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...worried about handing the election to Bush. He's down on Gore: "He's plastic man. He used to be the man you went to on civil justice and biotech. Now he's just corporate power." Even though he's in competition with Buchanan, Nader says the racist rap against his opponent is unfair. Indeed, the icon of liberalism vows to reach out to conservatives. A Lebanese-American from small-town Connecticut, he rails like a Puritan. Childhood, he says, is being "corporatized by video games, junk food, undermining parental authority...Bill Bennett stuff...
This year we have seen many racially charged incidents that were deemed either aberrations or coincidences. Some examples are the denigrating remarks of Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, the killing of unarmed blacks in New York City and the racial profiling practiced by police departments across the nation. These racist acts no longer seem so unusual or exceptional when placed in context with the tenacity by which some southern states still cling to the cherished image of the antebellum South. Until the people of South Carolina admit that whistling Dixie isn't worth dividing the Union, South Carolina will remain...
...Chinese are some of the most racist people in the world," he said. "But because we're a democracy, we should judge ourselves by our own standards...
What students must realize is that comic strips can be as--if not more--effective at spreading intolerance as a racist article. Comic strips are easily read and this gives them an opportunity to convey their (negative) message. Furthermore, comic strips rarely incite the intellectual analysis and discussion necessary to combat the racist imagery --the audience digests the stereotypes almost unconsciously. Most of all, comic strips present visual symbols that exert strong influence over public perception of minorities. It stands for the intolerance and dehumanization Asian-Americans have faced and continue to face in this great nation...
...disastrous. While hate crimes in the U.S. are decreasing as a whole, violence against Asian-Americans are on the rise. As a leader of intellectual discourse and reason, Harvard has the duty to represent the best of this nation's interests. A school newspaper that continues to feature a racist comic strip clearly accepts racial intolerance. Should this really be our message...