Category Archives: Race

‘No blacks, no Asians’ on Grindr shows how racist gay men actually are

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: “A Gay Indian man is complaining that a lot of Gay White guys on dating sites are not open to dating men from his race. Wow Indian men really are seen as extremely undesirable in the American dating market. … Continue reading →

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Race Takes Center Stage In American Politics

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Luke Ford

Eduardo Porter writes for the New York Times: Race, of course, has shaped political choices for a long time. The Republican takeover of the South is understood by scholars as a reaction to whites’ sense of betrayal after the Democratic … Continue reading →

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Day Of Judgment

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Luke Ford

From the latest edition of The New Yorker: The Messiah floated gently down Eighth Avenue, His arms spread wide, as if to hug mankind. Traffic stopped and people gawked, their eyes and iPhones pointed toward the heavens. All who gazed … Continue reading →

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Haaretz: Book Ban: Israel’s New Mainstreaming of Racial Separation

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Luke Ford

Racial separation is the most natural thing in the world. It’s a common theme throughout Torah — separating Jews from Gentiles, kosher food from trafe food, holiness from impurity, sacred time from secular time, adults from children, men from women. … Continue reading →

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NYT: The New Face of Racism in Germany

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Luke Ford

Anna Sauerbrey writes: Berlin — GERMANY is not lacking in right-wing sentiment these days, but most people are careful about how they deploy their anti-immigrant rhetoric. And then there’s Björn Höcke. Last month Mr. Höcke, a leading figure of the … Continue reading →

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