http://www.multiracialmuse.com My thoughts on being mulitracial and on Afro-Caribbean and Amerindian issues. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:12:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Usually, this blog is about unpleasant realities that can seem insurmountable. I think the following news proves that just talking about race is enough to affect an entire industry. Corporations can and will do the right thing if enough people put up a fuss and speak out. Bloomsbury USA is ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2009/08/bloomsbury-changes-the-cover-of-liar/ Despite the mediocre reception and critical reviews of several recent videogame-turned-movie-franchise ventures, Paramount Pictures decided to upgrade the incredibly popular Nickelodeon show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, into a live-action film. M. Night Shyamalan (of recent bombs like The Happening and Signs, the guy who went from a one-trick pony with ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/12/racist-whitewashing-of-avatar-the-last-airbender/ There are a lot of matter to contemplate after the historic victory of Barack Obama's presidential win on Tuesday night. I wrote this comment below in an article on Racialicious entitled, "Good, and Now Back to Work": As someone who occupies both sides of this argument, I agree with the basic ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/11/obamas-victory-comes-with-sobering-defeats-but-we-can-still-celebrate/ There's a discussion going on at Racialicious about Tim Wise's newest article, "Your Whiteness Is Showing," a great piece that basically destroys any reasonable argument about why white feminists refuse to vote for Obama. See, I was so furious at the behavior of many, MANY, so-called 'progressives' in the blogosphere. Not ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/06/real-progressives-dont-throw-temper-tantrums/ Karnythia talked about the way in which Women of Color view acts of chivalry today. The gist of her insightful post, at least in my humble opinion, is that WoC are rarely, if ever, afforded the kind of Princess and Pedestal treatment from white men that many white women find ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/05/obama-sexism-chivalry-in-the-poc-community/ I love and respect polar bears. I think it's extremely sad that conservatives and Michael Crichton choose to think that the ice caps are cooling so that we can drill in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge and continue to not care what happens to the planet they are leaving for ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/05/global-warming-is-not-just-about-saving-the-polar-bears/ I'll be your hostess, because as of right now, there's no one else here. ;) When I saw 'the shadows,' I mean in the ever-changing, mutable world of life as a multiracial person. There are several factors that may influence my opinions on racism, feminism/womanism, classism, etc: 1. I'm an American. 2. I'm ... http://www.multiracialmuse.com/2008/05/welcome-to-life-in-the-shadows/