Category Archives: Essay
The Indian Elite Has a Toilet Problem It Doesn’t Want to See
Steve Locke: “I fit the description”
Steve Locke’s essay about being detained by police on his way to work.
Tone Policing and Privilege
No, We Won’t Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege
No, We Won’t Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege
White Guilt and Privilege
Michal ‘MJ’ Jones writes about “4 Reasons People of Color Can’t Cater to White People’s Guilt – Or Their Tears”
4 Reasons People of Color Can’t Cater to White People’s Guilt – Or Their Tears
Another View on Headscarves and Islam By Asra Q. Nomani and Hala Arafa, the Washington Post
“Please do this instead: Do not wear a headscarf in “solidarity” with the ideology that most silences us, equating our bodies with “honor.” Stand with us instead with moral courage against the ideology of Islamism that demands we cover our hair.” Asra Q. Nomani and Hala Arafa
“Dear Justice Scalia: Here’s what I learned as a black student struggling at an elite college” By Afi-Odelia Scruggs
“The mismatch argument is flawed because it assumes under-prepared black students will opt to fail instead of push to succeed. Ultimately, I wonder what proponents are actually trying to protect: a system that includes black students who are like I was, or a status quo that keeps them out?”
Aversive Racism: “I don’t trust white people, even the liberals, and science backs me up.” Makini King
“Most Whites don’t want to be racist and this is a great thing, however, most Whites have trouble accepting that they do racist things, which prevents them from doing anything about them.”
Link: Are We Different People in Different Languages?
Ana Menéndez writes about teaching creative writing in contexts where many of the students are multilingual, and the language of instruction is often not their first language. How is language linked to identity and culture?
Intercultural Resources 