Author / Bonnie Frieden
Bonnie Frieden is a senior studying international and area studies and public health.
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“I Don’t See Race”: The Pitfalls of the Colorblind Mindset
When Stephen Colbert jokes, “I don’t see race. People tell me I’m white and I believe them,” he is mocking very real phenomena: white people feeling that it is virtuous of them to ignore race entirely. Growing up as a white girl in New Hampshire, I was raised with this kind of a “colorblind” mindset:…
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In Response to Perlblog: Why Divestment is the Real Activism Through Capitalism
[This op-ed is written in response to Steven Perlberg’s article, No, Wash U Shouldn’t Divest From Fossil Fuels — Yet] First, let’s get our facts straight. Contrary to what Steven Perlberg’s article suggests, the divestment campaign does not mandate investments in renewable energy, such as a “rural Oregon algae factory,” as he so colorfully puts…
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