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May. 3rd, 2014 02:26 pmUS President Obama calls for death penalty review
Son accused of killing parents with samurai sword
Taxi driver convicted of raping female passenger, but jury acquits him of top count -- "Some members of the panel, which deliberated for over a day, tended to buy Singh's account that the back-seat sex was consensual."
High school student accused of serial sex assaults
Princeton student: 'White privilege' -- stop and think before you judge -- This is on Fox News, so be warned. (Also, who will think of the poor, derided white males in American society?)
Man Robs Southern Diner -- With a Pitchfork -- Really? A Waffle House?
Son accused of killing parents with samurai sword
Taxi driver convicted of raping female passenger, but jury acquits him of top count -- "Some members of the panel, which deliberated for over a day, tended to buy Singh's account that the back-seat sex was consensual."
High school student accused of serial sex assaults
Princeton student: 'White privilege' -- stop and think before you judge -- This is on Fox News, so be warned. (Also, who will think of the poor, derided white males in American society?)
Man Robs Southern Diner -- With a Pitchfork -- Really? A Waffle House?
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Aug. 29th, 2013 07:46 pmFinancial worries lower thinking ability: Financial worries can reduce your ability to think about other things and effectively reduce your IQ by 13 points, according to a new study | more | even more | even even more
Men secretly want their wives to fail: Men feel worse about themselves when their wives or girlfriends succeed, especially in an area where they have failed -- "When comparing all the results, the researchers found that it didn't matter if the achievements or failures were social or intellectual, men subconsciously felt worse about themselves when their partner succeeded than when she failed."
Addicted to Facebook fame? Blame your brain's nucleus accumbens -- "That little knot of neurons also plays a part in how good you feel about financial gain — but in a series of experiments, researchers in Germany found that Facebook usage seems more closely related to a boost in reputation than a boost in the bank account."
Fruit juice linked to increased risk of diabetes, new research shows
Men secretly want their wives to fail: Men feel worse about themselves when their wives or girlfriends succeed, especially in an area where they have failed -- "When comparing all the results, the researchers found that it didn't matter if the achievements or failures were social or intellectual, men subconsciously felt worse about themselves when their partner succeeded than when she failed."
Addicted to Facebook fame? Blame your brain's nucleus accumbens -- "That little knot of neurons also plays a part in how good you feel about financial gain — but in a series of experiments, researchers in Germany found that Facebook usage seems more closely related to a boost in reputation than a boost in the bank account."
Fruit juice linked to increased risk of diabetes, new research shows
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Jul. 7th, 2013 12:24 pmLeave kids out of this name-calling class prejudice
Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent
Understanding Out-of-Wedlock Births in Black America: Revisiting the controversial Moynihan Report
The British Are Coming--and They've Brought Newspapers: The Guardian is looking to expand in the U.S. market
To cut STD rate, California considers condoms in prison
It's Okay to Call a Guy Creepy: Women have a right to express that they don't appreciate a man's advances
Boys With Sisters Are Less Likely to Do Chores When They Grow Up
The cheapest way to diet? Drink at least a litre of water a day
Fried chicken takeaway called 'Hitler' opens in Thailand and comes complete with logo of Nazi leader in a bow tie -- KFC should absolutely sue for trademark infringement.
Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent
Understanding Out-of-Wedlock Births in Black America: Revisiting the controversial Moynihan Report
The British Are Coming--and They've Brought Newspapers: The Guardian is looking to expand in the U.S. market
To cut STD rate, California considers condoms in prison
It's Okay to Call a Guy Creepy: Women have a right to express that they don't appreciate a man's advances
Boys With Sisters Are Less Likely to Do Chores When They Grow Up
The cheapest way to diet? Drink at least a litre of water a day
Fried chicken takeaway called 'Hitler' opens in Thailand and comes complete with logo of Nazi leader in a bow tie -- KFC should absolutely sue for trademark infringement.
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Jan. 12th, 2011 08:34 amArizona shooting: Bill OK'd to create buffer for funerals -- "Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill Tuesday evening, saying, 'Despicable acts of emotional terrorism will not be tolerated in the state of Arizona.'" One of the few stances by her of which I completely agree.
Palin accuses critics of 'blood libel' for blaming her for Tucson shootings -- I don't think that is called cooling down the rhetoric. Also, you know, it's all about her.
In N.C., a new battle on school integration -- "[A]s the [Raleigh school] board moves toward a system in which students attend neighborhood schools, some members are embracing the provocative idea that concentrating poor children, who are usually minorities, in a few schools could have merits - logic that critics are blasting as a 21st-century case for segregation."
