Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
On an early morning in May, my fellow Chinatown residents and I were trudging through our day when a horse cart full of food broke through a gated barrier on the edge of the neighborhood. The sky was gray. All of us, hungry and abandoned, rushed toward the cart. I watched as faster people leaped…
White supremacists are continuing their call for a boycott of upcoming Star Wars film Rogue One, accusing the film’s producers of promoting multiculturalism and an “anti-white” agenda, forward.com reports. “(((Star Wars))) Is Anti-White Social Engineering,” reads a Reddit post by GenFrancoPepe on the subreddit r/altright, including a gif showing the cast from the movie; according…
Ohio legislators passed a “heartbeat bill” Wednesday that bans abortion after a fetus’s heartbeat can be heard — on average around six weeks into a pregnancy. The bill has no exception for cases of rape or incest. The bill was tacked on at the last minute to another bill addressing child abuse. It was approved…
The Year of Mercy is almost at an end (2016 was the Year of mercy?!), having commenced on December 8, 2015. During this magical year, Pope Francis imbued Catholic priests with the power to “absolve” anyone involved in an abortion, so they could still get into heaven and also the church itself for when the…
In the dawn of the Trump era, there is no stereotype more lazily deployed than the condescending coastal liberal who lives in his own bubble. The most irritating media trope to emerge in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election is the idea that it was a rebuke to “condescending” liberals who live in our…
black atheists matter FEATURE December 4, 2016 by Christopher Cameron Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised funds for fugitive slaves, served as schoolhouses, and provided space for political meetings and activities, among other functions. Leaders of black…
On getting arrested for protesting the KKK Letter From a Stone Mountain Jail – by Ben Passmore. Source: Letter From a Stone Mountain Jail – by Ben Passmore
Unarmed black teenager fatally shot by white man who called him “another piece of trash” On Monday night, 15-year-old James Means was reportedly shot and killed by a man he “bumped into” outside of a Dollar General store in Charleston, West Virginia. Means, a black teenager, was said to be unarmed. That same night, police…
Some 70 years ago, this was the Asian stereotype. (Russell Lee, July 1942, Twin Falls, Idaho. Library of Congress) For those who doubt that racial resentment lingers in this nation, Asian Americans are a favorite talking point. The argument goes something like this: If “white privilege” is so oppressive — if the United States is so hostile…
A “beware racism” placard seen in New York’s Grand Central Station. Is that racist? Over the weekend, a sizable gaggle of the white nationalist “alt-right” convened at a federal building in Washington, D.C., to puff their chests. It was a motley crew, emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, with whom they shared a broad…