Is your baby racist?!?!

Photo Credit: Matt Braunger

It’s Newsweek so no hard science here, but someone found out that children actually perceive society’s racial differences on their own, from media and mostly from their parents attitude. Nothing new here, but here’s an interesting note on white liberalism “don’t ask, don’t tell” de facto policy:

The last third were also given the checklist of topics, but no videos. These parents were to discuss racial equality on their own, every night for five nights.

At this point, something interesting happened. Five families in the last group abruptly quit the study. Two directly told Vittrup, “We don’t want to have these conversations with our child. We don’t want to point out skin color.”

Vittrup was taken aback—these families volunteered knowing full well it was a study of children’s racial attitudes. Yet once they were aware that the study required talking openly about race, they started dropping out.

Read the article here.

7 Things NEVER to Say to Asian-American Executives

Jae Requiro remembers her friend’s story vividly: Following a meeting in which her friend was the only Asian-American woman, a male colleague said to her, “You’re not at all like my Asian wife … you speak up.”

— Diversity Inc.

Glenda posted this on her blog and to me, this is a good primer for those of you who think there is such a thing as positive stereotypes. Some of my favorites from this article:

• “You’re not a minority because all Asians are rich and successful.”
• “Where are you from? No, where are you really from?” or “When are you going to go home?” or “How often do you go home?”
• “You aren’t like them” or “You don’t act very Asian.”

Read the whole thing.

SNL’s Racist Caricature of Matt Gonzalez

Gonzalez- Has no discernible accent. But, because he’s of hispanic origin, it’s somehow funny and not-racist to give him an accent.

This is a textbook example of racism in the media. Will it harm our children? Probably not.

Was it lame? Definitely.

via SNL’s Racist Caricature of Matt Gonzalez « Mission Mission

Obama Bucks

“I didn’t see it the way that it’s being taken. I never connected,” she said. “It was just food to me. It didn’t mean anything else.”

Inland GOP mailing depicts Obama’s face on food stamp | Inland News | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California

Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes

Posted here for some reason.

Ok, so I just checked the calendar, it’s 2008 right? This is rediculous!

A Chink in the Armour

Film maker Baun Mah hilariously examines major Chinese Canadian stereotypes. Enjoy!

(be sure to fast-forward to minute 21 if you get bored!)

via Ernie at 8Asians.