Tag: Internalized

You So Black: The Internalized Hatred of My Students

Although it has died down a bit in recent months, the fear of Critical Race Theory has impacted the curriculum of many schools. I’ve received more than a few messages from angry parents if we read a book with a Black protagonist. The fear, supposedly, boils down to the belief White c...

Internalized Racism Among Asians

Internalized racism, first, is not some biological or cultural characteristic of those who possess it. It is neither a consequence of weakness, ignorance, inferiority, psychological defect, gullibility, or shortcoming of those who possess internalized racism. It can not be reduced to one form or be ...

Part honey, part whore: Sex Shaming and Internalized Misogyny in the House of Night [Part 1]

Before we start, I want to preface this by establishing some out-of-text information about the series. House of Night is credited to two authors, P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a mother-daughter team. However, in several interviews and Q&As, they have stressed that they did not actually c...