Ethnic Aisle Pride Edition: Whatever happened to my homophobia?
Posted by Jef in Ethnic Aisle, Race on 26. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
The phrase “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has always bothered me. First, because what does that even mean? Second, because yes, you can. The idea that homophobia is entrenched in visible minority/immigrant communities bothers me, even if it’s true, because it is also entrenched in other, whiter households. And the idea that [...]
Jeremy Lin: The Great Reticent Hope
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Race, Sports on 30. Jan, 2010 | 5 Comments
The Legend of Jeremy Lin continues to grow. A second ESPN article popped up last week while the Harvard senior got a shout-out on Deadspin today, surely sending all new scores of basketball fans scurrying to YouTube. This is not a story about basketball though. Whether he likes it or not (and the answer seems to [...]
