Tag: racism

“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, and the Skin Color Advantage
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“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, and the Skin Color Advantage

Bimi- January 17, 2023

"Welcome Massa!" — A Glimpse Into Nigeria's Lingering Colonial Complex As the gates flung open and the gateman barked “Welcome Massa!” to the approaching white ... Read More

You Don’t Get to Define Me! (Rejoinder to John Zibiri)
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You Don’t Get to Define Me! (Rejoinder to John Zibiri)

Bimi- January 16, 2015

This article has been archived You Don’t Get to Define Me! A Rejoinder to John Zibiri Someone recently shared a frustrating article allegedly written by ... Read More

The Truth About Skin Colour: Neither Black nor White
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The Truth About Skin Colour: Neither Black nor White

Bimi- December 1, 2014

Black & White twins smiling at camera (Imagined by AI)   Rewriting the Skin Story: What Science Really Says About White Skin In 2005, a ... Read More

Colonial Language as a Weapon: Beating India’s Caste System
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Colonial Language as a Weapon: Beating India’s Caste System

David- July 18, 2012

India's Dalits tend to be dark-skinned (Image: Rahuul Biishra @Unsplash How English Is Helping India’s Dalits Fight the Caste System I stepped off the metro ... Read More

Finding Humour in Racist Ignorance
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Finding Humour in Racist Ignorance

Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner- January 17, 2011

"It was hard enough to comprehend that a person could be so blissfully ignorant" - Sarah Grossfurthner (Photo by Olha Ruskykh: Pexels) Who says one ... Read More