Tag Archives: racism
Debunking the Myth of the Free Ride
In my last post I discussed how Cliven Bundy’s incredibly offensive racist statements in part stem from a worldview in part shaped by the Myth of the Free Ride, This myth is the belief that minorities are getting more than … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics, Race
Tagged Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Cliven Bundy, Myth of the Free Ride, racism, taxation, U.S. politics, undocumented immigrants, welfare
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Cliven Bundy and The Myth of the Free Ride
For decades, a white rancher in Nevada named Cliven Bundy has refused to pay taxes to the Federal Government for allowing his cattle to graze on public land. Few took notice of this issue until Bundy actually started paying consequences … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics, Race
Tagged Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Cliven Bundy, Myth of the Free Ride, racism, taxation, U.S. politics, undocumented immigrants, welfare
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Letters Between Friends: To Jeremy C. on White Privilege (Part 2)
My friend recently linked and article on the topic of white privilege and asked: “I don’t feel bad for having what we call ‘white privilege.’ What I hate is that it isn’t a universal privilege. From my experience, this list seems absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in Letters between friends, Race
Tagged race, race relations in the USA, racism
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The logic of Whiteness: We can take everything from you, but don’t you dare take from us!
The other day I was in a job interview. I struck up a conversation with my interviewer, a middle aged white male from North Dakota, as he ran my background check. Despite the fact it had come up that I had … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary, Race
Tagged Fighting Sioux, racism, settler-colonialism, UND, whiteness
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#CancelColbert and the need for Solidarity
Is it satire critiquing racism or more racism? Recently The Colbert Report ran a segment mocking Dan Snyder’s attempts to woo Native American support as controversy surrounding his team’s name (the R*dskins) has increased significantly in recent months. However, the segment itself … Continue reading
Blackface and Bloodstains
Fall, the season of racism. Every October people around the world get dressed up and attend various costumed parties or functions, usually in some connection to Halloween. Inevitably stories and pictures emerge of white people dressing up in racial or … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary
Tagged blackface, cultural costumes, george zimmerman, halloween, race relations, racial costumes, racism, travyon martin
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Dear TooSoonJunes:
@TooSoonJunes, I honestly appreciated the fact that you took the time to respond to my accusation of racism so I decided to take equal time responding to your questions and arguments. I could not do this on Twitter so … Continue reading
Calling Out Socially Acceptable Racism
Last night I received my first Twitter suspension. I also had some friends on Facebook give me flak regarding the tone of my responses that led to the suspension. All of my replies were in response to Tweets that came … Continue reading
Why is it okay to be racist against Native Americans?
While the United States has come a long way in addressing racial issues in the last several decades it still has a long way to go. One of the most important areas of change needs to happen in regards to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary, Politics
Tagged cultural appropriation, environmental racism, Native American issues, racism, Redskins
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Speakfaithfully 
Everything I have to say about the #SiouxperDrunk Controversy and T-Shirts
Dear UND and larger Grand Forks Community, Stop being dicks to Native Americans. Sincerely, -Speakfaithfully/Kevin Gonzaga