Word: racists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Outside city limits, the name Roswell speaks to less tangible concerns. Like the black helicopters of the new world order or the racist-police conspiracy to frame O.J. Simpson, the Incident, as it is known, is either pretty sensational stuff or yet another of the ingenious tales those of us who mistrust mainstream institutions tell ourselves to help make sense of a scary, sometimes depressing world. In this case, it is a tale that combines deeply American strains of spirituality and paranoia as well as--let us be frank--a large scoop of native wackiness. One could even...
Some veteran artists sneer at the hype. "I'm not a big fan of racist-conspiracy theories, but it's hard not to notice that for the last 15 years every R.-and-B., hip-hop and dance record has been an electronic record," says U.S. techno pioneer Moby, who is white. "Then two white British guys [the Chemical Brothers] come along sampling hip-hop without the lyrics, and they're hailed as avant-garde...
...while that the policy has to change," said Harold Kinchelow, for 24 years the black principal. But he was defensive about the status quo, which does, after all, keep two principals on the payroll. Theron Long, for 27 years the white principal, was more direct. "How can it be racist when you're trying to protect the rights of a minority?" he bristled. Maybe Alison can help: It's not racist, she explains. It's just the wrong way to do the right thing, and it assumes biases that do not necessarily exist. In the recent election, she says, three...
...Racist letters, swastikas and anonymous threatening e-mails plagued out-spoken students at both the conservative and liberal ends of the spectrum this year. Yet students say the administration's insufficient response raises questions about its commitment to an atmosphere of tolerance and diversity...
Naheed K. Nenshi, opinion editor of The Citizen, also received a memo which included racist attacks. All the memos were signed "Citizens for a Fag Free...