JabbaWockeez Wins America’s Best Dance Crew
by Guest Contributor Jenn Fang, originally published on Reappropriate JabbaWockeez — a predominantly Asian American dance crew — won the title of America’s Best Dance Crew. Here’s their routine from...
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Helloooooo, Cho!: Margaret Cho’s new reality show
by Special Correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie I finally caught a rerun of The Cho Show, Margaret Cho’s VH1 reality sitcom-y show. And I really enjoyed it. Not because I like Cho’s comedy. Not because she’s...
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Bobby Lee as John McCain
by Guest Contributor Angry Asian Man, originally published at Angry Asian Man I really don’t know what to make of this. It’s crazy… but I like it! In a weird twist of racial casting, comedian Bobby Lee...
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Black Hulu: Creating a Home for Independent Black Video
by Guest Contributor Aymar Jean Christian, originally published at Televisual When new technologies emerge a host of new companies tend to sprout up. Tons of independent radio stations catering to...
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Last Minute Links Before the New Year
by Latoya Peterson Alright people, we are officially on vacation, starting now. Comment moderation will be spotty until January 4th, when we resume regular schedule. Until then, a couple things to mull...
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What’s Behind “The South Asian Boom” On TV?
by Latoya Peterson Over at Slate, Nina Shen Rastogi points to the rise of South Asian characters on television. In an article titled “Beyond Apu: Why are there suddenly so many Indians on television?”...
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Mailbag – February 20, 2012
Arturo spotted some disturbing news from the K-pop world on Twitter: Jenny Hyun, songwriter for groups like SNSD and Chocolat, went on a long racist tirade about African Americans. According to Asian...
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The Evolution of Snow White
By Guest Contributors Paul and Renee, cross-posted from Fangs For The Fantasy One of the newest trends we’re seeing in speculative fiction is the revisiting of fairy tales, especially in a modern...
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Louis C.K. Bucks Casting Trends With Susan Kelechi Watson
Sometimes, I really, really love Louis C.K. He is far from perfect, but he tends to keep things interesting. His bit on “Being White” is one of the top search results when you search his name, and...
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The Walking Dead 3.4: “Killer Within”
Hosted By Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joe Lamour The best and the worst thing about the zombie genre is that anyone can become a casualty at a moments notice. This doesn’t particularly matter to...
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Why Is The ‘Normal Television Family’ Always White?
By Guest Contributor SL Huang Oh, I know the answer, of course. A white nuclear family is what networks think everyone can relate to. And even if people can’t relate, they see and recognize that...
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The Walking Dead Midseason Finale 3.8: “Made To Suffer” (And How)
Hosted by Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joseph Lamour I would like to take the opportunity to express my dismay that more and more shows are doing this midseason finale thing. It really is just the...
View ArticlePrivilege And The White Dude Super-Detective
By Tami Winfrey Harris I’m a sucker for a good mystery. It doesn’t matter whether the detective sports a deer stalker cap, a rumpled raincoat, a string of tasteful pearls, or my name (sistah detective...
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The Scandal Roundtable 2.11: A Criminal, A Whore, An Idiot, And A Liar
Hosted by Joe Lamour and Kendra James Well, what a difference a day (or a few hours) makes. I really want to jump right into this weeks discussion with my fabulous Scandal roundtablers, but here’s the...
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Recap–Scandal 4.21: “Any Questions?”
Gladiators. Via ABC.com Phantom sex tapes are the spectre of choice hanging over ABC dramas this finale season. Well, to be fair, I only watch three ABC hourlongs, but two out of those three are...
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Deen’s empire goes down like Dixie, and Black Twitter does race and comedy right
Paula Deen apology, Pt. 2: In which a nation is offended by poor stagecraft and messaging from what has to be the worst PR counsel known to humankind. So, for those of you not paying attention to the...
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Racialicious (Noir)stalgia: How To Maintain Your Black Identity While Having...
by Kendra James The 90s nostalgia burden is real, and it manifests itself in a variety of unique ways amongst most 20-somethings. Whether we’re rereading a favorite Scholastic series or giggling over a...
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