Showing a persistence and work ethic she never mustered in her lackluster high school career, University of Texas reject and professional white martyr Abigail Fisher has convinced the Supreme Court to give her one more chance to blame affirmative action for her personal failures.
An Open Letter to My White Grandfather
I’ve started this letter five times and deleted it five times. Even though we’ve never met I’ve known you all my life. I learned you existed from a letter addressed to someone else. A few months ago, my mom told me you wanted to meet me along with my wife and son. I was surprised. I hear we have some things in common.…
Rupert Murdoch is Pretty Sure Egyptians are White, Not That You Asked
What is whiteness? It's a question that both ethnic studies scholars and stoned ethnic studies freshman have pondered for decades. But for News Corp magnate Rupert Murdoch, the answer is simple: whiteness is what Rupert Murdoch says it is.
When All the Angels Are White
I am an angel in this nation.
Via Negativa: Poetic Notes on White Boy Privilege
In Polish, worshippers often use an honorific when referring to God. Pan Bóg. Mr. God.
The Unbearable Invisibility of White Masculinity: Innocence In the Age of White Male Mass Shootings
I have been profiled my entire life as innocent. When disruptive in class, I was told that I was eccentric, that I needed to work on my focus. Growing up, I looked for fights and conflicts yet I never fit the profile of a juvenile delinquent. The chip on my shoulder never signified a thug; I was just a kid with a bad…
Utah Magazine Celebrates Its (White) 'Women of Color' [UPDATED]
If you were the editor of Utah Valley Magazine, and you needed a headline to accompany your editor's note for the "Women's Issue," and you had selected this photograph of your female staffers to illustrate it, what would you pick for a headline? How about the one thing the photo most certainly does not depict?