Public strongly opposes debt ceiling increase: Reuters/Ipsos -- "Some 71 percent of those surveyed oppose increasing the borrowing authority, the focus of a brewing political battle over federal spending. Only 18 percent support an increase." These people are fools who obviously don't understand the implications of defaulting on our national obligations. This isn't like an individual declaring bankruptcy.
Palin accuses critics of 'blood libel' for blaming her for Tucson shootings -- I don't think that is called cooling down the rhetoric. Also, you know, it's all about her.
In N.C., a new battle on school integration -- "[A]s the [Raleigh school] board moves toward a system in which students attend neighborhood schools, some members are embracing the provocative idea that concentrating poor children, who are usually minorities, in a few schools could have merits - logic that critics are blasting as a 21st-century case for segregation."
Public strongly opposes debt ceiling increase: Reuters/Ipsos -- "Some 71 percent of those surveyed oppose increasing the borrowing authority, the focus of a brewing political battle over federal spending. Only 18 percent support an increase." These people are fools who obviously don't understand the implications of defaulting on our national obligations. This isn't like an individual declaring bankruptcy.
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Dec. 24th, 2010 09:56 amTeen girls in most deprived areas 5 times as likely to be assaulted
New research: 'Un-growth hormone' increases longevity
How exercise grows a healthy heart -- "The studies in mice suggest that exercise turns on a genetic program that leads the heart to grow as heart muscle cells divide."
Some brain tumors mimic the genetic program of germline cells
Milestone: A methane-metal marriage: UA scientists have inserted metal atoms into methane gas molecules -- a potential advancement for industrial hydrocarbon chemistry and our understanding of how nature uses metals in the molecules of living organisms
Researchers find gene that protects against dementia in high-risk individuals
You are what your father ate: UMMS research suggests paternal diet affects lipid metabolizing genes in offspring
Why must we compensate after buying gifts that threaten our identities? -- "If a vegetarian has to buy a steakhouse gift certificate for a friend, her discomfort will lead her to buy something else that reaffirms her identity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research."
New research: 'Un-growth hormone' increases longevity
How exercise grows a healthy heart -- "The studies in mice suggest that exercise turns on a genetic program that leads the heart to grow as heart muscle cells divide."
Some brain tumors mimic the genetic program of germline cells
Milestone: A methane-metal marriage: UA scientists have inserted metal atoms into methane gas molecules -- a potential advancement for industrial hydrocarbon chemistry and our understanding of how nature uses metals in the molecules of living organisms
Researchers find gene that protects against dementia in high-risk individuals
You are what your father ate: UMMS research suggests paternal diet affects lipid metabolizing genes in offspring
Why must we compensate after buying gifts that threaten our identities? -- "If a vegetarian has to buy a steakhouse gift certificate for a friend, her discomfort will lead her to buy something else that reaffirms her identity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research."
Pat Buchanan, the velvet racist
Oct. 11th, 2009 11:20 amSomeone in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ljdemocrats posted an opinion piece by Pat Buchanan. This was my response:
This is some of the most racist stuff I've seen in a long time. Not the knock-you-in-your-face racism of the '60s, but for our time it is way, way out there.
The first thing someone with a knowledge about such things as food stamps and similar federal assistance would interject into this monologue/diatribe is that the segment of the US population who has most benefitted from such programs is white women. The thing is, Pat Buchanan knows this. He is not a dumb man. He is disingenuous to the point of dissembling. He preys on the stereotypes that have plagued our nation for decades, scores, centuries. His demagoguery inflames those on the right who have a psychological need--almost a pathology--to perceive themselves as better than an entire classification of people.
Buchanan, snug in the wealthy class, realizes that what threatens his standard of living is a redistribution of wealth, something that universal health care symbolizes. Howard Zinn, in his A People's History of the United States, described how moneyed landowners (particularly plantation owners) recognized that people who worked together had a solidarity--white indentured slaves would couple with enslaved blacks. This tendency went up the chain of class, whether bonded or free. When workers, regardless of color, began to revolt against their capitalistic employers/owners, the rich figured out that wedging race between these collective workers would drive them apart and dissolve the growing impetus for socialistic economic reform.
Buchanan is taking a page out of history. His wallet is threatened, so he rouses racial dischord. It distracts the working class (the lower class) from their ultimate goal, economic parity. But also in Mr. Buchanan's case, I believe he suffers from that pathology of needing to feel superior. Class is one way of achieving tangible superiority over one's peers. Race, a social construct, unfortunately is seen by some people as another.
ljdemocrats posted an opinion piece by Pat Buchanan. This was my response:This is some of the most racist stuff I've seen in a long time. Not the knock-you-in-your-face racism of the '60s, but for our time it is way, way out there.
