Comments on: ATR 18 – Mar 6, 2006 – Voicemail 206-203-3983 – addictedtorace@gmail.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:05:51 +0000

Meredith C Gourdine
#3,449,667, 6/10/1969, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#3,573,845, 4/6/1971, Improved acoustic image reproduction system using a piezoelectric printer and electrogasdynamics
#3,581,468, 6/1/1971, Electrogasdynamic systems and methods
#3,582,694, 6/1/1971, Turbulence inducing electrogasdynamic precipitator
#3,585,420, 6/15/1971, Alternating current systems employing multiple electrogasdynamic devices
#3,592,541, 7/13/1971, Copying system using electrogasdynamics
#3,612,923, 10/12/1971, Electrogasdynamic converter with resistive channel
#3,613,993, 10/19/1971, Electrostatic painting method and apparatus
#3,650,092, 3/21/1972, Electrogasdynamic precipitator utilizing retarding fields
#3,673,463, 6/27/1972, Method and apparatus for electrogasdynamic coating
#3,704,572, 12/5/1972, Electrostatic precipitator system
#3,718,029, 2/27/1973, Electrostatic mass per unit volume dust monitor
#3,757,491, 9/11/1973, Apparatus for suppressing airborne particles
#4,433,003, 2/21/1984, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#4,498,631, 2/12/1985, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#4,555,909, 12/3/1985, Method and apparatus for improved cooling of hot materials
#4,574,092, 3/4/1986, Electrogasdynamic method and apparatus for detecting the properties of particulate matter entrained in gases
#4,850,537, 7/25/1989, Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
#4,671,805, 6/6/1987, Method for airport fog precipitation
#4,916,033, 4/10/1990, Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
#5,297,005, 3/22/1994, Apparatus and method for cooling heat generating electronic components in a cabinet
#5,422,787, 6/6/1995, Apparatus and method for cooling heat generating electronic components in a cabinet
#5,456,596, 10/10/1995, Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
#5,487,957, 1/30/1996, Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
#5,548,907, 8/27/1996, Method and apparatus for transferring heat, mass, and momentum between a fluid and a surface

This is just an example of one of many black inventors that were never acknowleged for their intellectual contributions to American society and the world.

I’m hoping that very soon you guys will do a radio program on this issue. thanks.

By: Debunking the “million to one,” “black and white twins” obsession at Anti-Racist Parent - for parents committed to raising children with an anti-racist outlook

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:02:33 +0000

[...] On episode 18 of Addicted to Race, we spoke about the English twins with Dr. Joseph L. Graves, the evolutionary biologist who wrote the excellent book The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America. He rightly pointed out people were making it seem as if the sisters looked nothing alike (see a pic here) but in fact, their features were very similar. Yes, one sister looked signficantly more European than the other, but the other had European facial features as well. But most people simply could not look beyond the child’s dark skin. [...]

By: Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people

Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:49:00 +0000

[...] If you get a chance, definitely check out episode 18 of Addicted to Race and listen to our interview with Alice Sandosharaj. She does an excellent job of explaining why positive stereotypes are not only dehumanizing to the group being stereotyped, but how they exist at the expense of another community: usually blacks and Latinos. She also explains how it is unfair to pit, for example, Asian-Americans against African-Americans, because you simply cannot compare a group made up of large proportion of highly-educated recent immigrants with a group that has been politically, social and economically oppressed for centuries. Hereâ€™s the link: http://www.addictedtorace.com/?p=33 [...]

By: ATR 33 Pt 1 of 3 - August 3, 2006 - Voicemail 206-203-3983 - addictedtorace@gmail.com at Addicted to Race

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 15:59:48 +0000

[...] Jen’s interview with Alice Sandosaraj in episode 18 about the concept of the model minority and how it impacts Asian-Americans and African-Americans. [...]

By: Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people

Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:17:28 +0000

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By: Dell Pez

Dell Pez — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:32:03 +0000

^ Or perhaps you just have a narrower definition of what an Asian must look like?

It’s phenotypical pigeonholing like that why nobody can ever believe I am full Chinese. I’ve experienced this my whole life – probably much like the “hapa experience” of “what are you’s” and “no, you can’t be Chinese” you’re “mixed!”

Reality is, I fall within the Chinese “range,” but in this country, if you’re over 5′8,” aren’t wearing a bamboo hat and don’t look like William Hung…then you “can’t” be Chinese and “must” be mixed!

And that same tiny box is why Lucy gets cast as hapa and a hapa as Latina!

By: hank

hank — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:56:07 +0000

The reason why halle barry can play the leading black woman is because she is black. Simply because one of your parents is white doesn’t take you out of the phenotypical spectrum of how various black people look around the world, particularly in the U.S. blacks have a much larger gene pool, and it shows! Other people’s around the world are more refined in their physical appearances.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:41:13 +0000

The last writer is dead on when they comment that, “Hollywood is…probably the last place for change to come.” That is the bottom line. Do not look to people who are laying out millions to suddenly become mixed-race trailblazers. Most movies are produced to make a profit. As such, they are not intrinsically filled with social awareness and diversity. They are only progressive insomuch as prevailing market research thinks they can be while still returning a profit.
Due to social pressure from an ever growing group of ethnically diverse consumers who are demanding better visibility as they participate in the economy, we are seeing more and more â€œmainstreamâ€ media deal with issues such as mixed race and the resulting subcultures. There is not a single ethnic group that is really accurately represented in the media. Stereotypes rule the big screen from the drunken Irishman and the criminal Italian to the thug-looking African-American and the Asian who saves us from ourselves with some ancient tradition. We could take up several blogs just listing all of the stereotypes, and yet, this is the crap that sells so Hollywood keeps churning it out.
All stories are basically three parts. You have the beginning with its introduction and background. You have the conflict. You have the resolution. Look at any movie that is out recently and you will see this pattern. In fact, if you look closer, you may see that from a group of 100 movies, you really only have 3 or 4 basic stories. Without a conflict there is no story, period. It is only the conflict that truly makes a story compelling.
Hollywood movies are big business. Big, successful businesses are conservative. When we all demand better with our wallets we may find movies that better reflect the reality of the diversity that exists both within and between races.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:07:38 +0000

But she is asian so she should be allowed to play asian.

My mumâ€™s chinese but people think sheâ€™s filipino – that doesnâ€™t make her not chinese, it just means people donâ€™t know as much as they think they do about little race boxes.

geez louise folks. i was referring to the interview which said she can’t play asian because the mainstream media won’t let her.

By: Dell Pez

Dell Pez — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:00:21 +0000

I’m full-Chinese but most don’t believe that at first and assume I’m mixed.

Why?

I think a lot of it has to do with the prevailing tiny little box of what people think a “Chinese” “should” look like (William Hung). So, if we are to fight stereotypes…shouldn’t we be trying to break open these boxes…instead of reinforcing them?

Right now, these actors that “look the part” are totally self-selected and thus the stereotypes artifically perpetuated. Any Asian that doesn’t “look the part,” simply doesn’t get cast and seen.

So, KUDOS to BROOK LEE for taking a stand and not selling out – unlike her “Aunty Tan” sistas like Lucy Liu, etc…

Unfortunately, Hollywood is a stereotype factory and probably the last place for change to come. I believe we have a better shot in the “real world” where we can prove our mettle more on ability alone. Life first, art second..