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LGBT/Pride Week

June is LGBT pride month. We have a variety of queer AAPI's, friends, families and allies posting about their experiences. Thanks to Be DeGuzman, one of APAP's 2009 Unsung Heroes, for coordinating this special week of posts.

To help with our upcoming hate crimes/Vincent Chin week (June 21) or Pacific Islander week (Aug), please let us know. If you have a topic you or your agency would like to coordinate, email us.

Items tagged: political correctness

Racist Poster at Tufts Funny, But For Whom?

When awful comedians run out of material, they start denouncing society and its"political correctness".  The political correctness that looks down on racist jokes and the use of slurs on certain groups as well as the political correctness that dictates that misogynist is not okay are frequently targets for these rants.  Other times, thanks to the anonymity of the Internet, "trolling" (intentionally posting inflammatory remarks) becomes an outlet for the racist and sexually frustrated.  All these individuals, however different share one thing in common.  These idiots tend