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The romance ind…
The romance industry conflates finding love with looking a certain way, and it’s hard even for the strongest of us not to internalize messages about the way we look. And worse, these messages are...
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White capitalis…
White capitalist America’s cultural vacuity, its historical inability to nurture or sustain a vibrant “national culture” drawing upon the most creative elements of its various ethnicities, helps to...
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I am not Africa…
I am not African. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not Taina. Taino is in me, but there is no way back. I am not European. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. I am new. History made...
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The racial and …
The racial and ethnic demographics of the Don’t Say Gay polling are of interest, too. 75% of those who identified as Hispanic said that teachers should be able to discuss other sexual orientations; 60%...
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But it is this …
But it is this current trend in producing colorful ethnicity for the white consumer appetite that it makes it possible for blackness to be commodified in unprecedented ways, and for whites to...
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I’m struggling …
I’m struggling as a woman. I’m struggling as a Puerto Rican woman. I’m struggling as a Muslim Puerto Rican woman. I’m struggling with Hispanic people not accepting me. I’m struggling with men not...
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As a sociologis…
As a sociologist, I think it is best to turn to the evidence: Do Asians face discrimination? The labor market is one of the best places to take this question because this is where many people believe...
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What is the sig…
What is the significance of those moments when cultural heritage rather than sociopolitical status make a difference in how one understands the self? How do middle class African Americans navigate the...
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To the extent t…
To the extent that the word ‘desegregation’ remains in our vocabulary, it describes an antique principle, not a current priority. Today, we are more likely to talk of diversity—but diversification and...
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While many of u…
While many of us have little difficulty assessing our own victimization within some major system of oppression, whether it be by race, social class, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age or...
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