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Topic: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"? |
triguy
Replies: 29
Views: 4060
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Sat 28 Apr 2007 04:53 Subject: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"? |
| Triguy reads into Gile's words a claim that Obama's blackness should not be questioned because he chooses to self-identify as Black, and his personal choice trumps his lack of A-A heritage. In short, ... |
Topic: Is Obama black? (Redux) |
triguy
Replies: 2
Views: 529
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Sat 28 Apr 2007 04:46 Subject: Is Obama black? (Redux) |
| Nicole Richie: Problack characteristics: Genealogy - Raised by two adoptive black parents; Personal image - Self-identifies as black woman. Nonblack characteristics: Appearance - Has blond hair, light ... |
Topic: Anti-affirmative action group wants initiative |
triguy
Replies: 1
Views: 279
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sat 28 Apr 2007 04:36 Subject: Anti-affirmative action group wants initiative |
“The citizens of Missouri deserve no less … than to be treated equally under the law,” Asher said.
Neither Asher nor Connerly could identify any particular “race preferences” or “gender preferences ... |
Topic: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
triguy
Replies: 4
Views: 595
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sat 28 Apr 2007 04:27 Subject: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
| Again, lots of Asian Americans and others did demand that she be disciplined but white people run the networks and many either don't know or care about "racial" sensitivity. I thought that ... |
Topic: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
triguy
Replies: 4
Views: 595
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 21:18 Subject: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
Now, I wonder if the Conservative pundits will come out protesting against the suspension of these DJs?
How come then, the mainstream media pundits did not come after Rosie when she did her piec ... |
Topic: Islam and Homosexuality |
triguy
Replies: 60
Views: 4731
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 20:47 Subject: Islam and Homosexuality |
| A few quick thoughts on the article: so I'm walking along the street and see two men kissing, does this mean I'm likely to adopt a gay lifestyle because I saw it in this environment? Is it that easy t ... |
Topic: Ross Kemp On Gangs -Russia Moscow - NeoNazis |
triguy
Replies: 6
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 02:23 Subject: Ross Kemp On Gangs -Russia Moscow - NeoNazis |
That is just stupid, being that Hitler thought Slavs were inferior and planned to commit genocide on them to make room for German expansion into Eastern Europe.
To HItler SLavs were just slight bet ... |
Topic: Is Andrew Young profiteering off of race . . . in Africa? |
triguy
Replies: 9
Views: 1242
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 02:04 Subject: Is Andrew Young profiteering off of race . . . in Africa? |
Triguy
Your stuck on Young's work from 40 years ago in the 1960s but skip over the rest of his career as if the only defining moments were those in the 1960s.
I'm not stuck. I see his career ... |
Topic: At Least Don Imus Didn't Call Black Republicans 'Moronic' |
triguy
Replies: 2
Views: 357
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 01:58 Subject: At Least Don Imus Didn't Call Black Republicans 'Moronic' |
| God of so tired of this Imus crap...dude is gone, fired, finished, he is a has been...get over it. Some of you act like it is the saddest most hurtful thing for you in life for some old white man to ... |
Topic: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
triguy
Replies: 4
Views: 595
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 25 Apr 2007 01:42 Subject: US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
Now, I wonder if the Conservative pundits will come out protesting against the suspension of these DJs?
BBC NEWS
US radio DJs in fresh racism row
CBS Radio in the US has suspended two DJs for a ... |
Topic: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"? |
triguy
Replies: 29
Views: 4060
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Tue 24 Apr 2007 07:25 Subject: Re: Missing the point? |
| No Triguy, I disagree with you. I have the seen the behavior of these kinds of wannabes over and over again and have a pretty good idea of what their actual underlying motivations are. Thus, while yes ... |
Topic: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"? |
triguy
Replies: 29
Views: 4060
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Mon 23 Apr 2007 14:08 Subject: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"? |
MK,
I think you're missing the author's point. She is speaking about a "black" ethnic identity and how some people challenge other's "blackness" based on many reasons, like spe ... |
Topic: light skinned black/biracials historical figures |
triguy
Replies: 66
Views: 46037
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Mon 23 Apr 2007 13:39 Subject: light skinned black/biracials historical figures |
I agree with triguy.
I think it is basically Hollyweird. The actor (tress) having a name has much to do with casting in a biopic.
Vanessa Williams , who is a popular and big name, pretty, black ... |
Topic: John Kerry Says Don Imus Shouldn't Have Been Fired |
triguy
Replies: 6
Views: 609
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 23 Apr 2007 04:11 Subject: John Kerry Says Don Imus Shouldn't Have Been Fired |
| G-Man wrote: As someone who has had more vile, racially-charged comments directed at him throughout his youth than anything coming from Imus, I have little patience with people who have difficulty ran ... |
Topic: Silenced: Progressive Sites Censored |
triguy
Replies: 0
Views: 255
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2007 22:24 Subject: Silenced: Progressive Sites Censored |
Published on Sunday, April 15, 2007 by Malibu Arts Reviews
Silenced: Progressive Sites Censored
by Kriss Perras Running Waters
MALIBU, Calif. - Last fall 30th Congressional District Representati ... |
Topic: Skin Deep -- Without a Trace |
triguy
Replies: 46
Views: 13516
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2007 22:16 Subject: Skin Deep -- Without a Trace |
We are speaking form an American POV, no? All pictured are American, no?
Vanessa W. is cleary of mixed racial descent (eyes, color, etc). The little boy? Hmmm, maybe, may not. Name 1 non-Black/Afri ... |
Topic: Connerly on the Imus Affair |
triguy
Replies: 7
Views: 671
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2007 21:30 Subject: Connerly on the Imus Affair |
| Yep, another article blaming Imus' firing on Sharpton the Conservatives favorite whipping boy and media creation. If Sharpton did not exist another would have been elevated to his importance. (Again ... |
Topic: Is Andrew Young profiteering off of race . . . in Africa? |
triguy
Replies: 9
Views: 1242
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2007 21:04 Subject: Is Andrew Young profiteering off of race . . . in Africa? |
| Sorry, but I find holding "black" people up to a higher standard than "white" people to be vile and an revolting continuation of the bigotry imposed on "blacks" for years ... |
Topic: American Idol Contestants |
triguy
Replies: 13
Views: 5811
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Sat 21 Apr 2007 14:49 Subject: American Idol Contestants |
| You forgot Sanjaya who is Indian and white. Frankly, he could easily pass for mulatto. |
Topic: Halle Berry |
triguy
Replies: 20
Views: 11619
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Forum: Popular People Posted: Sat 21 Apr 2007 14:47 Subject: Re: Halle Berry Suicide Attempt |
Halle Berry reveals suicide attempt
Story Highlights• Actress says divorce pushed her toward suicide
• She stopped "when I had an image of my mother finding me"
• Berry credits therapy fo ... |
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