classism
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Pennsylvania Breakfast Diner Apologizes for Clearly Racist Sign They Claim They Didn't Know Was Racist…But They Knew. They Always Know
If there is one wypipo practice that I can’t stand, it’s when they say or post blatantly racist shit that plays on well-known racial stereotypes but doesn’t specifically mention race so they get to fall back and say, “I didn’t realize the connotation.” Because it’s almost certainly a copout and a lie. You didn’t realize…
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More than 750K Could Lose Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits Under Proposed National Changes
This week we found out that unhealthy diets account for about 11 million deaths worldwide each year. Donald Trump wants to raise that number by at least 750,000. Three-quarters of a million people—that’s how many could lose their benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, later this year under a new proposal from…
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It Takes Heart to Fight: What Boxing Taught Me About White Supremacy
Editor’s note: In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Samoan writer Rudy Mageo shares his story. As a first-generation immigrant from Samoa, my experiences growing up in the Dana Strand Projects in Wilmington, Calif., a poor community near the Los Angeles ports, align with other disenfranchised immigrants and other persons of color…
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#HistoricalContextMatters: 'Cracker,' ‘Redneck,’ 'White Trash' Are Not Racist Terms
In her latest MTV Decoded video, Franchesca Ramsey, writer, actress and video blogger, gives a succinct and critical overview of the incestuous relationship between capitalism and racism, and how the inbred language birthed from that union makes some poor, white people confused about which institution is victimizing them. Ramsey opened the door to this necessary conversation, so let’s…