Russel Peters: Race and Culture
Russel Peters is an Indian stand up comic and he’s got some great material. He discusses race a lot in his shows and the other day my friend and I were watching one of his routines and he started...
View ArticleThe Hardest Thing About Blogging
There’s something about human nature that no matter how much praise we get, one criticism burns so deeply it seems to negate all the praise and we fixate on that one negative comment. As it turns out,...
View ArticleConfession: I’m Fascinated By Hijabs
Personally I don’t feel that me dressing like a Hindu, behaving like a Hindu, and generally living like a Hindu is at all appropriative. I am a Hindu, so I think it’s appropriate! Sure, there aren’t...
View ArticleWhen Is a Hat Just a Hat?
Okay, now that you know my deep dark secret, that I am terrifically fascinated with religious head covering, here’s an interesting question… Where is the line between regular thing you would put on...
View ArticleAwareness of Your Own Ethnicity
Years ago I was reading a book in the library. It was a memoir of a white man who became paralyzed as an adult. I don’t remember much about the story, but one part really stuck in my mind. He spoke of...
View ArticleHoping to be Born Brown
(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn’t show up right away, give me a day or two!) Most of the time I’m just living my life, trying to be a good person, trying to live up to...
View ArticlePanel: Honoring or Appropriation?
My friend Andrea is often my consultant when it comes to issues of cultural mis-appropriation. She and my husband were the first to teach me about these issues. I have learned so much from both of them...
View ArticleA New Case of Appropriation?
There’s been buzz going around lately about a music video put out by Coldplay featuring Beyonce that is set in India. Brown Girl Magazine asked people for their responses and here are their thoughts…...
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