Woman Threatens Black Street Vendor, calls him ‘monkey’
Woman Threatens Black Street Vendor, calls him ‘monkey’ Woman threatens street vendor and calls him ‘monkey’ after being scolded for throwing litter on the ground […]
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“With the résumé I have, I would be a millionaire, maybe if I wasn’t black”: Actress Cris Vianna gets real about being black in Brazil’s entertainment industry
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, for sure, there are probably plenty of folks out there who are saying, “Oh, she’s whining! We’re all equal […]
“If I don’t see myself, I don’t buy”: Photo of black girl on representation receives barrage of racist comments; girl compared to monkey & accused of ‘playing the victim’
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow, wow, WOW! According to a mythology that has existed for since at least the 1930s, one would believe that […]
“Oh, didn’t you know? I’m brown too!”: In upcoming mayoral election in 80% black Salvador, Bahia, two white candidates declare themselves ‘brown’
Note from BW of Brazil: So typical. Brazil, the place where one can switch their racial identity depending on perceived advantages and agendas. For those […]
Another case of white privilege? The attitudes toward perceived criminals when one is black and the other white
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the purposes for the existence of this blog is to show how race, or if you prefer, color, […]
Even a crackhead is better in white skin! Former model’s descent into crack addiction and media frenzy reveals Brazil’s implicit racism
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, Brazil’s press and society itself are actually quite predictable. Today’s story is just another implicit example of the […]
“I’m not racist, I’ve already been with a black guy” – the privilege of white racism, contradiction of black pride and other peculiarities of how Brazil deals with race
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post is a continuation of a controversial story that made national headlines last month and continues to be a […]
“We are not all monkeys!”: Bananas, publicity and a nation’s peculiar way of dealing with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: By now many people around the world are familiar with the problem of racism in European soccer stadiums. For the […]
The continuous white appropriation of northeastern Afro-Brazilian Axé music
Claudia Leitte Carnaval campaign ad Earlier this year in February during Carnaval season, BW of Brazil published a short article entitled, “The dominance of the European […]
