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Interracial Family Featured in a Cheerios Commercial #Racism

Have you heard about the Cheerios commercial that has cause quite an uproar?

Why? Because it features an interracial couple with a biracial child. (No, I’m not kidding.)

Cheerios had to disable the comments on YouTube due to racist rants overloading the comments section. That didn’t stop Reddit from continuing the conversation on their site.

My defense for Cheerios is not an endorsement for their this product. Cheerios may contain GMOs, and so, as sweet as the commercial is, … Keep Reading!!!

Breastfeeding Culture: Mursi Tribe

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The Mursi tribe of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is one of the oldest and most easily identifiable tribal cultures of Africa.

Most Mursi children nurse past toddler-hood, and clothing for women commonly leaves breasts exposed.

The breast area for the Mursi tribe is viewed as nourishment for children and signals to men peak nubility of the woman, based on shape and texture.

The Mursi people are at risk for displacement.

From Mursi Online:

Since the 1960s, the extension of government

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Mapping the Hate

Have you heard about The Geography of Hate project created by Humboldt State University undergraduate students?

They sifted through a year of geocoded conversations from twitter to find hate words used in a negative context (which is important to note, since many people now use these words in a positive or neutral manner). The words were then applied to a color gradient map.

The map shows certain areas I was surprised to find concentrated with hate speech. (Especially in the … Keep Reading!!!

Jamie Grumet

My name is Jamie Grumet and I am writing this post because one of my best friends is also the SEO and editing genius on this page and she has persuaded me with her grammatically accurate words to write this post for SEO purposes. I’ve succumbed to the pressure, so here we go-

 

I have been instructed to write my name, a lot. Jamie Grumet <— My name. This is so when people google “Jamie Grumet” my blog comes … Keep Reading!!!