UK cover of The Help
US cover of The Help

The Tennessean Series: A Movement Emerges in Nashville

June 14, 2013

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Powerful. Moving. Truly eye-opening, actual testimonials from those who were there during the civil rights movement. I’d encourage all who land on this blog to check out this series:       Link: http://www.tennessean.com/civil-rights/   I’m also going to put the link in my sidebar, because I think these types of articles are vital in helping students understand […]

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How the Cheerios commercial highlights a big problem in America, and in The Help

June 2, 2013

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Once again there’s a debate raging on the web. This time it concerns a Cheerios commercial which shows an interracial couple and their biracial child:     Here’s the commercial and its YouTube link:     Link:       Comments have been disabled, and according to the posts on Cheerios Facebook page, there are a few […]

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OT: A back in the day brother, Charles Ramsey

May 9, 2013

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I’m watching the arraignment of Ariel Castro, and I’m struck by how contrite and cowardly he appears. His eyes are downcast, he’s using a collar to hide part of his face, his shoulders are slumped. However, I’m not taking this as a sign that he’s remorseful. But looking at how he now comes across, I’m sure to the […]

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Deleted wtf scenes from an early script of The Help

March 2, 2013

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After The Onion and Lisa Lampanelli’s   tweets, which simply provided more examples of  “When good Liberal go Bad,” now’s the time to switch gears (thus lowering my blood pressure) and get back to the point of this blog. I’d gone over just about everything in the novel of The Help, and though I haven’t […]

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When good Liberals go bad PT 2: The Onion’s tweet backfires

February 26, 2013

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Well, at some point I’m gonna need a binder full of so-called  “liberals” effin’ up.   For those who don’t know, this young lady was an Academy Award nominee for Best Actress. Her name is Quvenzhané Wallis:       The screen grab below has to do with Quvenzhané, and its from the website Jezebel.com         […]

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When good Liberals go bad: Fakin’ the funk Part 1

February 23, 2013

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Honestly, I’d never heard or even seen a comedian by the name of Lisa Lampanelli, until this:       Lampanelli is in her fifties, has a show on comedy central, and is called the Queen of Insult comedy by some. Ah well, she may want to ask Andrew “Dice” Clay how long that label kept […]

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