The first thing someone with a knowledge about such things as food stamps and similar federal assistance would interject into this monologue/diatribe is that the segment of the US population who has most benefitted from such programs is white women. The thing is, Pat Buchanan knows this. He is not a dumb man. He is disingenuous to the point of dissembling. He preys on the stereotypes that have plagued our nation for decades, scores, centuries. His demagoguery inflames those on the right who have a psychological need--almost a pathology--to perceive themselves as better than an entire classification of people.
Buchanan, snug in the wealthy class, realizes that what threatens his standard of living is a redistribution of wealth, something that universal health care symbolizes. Howard Zinn, in his A People's History of the United States, described how moneyed landowners (particularly plantation owners) recognized that people who worked together had a solidarity--white indentured slaves would couple with enslaved blacks. This tendency went up the chain of class, whether bonded or free. When workers, regardless of color, began to revolt against their capitalistic employers/owners, the rich figured out that wedging race between these collective workers would drive them apart and dissolve the growing impetus for socialistic economic reform.
Buchanan is taking a page out of history. His wallet is threatened, so he rouses racial dischord. It distracts the working class (the lower class) from their ultimate goal, economic parity. But also in Mr. Buchanan's case, I believe he suffers from that pathology of needing to feel superior. Class is one way of achieving tangible superiority over one's peers. Race, a social construct, unfortunately is seen by some people as another.
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Aug. 27th, 2009 05:17 pmGet Ready for Gruesome Cigarette Warnings: Graphic images of diseased body parts could become the norm on packaging -- My immediate response: "It's about time."
FTC to ban most 'robocalls' Sept. 1: Violaters will face penalties of up to $16,000 per call -- "[T]he telemarketer [must have] written permission from a customer that he or she wants to receive these calls." Lots of exceptions, though.
Bank boom mostly skipped inner cities: AP analysis: Majority of new branches opened in richer neighborhoods
More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More: Higher quality diets also associated with higher income levels, study finds -- I thought this was known, but it's good to have documentation when attempting to influence policy.
Antioxidants Abound in Cereals, Popcorn, Whole-Grain Snacks: Study finds these foods contain high levels of polyphenols
Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits: Body awareness plays a key role in weight maintenance, researchers say
FTC to ban most 'robocalls' Sept. 1: Violaters will face penalties of up to $16,000 per call -- "[T]he telemarketer [must have] written permission from a customer that he or she wants to receive these calls." Lots of exceptions, though.
Bank boom mostly skipped inner cities: AP analysis: Majority of new branches opened in richer neighborhoods
More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More: Higher quality diets also associated with higher income levels, study finds -- I thought this was known, but it's good to have documentation when attempting to influence policy.
Antioxidants Abound in Cereals, Popcorn, Whole-Grain Snacks: Study finds these foods contain high levels of polyphenols
Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits: Body awareness plays a key role in weight maintenance, researchers say
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets: Carnegie Mellon research points to poverty's influence (thanks, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dsgood)
dsgood)Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier segments of society. A new Carnegie Mellon University study sheds light on the reasons why low-income lottery players eagerly invest in a product that provides poor returns.
In the study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, participants who were made to feel subjectively poor bought nearly twice as many lottery tickets as a comparison group that was made to feel subjectively more affluent. The Carnegie Mellon findings point to poverty's central role in people's decisions to buy lottery tickets.
[...] "State lotteries are popular revenue sources that are unlikely to go away anytime soon," said George Loewenstein, a study co-author and Herbert A. Simon professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon. "However, it is possible to implement measures that can actually benefit low-income lottery players and lead to fairer outcomes." Loewenstein noted that one such potential method for addressing income inequality, which has shown promise in other countries, is tying lottery tickets to savings accounts.
Another thing about that party
Jun. 22nd, 2008 06:12 pmT. clearly was interested in me, so we talked quite a bit last night. At one point, a woman, M., sat next to us and joined in on our conversation. We were talking about politics and society.
Before M. came up, T. and I had started talking about Hillary Clinton and the nature of the Democratic primary. We talked about where she grew up (apparently Hyde Park), and he said that she had to work for all that she had. I asked him, "Don't you think that she started out from a position of privilege?" His response: "Inasmuch as anyone from the middle-middle class does."
He went on to say that he thought that Obama's primary win and possible WH victory meant more to him than if Hillary (he never used her full name) had won. I tried to ask him to clarify his position, but M. jumped in and said that she had been hopeful that Ms. Clinton had made it, it would have shown that sexism wasn't so much of a problem. T. was very dismissive, saying that since he got to where he was without much of a problem, he didn't see the issue with women (read: white women), but the fact that Obama could come up to do what he has done was amazing to him. Throughout much of this, I was nodding my head with M.'s arguments.
