(Via Political Blindspot. Thanks, Matthew!)
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10:15 am Fri
Oct 11, 2013
Can you see the racism now?
Vogue executive quits after "slave-themed photo" posted
Just the other day I remarked that the fashion industry picked the worst possible year to try and make racist imagery cool, even as it’s obvious why such an insular and privileged culture would think it clever and edgy. Hot on the heels of Katy Perry’s blaceface shoes we have Vogue exec Donata Meirelles “on […]
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Katy Perry's blackface shoes pulled from sale
Fashion designers often make Derek Zoolander look like Albert Einstein, but in picking 2019 to be the year of smirking references to racist imagery, they really outdid themselves. The latest celebrity endorser to be humiliated by something under their name? Katy Perry’s blackface shoes. Katy says she is “saddened” that her design – blue eyes […]
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Four reporters say their news organizations won't let them use the term "racist"
Huffington Post got four reporters on the record (albeit anonymously) to say their editors replace terms like “racist” and “racism” with euphemisms. I was at a media organization that wouldn’t allow me to use “racist” or “bigot” when referring to derogatory comments that Donald Trump made or to his character. Instead, we were told to […]
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This password manager maximizes security on every website
Use a single password for every website, and you’re compromising your security. Use a different one each time, and you’re bound to lose track of them. The solution? RoboForm Everywhere, a catch-all tool that will not only manage the passwords on every site you visit but generate better ones. As a simple password database, it’s […]
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This mini-printer makes memos anywhere with zero ink refills
Just a reminder: Print isn’t dead. And now that printers are becoming as portable as cell phones, it might be around for quite some time. Enter the MEMOBIRD Mobile Thermal Printer, a mini-printer that is versatile, portable – and most importantly, never needs a refill on ink or toner. Measuring just a few inches around, […]
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Learn MySQL painlessly with this online master class
What do Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google all have in common? Somewhere in their framework, they all use MySQL, that most versatile (and free!) of database management systems. And they’re not alone. If your company or the one you’d like to work for wrangles data (and who doesn’t?), they’re going to need someone with a […]
