We hand the reins over to our listeners in this episode – it’s a special all listener feedback show! The topics we discuss include:

Asian-American women an interracial relationships
Our interview with Ad Age reporter Matthew Creamer in episode 43 about racial discrimination in the advertising industry
Our discussion in episode 44 about offensive Halloween costumes
Jen’s rant in [...]

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THE DANGERS OF POSITIVE STEREOTYPES
In this episode of Addicted to Race, we share with you the recording of last Tuesday’s live show. On the show, we discussed the dangers of positive stereotypes. Why are we so quick to agree with positive stereotypes about our ethnic or racial group? How can we begin to see that [...]

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by Carmen Van Kerckhove
As you might have noticed, this site and basically all our other sites have been down for most of the day. We’re experiencing some problems with our host. Hopefully they’ll be resolved soon, but please bear with us in the meantime. Thanks!

by Jen Chau and Carmen Van Kerckhove
Every Friday afternoon we sum up the week’s best posts from New Demographic’s various projects. Here we go!
Race Changers
a community of people working towards an anti-racist future, one week at a time

Assignment 3 – Stereotypes in the Media: Stereotypes are all around us. Grab a friend, a co-worker, or [...]

Be sure to tune in TONIGHT for the latest Addicted to Race live call-in show. It’s tonight, October 17 at 10 pm Eastern U.S. time.
We’ll be discussing the dangers of positive stereotypes. Why are we so quick to agree with positive stereotypes about our ethnic or racial group? How can we begin to see that [...]

RANT
The tendency for people to dress up as folks of other racial and ethnic groups for Halloween is the subject of Jen and Carmen’s joint rant today. The rant was inspired by this post on the blog Rice Daddies, and the subsequent discussion.

RACE CHANGERS UPDATE
Jen and Carmen bring you our first Race Changers update and [...]

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by Jen Chau and Carmen Van Kerckhove
Every Friday afternoon we sum up the week’s best posts from New Demographic’s various projects. Here we go!
Race Changers
a community of people working towards an anti-racist future, one week at a time

Assignment 2 – Stereotypes and You: “Was there a time that you made a generalization and were proved [...]

Our next Addicted to Race live call-in show will happen this Tuesday, October 17 at 10 pm Eastern U.S. time. Make sure you mark your calendars!
We’ll be discussing the dangers of positive stereotypes. Why are we so quick to agree with positive stereotypes about our ethnic or racial group? How can we begin to see [...]

by Jen Chau and Carmen Van Kerckhove
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new project, Anti-Racist Parent. Please head on over to check it out! Anti-Racist Parent is a blog for parents who are committed to raising children with an anti-racist outlook. If you’re a parent who is tired of having your child learn [...]

RANT
The “ohmygodyou’rejewishnoway!” reactions Jen receives each year around the Jewish holidays are the subject of her rant today.
INTERVIEW: RACISM IN THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY
Carmen interviews Matthew Creamer, a reporter for the industry publication Advertising Age, about the New York City Human Rights Commission’s investigation into the advertising industry’s hiring practices. The staffs at ad agencies are [...]

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