LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Footage has surfaced of a man mocking, taunting, and lecturing a police officer in what appears to be a convenience store while the officer is not aggressing against anyone. In the video, the taunter accused the police of taking care of “white shit,” while arguing that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall White people should pay extra taxes because they are more privileged, an op-ed at Wesplain argues. The article, titled, “It’s Time for White People to Pay for Privilege: The Equality Tax,”argues that all minorities face economic disadvantages. “Racist employers, a disproportionate targeting of minorities by law enforcement,…
“Privilege creep;” it’s an IT term referring to the incremental accumulation of access rights beyond what is necessary to perform a task or function. This phenomenon is a locus of worry for many people in the modern world (whether they can identify it correctly or not). Ten minutes on Facebook will likely uncover a user…
By Blake Neff The United Church of Christ (UCC), a major mainline Protestant denomination, published a Facebook post telling all whites that they are racist against non-whites, no matter what they do. An infographic posted to the church’s Facebook page over the weekend gives white people a series of 10 tips on how to cope with their…
By Blake Neff Have you ever gone out for dinner with a group of friends, but struggled to decide on how to split the bill fairly while also undermining white privilege and smashing the patriarchy? Well, fret not, because now there’s an app for that. Equipay is a new app developed last week for San Francisco’s Comedy…
To the girl who wrote in our school paper that freedom of speech ends where touchy subjects begin and the hall councilor who told me my politics make me a bad lesbian, Let me explain. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I know how it feels to be unable to express yourself freely; to…