product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. No matter how clichd, here is the cold truth when it comes to Colin Kaepernick and his inability over the past five months to
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Quote of the Day – Allan G. Johnson on Privilege
“The oppressive effect of privilege is often so insidious that dominant groups complain whenever it’s brought up for discussion. They feel impatient and imposed on. “Come on,” they say, “stop whining. Things aren’t that bad. Maybe they used to be, but not anymore. It’s time to move on. Get over
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Michael Kimmel – On Gender and Privilege
I’m reading Kimmel’s book GuyLand and I shudder to think of what I would be if I had engaged in the sort of crap that constitutes the typical male maturation process. Filed under: Social Science Tagged: Gender, Privilege, Sociology
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: BDSM, Gender, Entitlement, and Jian Ghomeshi
Whether anybody wanted the conversation right now or not, it’s become time to have a conversation about BDSM, gender and entitlement. Over a week ago, Jian Ghomeshi, the then-popular then- CBC commentator, appeared to be coming out of the closet about engaging in what he referred to as “rough sex
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Arundhati Roy: A voice for women of colour; opportunity stifled?
“Incredibly disappointed with the organizers of Arundhati Roy’s talk…. did not allow Arundhati to bring out any of her work or political analysis in any meaningful way. The guy talked about typical White Vancouver nonsense …”- Jahanzeb Hussain making critical points on what it means to exercise privilege and teaching
Continue readingJoe Fantauzzi: Good Reading: Melissa Fong On The Intersection Of Racism and Male Privilege
Melissa Fong offers a fantastic analysis of some online activism being done by @SUEY_PARK, @BLACKGIRLDANGER @THEWAYOFTHEID and @CHEUYA around issues of male privilege and its intersection with racism. Ms. Fong’s post comes in the aftermath of @Suey_Park’s opposition to a racist joke made by a Twitter account affiliated with television personality Stephen
Continue readingJoe Fantauzzi: Good Reading: Melissa Fong On The Intersection Of Racism and Male Privilege
Melissa Fong offers a fantastic analysis of some online activism being done by @SUEY_PARK, @BLACKGIRLDANGER @THEWAYOFTHEID and @CHEUYA around issues of male privilege and its intersection with racism. Ms. Fong’s post comes in the aftermath of @Suey_Park’s opposition to a racist joke made by a Twitter account affiliated with television personality Stephen
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Overheard in Toronto – On #RobFord’s Critics
On #RobFord’s Critics: “You know why Rob Ford still wins and will keep on winning? All these people in the newspapers, writing blogs and rushing to criticize him are upper-middle […]
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Oh Lily Allen…no… just no
1) I’m sure you didn’t specify “Black bootylicious Twerkers” but I’m POSITIVE you casted for a “look” that your itsy bitsy -can’t-see-beyond-stereotypes- brain can’t comprehend at the moment. 2) Of course you aren’t going to send them away when you found exactly what you were attempting to portray. The intent
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Captain Awkward’s Words of Wisdom – The Female “No”
You know what privilege is? It’s not having to expend the mental energy to do certain things or even having to think about doing certain thing. Another fun fact your perceptions and reactions are yours and yours alone and as a general rule of thumb should *not* be
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Are Looks Everything – Maybe not, Sayeth Cameron Russell
Cameron Russell shows us the power of image and how our perceptions shape our reality. Filed under: Education Tagged: Power, Privilege, Race, The importance of Looks
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