When white Brazilian women discover that their whiteness doesn’t mobilize privileges in Europe
Note from BBT: I have been fascinated with the concept of racial classification and identity going all the back to my childhood. Thinking back to […]
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Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness
Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness Note from BW of Brazil: Last month, on December 24th, made 20 years since I developed an interest […]
Racism in The job Market of Brazil: Preference for whiteness Continues
Racism in The job Market of Brazil: Preference for whiteness Continues Note from BW of Brazil: I am often amazed at how much things can change […]
Racism in Interracial Relationships: Taught to overvalue whiteness
Racism in Interracial Relationships: Taught to overvalue whiteness Note from BW of Brazil: You know the story. Well, if you’ve been paying attention for any […]
beauty in black bodies: Deconstructing the ideal standard of whiteness
Note from BW of Brazil: It is an honest and necessary question: Why is it so difficult to see beauty in black bodies? It is […]
In 1987, Globo TV’s annual end of the year vignette featured all black artists; in 2018, as in other years, whiteness remains the standard
Note from BW of Brazil: In terms of Brazil’s mainstream media, I try to keep my eye on what’s going on at all of the […]
Where are the black people? Invited to participate in new TV series, singer/actress Negra Li shocked with the whiteness of the cast: “It’s not normal”
Invited to participate in new TV series, singer/actress Negra Li shocked with the whiteness of the cast: “It’s not normal” Actress shocked with SBT’s new […]
Coming to terms with female palmitagem (preference for whiteness): “Deeply hurt and exploited, I no longer want to be used as a sex hole for white boys”
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve been wanting to post this piece as soon as I read it. It is a very important piece in […]
“Can I take out all my hair and put in blond hair?”, a 3-year old black girl asks her mother – The effects of whiteness on black children
Note from BW of Brazil: If you really want to know how perceptions of race affect people, all you really need to do is talk to […]
“Who will defend our children against whiteness?”: How racist school experiences interfere with the positive self-images of black children
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the course of my experiences in Brazil, I have known quite a few people who would be classified as […]
Two famous mothers, one black, the other white, denounce racism, but only one is taken seriously; the advantage of whiteness even in denouncing racism
Note from BW of Brazil: In today’s post, we revisit a pair of incidents that went down late last year that provides us with still […]
African-centered relationships, black solitude and the preference for whiteness
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, this has been a topic that has received ample attention on this blog. And the reason is actually […]
“The Festival of Whiteness”? Writers criticize lack of black writers invited to one of Brazil’s principle literary festivals
Note from BW of Brazil: The more things change the more thing stay the same. That about sums up what went down at the annual […]
Whiteness, the perfect (white) man and the promotion of eugenics in funk singer Ludmilla’s ‘Hoje’ video
Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout several articles here on the blog, we’ve discussed the Brazilian obsession with whiteness and 19th century elites promotion of […]
