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OCAs Alexis Baden-Mayer: "The Cops Said Theyd Shoot Me!"

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:23:04 -0700

Today, for the first time in my life, I had guns pointed at me. One of the police officers told me over a loud-speaker: "Get out of the line of fire or we will shoot!" I can't believe the cops said they'd shoot me! In Minneapolis!

Get a damn haircut | The Bilerico Project

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:53:49 -0700

Here's an item that rolls gender anxiety and cultural superiority all into one.

Needville Elementary School in Texas is saying that Adrian Arocha, a 5-year-old Native boy, can't attend school this fall because his hair is too long. The school dress code requires that boys' hair be above the ear and not go below the collar - Adrian and his father, because of religious and cultural practices, have braids that go to their shoulders.

Girls can have long hair.

If this sounds familiar, it's because it's the same policy used by the US government to eliminate Native cultures in the late 19th and early 20th century at Indian boarding schools:

Oh, McCain

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:04:15 -0700

Cartoon satire of John McCain's straight talk express. Produced by Charlie Fink, directed by Tony Grillo, Song by Chris Jeffries.