Race can be a difficult topic to discuss. (Ha! Did you think this was going to be about your retinas?) And somewhere along the line some of us were taught that being colour blind was the answer; that not seeing the colour of someone’s skin is a good and respectful thing. To be more precise, being …
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Visual Inclusion
I've just had a baby, and so we have sent and received many cards over the past weeks. We sent "thank you for the shower gift" cards, and have received "congratulations on the birth of your child" cards. Interestingly, none of the cards that include photos or pictures have brown or black babies on …
How we (still) use race to identify people…
I’ve been thinking a lot about the two recent shootings in Toronto and the role of race in how media gets reported. Turns out I’m not the only one – earlier this week the morning DJs (Mark and Jem) on G 98.7FM brought it up and a few people called in. True, the Eaton Centre shooting affected more …
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Shades of Grey…
This afternoon on the TTC I happened to be reading the news screen. At one point it featured the profile of a suspect Toronto police are seeking for a shooting. Among his characteristics was his skin colour, which isn’t unusual in and of itself (especially if the suspect isn’t White). What struck …