Category Archives: Race & Ethnicity

Segregation in 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

At my high school, everyone was invited to prom. Hell, it was the social event of the year. However, the same doesn’t hold true for many high schoolers across the country, whose high schools and counties are stuck in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Age/ Generation, Identitiy, Law/ Litigation, Race & Ethnicity, Social Media, Stereotypes | 11 Comments

Slaughterhouse of Horrors http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abortion-doctor-accused-snipping-necks-223751236.html?fb_action_ids=10151602006409414&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=facebook_cb&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 Kermit Gosnell, a 72 year old doctor in Philadelphia, is on trial for murder.  He is accused of using “unfathomable abortion procedures on inner-city patients who were well into their third trimester at an unsanitary, bloody, … Continue reading →

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Who Is The “Target” Audience?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

WOMEN!!!! **Insert eye roll here** Or at least that’s what the Target brand is telling us with its new “Everyday Collection” featured at their stores and on commercials everywhere that doesn’t involve a single man. Target’s corporate website describes the “Everyday Collection” … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertizing / Marketing, Fashion, Race & Ethnicity, Sexuality, Social Media, Stereotypes, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Black “Fat”

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

  Are black women fat because they want to be? What an interesting question. When I think about black women in weight it never occurred to me that there was a weight issue. In the article I was reading titled … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image and Beauty, Race & Ethnicity | 5 Comments

What Are You? Short Answer: Alien

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

As a typical-modern-everyday product of the American society I have been exposed to a multitude of different people with unique ethnic backgrounds. Many of my friends as well as acquaintances are of various races. For example, two of my closest … Continue reading →

Posted in Identitiy, Race & Ethnicity | 2 Comments

Are parents teaching kids racism subliminally?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

As I was searching for something to write about, I came across an extremely important topic in an article called “Children’s Perceptions of Race & Friendship” on the sociological images blog site. Attached to the article is a CNN study … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Race & Ethnicity | 8 Comments

Acceptance of Interracial Marriages on the Rise

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

America was founded as being a blending pot for all people, regardless of race, sex, gender, ethnicity, status, etc.  To this day it is still a blending pot for all people.  According to studies conducted by the Pew Research Center, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Race & Ethnicity | 4 Comments