Don’t #AskRachel — She Checked Out Long Ago
By Guest Contributor Dorothy Attakora-Gyan First things first…wait! I probably shouldn’t open a piece on Rachel Dolezal with the only Iggy Azalea lyric I know. Goodness, let’s try this again. I...
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Thanks for the severed head. You proved my point
[Note: The image above has been making the rounds of social media recently. Adrienne K. of Native Appropriations pointed out on Facebook that the image “makes a powerful statement against Indian...
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Suggestions For The Future: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
by Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joseph Lamour Emily DiDonato in Namibia. Image via SI.com. I’m sure by now you’ve heard or you’ve read articles about the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition fail...
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Reverse Oppression: A Fad That Needs To End
By Guest Contributors Paul and Renee of Fangs for the Fantasy; originally published at Feministe It’s not a new idea–we’ve certainly seen it raising its ugly head in media repeatedly, but it’s become...
View ArticleGet Fierce With ‘Genocide Chic’
By Arturo R. García Not long after Adrienne Keene’s column last week, comedian Daniella Pineda sent us this spot-on mock advert subverting “Urban Infitters” and the like. The video’s only 1:37 long,...
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On Being Feminism’s “Ms. Nigga”
Like, late night I’m on a first class flight The only brother in sight the flight attendant catch fright I sit down in my seat, 2C She approach officially talkin about, “Excuse me” Her lips curl up...
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Human Zoos, Conservation Refugees, and the Houston Zoo’s The African Forest
By Guest Contributor Shannon Joyce Prince Note: The Houston Zoo uses the term “pygmy” and specifies no particular so called p*gmy ethnic groups. According to the Indigenous Peoples of Africa...
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Newfoundland & the Myth of Land Discovery
By Deputy Editor Thea Lim Reader Johanna sent us this ad: and kindly typed out the copy for us, which says: Discovery is a fearless pursuit. Certainly, this was the case when the Vikings, the first...
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Feminist Intersection: On hipsters/hippies and Native culture
By Special Correspondent Jessica Yee, originally published at Bitch Magazine Lately I’ve had my fair share of run-ins with the hipsters and hippies, as well as the hippie/hipster “culture” at large,...
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The Fading Histories of People of Colour: Depardieu Plays Dumas
By Deputy Editor Thea Lim Reader Carleandria sent us this link to an article from the Times Online, discussing a controversy that is gaining ground in France after the release of a biopic on French...
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An Indigenous Olympics?
By Guest Contributor Toban Black, originally published at Contexts.org The 2010 Olympics logo is an altered version of traditional Arctic Inuit sculptures. This quasi-indigenous logo has been displayed...
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On Burlesque [Essay]
by Guest Contributor Tiara the Merch Girl Depending on who you ask, burlesque can either be a tool to poke fun at the Establishment by bringing them down to the “low-brow”, or a way to bask in vintage...
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History and the Harem Pant
By Guest Contributor Mimi, originally published at Threadbared Whether deemed a “must have,” as some contestants on The Fashion Show insisted, or a hideous mistake, the so-called harem pant is back in...
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David Carradine’s Legacy of Shame
by Guest Contributor (and regular commenter) Atlasien David Carradine was found dead yesterday in a hotel room in Bangkok. The circumstances of his death are outrageously sensationalistic. I won’t go...
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Write What You Know: Limiting or Authentic?
by Guest Contributor Neesha Meminger The other day, I came across a blog post by Editorial Anonymous, “The CSK is Dead (Long Live the CSK).” The Coretta Scott King Award was established in 1969 and is...
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Obey the Altruistic Giant, or Else
by Guest Contributor Nezua, originally published at The Unapologetic Mexican “It’s not like I’m just jumping on some cool rebel cause for the sake of exploiting it for profit.” —Shepard Fairey Question...
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Geishas and Whores
by Guest Contributor (and regular commenter) Atlasien Geisha cultists seriously disturb me. Surprisingly enough, many of them are women. They love the geisha mystique, the tinge of nostalgia for a...
View ArticleHow Do We View Global Hip Hop Culture? [Series Introduction: On Cultural...
by Latoya Peterson Today, I got three text messages in rapid succession from my friend Hae. “Check out the new MV from 2ne1 called Fire!” “Song is addicting!” “Street version is better than space...
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Race, Entertainment, and Historical Borrowing: The Case of Lindy Hop
by Guest Contributor Lisa, originally published at Sociological Images This post is dedicated to Frankie Manning. Frankie died this morning of complications related to pnemonia. He was one month shy of...
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Fashion and Patronizing, Colonial Rhetoric, Take #758080
by Special Correspondent Wendi Muse So even though fashion designers have a tendency to appropriate and re-design fashion they witness during their world travels (or, cough, imperialist imaginations),...
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