It seems important for me to state that I identified with my sex far earlier than I ever did with my race. (I still don't identify as black as far as my self-image goes. But I recognize that race is a reality in American culture, so I must attend to how race is observed.)
Minority status is a lived reality. Identity is established every day. I was and am identified by society as a female first. All oppressed groups have large struggles, terrible obstacles to overcome. Power implies imbalance.
Before M. came up, T. and I had started talking about Hillary Clinton and the nature of the Democratic primary. We talked about where she grew up (apparently Hyde Park), and he said that she had to work for all that she had. I asked him, "Don't you think that she started out from a position of privilege?" His response: "Inasmuch as anyone from the middle-middle class does."
He went on to say that he thought that Obama's primary win and possible WH victory meant more to him than if Hillary (he never used her full name) had won. I tried to ask him to clarify his position, but M. jumped in and said that she had been hopeful that Ms. Clinton had made it, it would have shown that sexism wasn't so much of a problem. T. was very dismissive, saying that since he got to where he was without much of a problem, he didn't see the issue with women (read: white women), but the fact that Obama could come up to do what he has done was amazing to him. Throughout much of this, I was nodding my head with M.'s arguments.
It seems important for me to state that I identified with my sex far earlier than I ever did with my race. (I still don't identify as black as far as my self-image goes. But I recognize that race is a reality in American culture, so I must attend to how race is observed.)
Minority status is a lived reality. Identity is established every day. I was and am identified by society as a female first. All oppressed groups have large struggles, terrible obstacles to overcome. Power implies imbalance.
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Jun. 18th, 2008 01:21 amIf you can stomach it, take a look at this post (and clip) in feminist.
feminist.(no subject)
Jun. 13th, 2008 09:39 pmTen Chairs of Inequality -- this is from 1998 (thanks, willshetterly)
willshetterly)Privilege meme
Jan. 1st, 2008 04:26 pmthanks to johanna_hypatia
Edit: List has been updated due to more information fromdevon.
The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you.
( updated list )
Also,tlatoani had this to say about the whole thing, and came up with this very helpful resource.
johanna_hypatiaEdit: List has been updated due to more information from
devon.The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you.
( updated list )
Also,
tlatoani had this to say about the whole thing, and came up with this very helpful resource.(no subject)
Aug. 13th, 2007 07:41 pmQuit complaining — it may make you feel worse: Venting to friends about problems is unhelpful and unhealthy, experts say -- Nevermind. I should never have promoted an article that is so entrenched in gender hypernorms.
Church suspect charged with 3 murder counts: Police: Man targeted congregation leaders in shooting
Blows Against the Empire: The return of Philip K. Dick (thanks,supergee)
New Study Examines How Minorities are "Movin' on Up" When They Move to New Neighborhoods: Minorities make equal or better economic gains than whites when moving to new neighborhoods, but white children still populate the most advantaged neighborhoods in the nation (thanks,dsgood)
A 'private bandwidth' for communication in bats: Evidence from insular horseshoe bats (thanks again,dsgood, if for no other reason than to have broadened my vocabulary with the word 'sympatry')
Goldman and Investors to Put $3 Billion Into Fund -- "Goldman's CFO, David Viniar, said today that the investment should not be seen as an attempt by the bank and the investors to bail out the fund, but an effort to take advantage of the unusual conditions in the market. 'This is not a rescue,' Mr. Viniar said in response to a question from an analyst." Uh-huh.
None So Blind as the 'Color Blind' (by way ofguttaperk)
IBARW: The interaction of race and class (by way ofwillshetterly)
Church suspect charged with 3 murder counts: Police: Man targeted congregation leaders in shooting
Blows Against the Empire: The return of Philip K. Dick (thanks,
supergee)New Study Examines How Minorities are "Movin' on Up" When They Move to New Neighborhoods: Minorities make equal or better economic gains than whites when moving to new neighborhoods, but white children still populate the most advantaged neighborhoods in the nation (thanks,
dsgood)A 'private bandwidth' for communication in bats: Evidence from insular horseshoe bats (thanks again,
dsgood, if for no other reason than to have broadened my vocabulary with the word 'sympatry')Goldman and Investors to Put $3 Billion Into Fund -- "Goldman's CFO, David Viniar, said today that the investment should not be seen as an attempt by the bank and the investors to bail out the fund, but an effort to take advantage of the unusual conditions in the market. 'This is not a rescue,' Mr. Viniar said in response to a question from an analyst." Uh-huh.
None So Blind as the 'Color Blind' (by way of
guttaperk)IBARW: The interaction of race and class (by way of
willshetterly)(no subject)
Mar. 3rd, 2007 12:11 pmFor those in the United States:
Can you imagine a classless system?
If so, what would it look like?
Can you imagine a classless system?
If so, what would it look like?
