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Veni, vidi, Lionel Richie
While I am sure the subject has been beaten into the ground, this particular YouTube talk really intrigued me. Tim is a very powerful voice in the anti-racism movement. Tim has written a few books and this talk of his (50+ minutes, just to warn you) covers a lot of ground.
Not to invoke Chomsky, but it is interesting to see how much language buries bigotry and its representation in popular media and population statistics. It's not a new phenomenon; Malcolm X spoke of it in his autobiography when he was simply referred to a dictionary and was surprised to see how the simple terms "white" and "black" are defined by the world at large.
Not to invoke Chomsky, but it is interesting to see how much language buries bigotry and its representation in popular media and population statistics. It's not a new phenomenon; Malcolm X spoke of it in his autobiography when he was simply referred to a dictionary and was surprised to see how the simple terms "white" and "black" are defined by the world at large.
