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What Tami Said

http://www.whattamisaid.blogspot.com

One black women's sometimes surprising musings on race, feminism, politics, pop culture and more

• Added on: Feb 12th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: whattamisaid
• Listed in: Liberalism Beliefs & Causes
• Tags: politics Culture feminism race pop culture

Recent Posts

• A white prince isn\'t always the right prince

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 12:42

  Okay, after this post I'm on two-week hiatus...for real...   This weekend, Pia of Adios Barbie and Love Isn't Enough sent me a link to Allison Samuels' latest column at Newsweek, where she applauds Princess Tiana of Disney's latest ...

• Taking a holiday break: Back on Jan. 6

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 09:38 in taking a break

  Okay, regular readers of What Tami Said may have noticed that posting has been spotty of late. I'm in the midst of holiday hubbub at home and lots and lots and lots of important stuff at work. So, rather than wallow in a case of "the guilts," as I ha...

• Are there no prisons? The value of little black girls or a modern Christmas carol

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 17:40 in education, racism, sexism, black girls, milwaukee public schools, lamya cammon

  Are there no workhouses? Are there no prisons?-- Ebeneezer Scrooge, Charles Dickens' "A ChristmasCarol"WISN-TV in Milwaukee reports:A Milwaukee teacher is charged with disorderly conduct after punishing a first-grader by cutting her hair. Lamya Cammo...

• Now that we\'ve put that strawman to rest...

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 15:07 in Debate, adele, healthcare reform, i guess i'm a racist

  The makers of this ad, now allegedly running on Fox News, want you to know that simply opposing Barack Obama's healthcare plan does not make one a racist. You might note, as I have, that no one has really made this charge. Former President Jimmy Cart...

• Can we let Tiger be Tiger? Should we?

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 10:16 in Tiger Woods, race, controversy, role model

  written by Jennifer; originally published at Mixed Race AmericaI've debated about whether to blog about Tiger Woods and the recent mishap that he had with his car hitting the tree and fire hydrant at 2am, the reporting in various tabloids and magazin...

• It\'s not a valuable discussion on race until the POC show up

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 16:07 in race

  I've been grappling with the question of whether conversations about marginalized peoples are valuable if the conversations take place without the participation of said people.Recently, I observed as a comment thread sparked by Sammy Sosa's skin blea...

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