Category Archives: stereotypes

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Posted on 2 February, 2011 by

BBC show “Top Gear” on the characteristics of a Mexican sports car: Tortillas, sombreros, laziness, sleeping against a fence…y’all are soooo witty. Racism Review lists this contact info if you want to get your protest on: By email/telephone tgweb@bbc.co.uk or … Continue reading →

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Your chances of having a kid are…

Posted on 1 July, 2010 by

The Daily Beast—in a totally awesome article titled “Will You Ever Have a Baby?“—has apparently decided to join the lastest round of OMG WOMEN WITH DEGREES WILL BE CHILDLESS FOREVER!!!!!!!!! The article lists 15 different statistics cis women can use … Continue reading →

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Rape is hilarious.

Posted on 9 May, 2010 by

Ha. Ha. Ha. Trigger warning: [h/t Jessica Lee]

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Thursday Link Love: Arizona Edition (Pt. 1)

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by

Rachel Maddow: The Racist Roots of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Colorlines: Don’t Call Me Racist, and Other Arizona Lies Welcome, ladies and señores, to the media-savvy race game, where the objective is to say anything to avoid being called a racist. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 20 April, 2010 by

America Ferrera, on Latina stereotypes in Hollywood: The thing about entertainment is that people want to label you right away, because it’s easier for them to say, O.K., my brain now knows what you are. Latinas have struggled in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!

Posted on 24 February, 2010 by

Today in Hollywood adaptations: they’re making a Speedy Gonzalez movie.  And Speedy will be voiced by George Lopez. Sigh.  George.  No! In an all too telling quote from the Reporter article, George’s wife Ann, who will produce the film along … Continue reading →

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More on Haiti

Posted on 20 January, 2010 by

AlterNet: Sexist Backlash Against Gender-Responsive Aid in Haiti Shows Some Men Really Don’t Get It In Haiti, as is always true in the aftermath of a major disaster, in addition to the urgent need for what we traditionally consider the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Zoe Saldana

Posted on 5 January, 2010 by

What sort of roles won’t you play? I have a hard time accepting roles that typecast a culture. I don’t need to play Juana, the prostitute from Washington Heights, in every movie. If it’s been done before, you don’t need … Continue reading →

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