am offended by the terms “people of color” and “white.” Last spring Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard ignited a controversy about campus diversity with his use of the word “white.” Conservatives picked on Dr. Shepard, saying “heR[...]