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http://www.good.is/post/why-white-men-should-refuse-to-be-on-panels-of-all-white-men/
"Why White Men Should Refuse to Be on Panels of All White Men" by Cord Jefferson

The same applies to people with other kinds of privilege, I think. (I'm recalling a recent "obesity task force" that had only thin people on it.)

Date: 5 Jun 2011 05:06 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lilacsigil
Thanks for this link! A recent government-funded "Body Image Taskforce" here in Australia was entirely composed of thin white women from the fashion and/or magazine industry, including at least one woman who liked to blog about yucky fat people on the grounds that she's inspiring us!

Date: 5 Jun 2011 06:04 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jiawen
Ooh, good article! I'm going to forward it to my favorite local con's programming folks.

Date: 5 Jun 2011 12:36 pm (UTC)
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Great article, thanks for sharing it!

Date: 5 Jun 2011 04:42 pm (UTC)
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Yes, very duh. And why hasn't someone thought of this before (in the white-men context)?!

Date: 5 Jun 2011 04:43 pm (UTC)
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Another good reason to listen to, and support, Democracy Now

Date: 5 Jun 2011 06:07 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] mariposa_regina
Amy Goodman is tireless. Her co-host, Juan Gonzales, has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism. Their do in-depth interviews that stay ahead of the headlines, let people tell their own stories. I've never heard a bad show, and I've been listening for years. You can listen/watch anytime. Also check the archives.

http://www.democracynow.org/

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