This blog was created through the efforts of the Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) of DePaul University--formerly known as the Office of Diversity Education. Our department seeks to develop one's holistic understanding and internalization of diversity using dialogue as a tool for the development of critical consciousness, empowerment, and allyship.
So with each post, we try to shed some light on issues and concepts of diversity.
One thing I will never understand is the fact that this picture is considered beautiful and/or breathtaking because of the color of his eyes, when in fact, this is caused by Ocular Albinism or Nettleship-Falls albinism. It’s a disease. What shocks me is that ailments like these (blue eyes on a black child) is considered attractive, just because they are unusual, and mostly because they are WHITE features. We need to understand that this boy, and many others like him need not carry these genes to be considered unique or extraordinary. They are beautiful without those peircing blue eyes, and with their normal dark brown eyes. Stop brainwashing these children into thinking that they need WHITE features to be considered beautiful. What kind of sick, backward thinking is that?
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Quote of the Day: “I’m not transgender. I. Am. A. Boy,” says 5-year-old Tyler, who born a girl was designated female at birth. He first insisted he was a boy at the age of 2, and eventually was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.
Now, his parents allow him to present himself as a boy, and Tyler’s mom doesn’t think he’s going through a phase (though doctors say many children with gender identity disorder eventually switch back to their biological gender). “I just want my child to be happy,” she says.
Don’t miss the video and pic gallery that help tell Tyler’s story.
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He wasn’t born a girl, he was born a baby. Other people decided he was a girl. ghagonangrr get it right](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e1ak33lT1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Quote of the Day: “I’m not transgender. I. Am. A. Boy,” says 5-year-old Tyler, who
born a girlwas designated female at birth. He first insisted he was a boy at the age of 2, and eventually was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.Now, his parents allow him to present himself as a boy, and Tyler’s mom doesn’t think he’s going through a phase (though doctors say many children with gender identity disorder eventually switch back to their biological gender). “I just want my child to be happy,” she says.
Don’t miss the video and pic gallery that help tell Tyler’s story.
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He wasn’t born a girl, he was born a baby. Other people decided he was a girl. ghagonangrr get it right
Racial disparity in the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Yup. In some shameless self-promotion, I did a research paper on Haiti and media portrayal which references some pieces of scholarly research on this area…. http://dspace.udel.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/handle/19716/5718/Final%20Project%2054%20.pdf?sequence=1 also if you’re interested, UNiversity of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center is a great resource for this area… http://www.udel.edu/DRC/E.L.%20Quarantelli%20Resource%20Collection/index.html
