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Politics

Racism isn’t about skin colour

We often frame racism the wrong way. Racism isn’t really about the colour of our skin. It’s about power.

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Politics

Gun violence, race, and gender

Regarding gun violence in the United States, there are a couple of things to keep in mind before we conclude that the gun violence is caused by an abundance of guns.

Let’s take mass shootings.

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Politics

Trudeau’s brownface doesn’t erase our own racism

I get that it’s problematic for Justin Trudeau to dress up in brownface, but it’s also problematic when we focus on it.

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Racism

Hello. My name is Kim Siever. And I’m racist.

No, really.

This might come as a shock to people who actually know me well, who have seen me criticizing racist power structures that favour white people. But let me explain.