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Snapple, Crackle and Pop Culture

EAM — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:50:08 +0000

When something, let’s say a commercial, prompts you to mull over whether it’s racist, or not, you can safely settle on the verdict that it is. The new Snapple half-half commercial has drawn a lot of criticism and has left people debating whether it’s downright racist, or merely racially insensitive. That’s a nonessential distinction, by …

Body Politics: Not Yet Past-the-Other (Part One)

EAM — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:01:11 +0000

Post-this, post-that, post-the-other; yet in the end Not past a thing. Not understanding or telling Or forgiveness. But often past oneself, Pounded like a shore by the roller griefs In language that can still knock language sideways. Seamus Heaney, On His Work in the English Tongue When I started writing this blog post back in …

Opinion: The bearable whiteness of being gay

EAM — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:13:51 +0000

Reblogged from In America: Editor’s note: Rob Smith is a writer, lecturer and openly gay U.S. Army and Iraq War veteran. His work has appeared in USA Today, The Huffington Post, Metro Weekly and Salon.com among others. He is also a contributing author to “For Colored Boys …,” an anthology featuring the stories of gay …