Top stories published by On Race — isms in March of 2018

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Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Mar 14, 2018

“Decolonising Desire: The Politics of Love”

“In 2014, OkCupid released data demonstrating how ‘response rate’ to dating profiles is profoundly affected by how you are racialised. There is a plethora of blogs and think pieces — particularly by women of colour — documenting traumatic and degrading…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Mar 20, 2018

“The last untouchable in Europe”

“As Marie-Pierre avers, the truth about the Cagots is obscure. The people first emerge in documents around the 13th century. By then they are already regarded as an inferior caste, the “untouchables” of western France, or northern Spain. In medieval times the Cagots —…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Mar 6, 2018

“Multiracial Families Can’t Save The World From Racism”

“Despite the fact that the children of interracial parents may emerge looking indistinguishable from children born to parents of the same race and many people born to parents of the same race possess traits associated with mixed-race…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Mar 10, 2018

“I Don’t Want to Watch Slavery Fan Fiction”

“This show’s premise highlights the limits of the imagination in a world where oppression thrives. These creators can imagine a world where the Confederacy won the Civil War and black people are still enslaved, but they can’t or aren’t interested in…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Mar 22, 2018

“‘Implicit Bias’ May Account For A Glaring Disparity In Health Care Screening”

“they are two times more likely than whites to develop diabetes, despite having lower obesity rates. This isn’t a surprise to physicians who treat mostly Asians, but it was news to Dr. Hu when he…

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