Category: Identity Politics
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Flashback Friday: Black People Deserve a Capital “B”
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I don’t know if I’m still feeling extra Black because we just celebrated Black Friday or because with all the media hoopla about how many Black themed movies are currently being shown at a theater near you, I’ve caught the bug. Or maybe I’m feeling revolutionary in honor of the great Nelson…
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From the Meltingpot Vault: Passing For White, Asian Style
Hi Meltingpot Readers, For those of you who are new to the Meltingpot, you should know that this is like the third incarnation of this blog. I’ve always covered identity politics and parenting, I just did it over on blogger. I never took the original Meltingpot blog down, so you can always go back and…
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Snatching Blonde-Haired Babies In Europe
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Did you hear the one about the blonde-haired Roma child who was removed from her family because she allegedly didn’t look like ‘those people.’ (emphasis mine). Yes, it seems that European police officers are engaging in their own brand of racial profiling by snatching blonde-haired Roma children from their families on the…
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“Not the Nanny” Syndrome is Multi-Generational
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, we just had a huge baby shower for my cousin who is expecting her first child. We’re the same age so the fact that she is having her first child now was truly a cause for celebration, so my entire extended family descended upon Philadelphia for the shower. And of course,…
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Trading Places: South Africa Style
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Have you ever thought about trading places with someone whose life is the polar opposite of yours, just to see ‘ how the other half lives?’ Usually when I play that game, the ‘other half’ I’m thinking about is the filthy rich. I like to test my moral compass to see what…
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How Do You Say Colorism in Spanish (and Portuguese)?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Since today is Round-Up Wednesday and since it seems I can’t escape the stories about colorism in the Latino/Brazilian communities, I thought I’d just share two stories that really made me realize how much the new book I’m working on is needed. My new book is all about colorism in Black, Latino,…
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Best of the Meltingpot: “Who Are You Calling Oriental?”
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Yesterday was the first day of school for all of three of my babies. It’s official, I now have a 7th grader, a 4th grader and babygirl officially joined the Two’s class at her daycare. They grow up so fast. I can’t believe it. And it’s the beginning of a new school…
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“What’s Better than Being Happy? Being White:” A Tragic Story from South Africa
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Yes, today is Wednesday round-up, but I don’t have multiple fresh links though today, just one. It’s a tragic story from South Africa about a mixed-race man/child named Happy who more than anything wanted to be white. As you can imagine, the story doesn’t end well. The dek for the story from…
