White girlfriend asks, “are you jealous of my hair?” How structural racism works
Note from BW of Brazil: As more and more Afro-Brazilians take to the internet to express their thoughts and opinions on the racial situation in […]
white privilege
Is it “just because I’m white?”, asks model after controversial rejection of black couple for white couple in World Cup event; black Brazilians and director Spike Lee voice outrage
Note from BW of Brazil: A few days, this blog brought to you yet another racial controversy brewing in Brazil, this time over the choice […]
White Brazilians want to know: ‘If blacks can wear “100% negro” t-shirts, why can’t we wear a “100% branco” (white) t-shirt?’; black Brazilian woman responds
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of this post is a subject that has been debated in Brazil nearly as passionately as the question […]
A feminist’s personal account of “the privileges of being a white woman”
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been pointed out in various posts on this blog, the normative representation of whiteness as the standard in […]
